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Headlines for May 20, 2026

Baseball

American Association
Railroaders gain momentum with second straight win over RedHawks (May 19) - Cleburne Times Review
Cleburne stymies RedHawks to earn home victory - Fargo Forum
Monarchs dominate Chicago Dogs in home opener at Legends Field - KCTV
Goldeyes smoked in home opener - Winnipeg Free Press

Atlantic League
Area roundup: Vikings bust up Hoover, one win from defending title - Charleston Gazette-Mail

California League
Rawhide observes Americas 250th birthday with celebration of community heroes - Hanford Sentinel

Carolina League
Charleston RiverDogs fall on road to Hickory Crawdads - Charleston Post and Courier
Howlers blast RidgeYaks in series opener - Roanoke Times & World News

Eastern League
Gourson, bullpen key win for Curve - Altoona Mirror
Curve sink SeaWolves to open series - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Anthony Eyanson pitches five no-hit inning and Sea Dogs shut out Fightin Phils - Portland Press Herald

Florida State League
Mussels series opener In Dunedin postponed, doubleheader scheduled for Thursday - Cape Coral Breeze

Frontier League
ValleyCats pitcher Stephen Still signed by Baltimore Orioles organization - CBS6
Crushers: Jacob Tobias' grand slam lifts Lake Erie over Joliet - Chronicle-Telegram
Crushers: Jacob Tobias' grand slam lifts Lake Erie over Joliet - Chronicle-Telegram
Crushers outslug Slammers, 10-6, on Tobias grand slam in ninth - Lorain Morning Journal
ValleyCats Still headed to Orioles - Troy Record
Kirby, Washington weather storm for win - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
Lehigh Valley IronPigs' struggles stem from myriad of problems both in Triple-A and majors - Allentown Morning Call
Gwinnett Stripers comeback halted in ninth inning - Gwinnett Daily Post
Rochester Red Wings beat Worcester Red Sox in series opener - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
SWB RAILRIDERS: Lehigh Valley romps in schoolday special - Scranton Times-Tribune
SWB RAILRIDERS: Fernandez homers twice in series-opening rout of IronPigs - Scranton Times-Tribune
Saints fall to Omaha in series opener - St. Paul Pioneer Press
RailRiders hammer IronPigs in opener as Fernandez drives in six - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to return from elbow surgery Friday night - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Major League Baseball Draft League
Trenton Thunder to play as Garden State Fighting Finches - Sports Logos Net News
Scrappers name Raul Gonzalez manager for 2026 season - Warren Tribune-Chronicle

Midwest League
Sky Carp take opener over River Bandits - Beloit Daily News
Dayton Dragons: Duno, Confidan lead Dragons to rout of TinCaps in series opener - Dayton Daily News
Extra Bases: Wrapping up the TinCaps' loss to Dayton - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Pregame: TinCaps (19-20) vs. Dayton Dragons (22-17) - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps fall flat against Dayton to open six-game series - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers sell nearly 11,400 hot dogs on Dime Dog Night - NewsBreak - Appleton
Captains wallop Lugnuts, 14-1, in shortened game - Willoughby News-Herald

Northwest League
Indians use six-run seventh inning to win series-opener, 9-2, over Vancouver - KXLY
Jackson Cox matches career-high 10 strikeouts, Spokane Indians handle Vancouver 9-2 - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
Sports briefs: Reid back as Pit Spitters skipper; Gaylord's Kozlowski makes all-Midwest team; YMCA summer hoops league signup underway - Traverse City Record-Eagle

Pioneer League
Riding into 2026 - Daily Inter Lake
Bullpen blowup costs Chukars Opening Day - Idaho Falls Post Register
Missoula PaddleHeads rip four homers in season-debut win - Missoulian
Ogden Raptors lose touch late in 9-4 loss to Boise in season opener - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Hujsak homers twice as Hot Rods top Tourists 8-5 - Bowling Green Daily News
Keys' seven-game winning streak snapped by Drive - Frederick News-Post

Southern League
Four Run Fifth Sparks Lookouts To Victory - Chattanoogan
Smokies host Montgomery Biscuits for fifth homestand of season - Knoxville News-Sentinel
Smokies return to Knoxville, drop opening game to Montgomery Biscuits - Knoxville News-Sentinel

Basketball

NBA G League
LSU reportedly has an agreement to sign recent NBA G League pro RJ Luis Jr. - NBC Sports
Todd Golden: Signing ex-NBA G-League players 'not what college athletics is supposed to be' - On3.com

Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix moves higher in top 10 best sports cities ranking - Arizona Republic
Mercury can't handle Toronto Tempos duo in loss - Arizona Republic
Phoenix Mercury take on Toronto Tempo in first-ever matchup - Arizona Republic
Suns and Mercury adding new streaming option in media rights extension with Arizonas Family - Arizona Sports
'I don't have an answer': Natasha Cloud on her long wait in free agency - Chicago Sun Times
Natasha Cloud: Guard vows to prove herself with Chicago Sky - Chicago Tribune
Plum leads Los Angeles against Phoenix after 28-point performance - Daily Independent
Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey combine for 61 points, and the Tempo beat the Mercury 98-90 - Daily Independent
Rickea Jackson to miss WNBA season with torn ACL - Detroit News
Fever's Caitlin Clark sitting out against Fire with back issue - ESPN
WNBA Power Rankings: Sky crack top 5 with hot start, more early-season risers - ESPN
Fever's Aliyah Boston misses WNBA game for 1st time - ESPN
WNBA newcomer impact rankings: Chennedy Carter leads top 10 - ESPN
What it will take for Connecticut Sun to get first 2026 win - Hartford Courant
Indiana Fever host Portland Fire with Caitlin Clark out with injury - Indianapolis Star
Why Caitlin Clark won't play in Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire game - Indianapolis Star
Where to watch Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire tonight, live stats, highlights - Indianapolis Star
Storm celebrates AANHPI heritage with custom tee designed by Filipino American artist - KING
Flavor Flav brings SHE Weekend parade, parties to celebrate womens sports - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Terps in the WNBA: Week 2 - Maryland Athletics
Liberty's $80 million practice facility groundwork being laid - New York Post
With PWHL expansion team, Bay Area is now capital of women's pro sports - San Jose Mercury News
Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey combine for 61 points as Tempo tip the Mercury 98-90 - Toronto Star
Toronto Tempo don't look like a WNBA expansion team early on - Toronto Sun
VIDEO: Toronto Tempo vs. Phoenix Mercury: FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS: May 19, 2026 - YouTube

Football

Canadian Football League
B.C. Lions3DownNation CFL power rankings: how teams stack up entering full preseason slate - 3DownNation
Day 11 of Stampeders main camp: Punter Mark Vassett faces new test - Calgary Sun
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign former Manitoba Bisons QB Jackson Tachinski, 2 others - CJOB
CFL TV schedule: CBS Sports Network to televise 34 games in 2026 - FBSschedules.com
Kickers living in their own world at Ticats training camp - Hamilton Spectator
Rider Rumblings Ep 190: What we learned in Roughriders pre-season game - Regina Leader-Post
CFL's Montreal Alouettes Mark 80th Anniversary of Founding With Special Logo - Sports Logos Net News
Defensive co-ordinator Greg Quick in third stint with Toronto Argonauts - Toronto Globe and Mail
Arbitrator awards former CFL player Bruce $25,000 in damages - TSN
Fredericksen not ready to say goodbye to the gridiron - Winnipeg Free Press
Familiar territory, new position - Winnipeg Free Press
Nothing personal: Chippiness just part of long, grinding Bombers camp - Winnipeg Sun
Winnipegger Tachinski gets shot as receiver with Bombers - Winnipeg Sun

Indoor Football League
Green Bay Blizzard pull out gritty win over Tulsa, move to 8-1 - NewsBreak - Appleton

United Football League
Ex-UW WR Becomes UFL Leading Receiver After Game-Winning Performance - Huskies Wire
VIDEO: Gilmore Lead the Charge as Birmingham Keeps the Playoff Push AliveCatch the Full Episode of T - YouTube
VIDEO: QB1 Collecting Wins and Weekly HonorsJack Plummer Is the @progressive Offensive Player of The - YouTube
VIDEO: Derek the Menace - YouTube
VIDEO: Wrecking Game Plans One Snap at a TimeTae Crowder Is the @nobull Defensive Player of T - YouTube
VIDEO: THE UFL SHOW EP. 9: ANTHONY BECHT & BROCK HUARD JOIN THE SHOW - YouTube
VIDEO: Epic Week 8 Catches Around the UFL - YouTube
VIDEO: Jack Plummer's 71-Yard Touchdown Run: Longest of the Season! - YouTube

Hockey

American Hockey League
Abbotsford Canucks two-way players top Pacific Division in NHL games played for 2025-26 - Abbotsford News
Manitoba Moose defenceman Tyrel Bauer named AHL Man of the Year - CJOB
Grand Rapids stayed alive in the playoffs with an OT win in Chicago - Detroit News
Latest Fire & Ice podcast is all about the Firebirds' must-win Game 4 - Palm Springs Desert Sun
WBS PENGUINS: Hold off Springfield in Game 3 to take series lead - Scranton Times-Tribune
Leafs top prospects Danford, Cowan team up in AHL playoffs - Toronto Star
Zonnon stays hot as WBS Penguins edge Springfield for Game 3 win - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

ECHL
Wrapping up Komets' series-clinching win over Toledo - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets beat Toledo to win Game 6 and Central Division Finals - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets take Game 6, Central Division series against Toledo - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Pregame blog: Toledo Walleye (2-3) at Komets (3-2), Game 6 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Islanders reach minor-league affiliation deal with Trenton Ironhawks - New York Newsday
Islanders Announce ECHL Affiliation Agreement with Trenton - NHL.com
Minnesota Wild Announces Multi-year Affiliation Agreement With Jacksonville Icemen - NHL.com
Trenton Ironhawks to serve as ECHL affiliate of New York Islanders - Trentonian

North American Hockey League
Wilderness stunned in OT in Robertson Cup final - Pine Journal

Ontario Hockey League
Owen Sound Attack hire Keenan Reynolds as new head coach - Owen Sound Sun Times
Scott Wray: I loved every minute of it - Owen Sound Sun Times
Wheatleys Cameron Arquette at Memorial Cup - Sarnia Observer
Chase Reids meteoric CHL career points to a faster future - Sault Star
Stratford's Dan Lebold embracing Memorial Cup chaos with Kitchener - Sudbury Star
Memorial Cup a homecoming for Rangers Jack Pridham - Waterloo Record
Rangers Memorial Cup rally comes a year early for fans - Waterloo Record

Professional Women's Hockey League
Goldeneyes Sophie Jaques named finalist for PWHL defender of the year - Abbotsford News
Fleets Keller, Winn named PWHL Defender of the Year finalists - Boston Globe
Jenner, Pannek, Heise finalists for PWHL's forward of the year - Hamilton Spectator
Clark succeeding in shutdown role for Charge as Ottawa looks to even PWHL final - Hamilton Spectator
Why PWHL decided to start new expansion franchise in 'hockey city' San Jose - NBC Bay Area & California
First-winner Rocco Mediate returning to Rogers Charity Classic in 2026 - Ottawa Citizen
Can Ottawa Charge to complete 'reverse sweep' in PWHL final? - Ottawa Sun
With PWHL expansion team, Bay Area is now capital of women's pro sports - San Jose Mercury News
PWHL announces San Jose expansion: How the league forayed into California - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Lands 2026-27 PWHL Expansion Team, Introduces Orange-and-Blue Colour Scheme - Sports Logos Net News

United States Hockey League
WATCH: Hear from new Waterloo Black Hawks' head coach Brett Olson - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Junior Hockey: Black Hawks named Brett Olson new head coach - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
WHL NOTEBOOK: CHL clubs prepare for Memorial Cup - Brandon Sun
Sports Looking Back: May 19, 2026 - Brandon Sun
Hurricanes sign first-round pick - Lethbridge Herald
Captain Christensen will forever cherish his Raiders days - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Raiders season was a special one, traction moment eluded them in WHL final - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Red Deers Justice Christensen reflects on WHL career - Red Deer Advocate
Everett Silvertips are WHL hockey league champions - Snohomish County Tribune
Former Broncos scout Mike Fraser helps guide Everett to first WHL title - Swift Current Online

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Toronto Rock win NLL Cup with series-clinching 12-7 win over Halifax Thunderbirds - CBC
Kirst, Kelleher Win NLL Championship with Toronto Rock - Cornell Athletics
Matthews and Dawick Lead Toronto to NLL Cup - Denver Athletics
Hiltz, English Secure NLL Championship - Syracuse Orange Athletics

Premier Lacrosse League
PLL Power Rankings, Week 2: Cannons Climb While Philly, NY Come Back to Earth - Inside Lacrosse

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: Episode 10 of Inside MLR Is LIVE on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts - YouTube
VIDEO: Inside MLR: Huge Wins & Hard Truths Ft. Nate Augspurger & Matt McCarthy - YouTube

Soccer

Gainbridge Super League
Brooklyn FC parts ways with GM Tenjo, head coach Tengarrinha - Front Row Soccer
Dallas Trinity FC plays Lexington in playoffs on Peacock Saturday - NBC DFW

Major Arena Soccer League
VIDEO: MASL Ten for Ten - Alexi Lalas (USMNT, Fox Sports) - YouTube

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United training center to host Uzbekistan World Cup camp - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Columbus Crew vs New York City FC in US Open Cup quarterfinals - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Crew vs New York City FC. Live U.S. Open Cup updates, scores - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Crew coaching search plans with Laurent Courtois at helm - Columbus Dispatch
How to watch Columbus Crew vs NYCFC, U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal - Columbus Dispatch
Lumen Field is already unrecognizable and Seattle's World Cup makeover isn't done yet - KING
Orlando City jumps out to early lead vs. Atlanta, cruises to U.S. Open Cup semifinal - Orlando Sentinel
U.S. Soccer, MLS Beat NASL Antitrust Appeal With $500M+ at Stake - Sportico
VIDEO: What a Pass from Marco Reus - YouTube
VIDEO: MLS 360 Team Couldn'T Believe How to INSANE Ending Was to San Diego FC vs. FC Cincinnati - YouTube

MLS NEXT Pro
Columbus Crew coaching search plans with Laurent Courtois at helm - Columbus Dispatch
LOCAL ROUNDUP: CCFC defeats Chicago Fire II - High Point Enterpise

National Women's Soccer League
Ranking the best NWSL landing spots for Australian star Sam Kerr - CBS Sports
1-on-1 with Portland Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold - KPTV
Angel City FC hosts Kansas City as busy May continues - Press-Enterprise
First-place Wave head to Houston excited about the present, future at forward - San Diego Union-Tribune
With PWHL expansion team, Bay Area is now capital of women's pro sports - San Jose Mercury News
VIDEO: Best Saves of Matchweek 7 - YouTube
VIDEO: GOLAZOOOOOOS from Matchweek 8 - YouTube
VIDEO: Lia Godfrey Dudinha - YouTube
VIDEO: San Diego Wave's Mel Barcenas Attempt Accompanied by the Crafty Footwork - YouTube
VIDEO: Malia Berkely Puts It All on the Line - YouTube
VIDEO: That Tackle? Legacy Status. - YouTube
VIDEO: Houston Goes for Top Bins But Lorena Makes the Save! - YouTube
VIDEO: Bloomer Fears Nothing. - YouTube
VIDEO: Didi Haračić Got FOOTWORK - YouTube
VIDEO: Sent Her the Wrong Way Team Goal Finish - YouTube
VIDEO: Oihane Got Her Spinning - YouTube

United Soccer League Championship
Taking a look at NM United's match vs. league-leading Tampa Bay Rowdies - Albuquerque Journal
VIDEO: Matt Levy Is a Brick Wall - YouTube

United Soccer League One
Fort Wayne Football Club handling schedule congestion - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
VIDEO: All Class from Vinyals - YouTube
VIDEO: Building Something Special at AC Boise, Plus Prinx Tires USL Cup Contenders: USL All Access - YouTube
VIDEO: "HE HAS STUNNED WESTCHESTER COUNTY!!!!!" - YouTube

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