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Headlines for November 17, 2021

Baseball

Atlantic League
Charleston Dirty Birds 2022 scheduled announced - Charleston Gazette-Mail
Time to celebrate: Staten Island baseball team will unveil name and logo live at The Kettle Black - Staten Island Advance

Eastern League
3 tasks facing the Orioles new pair of hitting coaches in 2022 - Annapolis Capital Gazette

Northwoods League
No more Bombers Battle Creek getting new baseball team - Battle Creek Enquirer
Kenosha Kingfish: Team hires Sean McSheffery as new field manager to replace Mike Porcaro - Kenosha News

Pacific Coast League
Big League Weekend returning to Las Vegas Ballpark - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Southern League
After council stadium approval, Smokies are coming back to Knoxville - Knoxville News-Sentinel

Texas League
RockHounds unveil new logo, emblems - Midland Reporter Telegram

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
MacDonald outlines plans for new arena in metro St. John's ... but without specifics - St. John's Telegram
Cavell Johnson exits as Titans coach, team begins search for replacement - Waterloo Record

NBA G League
After a long time gone, Windy City Bulls finally return to their home court - Chicago Daily Herald
Rookie Washington has big game in Ants' win - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Washington wows as Mad Ants dominate Charge - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Clippers Terance Mann sidelined with sprained ankle - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
RGV Vipers host Hoops for Troops to honor valley veterans - KGBT
Knicks send Miles McBride to G League to get playing time - New York Post
Wizards extend general manager Tommy Sheppard - Washington Times
VIDEO: Justin Anderson Goes for 23 Points vs. Cleveland Charge - YouTube
VIDEO: Justin James Scores Game-High 30 PTS vs. Fort Wayne - YouTube
VIDEO: Keifer Sykes Buries 6 Three-Pointers against Cleveland Charge - YouTube
VIDEO: Isaiah Jackson Goes for 24 PTS in Fort Wayne Debut - YouTube
VIDEO: Kyle Guy Drops 29 PTS against Mad Ants - YouTube
VIDEO: Fort Wayne Mad Ants vs. Cleveland Charge - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Justin Anderson, Keifer Sykes Combine for 11 Three's against Cleveland Charge - YouTube
VIDEO: Josh Huestis (12 Points) Highlights vs. Fort Wayne Mad Ants - YouTube
VIDEO: Josh Huestis (12 Points) Highlights vs. Fort Wayne Mad Ants - YouTube
VIDEO: Memphis Hustle vs. Texas Legends - Condensed Game - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty's Asia Durr cleared to resume basketball activities after missing 2 seasons - ESPN
Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles Daily News
Is Crypto.com Arena (aka 'the Crypt') the best arena name? - Los Angeles Times
Staples Center to be Crypto.com Arena: Clippers say 'What?' - Los Angeles Times
Staples Center becomes Crypto.com Arena in name rights deal - Los Angeles Times
WNBA Team or Youth Sports: Oakland Examining Proposals for Coliseum - NBC Bay Area

Football

Canadian Football League
Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu'didn't feel any jitters' during NFL debut with Dallas Cowboys - 3 DownNation
Play it safe? Stamps insist they'll play to win vs. Bombers - Calgary Sun
Jevon Holland pokes fun at his dad's ball skills during his time in CFL - Dolphins Wire
Edmonton Elks edge shortened Argonauts bench to halt losing skid at eight games - Edmonton Journal
Versatile Najee Murray uses smarts, speed to pace Alouettes' secondary - Montreal Gazette
Canadians Gillanders, Howell and Romick will return to Redblacks - Ottawa Citizen
Fajardo nominated for most outstanding player award - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Roughriders are wise to rest some key starters - Regina Leader-Post
Riders call upon Harker for another late-season start - Regina Leader-Post
Green and white stuff marked Tuesday's Roughriders practice - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
CFLs top three rushers nominated for Most Outstanding Player award - Toronto Globe and Mail
Cornelius scores rushing touchdown to lead Elks past Argonauts 13-7 - Toronto Globe and Mail
Argonauts fall to Elks in makeup game, then rest up for East final - Toronto Star
Cornelius scores rushing touchdown to lead Edmonton Elks past Toronto Argonauts 13-7 - Toronto Star
Top rushers up for CFL outstanding player honour - Winnipeg Free Press
Rose making no excuses for performance against Alouettes - Winnipeg Free Press
New addition to Collaros family reason for QB missing practice - Winnipeg Free Press
Bighill, Collaros lead stellar crop of Bombers award winners - Winnipeg Sun
Deja vu for Blue: another week of trying not to think about West Final - Winnipeg Sun

United States Football League
Fox Sports-backed USFL revival will include Daryl Johnston and Mike Pereira in executive roles - Awful Announcing
REPORT: The USFL Will Start In April 2022 - Daily Caller
Ahead Of Spring 2022 Reboot, Fox Sports USFL Sets Senior Exec Team - Deadline
Pereira, Johnston announced as part of USFL management team - KRDO
FOX to launch a new USFL in April - NBC Sports
Back to the future with the USFL - Niagara Gazette
Daryl Johnston part of USFL management team - Niagara Gazette
USFL unveils leadership team ahead of 2022 comeback - SportBusiness
Sports World Reacts To Wednesdays USFL News - The Spun

Hockey

American Hockey League
Flyers: With Ryan Ellis out, Nick Seeler up for challenge - Allentown Morning Call
NHL: Timo Meier joins San Jose Sharks greats with fast start - East Bay Times
Silver Knights arena signage plan approved despite opposition - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Mogle named first female executive of MASL - Rome Sentinel
Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks earn big win over Minnesota Wild - San Jose Mercury News
Utica Comets 'pretty confident bunch' as win streak reaches 10 games - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Former WBS Penguins coach Donatelli charged with multiple counts of sexual assault - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Toninato on soft food for time being - Winnipeg Free Press
SNAPSHOTS: Toninato pays visit to dentist; Samberg re-assigned - Winnipeg Sun
IceHogs bring on former player, Nightingale, as assistant coach - WREX

ECHL
School Day hockey: Maine Mariners defeat Jacksonville Icemen - Florida Times-Union
K's Alvaro excels at both ends of ice - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Thunder play 3 games a long, long way from home - Glens Falls Post-Star
Gladiators trade for forward Kameron Kielly - Gwinnett Daily Post
Sports Digest: Laberge scores twice to lift Mariners past Icemen - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Reading Royals adjust roster ahead of series against Newfoundland - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
MacDonald outlines plans for new arena in metro St. John's ... but without specifics - St. John's Telegram
Coomes, Oilers defeat Kansas City in rare day game - Tulsa World
Former Wheeling Nailers coach charged with sexual assault - WTRF

North American Hockey League
Maine Nordiques Zion Green commits to Northern Michigan - Lewiston Sun-Journal

Ontario Hockey League
That stings! Ex-Knight's kid brother leads Sarnia past London - London Free Press
Gaudreau makes 36 saves in Sting's win over Knights - TSN
Kitchener to host CHL Top Prospects Game - Waterloo Record

Premier Hockey Federation
Big ice a new challenge for red-hot Gophers women - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles need overtime to down Moncton Wildcats - Cape Breton Post
Charlottetown Islanders commitment to team defence is a big part of the teams success in the QMJHL - Charlottetown Guardian
Poutine, family among delights that await Halifax Mooseheads in first trip to Quebec in 20 months - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Weather, food, family intrigue Mooseheads on first trip to Quebec in 20 months - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Hegarty-Aubin scores OT winner to lift Cape Breton over Moncton - TSN
VIDEO: Manix Landry : Un But De Type ''Michigan'' - YouTube

SPHL
Rivermen: Peoria native called to ECHL, veteran returns, and more - Peoria Journal Star

Western Hockey League
Blazers reschedule Friday home game against Victoria due to highway closures - CFJC
Blazers welcome Coquitlam Express with open arms after team trapped due to highway closures - CFJC
Campbells goal in overtime lifts Silvertips past Winterhawks - Everett Herald
Kamloops-Victoria game rescheduled to February 2022 - Kamloops This Week
Iginla thanks Kamloops on his way to Hockey Hall of Fame - Kamloops This Week
Rockets continue roll with 2 wins in P.G. - Kelowna Daily Courier
Tigers staying positive through slide - Medicine Hat News
Silvertips edge Winterhawks in OT - Portland Tribune

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
NLL Preview: Expansion Panther City Puts Heavy Focus on Defense to Get Started - Inside Lacrosse

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Novak, Cavalry FC wraps regular season with feisty win over Forge FC - Calgary Sun
VIDEO: CanMNT BEATS MEXICO: Coach Herdman on MASSIVE World Cup Qualifier, Push for Qatar 2022 - YouTube

Major Arena Soccer League
Mogle named first female executive of MASL - Rome Sentinel

Major League Soccer
Two important players resume training with Atlanta United - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marcelino Moreno, Santiago Sosa expected to be ready for Atlanta United-NYCFC - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bocanegra: I want to help Atlanta United become premier club in North America - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thiago Almada to Atlanta United not yet complete - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rob Valentino agrees to new contract with Atlanta United - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Haslams reassign Crew chief business officer Steve Lyons to 'senior advisor' - Columbus Dispatch
Gyasi Zardes or Miguel Berry? Columbus Crew has striker battle in 2022 - Columbus Dispatch
Sporting KC winger Daniel Salloi up for MLS MVP, Comeback - Kansas City Star
Inter Miami prospect Noah Allen is USL Young Player of the Year - Miami Herald
Adrian Heath on critics: 'Hindsight United' has never lost a match - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bench Tanner Morgan? Shake up the Wolves? Heath vs. the doubters - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Orlando City striker Cyle Larin hasn't changed much from high school to pros - Orlando Sentinel
Uniteds Fantastic Four attack gelling at the right time - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Minnesota United advancing toward signing Brazilian forward Rafael Navarro - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Canada is a football nation. What theyre saying about the mens national soccer teams win over Mexico - Toronto Star
Atiba Hutchinson has seen it all with the Canadian mens soccer team. He never quit. Success was worth the wait - Toronto Star
Vancouver Whitecaps hope to ease the pain of past playoff experiences - Vancouver Province

National Women's Soccer League
Angel City FC jersey: NWSL expansion team unveils home kits for inaugural 2022 season - CBS Sports
OL Reign's Jessica Fishlock, Laura Harvey win 2021 NWSL awards - ESPN
Angel City FC unveils franchise's first jersey - Los Angeles Times
Jess Fishlock wins NWSL Most Valuable Player award - SB Nation

United Soccer League Championship
Bocanegra: I want to help Atlanta United become premier club in North America - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rob Valentino agrees to new contract with Atlanta United - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 16 Sports Desk - KRQE

United Soccer League One
VIDEO: 2021 USL League One Young Player of the Year: Noah Allen - YouTube

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