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Headlines for July 19, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Railroaders pick up 9th straight series win after 4-3 victory over Sioux City - Cleburne Times Review
Winnipeg ramps up offense in victory over RedHawks - Fargo Forum
Dog Dish: 'Dogs complete the sweep against Sioux Falls - Lincoln Journal Star
RailCats swept by Milkmen in Milwaukee - Times of Northwest Indiana

Appalachian League
LOCAL BRIEFS: State Liners doubleheader rained out - Bristol Herald Courier
Rosters announced for Appy League All-Star game presented by Pennzoil - Elizabethton Star
Flyboys Split At Princeton, Remain In First - Greeneville Sun
Three Doughboys named to Appy League ASG roster - Johnson City Press
Appy League heading into stretch run - Johnson City Press

Atlantic League
Atlantic League: Power drops series finale against Gastonia 15-7 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
Legends snap Rockers win streak - High Point Enterpise
NickBottari's baseball journey leads him home to the Ducks - New York Newsday
Ducks roll past York Revolution to their sixth straight win - New York Newsday

Carolina League
Minor league baseball: Fredericksburg Nationals use small ball to prevail over Hillcats - Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Minor league baseball: Fredericksburg Nationals at Lynchburg Hillcats - Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Martinez hits for cycle as Mudcats sweep Kannapolis - WRAL

Eastern League
Akron RubberDucks Harrisburg Senators Andruw Monasterio Tanner Tully split doubleheader - Akron Beacon Journal
Curve deliver early - Altoona Mirror
Akron RubberDucks Harrisburg Senators Andruw Monasterio Tanner Tully split doubleheader - Canton Repository
Rainy July keeps wreaking havoc with Erie SeaWolves' schedule - Erie Times-News
Yard Goats on the road: Hartford heads to Maryland to face Bowie Baysox - Hartford Courant
Regional digest: Hartford Athletic loses in Charleston - Hartford Courant
Fisher Cats 7-run fifth too much for Yard Goats - Hartford Courant
Fightin Phils replay: Portland 15, Reading 4 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
How the Flying Squirrels Richmond 34 Legacy Weekend came together, and what it means for the future - Richmond Times-Dispatch
PHOTOS: Squirrels 8, Somerset Patriots 7 - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Curve beat Rumble Ponies, win homestand - WTAJ

Florida State League
Lakeland's rally falls short in Tampa - Lakeland Ledger

Frontier League
ValleyCats find rain to be tough opponent this season - Albany Times-Union
Boomers rally back to win, take first place - Chicago Daily Herald
Schaumburg rallies past Crushers at Mercy Health Stadium - Chronicle-Telegram
PHOTOS: Crushers vs. Schaumburg, July 18, 2021 - Lorain Morning Journal
Crushers can't hold lead in ninth in costly loss to Schaumburg - Lorain Morning Journal
PHOTOS: Crushers vs. Schaumberg, July 18, 2021 - Lorain Morning Journal
Wild Things sweep by New Jersey - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
Braves recall Kyle Muller, who starts Monday - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Braves option A.J. Minter to Triple-A Gwinnett - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stripers score six runs with two outs in ninth to cap 10-run comeback - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bisons confirm Aug. 10 game vs. Rochester will mark their return to Sahlen Field - Buffalo News
Knights need help after Eloy Jimnez goes back to White Sox - Charlotte Observer
Weather wipes out rest of RailRiders-Worcester series - Citizens Voice
Columbus Clippers: St. Paul Saints completes comeback, 7-6, in 10 innings - Columbus Dispatch
Series preview: Jumbo Shrimp vs. Nashville Sounds, July 20 - Florida Times-Union
Stripers score six in ninth, stun Charlotte in finale of six-game sweep - Gwinnett Daily Post
Saints top Columbus in 10 innings after a late rally - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Memphis finishes six-game sweep as Tides slide goes to eight - Newport News Daily Press
'Something you dream of as a kid': Storm Chaser Bubba Starling is headed for the Olympics - Omaha World-Herald
Saints win on Telis walk-off single in 10th - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Mitch Garvers return to the Twins imminent - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Syracuse Mets drop series finale to Rochester, 6-2 - Syracuse Post Standard
Top hitter Rodriguez leading by example for Mud Hens - Toledo Blade
Mud Hens shut out Iowa Cubs, win series - Toledo Blade
Mud Hens shut out Iowa Cubs, win series - Toledo Blade
Bisons Notes: Triple-A Jays returning to Buffalo on Aug. 10 - Trentonian
Kevin Smith powers Bisons to five wins in series over IronPigs - Trentonian
More than just the final series in Buffalo: Why Toronto needs a series win over Boston - WGRZ
Buffalo Bisons set to return to Sahlen Field starting Tuesday, August 10 - WGRZ
RailRiders postponed again - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Worcester Red Sox, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, rain, Polar Park - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Team USA playing at Durham Bulls stadium Monday night - WRAL
Bulls best Shrimp, 6-3 - WRAL

Major League Baseball Draft League
State College Spikes lose 5-4 to Williamsport Crosscutters - Centre Daily Times
New Jersey native Todd Frazier ready to lead USA Baseball to gold medal - Trentonian
Bisons Notes: Triple-A Jays returning to Buffalo on Aug. 10 - Trentonian

Mavericks Independent Baseball League
Seventh-inning rally puts Volcanoes over the top - Keizer Times

Midwest League
Snappers win Pohlman finale - Beloit Daily News
Dragons top Loons, move back into first place - Dayton Daily News
TinCaps win with big 5th inning - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Players wanted to keep fans safe - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
See the former Lansing Lugnuts that have been named MLB all-stars - Lansing State Journal
Loons Lowdown (week of July 19) - Midland Daily News
Dragons beat Loons to retake first place - Midland Daily News
Ex-Peoria Chiefs pitcher sets MLB record for St. Louis Cardinals - Peoria Journal Star
MiLB: Kernel's big inning gets best of South Bend Cubs - South Bend Tribune
Bryan Lavastida's big day helps Captains past Lugnuts - Willoughby News-Herald
Andruw Monasterio has big day for Akron - Willoughby News-Herald
Sendoff success: Snappers win final game at Pohlman Field - WREX

Northwest League
AquaSox slugger Shenton promoted to Double-A Arkansas - Everett Herald
AquaSox blast 4 homers, beat Dust Devils for series split - Everett Herald
Diamond Beat: Vancouver wins Sunday, but Hops take series - Portland Tribune
Tyler Fitzgerald delivers in 10th, Eugene Emeralds take series from Spokane Indians - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Spokane Indians ninth-inning rally against Eugene Emeralds falls short - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
MSU's Jones representing the Bombers as a Northwoods League All-Star - Battle Creek Enquirer
Hot-hitting Teel leads Larks over Willmar - Bismarck Tribune
Northwoods League: MoonDogs shut out Huskies before All-Star break - Duluth News-Tribune
Express enter All-Star break with loss to Rochester - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Booyah victorious over Fond du Lac - Green Bay Press Times
Sports briefs for Monday, July 19 - Kokomo Tribune
Jason Swan flexes muscles with homer as Honkers roll Eau Claire - Rochester Post-Bulletin
Bucks shut out at home - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Northwoods League: Stingers wind up splitting with Larks - West Central Tribune
Mallards pound out 16 hits in win over Lakeshore - Wisconsin State Journal

Pacific Association
Sports briefs: Tiburon Peninsula LL rallies to stay in winner's bracket - Marin Independent Journal

Pacific Coast League
Bird emerges as leader for surging Isotopes - Albuquerque Journal
River Cats holding job fair on Wednesday - Davis Enterprise
Isotopes lose to Sugar Land in extra innings - KRQE
Mariners takeaways: Jarred Kelenic returns, Luis Torrens continues hot streak - Tacoma News Tribune

Pioneer League
Benches clear in Chukars win over the Raptors - KIFI
Billings Mustangs knock off Missoula PaddleHeads, 12-8 - Missoulian
Ogden Raptors fall 11-9 to Idaho Falls in back-and-forth Sunday affair - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Hot Rods 8, Dash 5 - Bowling Green Daily News
Hot Rods sweep Winston-Salem - Bowling Green Daily News
Crawdads finish 1-1 during doubleheader with IronBirds, earn series split - Hickory Daily Record

Texas League
BASEBALL: Travs, Nats split twinbill; Witt and Pratto promoted - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
ROCKHOUNDS REPORT: Midland rallies for improbable win over Amarillo - Midland Reporter Telegram
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: RockHounds erase 10-run deficit, complete extra inning comeback - Odessa American

Basketball

BIG3
BIG3 basketball Week 2 results, standings: Triplets' Joe Johnson sets single-game scoring record - CBS Sports

Canadian Elite Basketball League
Fans allowed back in Sleeman Centre Monday for Nighthawks game - Guelph Today

National Basketball League of Canada
New basketball team coming to St. John's - St. John's Telegram

Women's National Basketball Association
Aja Wilson powers dominant effort in U.S. womens final tuneup - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Katie Lou Samuelson tests positive for COVID-19, is out of Olympics - Los Angeles Daily News
VIDEO: Best of Courtney Williams Mic'D up from WNBA All-Star 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: 2021 #WNBAAllStar Recap - YouTube

Football

Canadian Football League
STAMPS NOTES: Andres Salgado 'not the same guy' as in 2019 - Calgary Sun
LOUD AND PROUD: Micah Awe brings energy, work ethic to Ottawa Redblacks defence - Ottawa Citizen
Fajardo teeming with excitement at Roughriders training camp - Regina Leader-Post
Cody Fajardo teeming with excitement at Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Veteran Tiger-Cats centre Mike Filer announces retirement - Toronto Globe and Mail
Argos deal DB Darby to Blue Bombers for OL Poole - Winnipeg Free Press
Ex-XFL players storm into town - Winnipeg Free Press
DB Rocquemore rockin' it in camp - Winnipeg Free Press
Oh Mercy! Injury bug takes out Bombers' starter, forces trade - Winnipeg Sun
Beyond football: Bombers hopefuls all have a story to tell - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: CFL: Rise with Us - YouTube
VIDEO: LCF: Levons-Nous Ensemble - YouTube

Indoor Football League
Storm pick up key road win at Green Bay - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Hockey

American Hockey League
Abbotsford Canucks announce front office additions - Abbotsford News

ECHL
NHL champion Lightning extend affiliation with Solar Bears, will visit Amway Center - Orlando Sentinel
Tickets for Reading Royals' home opener will be available in a presale Wednesday - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Newfoundland Growlers lose their head coach; Snowden becoming assistant on Marlies' staff - St. John's Telegram

Ontario Hockey League
Peterborough Petes alumnus Greg Betzold playing for ECHLs Kalamazoo Wings this coming season - Peterborough Examiner

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
A Lifelong Relationship: Wildcats Need Billet Families - News 91.9

Western Hockey League
Calgary Hitmen defenceman Luke Prokop comes out as gay - Calgary Sun
Red Deer Rebel Joel Sexsmith proud of friend Luke Prokop for coming out as gay - Red Deer Advocate

Lacrosse

Premier Lacrosse League
Troutner's 24 Saves, BTB Goal Earns Him MVP Honors in PLL All-Star Game - Inside Lacrosse

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: Try of the Week: Presented by Rhino Rugby - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle vs Houston - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: DC vs Austin - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: New York vs NOLA - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Utah vs LA - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: New England vs Atlanta - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
FC Edmonton settle for tie against Atletico Ottawa at CPL Bubble in Winnipeg - Edmonton Journal
FC Edmonton settle for tie against Atletico Ottawa at CPL Bubble in Winnipeg - Edmonton Sun
Ricci brace, Sirois five-save clean sheet give Valour FC 3-0 victory over York United - Toronto Star
Valour win 3-0 on Ricci brace, Sirois clean sheet - Winnipeg Free Press
Hometown heroes give fans more to cheer about - Winnipeg Free Press
Costly win for Valour FC, loses captain to knee injury - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: Canada-USA Battle It out at Gold Cup, Ricci's Brace + More in Busy CanPL Weekend - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Atlético Ottawa vs. FC Edmonton (July 18th, 2021) - YouTube

Major League Soccer
United, Heinze part ways; Asst. Valentino named interim... - Access North Georgia
Firing of Gabriel Heinze was only a matter of time for CBA violations - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta United players comment on MLSPA grievances - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta United interim manager Rob Valentino on taking over team - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anton Walkes on managerial change for Atlanta United - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Southern Fried Soccer: Whats next for Atlanta United (with a special guest) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brooks Lennon on Atlanta United managerial change - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Darren Eales on Gabriel Heinze exit, finding new Atlanta United manager - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Southern Fried Soccer: Atlanta United fires Heinze - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What does Atlanta United want in its next manager? - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Austin FC forward Kekuta Manneh discusses Tigres match - Austin American-Statesman
Austin FC: Support for MLS floors local product Kekuta Manneh - Austin American-Statesman
Zelarayan, Nagbe, Mensah, Room lead Crew to points against NYCFC - Columbus Dispatch
Unselfish Sergio Santos, resilient Joe Bendik lead win over D.C. United - Delaware County Times
Together Credit Union is St. Louis CITY SCs official banking sponsor - FOX2
Robin Lod scores as Minnesota hands Sounders first loss - Gwinnett Daily Post
Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes in MLS COVID protocols: news - Kansas City Star
Six USMNT players make big impressions in Concacaf Gold Cup - Kansas City Star
Photo gallery: CONCACAF Gold cup-USA 1, Canada 0 - Kansas City Star
USMNT beats Canada 1-0 in Kansas City Gold Cup group finale - Kansas City Star
The Sports Report: Clippers in familiar playoff territory - Los Angeles Times
Loons end Seattle's league-record streak with first win ever over Sounders - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota United's Adrian Heath and Seattle defender settle differences after sideline exchange - Minneapolis Star Tribune
3 things we learned from Orlando Citys draw at Toronto FC - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Citys Daryl Dike helps USMNT to top Gold Cup group with rivalry win over Canada - Orlando Sentinel
Slideshow: Timbers-Dallas soccer - Portland Tribune
Reds lend out Gallardo to TFC II - Regina Leader-Post
Three Points: Real Salt Lakes defensive position, a good Marcelo Silva night, and Ochoa likes facing shots - Salt Lake Tribune
Real Salt Lake welcomes Toni Datkovi, Rubio Rubin gets a new deal, and Jony Menndez arrives - Salt Lake Tribune
Three takeaways from United FCs 1-0 victory over Seattle - St. Paul Pioneer Press
D.C. Uniteds Brendan Hines-Ike out with fractured hip socket - Washington Post
VIDEO: Heinze Gone, Josef Remains, Where Does Atlanta Turn Next? - YouTube
VIDEO: SIGHTS & SOUNDS: 3 NEW MLS Stadiums in 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Montreal Shocks Cincinnati, Seattle Undefeated Streak Ends, Vela Scores Stunner: MLS Review Show - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC: July 18, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Atlanta United Denied Game-Tying Goal? Flop Or Not in Philadelphia? - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Vanessa DiBernardo makes history in Red Stars 3-1 win over OL Reign - Chicago Sun Times
Pride forward Jodie Taylor eager to contribute, score in Orlando - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride deepen winless skid with loss in Portland - Orlando Sentinel
USWNT star Alex Morgan ready to chase second Olympic gold medal in Tokyo - Orlando Sentinel
Must-watch: Sophia Smiths super strike lifts Portland Thorns over Orlando Pride - Portland Oregonian
Portland Thorns vs Orlando Pride free live stream, score updates, odds, time, TV channel, how to watch NWSL online (7/18/21) - Portland Oregonian
Sunday, July 18: Thorns 2, Pride 1 - Portland Tribune
Washington Spirit hurt after early red card in loss to Gotham FC - Washington Post
VIDEO: Portland Thorns vs. Orlando Pride: July 18, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: North Carolina Courage vs. Houston Dash: July 17, 2021 - YouTube

United Soccer League Championship
Regional digest: Hartford Athletic loses in Charleston - Hartford Courant
FC Tulsa and OKC play to dramatic finish - KTUL

United Soccer League One
NCFC falls to Toronto FC II in high-scoring tilt - WRAL
VIDEO: USL League One Goal of the Week Nominees Presented by Select: Week 15 - YouTube

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