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Headlines for January 21, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Kansas City Monarchs are back! - FOX 4 KC
Kansas City T-Bones will adopt the name of the storied Negro Leagues team Kansas City Monarchs - Kansas City Star
Negro Leagues museum allows T-Bones to be renamed KC Monarchs - Kansas City Star
Kansas City Monarchs baseball team returning with rebranding of the T-Bones - KMBC
Negro Leagues roots: Kansas City T-Bones renamed Monarchs - Sioux City Journal

International League
Gwinnett Stripers offer Coolray Field suites as "Office for a Day" working spaces - Gwinnett Daily Post

Northwest League
Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #2 Tim Lincecum - Keizer Times
Baseball questions? Vancouver Cs exec pledges answers at fundraiser - Vancouver Province

Basketball

NBA G League
7-Foot-3 Kai Sotto Opting Out Of Start Of NBA G League Bubble To Play For Filipino National Team - Forbes
NBA G League source: Kai Sotto's Ignite stint now uncertain after Gilas commitment - Phillippine Star
Kai Sotto camp assures his Gilas stint approved by NBA G League - Sports Interactive Network Philippines

Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Suns Alyssa Thomas tears Achilles, presumably out for the 2021 WNBA season - Hartford Courant
Retired WNBA player and Olympian Ruthie Bolton makes a stop in North Dakota - KX News
2021 WNBA Free Agency: New York Liberty have plenty of room to maneuver - SB Nation

Football

Canadian Football League
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Briggs to one-year pact, no-brainer for Neufeld to return - CJOB
B.C. Lions sign wide receiver Shaq Johnson to contract extension - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes left guard Rutherford retires at 25 to tackle police career - Montreal Gazette
Vanstone: Fajardomania was runnin' wild in 2019 - Regina Leader-Post
CFL linebacker Wynton McManis signs reserve/future deal with the Saints - Saints Wire
Receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert re-signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Ten big Toronto sports signings that caught our attention, for better or for worse - Toronto Star
Bombers just fine for Neufeld - Winnipeg Sun

Indoor Football League
Indoor football took Tri-Cities by storm, captured fans - Tri-City Herald

XFL
SBJ Football: XFL Seeks Chief Football Officer - Sports Business Daily

Hockey

American Hockey League
Roadrunners to play two home exhibition games at an empty Tucson Arena - Arizona Daily Star
AHL: Hershey Bears sign Rob O'Gara, Reece Willcox to professional tryout agreements - Carlisle Sentinel
Grand Rapids Griffins sign Red Wings third-round pick to tryout - Grand Rapids Press
Ducks top prospect Trevor Zegras takes first big steps in his pro career - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Tucson Roadrunners release pre-season game schedule - KOLD
Ducks top prospect Trevor Zegras takes first big steps in his pro career - Press-Enterprise
Shaya steps up to the mic; named voice of Comets - Rome Sentinel
Syracuse Crunch coach Ben Groulx tracks start of sons pro journey from afar - Syracuse Post Standard
Jalen Chatfield makes NHL debut in Vancouver Canucks' win - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Jason Shaya takes broadcasting role with Utica Comets - Utica Observer-Dispatch

ECHL
Jacksonville Icemen postponed games highlight ECHL's COVID-19 issues - Florida Times-Union
Walleye players Gorsuch, Boeing sign with other teams - Toledo Blade
Oilers fall at home to Indy, 3-2 - Tulsa World
Nailers, Stingrays Postpone Weekend Series - Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
Nailers and Stingrays Games Postponed This Weekend - WTRF

North American Hockey League
COLLECTION: Catch up on Chippewa Steel stories from through the 2020-21 season - Chippewa Herald
NAHL schedule change as Tomahawks hosting this weekend - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Brown Bears top Wilderness for 4th straight win - Kenai Peninsula Clarion
NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Jackalopes look to break out of rough stretch - Odessa American
VIDEO: Maine vs Maryland 1/21/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Wichita Falls vs Shreveport 1/18/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Austin vs Minnesota W 1/17/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Odessa vs Lone Star 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: St. Cloud vs Aberdeen 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: St. Cloud vs Aberdeen 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Amarillo vs Wichita Falls 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Fairbanks vs Bismarck 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Johnstown vs New Jersey 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Minot 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minnesota W vs Janesville 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Shreveport 1/16/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Odessa vs Lone Star 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minnesota W vs Janesville 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Shreveport 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Minot 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Maryland vs Maine 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Fairbanks vs Bismarck 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Johnstown vs New Jersey 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs New Mexico 1/14/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Amarillo vs Wichita Falls 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Chippewa vs Minnesota M 1/15/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Maryland vs Maine 1/14/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Chippewa vs Minnesota M 1/14/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Today in the NA - 1/21/21 - YouTube

Premier Hockey Federation
Whitecaps ready for season in the Lake Placid bubble - St. Paul Pioneer Press
NWHL expansion Toronto Six head to Lake Placid womens hockey bubble - Toronto Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
VIDEO: QUIZ LHJMQ: Shawn Element vs. Xavier Simoneau - YouTube
VIDEO: Les Etoiles Montantes Fenplast: Alexandre Lefebvre - YouTube
VIDEO: The Fenplast Rising Stars: Alexandre Lefebvre - YouTube

SPHL
Peoria Chiefs manager Chris Swauger is different. Here's how - Peoria Journal Star

Western Hockey League
Canes' season paused, while Caps play on without 4 regulars - Lethbridge Herald
Regina Pats optimistic they can sign Stanislav Svozil, but not this year - Regina Leader-Post
Family and hockey go hand in hand for Pats head coach Dave Struch - Regina Leader-Post
Vancouver Giants Bowen Byram making NHL debut tonight for Colorado - Vancouver Province
Vancouver Giants goalie Miner to get minors service before WHL starts - Vancouver Province

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League Follows MLS Example in Navigating Rapid Growth - Yahoo Sports
VIDEO: The Grizzlies - NLL - Panel - YouTube

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: MLR Kickoff Podcast Preview: Atlanta v New York - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
FC Edmonton taking aim at late-May start to CPL season - Edmonton Sun
Ready to get 'yelled at': Halifax referee picked to officiate at FIFA Women's World Cup again - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
In off-season, this HFX Wanderers' rookie is studying to get into medical school - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Halifax referee Beaudoin selected to officiate FIFA Women's World Cup again - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
English defender Vashon Neufille back with Atletico Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United trades its first pick in MLS draft - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Major League Soccer SuperDraft 2021: What did RBNY, NYCFC, Philly do? - Bergen Record
Major League Soccer SuperDraft 2021: What did RBNY, NYCFC, Philly do? - Camden Courier-Post
FC Cincinnati takes Wake Forest's Calvin Harris with No. 2 MLS SuperDraft pick - Cincinnati Enquirer
Inter Miami take Josh Penn with No. 10 pick in draft - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Inter Miami 2021 MLS SuperDraft guide - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sporting Kansas City adds 3 players, eyes MLS SuperDraft - Kansas City Star
Real Salt Lake expected to sign US international Bobby Wood - KSL
Loons draft Justin McMaster, Nabilai Kibunguchy in MLS SuperDraft - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Striker Luis Amarilla leaves Minnesota United - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nashville SC trades Derrick Jones to Houston Dynamo FC - Nashville Tennessean
MLS SuperDraft: Nashville SC selects Irakoze Donasiyano with 20th pick - Nashville Tennessean
Orlando City picks Derek Dodson at No. 8 in MLS SuperDraft - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando City fan guide to 2021 MLS SuperDraft - Orlando Sentinel
Portland Timbers trade out of the MLS drafts first round in exchange for $100,000 in allocation money - Portland Oregonian
San Jose Earthquakes acquire midfielder from Chivas de Guadalajara - San Jose Mercury News
Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris leaves USMNT training camp - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Loons trade up for pair of first-round picks in MLS draft - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Loons lose out in bid to bring back striker Luis Amarilla - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Osorio upbeat about what lies ahead for Canadian mens soccer team - Toronto Globe and Mail
In first round of MLS draft, D.C. United doubles up on ACC talent - Washington Post
Pereira goes No. 1 overall to Austin FC in MLS SuperDraft - Washington Times

National Women's Soccer League
Three unanswered NWSL roster questions as teams start to finalize their squads and report to camp - CBS Sports
NWSL teams target NC players at draft; Courage take Canadian Deanne Rose in 1st round - North State Journal

United Soccer League Championship
Sporting Kansas City adds 3 players, eyes MLS SuperDraft - Kansas City Star
Loudoun United trio returning for 2021 USL Championship season - Loudoun Times-Mirror
FC Tulsa reacquires defender Mo Jadama; signs MLS SuperDraft pick goalkeeper Daniel Gagliardi - Tulsa World

United Soccer League One
North Carolina FC changes focus with new league, new coach - WRAL

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