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Headlines for July 16, 2021
Baseball
American AssociationRedHawks storm to big lead but need to hang on for win - Fargo Forum
Canaries earn series split with Explorers behind Venturas dominant start - KELO
Explorers fall to Canaries, Split Series - KTIV
Sioux City Explorers' bullpen putting together the pieces without Matt Pobereyko - Sioux City Journal
RailCats box score - Times of Northwest Indiana
Appalachian LeagueRidge Runners win big in Johnson City, WhistlePigs struggle at Burlington - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ridge Runners win big in Johnson City, WhistlePigs struggle at Burlington - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE: State Liners to host Road Warriors tonight after USA Baseball axes Kingsports season - Bristol Herald Courier
Danville Otterbots player inks professional contract - Danville Register & Bee
River Riders shutout River Turtles - Elizabethton Star
Doughboys blown out at home - Elizabethton Star
Flyboys' Rally Falls Short At Danville - Greeneville Sun
Ridge Runners blow by Doughboys - Johnson City Press
Watch: Ready or not, here are the Kingsport Road Warriors - Kingsport Times-News
Kingsport Axmen season canceled - Kingsport Times-News
Game over: USA Baseball cancels Kingsport Axmen's season - Kingsport Times-News
Kingsport Axmen baseball season in limbo after player threatens to 'kill everyone' - Knoxville News-Sentinel
Elizabethton blanks River Turtles, 3-0 - Roanoke Times & World News
USA Baseball pulls plug on Kingsport Axmens season after player threatens team - WATE
Atlantic LeagueSolid pitching, timely hitting lift Rockers - High Point Enterpise
Rockers pound Honey Hunters, 12-1 - High Point Enterpise
Barnstormers scored three in ninth, edge York, 10-9 - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Carolina LeagueFredericksburg thrashes Hillcats to end three-game winning streak - Lynchburg News & Advance
Fayetteville halts Salem's 3-game win streak - Roanoke Times & World News
McFarling: No nickname for Salem Red Sox player yet, but 'Joe can hit' - Roanoke Times & World News
Eastern LeagueFirst-place RubberDucks rally past Senators Richard Palacios Daniel Schneemann Bo Naylor - Akron Beacon Journal
Ponies spoil McGoughs superb outing - Altoona Mirror
Richard Palacios gets five hits in RubberDucks' 11-2 win over Senators - Canton Repository
Erie SeaWolves infielder Lester used pandemic pause to pursue degree - Erie Times-News
Yard Goats snap 8-game slide - Hartford Courant
Fightin Phils: replay: Portland 3, Reading 2 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Rumble Ponies mount comeback against Curve - WTAJ
Florida State LeagueTampa overpowers Lakeland - Lakeland Ledger
Frontier LeagueValleyCats win home run derby to complete doubleheader sweep - Albany Times-Union
Crushers get rest due to rain before showdown for first with Schaumburg - Lorain Morning Journal
Wild Things lose one, tied up in another - Washington Observer-Reporter
International LeagueFor Jonah Heim, the long road to games at Sahlen Field will be a family affair - Buffalo News
Short-handed RailRiders drub Worcester - Citizens Voice
Columbus Clippers: Clippers lose fourth straight in 9-5 loss - Columbus Dispatch
MiLB adds 5 more home games to Iowa Cubs baseball schedule - Des Moines Register
Baseball career of Jumbo Shrimp manager Al Pedrique is worth saluting - Florida Times-Union
Stripers rally, survive scary ninth for 11-10 win over Charlotte - Gwinnett Daily Post
Saints edge Columbus after taking 7-0 lead - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Grand slam carries Memphis to third straight win over Tides, spoils John Means rehab start - Newport News Daily Press
Omaha Storm Chasers fall to Indianapolis after game called in fifth inning - Omaha World-Herald
Short-handed RailRiders drub Worcester - Scranton Times-Tribune
Saints get what they need from Chandler Shepherd in 9-5 win over Clippers - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Syracuse Mets bash four homers in wild 14-12 win over Rochester - Syracuse Post Standard
Mud Hens blanked in loss to Iowa - Toledo Blade
Bisons Notes: Kevin Smith 9th inning success, Breyvic Valera's leadoff hitting - Trentonian
Kevin Smith's walk-off double lifts Bisons over IronPigs - Trentonian
Worcester Red Sox Ifeatu Melifonwu Detroit Lions Polar Park Grafton High first pitch NFL draft pick - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Jumbo Shrimp hold off Bulls 7-6 - WRAL
Major League Baseball Draft LeagueKeys start second half by edging Crosscutters - Frederick News-Post
Yankees call up former star Thunder outfielder Trey Amburgey - Trentonian
Scrappers topped by Trenton - Warren Tribune-Chronicle
Cutters Troy Taylor surprised he was drafted - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Midwest LeagueGreat Lakes knocks Dayton out of first place - Dayton Daily News
TinCaps get no-hit; swept in doubleheader - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps no-hit, swept in DH - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps Roster Update - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
West Michigan Whitecaps throw first no-hitter in 21 years - Grand Rapids Press
Loons take division lead for first time after routing Dragons - Midland Daily News
One of minor league baseball's oldest players landed with Peoria Chiefs - Peoria Journal Star
Big ninth inning lifts Bandits to win - Quad City Times
Big ninth inning lifts Bandits to win - Quad-Cities Online
South Bend Cubs won over Cedar Rapids in High A minor league baseball - South Bend Tribune
South Bend Saint Joseph alum Tyler Beck stops home along his pro road - South Bend Tribune
Home runs lead Akron to victory - Willoughby News-Herald
Espino shines, but Captains fall to Lugnuts, 4-0 - Willoughby News-Herald
Northwest LeagueAquaSox defeat Dust Devils to halt 2-game losing skid - Everett Herald
Diamond Beat: Hops top Canadians, 7-4 - Portland Tribune
Spokane Indians score 10 runs in the 8th inning, come back to beat Eugene Emeralds 14-11 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Northwoods LeagueBaseball: Huskies rally to down Mud Puppies - Duluth News-Tribune
Express' Burns to test his power at Northwoods League's Home Run Challenge - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Marinconz homers, Brown shines on mound in Express victory - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Bay Ports Ingold still wows at the plate - Green Bay Press Times
Northwoods League: Kingfish split DH with Jackrabbits, teams conclude 4-game series tonight - Kenosha News
Jackrabbits split DH at Kenosha - Kokomo Tribune
Northwoods League: Sweeny delivers walk-off hit after Loggers blow lead - La Crosse Tribune
Bucks suffer tough road loss - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Northwoods League: Stingers rally to beat Honkers - West Central Tribune
Booyah beat Mallards on walk-off home run - Wisconsin State Journal
Pacific Coast LeagueStreaking Isotopes win again, take series opener against Sugar Land - Albuquerque Journal
River Cats add more regular season games - Davis Enterprise
Isotopes enjoying successful July - KOBTV
Isotopes beat Sugar Land Skeeters - KRQE
Isotopes' Burcham headed to Olympics with team Italy - KRQE
Will the As be uprooted from Oakland and planted in Las Vegas? - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Pioneer LeagueGJ breaks game open in 9th inning - Grand Junction Sentinel
Voyagers split first two games in Boise, start second half Saturday - Great Falls Tribune
Chukars cruise to 18-3 win over Raptors ahead of decisive first-half finale - Idaho Falls Post Register
Chukars blow out Ogden 18-3 in a must-win game; still trail Missoula with one game remaining in the first half - KIFI
Missoula PaddleHeads outslug Billings Mustangs, 16-13 - Missoulian
Idaho Falls uses 11-run inning to blast Ogden Raptors 18-3 - Ogden Standard-Examiner
South Atlantic LeagueBowling Green blasts Winston-Salem - Bowling Green Daily News
Andersons 2nd win helps Crawdads beat IronBirds 7-6 - Hickory Daily Record
Southern LeagueBlue Wahoos baseball: Matt Cribbs lifts Pensacola to walk-off delight - Pensacola News Journal
Young's hot bat turning Smokies into Double-A South contenders - Prince George Citizen
Celebrate Summer with the TN Smokies - WATE
Texas LeagueSoddies lose 5-1 to Midland on Thursday night - Amarillo Globe-News
Sod Poodles bounce back with 4-3 win over Midland - Amarillo Globe-News
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Travs walk past NWA Naturals - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Hooks face San Antonio Missions - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
ROCKHOUNDS REPORT: Midland bounces back against Amarillo - Midland Reporter Telegram
BASEBALL: RockHounds Allen part of Team USAs chase for gold - Odessa American
Basketball
Canadian Elite Basketball LeagueSports fans finally allowed back as BlackJacks open the doors for Saturday's game - Ottawa Citizen
Sure shot: Baylor product Devonte Bandoo shines for CEBL's Sask. Rattlers - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
National Basketball League of CanadaBasketball turnover at Mile One Centre in St. John's - St. John's Telegram
What is St. John's getting into with the ABA? - St. John's Telegram
NBA G LeagueNorth grad up for TBT challenge - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Women's National Basketball AssociationPhoenix Suns, Mercury arena now called Footprint Center - Arizona Republic
WNBA star Liz Cambage out of Olympics, cites mental health - Gwinnett Daily Post
Key Aces star withdraws from Olympic team - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Aces star Liz Cambage withdraws from Australian national team - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Australian national team contemplating Liz Cambages future, per report - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nneka Ogwumike sees Space Jam role as a new legacy of representation - Los Angeles Daily News
New Sparks star: Allow Erica Wheeler to reintroduce herself - Los Angeles Times
ESPN documentary tracks Maya Moores quest for justice - St. Paul Pioneer Press
VIDEO: USA WOMEN's NATIONAL TEAM vs. BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA: FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS: July 16, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Top 5 Plays of WNBA All-Star Game 2021: July 16, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Brittney Griner Named Western Player of the Week - YouTube
Football
Canadian Football LeagueSTAMPS NOTES: Markeith Ambles looking ready to take next step - Calgary Sun
Lions hopeful for 2021 turnaround, feel Rick Campbell might make different in winning close games - CFJC
Training-camp fisticuffs no joke to new Edmonton Elks head coach - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Elks may have found the next Williams in their return game - Edmonton Journal
JaGared Davis happy to finally be on field with Tiger-Cats after quarantine delay - Hamilton Spectator
Hes talented there too: Hamilton Tiger-Cat Don Jackson moonlights as a hip-hop artist - Hamilton Spectator
DOUBLE VACCINATIONS? Ottawa Redblacks' fans won't require it to go to home games - Ottawa Citizen
Harty savours return to training camp with Riders - Regina Leader-Post
Long wait nearly over for Saskatchewan Roughriders' Jason Maas - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan Roughriders ready to welcome fans to Mosaic Stadium - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Former NFL first-rounder Shane Ray thankful for chance to play with Toronto Argonauts - Toronto Star
B.C. Lions top pick Jordan Williams' top test? Adjust to Canadian game - Vancouver Province
QB candidates adjusting on the fly - Winnipeg Free Press
Deer, meet headlights: Rookie Bombers QBs learning fast - Winnipeg Sun
BOMBSHELLS: Coaches relish thought of big crowd for historic opener - Winnipeg Sun
National Arena LeagueEmpire still smarting from unexpected loss three weeks ago - Albany Times-Union
'Craig the leg' has made his mark in the National Arena League - Albany Times-Union
National Arena League preview: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Columbus Lions - Florida Times-Union
Wesbanco Arena and Capitol Theatre are reopening at full capacity - WTRF
Hockey
American Hockey LeagueLOCAL NOTEBOOK: Extra incentive attached to Thorn's win streak - Bakersfield Californian
Carolina Hurricanes sign forward Morgan Geekie to 1-year deal - Charlotte Observer
Penguins bring back forward Kyle Olson - Citizens Voice
Roadrunners announce home opener is Oct. 23 - KOLD
No rift with Canadiens, Jol Bouchard says of jump to Ducks' AHL team - Montreal Gazette
Bouchard exits Rocket for faster path to NHL - Montreal Gazette
Trent Cull, Gary Agnew among staff to move from Utica Comets to new AHL team - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Canucks top 10 prospects: Mike DiPietro primed by practice, must play - Vancouver Province
ECHLNailers announce season-ending roster - Martins Ferry Times Leader
Basketball turnover at Mile One Centre in St. John's - St. John's Telegram
North American Hockey LeagueNAHL: Chippewa Steel focus on forwards including Eau Claire Memorial grad Kelly in NAHL Entry Draft with main camp on horizon - Chippewa Herald
Ontario Hockey LeagueLondon Knights speak out on star prospect's overseas criminal matter - London Free Press
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey LeagueFormer Charlottetown Islander Ryan Graves traded to New Jersey Devils - Charlottetown Guardian
VIDEO: Journée D'Entrainement Avec Charles Savoie - YouTube
VIDEO: Paul-Dumont : Gagnant / Winner - YouTube
United States Hockey LeagueSports briefs: Sharks re-sign former Fighting Saint Dylan Gambrell - Telegraph Herald
Western Hockey LeagueGiants announce new equipment manager - Abbotsford News
Oilers Notebook: Will Tyler Benson be the Seattle Kraken's expansion pick? - Edmonton Journal
Silvertips promote assistant coach Mass to associate coach - Everett Herald
Mike Wiegele dies at age 82 - Kamloops This Week
Cougars' Chico hired for AHL job in Abbotsford - Prince George Citizen
Other
Major League RugbyVIDEO: MLR Mic Check: Andy Ellis - YouTube
Soccer
Canadian Premier LeagueDerek Van Diest: Single-game betting opens doors for Canadian Premier League - Edmonton Journal
VAN DIEST: Single-game betting opens doors for Canadian Premier League - National Post
Tale of two halves as Valour FC downs Atletico Ottawa 1-0 - Winnipeg Free Press
Dyer, Valour FC beat Atletico Ottawa 1-0 - Winnipeg Free Press
Valour FC remains atop CPL with win over Ottawa - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: CanMNT Gold Cup Reaction + Valour Continues Winning Ways at the Kickoff - YouTube
Major League SoccerAtlanta United injury report for New England - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta United vs. New England: 4 things to watch - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Predicting Atlanta Uniteds starting 11 vs. New England - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two Atlanta United players contribute to USMNT win - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta United facing a very, very bad problem - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Striker Adam Buksa will make his 41st MLS appearance at Atlanta. - Boston Herald
BTN: FC Cincinnati vs. Montral - Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati sports: Reds, FC Cincinnati, Bengals bring optimism | Blog - Cincinnati Enquirer
After two-month absence, Perry Kitchen back with Crew at right time - Columbus Dispatch
Minus Josef Martinez, Atlanta takes on slumping Revs - Gwinnett Daily Post
Galaxy faces Vancouver to start 3-game road trip - Los Angeles Daily News
The Sports Report: Clippers in familiar playoff territory - Los Angeles Times
Minnesota United's Metanire, Boxall in doubt for home game Sunday vs. Seattle - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Orlando Citys Daryl Dike thrills again in Gold Cup blowout for USMNT - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando City uses week off to study defensive changes - Orlando Sentinel
After two poor outings, Loons face gut-check game vs. Seattle - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Who are Minnesota Uniteds top candidates for MLS All-Star Game? - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Slumping Vancouver Whitecaps look to improve defence in bid to turn season around - Toronto Star
Back at BMO Field, Toronto FC hopes home is where the wins are - Toronto Star
D.C. Uniteds Brendan Hines-Ike on injured list with hip injury - Washington Post
Nordecke make banner for Kivlenieks for Saturdays game - WCMH
VIDEO: Would You Get a Tattoo to Send Your Favorite Player to the All Star Game? - YouTube
VIDEO: Highlights & Analysis: USA vs Canada, Who Will Take First in the Group? - YouTube
VIDEO: Best Bicycle Kicks (Overhead) Goals in MLS History - YouTube
VIDEO: Would You Get a Tattoo to Send Your Favorite Player to the All-Star Game? - YouTube
VIDEO: Ruidiaz? Chicharito? Who Should be on the MLS All-Star Team to Face Liga MX? - YouTube
National Women's Soccer LeagueSportsBeat KC: Talking local Gold Cup flavor and Ted Lasso - Kansas City Star
United Soccer League ChampionshipFor Charleston Battery, another milestone: Full capacity at Patriots Point - Charleston Post and Courier
Switchbacks host San Antonio Saturday on ESPN2 - Colorado Springs Gazette
Switchbacks add depth to already impressive striker position - Colorado Springs Gazette
Locomotive offense heats up - El Paso Times
Analysis: First-place El Paso Locomotive revving up offense - El Paso Times
The Sports Report: Clippers in familiar playoff territory - Los Angeles Times
San Antonio FC's drops shirts inspired by field-running cat - San Antonio Express News
United Soccer League OneFresno CA courting LA investor for entertainment development - Fresno Bee
Union Omaha looking to remain on top of league standings as Owls face Forward Madison FC - Omaha World-Herald
Terzaghi, Kickers looking to continue to heat up as summer progresses - Richmond Times-Dispatch
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS #OMAvMAD: 07-16-2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: USL League One Save of the Week Winner: Week 14 - YouTube
VIDEO: USL League One Goal of the Week Winner Presented by Select: Week 14 - YouTube
VIDEO: USL League One Player of the Month Winner: June - YouTube
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