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Headlines for December 20, 2021

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
VIDEO: Jeremiah Mordi Is a Complete All-Around Threat| NBLC 2019-20 Season Highlights - YouTube

NBA G League
NBA G League Showcase 2021 Results: Top Scores, Highlights and Stats from Sunday - Bleacher Report
Mad Ants lose in Showcase Cup tournament - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Season of giving: Vipers basketball team partners for shoe giveaway - McAllen Monitor
Mario Chalmers: Former two-time NBA champion signs with G League's Grand Rapids Gold - MSN
VIDEO: Ciudad De México Capitanes vs. Agua Caliente Clippers - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Joe Young, Jose Alvarado Both Score 27 PTS for Squadron - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Birmingham Squadron vs. Grand Rapids Gold - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Capital City Go-Go vs. Iowa Wolves - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Vincent Edwards Drops 26 PTS vs. Capital City Go-Go - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Isaiah Todd Scores 25 Points vs. Iowa Wolves - YouTube
VIDEO: Feron Hunt, Carlik Jones Combine for 55 PTS to Lead Legends to Comeback Win - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Long Island Nets - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Texas Legends vs. Westchester Knicks - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Jaysean Paige (39 Points) Highlights vs. Motor City Cruise - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: No. 2 Maine Celtics vs. No. 7 Motor City Cruise - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Dunks of the Week - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Plays of the Week - YouTube
VIDEO: Memphis Hustle vs. College Park Skyhawks - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: AT&T Winter Showcase: Grand Rapids Gold vs. G League Ignite - Game Highlights - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Dallas Wings secure No. 4 overall pick in 2022 WNBA draft lottery - Dallas Morning News
Washington Mystics secure No. 1 pick in WNBA draft for second time, 'a huge moment for us' - ESPN
WNBA mock draft 2022, version 2.0 - Washington Mystics secure No. 1 pick in draft lottery - ESPN
Mystics win WNBA draft lottery; Liberty get 5th pick - New York Daily News
2022 WNBA Draft Lottery Winners and Losers: Mystics Have Major Edge in Offseason - Sports Illustrated
Mystics win WNBA draft lottery for first time - Washington Times

Football

Canadian Football League
The Case for Chris Jones: Edmonton Elks looking back to the future? - Edmonton Journal
Terry Jones: Elks' GM search down to Ted Goveia, Chris Jones - Edmonton Journal
Shawn Burke talks about taking over as Ottawa Redblacks GM - Ottawa Citizen
'I'M A WINNING GUY': Shawn Burke talks about taking over as Ottawa Redblacks GM - Ottawa Citizen

United States Football League
USFL Reaches Multi-Year Agreement with NBC, Joins FOX to Carry Combined 43 Games - Cord Cutters News

Hockey

American Hockey League
Dave Lowry gets first head coaching win as Jets enter holiday break with victory over Blues - CJOB
Silver Knights fans bombard Orleans ice with stuffed animals PHOTOS - Las Vegas Review-Journal
First-place Springfield Thunderbirds earn point in Hartford, lose in shootout - Springfield Republican
Toronto Maple Leafs off the ice until after Boxing Day due to COVID-19 spread - Toronto Globe and Mail

ECHL
ECHL hockey report: Jacksonville Icemen-South Carolina Stingrays, Dec. 19 - Florida Times-Union
K's fall as Schrock returns to ice - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Schrock returns, controversial officiating ensues, K's rally but lose 5-3 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Schrock returns, controversial officiating ensues, K's rally but lose 5-3 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Weekend Sports Review: ODU hits the beach; COVID hits pause for Heinicke, Hampton U; Monarchs misfire in basketball - Newport News Daily Press
Rush blanked by Idaho in series finale - Rapid City Journal
Walleye hold off Greenville in overtime - Toledo Blade
Photos: Oilers fall to Orlando Solar Bears - Tulsa World
Oilers end long homestand with loss to Orlando Solar Bears - Tulsa World
Wichita Thunder hockey team season update in ECHL standings - Wichita Eagle

North American Hockey League
Bruins rally to a win over Minot after a loss on Friday - Austin Daily Herald
Ice Dogs continue eight-game streak after beating Jets - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Tauros split series with Bruins - Minot Daily News
Junior hockey: Wilderness snaps losing streak - Pine Journal
VIDEO: NAHL Stars of the Week - December 13-19, 2021 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Ty Tullio, Owen Bennett named OHL top performers - Peterborough Examiner
His Grade 8 teacher inspired Mike Martone to become a teacher - Peterborough Examiner
Saginaw Spirit head into break with 11-13-1 record - Saginaw News

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Former Cape Breton Eagles players traded to open QMJHL trade period Sunday - Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton Eagles swept away by Charlottetown Islanders in weekend QMJHL action - Cape Breton Post
Charlottetown Islanders acquire veteran goaltender on the opening day of the QMJHL trade period - Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown trades Upper Tantallon's Goobie to Volts for veteran goalie - Charlottetown Guardian

SPHL
Storm prevail in overtime - Quad City Times

United States Hockey League
USHL: Confident Saints sweep weekend series from Madison - Telegraph Herald
Weekend roundup: Blackhawks split two games with Fargo - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Calgary Hitmen hope Christmas brings them deserved surge above .500 - Calgary Sun
Warriors head into break with a win over Regina - Discover Moose Jaw
Silvertips score 5 unanswered in 7-2 win over Spokane - Everett Herald
Red Deer Rebels Connor Ungar named WHL goaltender of the week - Red Deer Advocate
Ungar lifts Red Deer Rebels to 3-2 overtime win over Calgary Hitmen - Red Deer Advocate
Regina Pats' Cole Dubinsky takes several steps forward - Regina Leader-Post
Spokane Chiefs struggles continue with 7-2 loss to Everett Silvertips - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Guhle named Canada's captain for World Juniors - TSN
WHL Roundup: Ungar makes 47 saves, King nets OT winner for Rebels - TSN
WHL Roundup: Ungar makes 47 saves, King nets OT winner for Rebels - TSN
WHL Roundup: Ungar makes 47 saves, King nets OT winner for Rebels - TSN
Slumping Vancouver Giants less likely to be WHL trade-deadline buyers - Vancouver Province
Victoria Royals sent packing on holiday break with 6-5 loss to Tri-City Americans - Victoria News

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
NLL Week 3 Power Rankings: Big Wins Fuel Big Jumps for San Diego, Rochester - Inside Lacrosse
Dane Dobbie Reaches 900 Career Points in NLL Week 3 - US Lacrosse Magazine

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Sockers raise banner, then drop Chihuahua - San Diego Union-Tribune

Major League Soccer
Austin FC: Team signs 10-year MLS veteran Ethan Finlay - Austin American-Statesman
DeGeorge: Ernst Tanner and Jim Curtin have helped Union become a destination franchise - Delaware County Times
Austin FC sign M Ethan Finlay to 2-year contract - Gwinnett Daily Post
Sporting KC signs MLS soccer veteran Ben Sweat through 2023 - Kansas City Star
Former Minnesota United veteran Ethan Finlay signs with Austin FC - Minneapolis Star Tribune
On Soccer: So close to a Cup, title window still open for Timbers' core - Portland Tribune
Former Loons winger Ethan Finlay signs two-year deal with Austin FC - St. Paul Pioneer Press
VIDEO: Best Free Kicks in 2021 - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Mia Fishel Drafted By Orlando Pride In NWSL Draft - Bemews
Two Selected in 2022 NWSL Draft - Big 12 Conference
Four from NJ selected in National Women's Soccer League Draft - Daily Record
Jaelin Howell Goes Second Overall in NWSL Draft - Florida State Athletics
The 2022 NWSL Season Comes Into Sharper Focus - Forbes
Vanderbilt's Maddie Elwell selected in NWSL Draft - Nashville Post
On Soccer: So close to a Cup, title window still open for Timbers' core - Portland Tribune
Spirit draft results, DCU moves & more: Freedom Kicks for 12/20/21 - SB Nation
Savannah DeMelo, Jada Talley selected in NWSL Draft - USC Anneberg Media
Kris Ward promoted to permanent head coach for Washington Spirit - Washington Post

United Soccer League Championship
Charleston Battery soccer names Conor Casey as new coach - Charleston Post and Courier

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