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Headlines for November 20, 2010

Baseball

Arizona Fall League
Peoria, Scottsdale face off in Arizona Fall League championship - Arizona Republic

Eastern League
Extra Innings - Tigers welcome six SeaWolves to den - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Sox add Exposito, Pimental and Tejeda to 40-man roster; Spears re-signed - Portland Press Herald

Golden Baseball League
Merge a boost for Vipers - Calgary Sun
Outlaws now part of new North American League - Chico Enterprise Record

International League
Longtime Mud Hens announcer Frank Gilhooley dies - Toledo Blade
Frank Gilhooley, 1924-2010: One time bat boy was veteran sportscaster - Toledo Blade

Midwest League
Hot Rods announce ticket packages - Bowling Green Daily News
Bandits staff set for 2011 - Quad City Times

New York-Penn League
Morandini expected to be next Cutters manager - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Northern League
Hammers find a new home - Joliet Herald News
Golden League merges with Northern League, United League - WREX

Northwest League
Mariners add Pineda, Wilhelmsen to 40-man roster - Everett Herald
Newsmakers - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Pacific Coast League
OKC RedHawks' parent club Astros for sale - Daily Oklahoman

Southern League
Atlanta Braves Add Cory Gearrin To Their 40-Man Roster - Chattanoogan
Huntsville Stars owner Miles Prentice wants to buy Houston Astros - Huntsville Times

Texas League
Tulsa Drillers announce 2011 schedule - Tulsa World

United League Baseball
Former Dillas owner included in merger - Amarillo Globe-News
New league (sort of) for Colts in '11 - San Angelo Standard-Times

Basketball

NBA G League
Johnson's 24 points leads Jam past Tulsa in season opener - Bakersfield Californian
Wizards fall to Energy in opener - Bismarck Tribune
Iowa Energy: Stinson's back, but changes abound - Des Moines Register
Give and Go - Scouting report on Alabi and Eyenga - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
BayHawks hammer Armor in season opener - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Roster - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
NBA D-League capsules - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Coaching staff - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
SEASON at a glance - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Wilmont takes shot at discipline - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Ants anticipation - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Former Boilers face off in pro debuts - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Bakersfield Slips Past 66ers in SeasonOpener - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
Idaho Stampede coach Randy Livingston says he has a steady performer in former teammate Desean Hadle - Idaho Statesman
Toros de-Claw Maine - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Happy fans see red again - Portland Press Herald
Steve Solloway: The growing pains begin for a man called Tiny - Portland Press Herald
Maine Red Claws: First-game blues - Portland Press Herald
Basketball: Bighorns tip off with new coach, familiar faces on bench - Reno Gazette-Journal
Stephane Lasme out indefinitely following surgery for a fractured foot - Springfield Republican
Headline goes here - Tulsa World

Women's National Basketball Association
Tulsa Shock Hires TeresaEdwards - Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
Shock hires former WNBA player - Tulsa World

Football

Canadian Football League
Miller heads Riders family - Calgary Herald
Stampeder grieves grandma's passing - Calgary Herald
Retired kicker recalls winning frozen final - Calgary Herald
Feel The Pressure - Calgary Herald
Bitter cold favours Calgary's run game - Calgary Herald
Riders-Stamps rivalry begins with rosters - Calgary Sun
Trio shifts into top gear - Calgary Sun
Put your bestface forward - Edmonton Journal
Get ready to rumble for Grey Cup - Edmonton Journal
Still Eskie green after all these years - Edmonton Journal
Great White North makes post-season special - Edmonton Journal
Changes inevitable for Tiger-Cats - Hamilton Spectator
CFL made for outdoors - Montreal Gazette
Als' Trestman fosters winning atmosphere - Montreal Gazette
Coach Trestman is one of a kind - Montreal Gazette
Won't be burned by dynamo Owens, Alouettes' Cox vows - Montreal Gazette
Als aim to neutralize Owens - Montreal Gazette
Argos player can't skip school for practice - National Post
Riders rookie Shomari Williams learning the professional game - Regina Leader-Post
Can frozen greens be any good? - Regina Leader-Post
VANSTONE: Chilly conditions favour Calgary Stampeders - Regina Leader-Post
Riders comfortable being underdogs - Regina Leader-Post
Riders discuss ways to tackle the cold during West Division final - Regina Leader-Post
Roughriders admire head coach Ken Miller - Regina Leader-Post
West final? Give edge to Stampeders - Regina Leader-Post
Roughriders vs. Stampeders: Who has the advantage? - Regina Leader-Post
Riders will leave Stampeders cold as ice - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Miller fosters feeling of family - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Burris advises Stamps rookie corps to stay calm - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Give edge to Stamps over Riders Sunday - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Forecast favours Stampeders game - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Campaign momentum building - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Northrup tending to cattle, injuries - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
No simple cure for cold - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Simpson says he'll play - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Nik Lewis Nation welcomes everybody - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Argos' Boyd masters hard knock life - Toronto Globe and Mail
CFL Playoff Picks - Toronto Globe and Mail
Reconstructing the Riders' rise - Toronto Globe and Mail
Toronto-Montreal rivalry loses its grandeur - Toronto Globe and Mail
Back for more at The Big O - Toronto Globe and Mail
The man behind the Argos amazing revival - Toronto Star
Cox: Murphy no longer the CFL's dirtiest player - Toronto Star
Argos' Owens anticipates lots of action against Alouettes - Toronto Star
Als' Ferri ticked by trash-talking Belli - Toronto Sun
Help is on the way for Argos - Toronto Sun
Als on a manhunt for Owens - Toronto Sun
Barker believes - Toronto Sun
Als kicker Duval has Hank Ilesic blues - Toronto Sun
On containing Calvillo - Toronto Sun
Emotions high in Montreal - Toronto Sun
Argo/teacher crams for final - Toronto Sun
Leafs - well some of them - cheering for Argos - Toronto Sun
Belli ups the ante in war of words - Toronto Sun
Boyd is Argos' X factor - Toronto Sun
Prefontaine has not missed beat since rejoining Argos - Toronto Sun
Barker has Argos believing in themselves - Toronto Sun
Beamer Likes Als, Stampeders - BC Lions - Vancouver Sun
How I became a whistle-toting zebra - Vancouver Sun
Predicting the semifinals - Off the Gridiron - Vancouver Sun
Jackson unsure if job is secure with Lions - Vancouver Sun
CFL West final? Give the edge to Stampeders - Vancouver Sun
Final conflicts - Winnipeg Free Press

Indoor Football League
Kamiakin's Maher ranks as 'Dean of 'D' - Tri-City Herald
Venom add to indoor football roster - Wenatchee World

United Football League
UFL's transfer fee issue dominates league news in final week of regular season - Examiner
Locos get date with Florida in UFL final - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nighthawks Game Day: Live - Omaha World-Herald
Notes: UFL won't back down on the fee - Omaha World-Herald
Nighthawks' skid continues among boycott talk - Omaha World-Herald
Florida Tuskers beat Omaha, UFL title game up next - Orlando Sentinel

Hockey

American Hockey League
Hot goalie burns Heat - Abbotsford News
Devils win shootout - Albany Times-Union
Stars beat Barons in shootout - Austin American-Statesman
Texas Stars honoring soldiers' service at tonight's game - Austin American-Statesman
B-Sens scouting report: Hartford Wolf Pack - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
B-Sens bite Bears back - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
B-Binghamton Senators v. Hershey Bears - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Checkers still rolling: Win 4th straight, 8th in past 10 - Charlotte Observer
WOLVES: Home ice looking very nice - Chicago Sun Times
Admirals cruise past Penguins - Citizens Voice
Penguins Insider Friday Post-Game 11/19 - Citizens Voice
Lake Erie Monsters defeat Toronto Marlies, 2-1 - Cleveland Plain Dealer
House of Pain references - Soundin' Off - Connecticut Post
Romano's goal sends Sound Tigers to OT victory - Connecticut Post
Easy to be hard - Soundin' Off - Connecticut Post
Texas Stars beat Barons 2-1 in shootout - Daily Oklahoman
Phantoms fall to Checkers in OT - Glens Falls Post-Star
Video: Griffins postgame interviews after 5-0 loss to Houston Aeros - Grand Rapids Press
Griffins defenseman Travis Ehrhardt impresses as fill-in at forward - Grand Rapids Press
Griffins fight hard against Aeros but fall in second consecutive shutout - Grand Rapids Press
Bulldogs break out in second to win 5-3 - Hamilton Spectator
Hershey Bears add Lacroix from South Carolina - Harrisburg Patriot-News
WBS Penguins-Hershey Bears pregame capsule - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Wolf Pack End Road Losing Streak - Hartford Courant
Whale Look Forward To Fresh Start - Hartford Courant
Aeros take advantage of power play to bear Griffins 5-0 - Houston Chronicle
Bears fall in Binghamton - Lebanon Daily News
Unable to hold on in the end - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rivermen rookie goalie Allen handles Heat, 2-0 - Peoria Journal Star
Sound Tigers 4, P-Bruins 3: Comeback falls short - Providence Journal
Rochester Amerks allow 5 straight goals in loss to Hamilton - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Amerks fall to Bulldogs - Rochester R News
Rockford IceHogs waste goalie's effort in loss - Rockford Register Star
Rampage pepper Admirals - San Antonio Express News
Former Springfield Falcon Chad Kolarik leads Hartford Wolf Pack to 5-2 win over Falcons - Springfield Republican
Syracuse Crunch gets a point but loses in shootout to Albany, 4-3 - Syracuse Post Standard
Kadri a little awestruck - Toronto Sun
Roundup: UAlbany volleyball one victory from NCAA Tournament - Troy Record
Jones' 2 goals help Admirals end road trip on high note - Virginian Pilot
Penguins' home woes continue - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Schroeder hits pay dirt - Winnipeg Free Press
High draft picks mean nothing - Winnipeg Free Press
Highlight reel / MOOSE 3 ICEHOGS 1 - Winnipeg Free Press
Minor adjustments - Winnipeg Sun
Moose empathizes with Sutter - Winnipeg Sun
Moose tracks - Winnipeg Sun
Help on the way for Worcester - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Broken stick typical of bad Shark night - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Central Hockey League
Thunder looks to capitalize on chances - Bloomington Pantagraph
IceMen finally find the net against Gems' goalie - Evansville Courier & Press
Eagles hold off Rush - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Komets lose again - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's improved but lose again - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Komets raise energy level but still have that losing vibe - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Effort too little, too late for Komets - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Brahmas beat Laredo 3-1 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Morning briefing - Greeley Tribune
Mavericks down Tulsa 5-2, head home for the rematch - Independence Examiner
Killer Bees Give Away Two Goal Lead, Lose At Home - KGBT
Ulanski nets quick overtime winner - Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
In the News: Boise State overpowers Fresno State - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Fanfare - Newton Kansan
Central Hockey League: Jackalopes on the road - Odessa American
Mallards blank Mississippi - Quad City Times
Mallards' Russo blanks RiverKings to start long journey - Quad-Cities Online
Missouri's late surge downs Tulsa Oilers - Tulsa World
Thunder suffers another road loss - Wichita Eagle

ECHL
Gladiators fall to Stingrays - Access North Georgia
Aces top Utah on Miller's power-play goal in OT - Anchorage Daily News
Rookies chip in on Aces' OT win - Anchorage Daily News
Condors take it to road-weary Wranglers, 7-1 - Bakersfield Californian
Rays power past Gladiators - Charleston Post and Courier
Cyclones roar past K-Wings 5-2 - Cincinnati Enquirer
Utah Grizzlies Aced by overtime goal - Deseret News
Everblades clobber Toledo 8-1 - Fort Myers News-Press
Team proves they're warriors at home, too - Greenville News
Three Road Warriors promoted to American Hockey League team - Greenville News
Gladiators rally, fall to Stingrays - Gwinnett Daily Post
K-Wings add forward Brady Leisenring, part ways with Brian McMillin - Kalamazoo Gazette
Kalamazoo Wings drop game to Cincinnati - Kalamazoo Gazette
In Brief - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Florida Everblades Game Day Primer: 'Blades try to sweep Walleye, Will tonight be another fight-fest - Naples Daily News
Hockey: Toledo coach fined, suspended for tonight's Everblades game - Naples Daily News
Everblades fight their way to 8-1 win over Toledo - Naples Daily News
Royals' 5-game win streak ends - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Alaska rallies to knock off Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
Goalie passes first test - Stockton Record
Walleye ripped 8-1 in Florida - Toledo Blade

North American Hockey League
Blizzard win first of two against Aberdeen - Alexandria Echo Press
Scoring spurt lifts Wichita Falls by Bulls - Amarillo Globe-News
Special Delivery: Bruins win 5-2 - Austin Daily Herald
NAHL: Bobcats down Express - Bismarck Tribune
IceRays victorious in another close game - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Michigan Warriors run winning streak to four games with biggest rout in franchise's brief history - Flint Journal
Austin tops Coulee Region Chill - La Crosse Tribune
Runners end Texas streak - Topeka Capital-Journal
St. Louis beats North Stars - Traverse City Record-Eagle
Wild drop another - Wenatchee World
Wildcats overcome penalties - Wichita Falls Times Record News

Ontario Hockey League
Bulls lose in Ottawa - Belleville Intelligencer
Battalion falls in shootout - Brampton Guardian
Otters Watch - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Generals score 10, blow out Otters - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
OTTERS WATCH: Erie Otters at Barrie Colts - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
OTTERS UPDATE: Rookie Tankeev released, heads to NAHL - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Storm struggles continue against Whalers - Guelph Mercury
Brooks only partly to blame for Storm's woes - Guelph Mercury
Knights ever hopeful of recruits - London Free Press
Fragile Knights crumble to Spits - London Free Press
London Knights vs Windsor Spitfires - London Free Press
Smith-Pelly guides Majors - Mississauga News
Smith-Pelly guides Majors over 'Dogs - Mississauga News
Graham cracks Ontario roster - Niagara Falls Review
Dogs trip catches eyes of scouts - Niagara Falls Review
Mrazek's on a roll for 67's - Ottawa Citizen
67's ice Bulls 5-2 - Ottawa Sun
Binnington backstops Attack to win - Owen Sound Sun Times
sports briefs - Peterborough Examiner
Dressing room is special place for a sports team and players - Peterborough Examiner
Saginaw Spirit give up three unanswered goals, lose to Sarnia Sting, 4-3 - Saginaw News
Hounds shoot down Brampton - Sault Star
Hounds beat Brampton in shootout - Sault Star
Greyhounds win in shootout - Soo Today
Graham cracks Team Ontario - St. Catharines Standard
Wolves fall under Attack - Sudbury Star
Photos of Wolves vs Attack - Sudbury Star
OHL: Smith-Pelly scores twice as Majors edge IceDogs - TSN
Rangers win eighth in a row - Waterloo Record
Spits gel after juggle - Windsor Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Rocket blast Eagles in first-period onslaught - Cape Breton Post
Wildcats headed to Ottawa - Cape Breton Post
Rocket blasts Screaming Eagles - Charlottetown Guardian
SPORTS IN BRIEF - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Moose take 3-2 win - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Moose take 3-2 win - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Maineiacs run streak to nine in 4-3 win - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Wildcats hit hard by injuries and suspensions - Moncton Times & Transcript
Wildcats bracing themselves for home doubleheader - Moncton Times & Transcript
Moncton Wildcats Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - Moncton Times & Transcript
Sidelines - Ottawa Citizen
Strong, tough, determined - Ottawa Citizen
Burns got into a fight he couldn't win - Ottawa Sun
Burns' fight with cancer finally ends - Ottawa Sun
Sports Digest - Portland Press Herald
Goalie's dedications prove inspirational - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN
Mooseheads keep streaks going with win over Rouyn-Noranda - TSN

SPHL
RiverHawks win on 4 third-period goals - Augusta Chronicle
Havoc defeat Surge in rematch of finals - Biloxi Sun Herald
Columbus Cottonmouths: Brett Hammond's tough break turns hopeful - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
FireAntz roster shake-ups on horizon after defeat - Fayetteville Observer
Ice Bears can't complete comeback, 5-4 - Knoxville News-Sentinel
Ice Flyers win over Knoxville - Pensacola News Journal

United States Hockey League
Buccaneers shut out for first time this season, 2-0 at Green Bay - Des Moines Register
Force score a road victory over Stampede - Fargo Forum
Gamblers stop Bucs on shutout by McKay - Green Bay Press-Gazette
SPORTS ROUNDUP - Kearney Daily Hub
Penalties send Storm to third straight loss - Kearney Daily Hub
Musketeers fall to red-hot Lincoln - KTIV
Lincoln Stars best Sioux City for 6th straight win - Lincoln Journal Star
Blue Line Blog's Blog | Game 13: Sioux City at Lincoln - Lincoln Journal Star
In another shootout, Muskegon Lumberjacks post victory on home ice - Muskegon Chronicle
Three-goal third period helps Omaha top Phantoms - Omaha World-Herald
Whistles lacking as surging Stars down Muskies, 3-2 - Sioux City Journal
Fargo ends skid by skating past Herd - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Friday night frustration - Telegraph Herald
Black Hawks quiet Storm, 4-1 - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Phantoms fall, 5-2 - Youngstown Vindicator
Late collapse costs Phantoms at home - Youngstown Vindicator

Western Hockey League
McCaig, Holder power Wheat Kings - Brandon Sun
Hitmen handle Wheat Kings - Brandon Sun
Ladd's 'C' no surprise to Hawks - Calgary Herald
Want to trade son? Call Flames GM - Calgary Herald
Nod for Thrashers' Ladd no surprise - Calgary Sun
Gore stars as Bruins edge Americans - Chilliwack Progress
Everett 4, Kamloops 2 - Everett Herald
Hat trick for Tips' Tochkin - Everett Herald
Rockets double Cougars - Kelowna Capital News
Rockets scratch out solid win in Cougartown - Kelowna Daily Courier
Tigers look to get on a roll at home - Medicine Hat News
Beach and Royer happy to be Warriors - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
A little dissent - Portland Oregonian
Raiders rookies shine in 9-3 rout of Hurricanes - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Raiders, Hurricanes tied 1-1 in first period - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Subway Series a thrill ride for P.G. connections - Prince George Citizen
Rebels bust Broncos - Red Deer Advocate
Blades play Hurricanes tonight - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Kellan Tochkin's hat trick drives Everett past Kamloops | WHL - Seattle Times
Kellan Tochkin's hat trick drives Everett past Kamloops | WHL - Seattle Times
Broncos a step behind Rebels - Southwest Booster
Chiefs fall to T-Birds in shootout - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Broncos Lose In Red Deer - Swift Current Online
Ams fall 4-3 to Chilliwack - Tri-City Herald
WHL: Lamoureux's OT goal gives Giants comeback win over Pats - TSN
Giants come back to win OT thriller over Pats - Vancouver Sun

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Seattle Pacific edges Western Washington in NCAA volleyball regional | Northwest briefs - Seattle Times

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League
Blast Take Home Home-Opening Win Against Riot - Baltimore Examiner
SPORTS WIRE: Moore, Boise State bury Fresno State - Chicago Sun Times
Althaus: Down memory lane - Independence Examiner
Close call for Comets - Independence Examiner
Slow second-half dooms Comets - Kansas City Star
Vipers rally to claim opener behind Farias - Omaha World-Herald

Major League Soccer
Leonard: Agudelo's giving U.S. a big boost - Bergen Record
Unlikely pair vie for MLS Cup - Boulder Daily Camera
Communication can get complicated with FC Dallas' diverse roster - Dallas Morning News
Taylor: FC Dallas' Schellas Hyndman is proof that coaching matters - Dallas Morning News
League MVP Ferreira part of rebuilt team - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Soccer notebook: Dynamo's Canetti enjoys new role - Houston Chronicle
Members of the Galaxy discuss how to improve the team for the 2011 MLS season - Los Angeles Times
Mediator gives McCourts settlement proposal - Los Angeles Times
Coach's turnaround leads FC Dallas to 1st MLS Cup - Ogden Standard-Examiner
Sports in Brief: Dallas' Ferreira is soccer MVP - Philadelphia Inquirer
Free Kicks: MLS to change away ticket policy - Portland Oregonian
Rapids hope for big Wynne at MLS Cup - Toronto Globe and Mail
MLS Cup lacks lustre - Toronto Sun
De Ro's not a lock to stay at TFC - Toronto Sun
New Whitecap's DeMerit points a plus with the ladies - Vancouver Sun

Professional Arena Soccer League
Alex Aleardi leads Plymouth Whalers over Guelph Storm - Detroit Free Press
SOCKERS: Today -- vs. Tacoma Stars - North County Times
Sockers Begin Defense of Championship - San Diego.com
Young squad lets win slip away - Stockton Record

U.S. Soccer Federation D-2
Lancers great Mike Stojanovic dies - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Women's Professional Soccer
Red Stars' Rapinoe, U.S. up for challenge - Chicago Sun Times

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