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Headlines for January 17, 2006



Baseball

American Association
PJC, Pels coach resigns positions to be scout with Baseball Factory - Pensacola News Journal

International League
Knights name new manager - Charlotte Observer
Shines to manage Charlotte - Indianapolis Star

Midwest League
Former Dragons released by Reds - Dayton Daily News

Northern League
A double for Stubby - Edmonton Sun

Pacific Coast League
Council should give ballpark their support - Nashville City Paper
Deal solid for Sounds new park - Nashville Tennessean
Metro Tracker: Sounds proposed stadium up for vote - Nashville Tennessean

South Atlantic League
GreenJackets double sales - Augusta Chronicle

Southern League
Cron returning as Shines moves on - Birmingham News

Texas League
Pitching prospects looking to the future - Springfield News-Leader

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Sundvold still sees pro hoops in Kansas City's future - Kansas City Star
RazorSharks playing with bite in first season - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Continental Basketball Association 1
Patroons to strut their stuff - Albany Times-Union
Kasib Powell: CBA all-star aims high - Bismarck Tribune
Stampede all-star center Eric Chenowith appears to be closing in - Idaho Statesman
Four Lightning players to start in All-Star Game - Rockford Register Star

NBA G League
RimRockers go 0-2 in Showcase - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Toros road report: Austin wins sixth straight game - Austin American-Statesman
Old rivals remains friends many years later - Fayetteville Observer
Dazzle drops 3s on Pats - Fayetteville Observer
Flyers falter early, skid reaches four in a row - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Flame stay red-hot with win over Arkansas - Naples Daily News
Florida Flame get victory on the road - Naples Daily News
Bynum nets 33 in Dazzle win - Roanoke Times & World News

Women's National Basketball Association
PRINT THAT - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Real hometown Heroes - Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Stampede piecing together team - Steubenville Herald-Star
Meek Ready For Indoor Football - Wheeling Intelligencer/News Register

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
Rebuilding specialist - Columbus Dispatch
Whelihan pockets job - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gesser returns to Nashville as AFL quarterback - Nashville City Paper
Stoerner's injury may delay Kats' decision on QB - Nashville Tennessean
Arena Football League: No hunting needed for defensive leader - Salt Lake Tribune

arenafootball2
Arena football: Two former Blizzard players sign AFL deals - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Shock add two Huskies to roster - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Tryouts are serious business - Stockton Record

Canadian Football League
CFL salary cap may be the Wright stuff - Ottawa Sun
CFL's pot already on the boil - Toronto Globe and Mail
Argos' Allen gets Ontario award - Toronto Star
CFL to vote on Wright proposal - Toronto Star
Allen honoured by Legends group - Toronto Sun
Pack makes offer to Ryan - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers recruiting Vanier Cup stars - Winnipeg Free Press
Salary cap on horizon? - Winnipeg Sun

Intense Football League
1-17 local sports - Midland Reporter Telegram
Countdown begins for Roughnecks' opener - Odessa American
IFL sets league's schedule - San Angelo Standard-Times

National Indoor Football League
Inside Scoop - Greensboro News and Record
ThunderBolts Tryouts Feb. 4 - Lakeland Ledger
Maulers consider coaching change - Montgomery Advertiser

Hockey

American Hockey League
Penalty kill lets down as Sound Tigers falter - Connecticut Post
Sound Tigers report - 1/17 - Connecticut Post
Wake up Griffins, it's time to skate - Grand Rapids Press
Defense continues to require attention - Grand Rapids Press
Bear Tracks - Lebanon Daily News
Bears reach mid-point of season - Lebanon Daily News
Preview: Barons at Admirals - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Blues general manager addresses state of Rivermen - Peoria Journal Star
Pirates get small taste of the show - Portland Press Herald
Rampage report: Rampage (12-25-1-1) vs. Peoria Rivermen (19-15-1-2) - San Antonio Express News
Hartford left-winger Nigel Dawes named AHL player of the week - SLAM! Sports
Falcons fight futility - Springfield Republican
Penalty-killing Penguins win - Syracuse Post Standard
Goalie, penalty-kill unit step up for Pens - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Syracuse 2 - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Numbers force Keane to take breather - Winnipeg Free Press
Affiliation shuffle situation normal for league boss - Winnipeg Free Press
Affiliation shuffle situation normal for league boss - Winnipeg Free Press
Moose riding Clutch - Winnipeg Sun

Central Hockey League
5 keys to getting the Rayz back on track - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
RiverKings head into All-Star break on down note - Desoto Times
Eagles send 3 to the show - Fort Collins Coloradoan
All-Star festivites drop puck on Rio Grande Valley - Laredo Morning Times
STAR STRUCK - McAllen Monitor
Killer Bees hit ice one final time before break - McAllen Monitor
Jackalopes play for four-point swing at home - Odessa American
SteelHounds, Phantoms announce joint effort - Warren Tribune-Chronicle
Thunder offense to flavor CHL All-Stars - Wichita Eagle
Chevy Centre profit forecast: $950,000 - Youngstown Vindicator

ECHL
Gladiators burn Inferno, 6-2 - Access North Georgia
Big second period powers comeback - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cause of Potvin's death still unknown - Biloxi Sun Herald
Checkers All-Star waiting to rise - Charlotte Observer
Gameday | Pensacola at Charlotte - Charlotte Observer
Three Chiefs promoted - Daily American
Bombers involved in altercation outside nightclub - Dayton Daily News
Blades assured of best trip West - Fort Myers News-Press
BLADES OUT WEST - Fort Myers News-Press
Eight goals more than enough for Ellsworth, Grrrowl - Greenville News
Gladiators defense trounces Inferno - Gwinnett Daily Post
Community Sports Calendar - Idaho Statesman
Everblades are off to blazing start - Naples Daily News
Ice Pilots today - Pensacola News Journal
Ice Pilots' streak stalls out - Pensacola News Journal
2 Minute Drill -- Published January 17th, 2006 - Stockton Record
Deals try to boost offensive punch - Stockton Record
Lots of explaining is needed - Stockton Record
To ignite a spark, roster gets burned - The State
Goalie keeps Storm in game - Toledo Blade
In need of changes: Titans should have a different look by the weekend - Trentonian
Former Titans coach hired by Victoria - Trentonian
Never boring with Maxie behind bench - Victoria Times Colonist

International Hockey League 2
Game designated as Potvin memorial - Albany Times-Union
Team returns to the ice - Capital News 9
Komets reporter - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Goalie's hand bruised not broken - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
These days, the gloves stay on - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Melrose leads Frostbite through hard, but uplifting practice on Monday - Glens Falls Post-Star
Rennette earns second player of week honor - Kalamazoo Gazette
Flags seek playoff push - Port Huron Times Herald
Brosal: New law doomed Thompson - Port Huron Times Herald
League adds Flags' Gillis to All-Star team - Port Huron Times Herald

North American Hockey League
The voice of hockey - Owatonna Peoples Press
Bandits have time to win title - Texarkana Gazette
SteelHounds, Phantoms announce joint effort - Warren Tribune-Chronicle
Spirit erupt in win - Wasilla Frontiersman
Phantoms play well in 4-0 victory - Youngstown Vindicator

Ontario Hockey League
Eye-to-eye with greatness - London Free Press
Bolland's status uncertain - London Free Press
Three Wolves named to All-Star team - Northern Life
In a league of our own - Saginaw News
Reminder of make-up Greyhound game tomorrow - Soo Today
New-look Wolves looking for bite - Sudbury Star
Weber among elite talent - Windsor Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
The big chance - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Yandle a rising star for Wildcats - Moncton Times & Transcript

SPHL
Pee Dee hoping to get back into win column - Florence Morning News
Team play lands Ice Bears in first - Knoxville News-Sentinel

United States Hockey League
Gamblers preview - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Lancers settle for split - Omaha World-Herald
Musketeers make rare Tuesday start - Sioux City Journal

Western Hockey League
Silvertips outshoot Americans - Everett Herald
Winter Hawks 3, Chiefs 2 - Portland Oregonian
Hawks take 3-0 lead, hang on against Chiefs - Portland Oregonian
Wishart goes east to woo NHL scouts - Prince George Citizen
Mouth from the South - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Game delay worth wait for Tips - Seattle Times
Hromas scores in regulation and shootout as Silvertips beat Americans - SLAM! Sports
Hawks nip Chiefs 3-2 - SLAM! Sports
Ams brave conditions, fall 3-2 in SO - Tri-City Herald

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Sanderson sure things will turn around - Toronto Globe and Mail
Defending-champion Toronto Rock in 0-3 hole in new NLL season - Toronto Sun

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Kixx hold on for win - Philadelphia Daily News
Kixx pound out win over Calif. - Philadelphia Inquirer
Delayed, then dismayed - Stockton Record

Major League Soccer
MetroStars, Guevara to part ways - Bergen Record
Fire lets Reiter walk - Chicago Daily Southtown
Schmid continues search for talent - Columbus Dispatch
Chivas holds No. 1 pick, but it might not keep it - Daily Breeze
Looking for a side dish, not a main entree - Houston Chronicle
GIASE: Johnston confident he'll find a winner - Newark Star-Ledger
Chivas USA Is On The Clock - WCMH

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