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Headlines for February 20, 2021

Baseball

Eastern League
McElroy: After barely surviving 2020, local sports teams need a lifeline to stay afloat this year - Richmond Times-Dispatch
As Richmonders return to sporting events this spring, what will the new normal look like? - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Somerset Patriots announce 2021 schedule - Somerset Messenger-Gazette

Midwest League
Minor leagues have a schedule, what about a season? Week in baseball - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Major-league vet Widger to manage Bandits - Quad-Cities Online

Pacific Coast League
Sports Desk: Makuach Maluach receives special messages prior to UNM Senior Night game - KRQE
Isotopes, Fuego announce 2021 schedules - Santa Fe New Mexican

Pecos League
Isotopes, Fuego announce 2021 schedules - Santa Fe New Mexican

Southern League
Have 2020 Trash Pandas tickets? Heres how the team says theyll be credited for the 2021 season - WHNT
Jay Bell shares his thoughts and plans for the upcoming Trash Pandas season - WHNT

Texas League
Hodgetown to host three-game series between New Mexico, Air Force baseball"> - Amarillo Globe-News
Thorman tabbed as Naturals manager - Springdale Morning News

Basketball

NBA G League
Antonio Blakeney goes for a career high in Canton Charge loss to Agua Caliente Clippers - Canton Repository
Brissett continues to shine; Mad Ants win in double OT - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Brissett continues to shine; Mad Ants win in double OT - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Greensboro Swarm loses to Memphis Hustle in NBA G League game - Greensboro News and Record
VIDEO: Anthony Mathis Drops 23 PTS in Win against the Westchester Knicks (February20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Poole Makes Some Clutch Plays to Help Secure the OT Win against SLC (February 20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Yogi Ferrell Scores 28 Points against the Santa Cruz Warriors (February 20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Salt Lake City Stars - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Yogi Ferrell (28 Points) Highlights vs. Santa Cruz Warriors - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Plays of the Day - 02/20/2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Jared Harper (19 Points) Highlights vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Austin Spurs vs. Westchester Knicks - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Anthony Mathis with 23 Points vs. Westchester Knicks - YouTube
VIDEO: Simisola Shittu with 26 Points vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Kevin Porter Jr Scores 29 PTS in Win against the Long Island Nets (February 20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Adams Gets a Double-Double in Win over Memphis Hustle (February 20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs. Long Island Nets - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Memphis Hustle vs. Erie BayHawks - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Jeremiah Martin with 20 Points vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers - YouTube
VIDEO: BJ Johnson Posts 24 Points & 10 Rebounds vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers - YouTube
VIDEO: Josh Reaves with 21 Points vs. Long Island Nets - YouTube
VIDEO: Tyrell Terry with 23 Points vs. Erie BayHawks - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Adams with 28 Points vs. Memphis Hustle - YouTube
VIDEO: Inside the Locker Room of the Undefeated Blue Coats - YouTube
VIDEO: Amida Brimah (6 Points) Highlights vs. Iowa Wolves - YouTube
VIDEO: Oshae Brissett Scores 26 PTS in Mad Ants 2OT Win (February 20) - YouTube
VIDEO: Fort Wayne Mad Ants vs. Iowa Wolves - Condensed Game - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Seimone Augustus agrees to return to Sparks - Los Angeles Daily News
Sparks sign veteran wing Bria Holmes - Los Angeles Times

Football

Canadian Football League
1-Offs Tiger-Cats Tim Hortons Generation has another bite taken out of it with Rico Murray retirement - Hamilton Spectator
Ottawa Redblacks sign 2020 draft picks - Ottawa Citizen
Roughriders sign quarterback Luke Falk - Regina Leader-Post
Rob Vanstone: Saskatchewan Roughriders could enjoy many happy returns in 2021 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign quarterback Luke Falk - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
I knew it all along: you love curling - Winnipeg Free Press
Blue Bomber the first Black Hall of Famer - Winnipeg Free Press

Indoor Football League
VIDEO: Coach Speak with Iowa Barnstormers Head Coach Ameer Ismail - YouTube

Hockey

American Hockey League
Condors roll to first win of season, 5-1 over San Diego - Bakersfield Californian
Angello, Gaudreau, Lagace arrive as Penguins get shakeup - Citizens Voice
Sound Tigers nipped by Bruins - Connecticut Post
Home ice advantage still a thing even without fans for Grand Rapids Griffins - Grand Rapids Press
Well-traveled Danny ORegan gets cozy with Silver Knights - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Canadiens Game Day: Carey Price in goal, Paul Byron back in the lineup - Montreal Gazette
Kevin Labanc, San Jose Sharks set to face St. Louis Blues - San Jose Mercury News
Another strong performance from Berdin leads Moose over Marlies 2-1 - Toronto Star
WBS Penguins return to the ice Saturday in Hershey with a different look - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Highlight reel goals the story as Moose earn split with Marlies - Winnipeg Free Press

ECHL
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Icemen vs. South Carolina, February 20 - Florida Times-Union
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Icemen defeat South Carolina in overtime - Florida Times-Union
Get used to physical K's-vs.-Nailers games - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's finally play at Coliseum, get 1st win of season - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's 'pull their weight' to win home opener - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's win home opener - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's 'pull their weight' to win home opener - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's finally play at Coliseum, get 1st win of season - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets get 2 from AHL - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Friday Gallery Komets vs Wheeling Nailers - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rush beat Utah in shootout - Rapid City Journal
Komets Down Nailers, 4-1 - Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
Komets Win Home Opener, 4-1 Over Nailers - WTRF

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Dashers still await call to start - Danville Commercial-News

North American Hockey League
Aberdeen Wings dismantle Minot's physical game with 6-1 rout - Aberdeen American News
Slow start dooms Bruins against Minnesota Wilderness - Austin Daily Herald
St. Cloud skates to 4-2 win over Bobcats - Bismarck Tribune
Maine Nordiques stumble against Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Junior hockey: Quick start propels Wilderness to victory - Pine Journal

Ontario Hockey League
Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher recalls playing for Montreal team as a kid - Ottawa Citizen

Premier Hockey Federation
A popped bubble: A look into the NWHL bubble season through the eyes of its players - Danbury News-Times

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
FIDDLER'S FACTS: Islanders are legitimate - Charlottetown Guardian
Former Mooseheads star Nico Hischier named New Jersey Devils captain - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Mooseheads fall 4-3 to Islanders in OT - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
QMJHL: Lukas Cormier pots winner, Islanders edge Halifax Mooseheads to extend win streak - TSN
VIDEO: Justin Ducharme: #JeuDeLaSoiree / #HighlightOfTheNight -15/02/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Charles-Antoine Lavallee: #ArretDeLaSoiree Maxi / Maxi #SaveOfTheNight -15/02/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Maveric Lamoureux: #JeuDeLaSoiree / #HighlightOfTheNight -14/02/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Creed Jones: #ArretDeLaSoiree Maxi / Maxi #SaveOfTheNight -14/02/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: William Dufour: #JeuDeLaSoiree / #HighlightOfTheNight -13/02/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Vaughn Saves of the Week / Les Arrets De La Semaine Vaughn - 16/02/21 - YouTube

United States Hockey League
USHL hockey: Fargo Force breeze past Sioux City Musketeers - Fargo Forum
Power play: First-period goals send Tri-City on its way past Stars - Lincoln Journal Star
USHL: Omaha overcomes early deficit to defeat Waterloo, 5-4 - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Carpendale clears waivers Blazers at four overage players - CFJC
Pats look to strike the right balance in 24-game development season - Regina Leader-Post
Decision expected soon regarding B.C. Division of WHL - Victoria Times Colonist
Decision expected soon regarding B.C. Division of WHL - Victoria Times Colonist

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: Major League Rugby: Give It a Try: Psalm Wooching - YouTube

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Mike Renshaw, one of North Texas soccer pioneers with the Dallas Tornado, dies at 72 - Dallas Morning News

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United new kit will go on sale late next week - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mike Renshaw, one of North Texas soccer pioneers with the Dallas Tornado, dies at 72 - Dallas Morning News
Inter Miami sign former Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dates, protocols are set for MLS preseason training - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ex-Wayzata soccer star Patrick Weah, 17, to join Minnesota United - Minneapolis Star Tribune
'They like to attack and I like to attack': Ex-Cap Hurtado joins CF Montral - Vancouver Province
Whitecaps could be short on players and bodies after long off-season - Vancouver Province

National Women's Soccer League
Talent is everywhere on 2021 Red Stars - Chicago Sun Times
Energetic Orlando Pride attack preseason training with optimism - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride's Ali Riley fights rise anti-Asian racism - Orlando Sentinel
NC Courage co-owner Osaka Beats Brady at Australian Open for Her 4th Grand Slam Title - WRAL

United Soccer League Championship
Leese joins New Mexico United in two roles - Albuquerque Journal
United adds new assistant coach - KOBTV
Sports Desk: Makuach Maluach receives special messages prior to UNM Senior Night game - KRQE

United Soccer League One
FC Tucson under new ownership - KOLD
Teel: All sports venues aren't equal, so let's not treat them that way when assigning capacities - Richmond Times-Dispatch
McElroy: After barely surviving 2020, local sports teams need a lifeline to stay afloat this year - Richmond Times-Dispatch
As Richmonders return to sporting events this spring, what will the new normal look like? - Richmond Times-Dispatch

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