Today's Alternative and Minor League Sports Headlines from OurSports Central

Headlines for January 20, 2021

Baseball

Frontier League
Evansville Otters accepting 2021 game day staff applications - WEHT

Midwest League
Snappers come out ahead in switch to Marlins - Beloit Daily News
Brian Dinkelman to return to manage Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2021 - Cedar Rapids Gazette

Northwest League
Former Spokane Indian Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75 - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
Area Notebook: Willmar grad Nadir Yusuf nabs NSIC honor - West Central Tribune

Pacific Coast League
'I wasn't very good.' Younger Gardenhire knew baseball future wasn't playing - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Despite modest playing ability, Toby Gardenhire tabbed by Twins to manage Class AAA - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pioneer League
Hawks name Van Tol as manager in first season in Pioneer League - Idaho Press-Tribune

Basketball

NBA G League
How Detroit Pistons can use G League bubble to their advantage - Detroit Free Press
Penn State men's basketball Josh Reaves Signs With Houston Rockets' NBA G League Affiliate - Onward State
VIDEO: Est.: Daishen Nix Part 1 - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBAs Atlanta Dream on verge of being sold - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chiney Ogwumike Executive Producing ESPN Films Documentary on 2020 WNBA Season - Bleacher Report
WNBA says sale of Atlanta Dream, team co-owned by Kelly Loeffler, is "close to being finalized" - CBS News
Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas out indefinitely after Achilles surgery - ESPN
Atlanta Dream close to being sold; Kelly Loeffler to have no association with team, sources say - ESPN
The Stars Who Could Be On The Move During WNBA Free Agency - FiveThirtyEight
WNBA team Atlanta Dream, co-owned by Kelly Loeffler, is close to being sold, league says - Gwinnett Daily Post
Atlanta Dream, co-owned by Kelly Loeffler, near sale - Gwinnett Daily Post
Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Football

Canadian Football League
Former CFL head coach Chris Jones was part of a 'miraculous turnaround' with the Browns - 3 DownNation
Linebacker Thurman returning to Stampeders from NFL stint - Calgary Sun
Hamilton Tiger-Cats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence signs extension with club - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes re-sign receiver Jake Wieneke to one-year deal - Montreal Gazette
Ayers, Campbell re-sign with Riders - Regina Leader-Post
Rob Vanstone: Saskatchewan Roughriders great Bruce Bennett was 'a first-class guy' - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Saskatchewan Roughriders lock up six of seven prospects from 2020 CFL draft - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
B.C. Lions lock up tackle Joel Figueroa with extension - Vancouver Province
Bombers GM having successful but 'miserable' off-season - Winnipeg Free Press

Hockey

American Hockey League
Kelly Moore: Winnipeg Jets are OK and then some, one week into the season - CJOB
Winnipeg Jets survive Senators onslaught, come back for 4-3 overtime win in Ottawa - CJOB
Ducks have options if defenseman Josh Manson cant play - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Former Hogs Collin Delia, Kevin Lankinen make Chicago Blackhawks debut - Rockford Register Star

ECHL
ECHL postpones Icemen's three games with Everblades this weekend - Florida Times-Union
Everblades games in Jacksonville postponed for "safety protocols" - Fort Myers News-Press
Walleye defenseman Blake Hillman signs with South Carolina - Toledo Blade
Oilers begin four-game homestand Wednesday - Tulsa World

Ontario Hockey League
Mike Martone named by Peterborough Petes as minor hockey volunteer of the week - Peterborough Examiner
Liam Kirk has unfinished business left to do in OHL - Peterborough Examiner
Rangers Donovan Sebrango earns AHL tryout - Waterloo Record

Premier Hockey Federation
Peterborough Ice Kats player Payton Rogers to be on cardboard cutout for NWHL games - Peterborough Examiner

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
JASON MALLOY: Islanders have the ingredients for a few deep playoff runs - Charlottetown Guardian
Sidney Crosby, former Mooseheads star Ehlers each score OT winners on Tuesday - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

United States Hockey League
Power play: Lincoln Stars' goal sprees come early, late in 6-3 win over Sioux City - Lincoln Journal Star
Musketeers unable to complete comeback against Lincoln - Sioux City Journal
USHL hockey: Omaha trips Waterloo in OT - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Community sports roundup: More medals for local ice dancer - Everett Herald
Architect firms recommend campus concept design for proposed arenas and aquatics centre - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Regina Pats prepared to sacrifice for greater good in shortened season - Regina Leader-Post

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Stamper's Musings: My Not Quite as Way Early as Usual Way Early NLL Mock Draft - Inside Lacrosse
Silver Creek Grad Brown Joins Canisius Lacrosse Coaching Staff - Post Journal
VIDEO: The Warm Up: Episode 6 with Dan Lomas - YouTube

Premier Lacrosse League
Sean Quirk Named Cannons LC Head Coach - Inside Lacrosse
Sean Quirk Named Head Coach of PLL's Cannons LC - US Lacrosse Magazine

Other

Major League Rugby
Major League Rugby suffers another blow as expansion Dallas Jackals delay introduction until 2022 - Rugby Pass

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Canada's soccer potential on the rise thanks to Calgary talent - Calgary Sun
Canadian Premier League sets sights on May start - Calgary Sun
Wanderers sign former MLS, Canada national team midfielder Gagnon-Lapare - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Restrepo provides the right medicine for HFX Wanderers' defence - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Canadian international Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare joins CPLs HFX Wanderers FC - Halifax Star
CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, providing authorities agree - Victoria News
CPL, Pacific FC hope to kick off 2021 season in May - Victoria Times Colonist

Major League Soccer
McDonough returns to Atlanta United's front office - Access North Georgia
Atlanta United has options with 5th pick in MLS draft - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Defender Alexander Buttner moves on from Revolution - Boston Globe
Revolution reward goalie Matt Turner with contract extension - Boston Globe
The Revolution signed keeper Matt Turner to a contract extension. - Boston Herald
MLS SuperDraft: Players to watch for FC Cincinnati - Cincinnati Enquirer
Union cash in draft picks in trade with Nashville - Delaware County Times
Report: Former USMNT striker Bobby Wood to join Real Salt Lake - Deseret News
Phil Neville looking to bring aggressive playing style to Inter Miami - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Inter Miami 'not in jeopardy' of changing name - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Revolution part ways with defender Buttner - Gwinnett Daily Post
Alouettes re-sign receiver Jake Wieneke to one-year deal - Montreal Gazette
Red Bulls trade Tim Parker to Houston Dynamo FC - New York Newsday
CSUNs Danny Trejo cites work ethic heading into MLS SuperDraft - Orange County Register
USMNT to play Trinidad and Tobago in Orlando - Orlando Sentinel
Loons looking for more value with 25th pick in MLS draft - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Canadian brothers Marcello and Matteo Polisi eagerly await MLS SuperDraft - Toronto Globe and Mail
Jonathan Osorio upbeat about what lies ahead for Canadian mens soccer team - Toronto Star
For MLS draft picks, an option to stay in school - Washington Post

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL schedule for Challenge Cup and 2021 season timeline: Key dates, what you need to know - CBS Sports
Duke women's soccer's Tess Boade drafted by Sky Blue FC of NWSL - Duke Chronicle
After being drafted with 12th pick, Westchester, Penn State soccer star feeling 'pure joy' - Journal News
Thorns goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom announces retirement - SB Nation
BYU Womens soccer standout Mikayla Colohan gets drafted to NWSL's Orlando Pride - The Daily Universe

United Soccer League Championship
Atlanta United has options with 5th pick in MLS draft - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Josh Baros becomes NM Uniteds First Academy Signee - KRQE
Louisville City FC: John Hackworth has eyes on another USL Cup title - Louisville Courier-Journal

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