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Headlines for December 18, 2007

Baseball

American Association
Pelicans Daily - Pensacola News Journal
X's shake things up with two trades - Sioux City Journal

Appalachian League
Big-league Royals extend contract with Burlington - Burlington Times-News

California League
Bell is taking over for Oaks - Fresno Bee

Carolina League
Thompson, Cannon, Beatty will return to lead the Keys - Frederick News-Post
Knorr returns to manage Potomac Nationals in 2008 - Potomac News

Eastern League
Phillies invite 19 to join spring training - Allentown Morning Call
Stearns gets second stint with Senators - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Manuel, Phillies Winter Tour to stop in Reading Jan. 24 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Frontier League
'Hawks trade for pitchers - Rockford Register Star
Cubs sign RiverHawks pitcher to minor-league deal - Rockford Register Star
Wild Things turn to Jelks - Washington Observer-Reporter

Golden Baseball League
Cracker-Cats owner wants you! - Edmonton Journal

International League
Phillies invite 19 to join spring training - Allentown Morning Call
Ex-Reds coach Tim Foli to manage Clippers in 2008 - Columbus Dispatch
Allenson to return as Tides manager - Newport News Daily Press
Can Pirro squeeze in a new contract with Chiefs? - Syracuse Post Standard
Ex-U.Va. star Staley among 7 picked for Va. hall of fame - Virginian Pilot

New York-Penn League
O's name minor league managers, staffs - Baltimore Sun

Pacific Coast League
It's FSN's turn in battle to make viewers believers - Portland Oregonian

Southern League
Firm commitment will help new Jaxx owners - Jackson Sun

Texas League
Tulsa Sports Commission to Benefit From BOK Center - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Heaves exact revenge on rival Millrats - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Vermont avenges losses - Burlington Free Press
Marty Mac's World: Jones makes transition from court to TV screen - Sacramento Bee

Continental Basketball Association 1
Crain lifts Miners past Sky Rockets - Appalachian News Express
Daredevils elude Explorers, 115-80 - Montana Standard
DeGroat leads Xplosion with 29 points - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

NBA G League
Joe Wolf's big-league dream - Denver Post
Ants go to Tulsa for rematch Wednesday - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Premier Basketball League
End of a Long Layoff - Rochester R News

Women's National Basketball Association
Prayer is a key player - Detroit News
WNBA's Harding sees jersey retired at Cy-Fair - Houston Chronicle

Football

All American Football League
Sports Digest - Birmingham News
New football league will open camp in Mobile - Mobile Press-Register
AAFL to hold first training camp in Mobile - WBIR
Pro-Football Training Camps in Mobile - WKRG
Smart Guy: Beach Finishing Degree while Eyeing AAFL - WTVQ

American Indoor Football Association
Former NFL players lands with Phantoms - Florence Morning News
Former PHS star signs contract with Adrenaline - Prescott Daily Courier

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
EDITORIAL: A perfect fit - New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Firecats sign 3 former Charlotte High players - Fort Myers News-Press
Tulsa Sports Commission to Benefit From BOK Center - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
Romar Crenshaw to join the Yard Dawgz - KXII

Canadian Football League
Stamps add another coach - Calgary Herald
WR coach catches on with club - Calgary Sun
Assistant-coach quest continues for Alouettes - Montreal Gazette
Als confirm Trestman as coach - Montreal Gazette
Lord Grey's Cup brings 'em in - Regina Leader-Post
Regina's own Green Mile - Regina Leader-Post
Westerman staying involved - Regina Leader-Post
Sport: Fund profits from Grey Cup win - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Alouettes looks south for new head coach - Toronto Globe and Mail
Montreal turns to CFL greenhorn as new head coach - Toronto Globe and Mail
Buratto's back, thanks to Als - Toronto Star
The lighter side of sports - Vancouver Sun
Marshall keeps chin up - Winnipeg Sun

Continental Indoor Football League
Raptors Youth Indoor Football League - WIFR

United Football League
Las Vegas close to getting franchise in fledgling UFL - Las Vegas Review-Journal

United Indoor Football Association
Beef sign Bell; ex-Dana receiver - Omaha World-Herald
Ex-Bandit Jackson may start for Bills - Sioux City Journal

Hockey

American Hockey League
Tickets available for B-Sens in Utica - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Buffalo Bills shuffle off by bus after storm, mud snarl transportation - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stars recall goalie Silverthorn - Des Moines Register
Galvin looks for a home with Griffins - Grand Rapids Press
Wrist sidelines Maxwell - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Civic's Out: Now It's The XL Center - Hartford Courant
Bear Tracks - Lebanon Daily News
Morgan leads without a letter - Lebanon Daily News
Goalie Quick returned to Monarchs - Manchester Union Leader
Preview: Griffins at Admirals - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Weinrich will feel at home during Pirates' Orono trip - Portland Press Herald
Stevenson used to proving himself - Quad-Cities Online
Meet an Amerk, the Moose tonight - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Prices set for IceHogs, Seven Mary Three event - Rockford Register Star
Hockey: Rampage face IceHogs in rematch - San Antonio Express News
Falcons enjoy brief break - Springfield Republican
Stralman will get another chance - Toronto Globe and Mail
Leafs call up Tlusty - Toronto Star
Moose wasting December - Winnipeg Free Press
Cujo, Flats chase Spengler - Winnipeg Sun
Versatility pays off - Winnipeg Sun
Winging the shootout wins - Winnipeg Sun
Cujo, Flats chase Spengler - Winnipeg Sun
Versatility pays off - Winnipeg Sun
Winging the shootout wins - Winnipeg Sun

Central Hockey League
Gorillas' Nimmo honored by CHL - Amarillo Globe-News
Veteran goaltender breaks CHL career record for shutouts as Bugs ... - Bossier Press-Tribune
Oklahoma scene: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - Daily Oklahoman
Two Eagles suspended for fight with RiverKings - Fort Collins Coloradoan
CHL suspends Eagles' Borsheim, Filipic - Fort Collins Coloradoan
DAILY TICKET - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tulsa Sports Commission to Benefit From BOK Center - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
No panic for league-best Bucks - Laredo Morning Times
Bucks deliver toys to Doctors Hospital - Laredo Morning Times
Blue line blockade - Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Regional scene - Rocky Mountain News
MUDBUGS GAMEDAY - Shreveport Times
Laforest back at home - Shreveport Times
Multiple Bugs 'carrying the mail' - Shreveport Times
Oilers on the road - Tulsa World

ECHL
Lynx Notes - Augusta Chronicle
Wildcatters 'net' victory against Pensacola - Beaumont Enterprise
Game Day | Ice Pilots at Checkers - Charlotte Observer
A weekly look at the Cyclones - Cincinnati Enquirer
Hanson Brothers to appear at Chiefs game - Daily American
Bombers' Beaudoin heading to Iowa - Dayton Daily News
More than 6500 stuffed toys collected at 'Toss' - Fort Myers News-Press
Blades sign forward Callander - Fort Myers News-Press
Falcons set to take on Grizzlies - Fresno Bee
Steelheads' Silverthorn recalled to AHL's Iowa Stars - Idaho Statesman
Royals on the road - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Kings: no plans to shed Royals - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Thunder notebook -- Published Dec. 18, 2007 - Stockton Record
Ralph provides a familiar face for local ECHL loyalists - The State
Midnight hockey in Vegas? How about morning hockey in Victoria - Victoria Times Colonist

International Hockey League 2
Thunder's Ftoreck named IHL's forward of week - Bloomington Pantagraph
LETTERS TO THE SPORTS EDITOR - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Refusing to put a dream on ice - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K-Wings Symington is IHL goalie of week - Kalamazoo Gazette

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
Another Miner called up - Indiana Gazette

North American Hockey League
North Stars pull out 3-2 win - Traverse City Record-Eagle
Wildcats Update - Wichita Falls Times Record News

Ontario Hockey League
Colts enter break on sour note - Barrie Advance
Avalanche of Vaughan scoring - Durham News
World stage awaits talented under-17s - London Free Press
Sports dinner replaces Lindros - London Free Press
Under-17 Challenge tickets hot sellers - London Free Press
Jet-lagged juniors win first warmup - London Free Press
Cujo elder statesman of Spengler Cup squad - London Free Press
Wolves' howl turns to whimper - Northern Life
Sudbury Saturday draft - Northern Life
Sudbury deserves sports hall of fame - Northern Life
Awards program recognizes volunteers (11/10/04) - Northern Life
Wolves-Greyhounds rivalry always exciting - Northern Life
Hermenegildo heats up - Northern Life
OUA and OHL in overdrive - Northern Life
Wolves woes continue: Local boy lights it up in London - Northern Life
New Wolves captain takes over reins - Northern Life
6-point week earns Santini award - Owen Sound Sun Times
Spirit rookie is Penguins fan at heart - Saginaw News
Stamkos scores in juniors' win - Sarnia Observer
Jim Sandlak was a jr. standout - Sarnia Observer
Former Hound Jeff Toms named to Canada's Spengler Cup roster - Soo Today
Marchand dealt in QMJHL trading spree - Sudbury Star
Drug-testing program not ready yet - Waterloo Record

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Eagles deal Dorsey for younger Brannon - Cape Breton Post
Eagles should be in the market to add veteran players - Cape Breton Post
Chavira, Mosher top players - Charlottetown Guardian
Rocket still together - Charlottetown Guardian
Marchand officially joins Mooseheads - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Halifax, NS | Tue, December 18th, 2007 - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
CuJo leads Canada's Spengler Cup quest - Halifax Daily News
Ouellet week's best - Halifax Daily News
Bathurst tries to keep pace: QMJHL - Halifax Daily News
Maineiacs trade Taylor - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Labelle gets a second lease on life in QMJHL - Moncton Times & Transcript
Ex-Cats' Marchand off to Halifax - Moncton Times & Transcript
Sports Sunflashes Column - Ottawa Sun
Sports Digest - Portland Press Herald
Acadie-Bathurst Titan show their holiday spirit - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Bathurst bolsters blueline - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Sporty Santa has lots of presents in his bag - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
They'll remember this (new) Titan - St. John's Telegram

SPHL
Huntsville Havoc game rescheduled - Huntsville Times
First-place Ice Bears bring in CHL's Rutt - Knoxville News-Sentinel

United States Hockey League
Storm has earned its time off - Grand Island Independent
A Future Stampede Star - KELO
The Hartzell Hockey Family - KELO
Stampede Looking For Some Size - KELO
Nebraska sweep - Lincoln Journal Star
David Reekie - Lincoln Journal Star

Western Hockey League
Connolly cruising - Edmonton Sun
Thanks for tossing teddy bears on ice - Prince George Citizen
Cougars burn Blazers - Prince George Citizen
Life has been drained from Dub - Regina Leader-Post
Blades may start shopping around - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Rockets' Benn wins WHL player award - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Divided allegiance - SLAM! Sports
Around the league notebook - Vancouver Sun

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Rush unveil new-look roster - Edmonton Journal

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Jeff man looking to bring MISL team to Louisville - New Albany Tribune
Cougars notebook -- Published Dec. 18, 2007 - Stockton Record

Major League Soccer
Other teams no longer sleeping on Wake - Boston Globe
Family happy, but fans aren't - Chicago Tribune
Excitement is building for soccer stadiums - Daily Breeze
Kinnear says he's fortunate with new Dynamo deal - Houston Chronicle
Red Bulls' future in Osorio's hands - Newark Star-Ledger
The Man in the Backdrop Of Sursum Corda's Rebirth - Washington Post
From Soccer Mogul to Downtown Developer - Washington Post

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