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Headlines for December 19, 2021

Baseball

Eastern League
Somerset Patriots president McVerry named Executive of the Year - Bridgewater Courier-News

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
VIDEO: Cliff Clinkscales Records 18 Assists (Franchise Record): on this Day in NBLC History - YouTube

NBA G League
Mad Ants qualify for Showcase Cup tournament - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mario Chalmers to sign with Nuggets G League team - Kansas City Star
Sports Digest: Maine Celtics enter Showcase Cup as No. 2 seed - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Mario Chalmers: Former two-time NBA champion signs with G League's Grand Rapids Gold - Sporting News
Report: Former Toronto Raptor C.J. Miles joins G-League's Ignite - Sportsnet
VIDEO: D.J. Wilson's Huge Double-Double Lifts No. 6 OKC Blue to OT Win - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: No. 3 Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs. No. 6 Oklahoma City Blue - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Birmingham Squadron vs. Capital City Go-Go - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: No. 1 Delaware Blue Coats vs. No. 8 Fort Wayne Mad Ants - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Paul Reed's Near Triple-Double Leads Top-Seeded Delaware to Semifinals - YouTube
VIDEO: Paris Bass, Mason Jones, Frank Mason III Lead South Bay to Semifinals - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: No. 4 South Bay Lakers vs. No. 5 Wisconsin Herd - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: What's the Motivation Behind Your AT&T Winter Showcase Performance? - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Atlanta Dream gets No. 3 pick in 2022 WNBA draft - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WNBA draft lottery: Indiana Fever get No. 2 pick for 2022 WNBA draft - Indianapolis Star
Washington Mystics win 2022 WNBA draft lottery - Washington Post
VIDEO: Natasha Cloud & Coach Thibault Interview: Mystics Receive the No.1 Pick {August 19, 2021) - YouTube
VIDEO: WNBA Draft Lottery 2022 Reveal - YouTube
VIDEO: Full Drawing: WNBA Draft Lottery 2022 Presented by State Farm - YouTube

Football

Canadian Football League
On the heels of horrible season, Redblacks look to new GM Shawn Burke - Hamilton Spectator
Ottawa Redblacks hire Ticats' Shawn Burke as general manager - Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Redblacks hire Ticats' Shawn Burke as general manager - Ottawa Sun

Indoor Football League
Before he was an NFL champ, Kurt Warner played for Iowa Barnstormers - Des Moines Register
Kurt Warner gives behind scenes look at 'American Underdog' process - Des Moines Register

Hockey

American Hockey League
Roadrunners win in overtime over host Ontario - Arizona Daily Star
Hit by more COVID-19 absences, Penguins fall to Hershey - Citizens Voice
Filip Zadina latest Detroit Red Wings player in COVID-19 protocol - Grand Rapids Press
Red Wings expect seamless transition behind bench with Jeff Blashill in COVID protocol - Grand Rapids Press
Coach Jeff Blashill, four other members of Detroit Red Wings in COVID-19 protocol - Grand Rapids Press
Canadiens Notebook: Three forwards called up from AHL's Laval Rocket - Montreal Gazette
Late woes lead to Gulls defeat - San Diego Union-Tribune
Trading Evander Kane has obstacles for San Jose Sharks - San Jose Mercury News
Mackenzie MacEachern notches five points, Springfield Thunderbirds move back into first place with win over Hartford - Springfield Republican
'This should be our finest hour' - Winnipeg Free Press

ECHL
ECHL hockey preview: Jacksonville Icemen-South Carolina Stingrays, Dec. 19 - Florida Times-Union
Komets re-signing Schrock for today, per a source - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets ramp up physicality to salvage point - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fight helps Komets salvage point - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets vs Cyclones - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Gladiators drop series finale to Everblades - Gwinnett Daily Post
Sports Digest: Maine Celtics enter Showcase Cup as No. 2 seed - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Admirals fall far behind early, close homestand with sixth consecutive loss - Newport News Daily Press
Newfoundland Growlers get extended holiday, but some players still working - St. John's Telegram
Walleye get 3-2 overtime win at Greenville - Toledo Blade
Walleye get 3-2 overtime win at Greenville - Toledo Blade
Oilers update: Homestand ends with Solar Bears' first visit to Tulsa - Tulsa World
Worcester Railers rookie defenseman adjusts to pro hockey and new language - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Nailers Slam Admirals in Second Straight Meeting - WTRF

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Local pro hockey: Watertown rolls to road win over Binghamton - Watertown Daily Times

North American Hockey League
Fairbanks sweeps Janesville in NAHL weekend series - Janesville Gazette
Power-play goals help Tomahawks take split from Black Bears - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
New Jersey Titans strike often in first period in win over Maine Nordiques - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Junior hockey: Wilderness roughed up at home - Pine Journal

Ontario Hockey League
Guelph Storm enters the break in first place (9 photos) - Guelph Today
Hamilton Bulldogs feeling merry as Christmas break begins - Hamilton Spectator
London Knights fall to second spot in conference with latest loss - London Free Press
Back-to-back IceDogs games postponed - Niagara Falls Review
GIVE THEM A BREAK: 67's lose to Colts, extending slide to five games - Ottawa Citizen
Oshawa Generals run over Peterborough Petes in OHLs longest rivalry - Peterborough Examiner
Storm down Knights to move into first in West as four games postponed - TSN
Storm down Knights to move into first in West as four games postponed - TSN

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles' Buteau named QMJHL scholastic player of the month for November - Cape Breton Post
Charlottetown Islanders enter QMJHL's Christmas break atop overall standings after sweeping Cape Breton Eagles - Charlottetown Guardian
Mooseheads head home for Christmas break on a high - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
QMJHL Roundup: Brunet helps Oceanic rally to overtime win vs. Drakkar - TSN

SPHL
Peoria Rivermen win, share childhood holiday memories of favorite gift - Peoria Journal Star
Rivermen 6, Vermilion County 1 - Peoria Journal Star
Dawgs complete 2-game sweep of Evansville - Roanoke Times & World News
Ice Bears use second period to topple Mayhem - WATE

United States Hockey League
Power play: Sioux Falls too much for Stars on Saturday - Lincoln Journal Star
USHL: Fighting Saints rally to fifth consecutive victory - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
VIDEO: Vancouver Giants snap losing streak with win over Cougars - Abbotsford News
Blazers enter holiday break on a losing note, fall to Rockets 7-4 - CFJC
Silvertips down Thunderbirds to snap losing skid - Everett Herald
Tigers drop comeback attempt in last game before holidays - Medicine Hat News
Alley-oop goal highlights Portlands 4-1 win over Spokane - Portland Oregonian
Portland Winterhawks earn 4-1 win at Spokane - Portland Tribune
Raiders head into Christmas break on winning note - Prince Albert Daily Herald
WHL Cats lose in Langley - Prince George Citizen
Blades break for the holidays after weekend split with rival Raiders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Winterhawks cruise past Chiefs 4-1 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Broncos comeback falls short again against Edmonton - Swift Current Online
Vancouver Giants aim to go into holiday break with win Sunday at LEC - Vancouver Province
From Royals to Jets, direct approach has served Lowry well - Victoria Times Colonist
Tri-City Americans rally to edge Victoria Royals - Victoria Times Colonist
Wheat Kings double-up on Ice - Winnipeg Free Press

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
FireWolves lose home opener that features goalie fight - Albany Times-Union
Toronto Rock Lacrosse FirstOntario Centre Hamilton - Hamilton Spectator
NLL Friday: 7 Goals, a Bloody Face, and a Win Seals' Dobbie Triumphant in Return to Saddledome - Inside Lacrosse
NLL Saturday: Goalies Drop the Gloves as Knighthawks Stun FireWolves; Rock Rallies Past Wings - Inside Lacrosse
Professional indoor lacrosse returns to Albany as FireWolves fall to Rochester in home opener - Schenectady Daily Gazette
VIDEO: Rochester Knighthawks vs Albany Firewolves: Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Philadelphia Wings vs Toronto Rock: Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Saskatchewan Rush vs Vancouver Warriors: Game Highlights - YouTube

Premier Lacrosse League
PLL Announces New Player Compensation Structure, Free Agency - US Lacrosse Magazine

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Utica City FC wins second straight over Harrisburg - Rome Sentinel

Major League Soccer
MajMLS ncreased viewership this season. Now it has to convince networks its worth $300 million per - CNBC
MLS 2021 year in review: From the highs of NYCFC's title triumph to the lows of Miami's Matuidi-gate - ESPN
Soccer: Cole Bassetts late goal in debut sends US past Bosnia - Los Angeles Daily News
Mayor-elect Adams vows new soccer stadium for champion NYCFC - New York Post
Cole Bassett's late goal in debut sends US past Bosnia 1-0 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
VIDEO: Best LAST MINUTE Goals in 2021 - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Ole Miss midfielder Haleigh Stackpole selected in 2021 NWSL College Draft - 247Sports
Jaelin Howell picked second in NWSL draft - 9News
Ohio State's Izzy Rodriguez selected by Kansas City Current in NWSL draft - Columbus Dispatch
Angel City draft Duke womens soccers Lily Nabet - Duke Chronicle
San Diego Wave secure USWNT's Kristie Mewis, immediately trade rights to NJ/NY Gotham - ESPN
Campbell's Chardonnay Curran, Kaiser's Kaile Halvorsen picked in NWSL Draft - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Sarah Griffith, Marisa Bova selected as Purdues first NWSL draft picks - Lafayette Leader
Elyse Bennett, Sydney Pulver taken in NWSL draft - Lewiston Tribune
Angel City FC adds five players through NWSL College Draft and trades - Los Angeles Daily News
Tinya Alexander Drafted By The Washington Spirit - LSU Athletics
Ava Cook Drafted 18th Overall by Chicago Red Stars - Michigan State Athletics
Claudia Dickey Selected By OL Reign In NWSL Draft - North Carolina Athletics
Audrey Harding Hears Her Name Called in NWSL Draft - North Carolina Wilmington Athletics
Chardonnay Curran Goes to Current in NWSL Draft Second Round - Oregon Athletics
Angel City FC adds five players through NWSL College Draft and trades - Pasadena Star News
Portland Thorns select 2 forwards, 1 defender in 2022 NWSL draft - Portland Oregonian
Thorns select three in NWSL draft - Portland Tribune
Sarah Griffith and Marisa Bova Selected as Purdue's First NWSL Draft Picks - Purdue Sports
Gabby Provenzano Selected in NWSL Draft - Rutgers University Athletics
San Diego Wave FC draft pick Marleen Schimmer already knows pro game - SB Nation
Thorns select Nasello, Provenzano and Beckman in 2022 NWSL Draft - SB Nation
NWSL Draft: Complete tracker with every pick by round and club - Sporting News
Vanderbilt soccer midfielder Maddie Elwell drafted by NWSL's Washington Spirit - Tennessean
Former Fossil Ridge student Jaelin Howell picked second in NWSL draft - The Coloradan
MSU women's soccer forward Ava Cook selected in 2nd round of NWSL draft - The State News
Emily Gray makes Hokies history in 2022 NWSL Draft - Virginia Tech Athletics
NC Courage select five players in 2022 NWSL Draft - WRAL

United Soccer League Championship
NM United adds USL Champion Justin Portillo to 2022 roster - KRQE

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