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Headlines for February 21, 2008



Baseball

American Association
Introducing the Beach Dawgs - Nueces County Record Star

Carolina League
Sports - Myrtle Beach Sun News

Eastern League
Coco warms up to idea of trade - Portland Press Herald

Golden Baseball League
AWL Scorpions falter late, can't cool off red-hot Chill - Yuma Sun

International League
What would Anna do here? Erv's? Charity poker? Hunting? - Allentown Morning Call
Dukes starting over - Raleigh News and Observer
Leyland to stars: hit the cutoff man - Toledo Blade
Mixed reviews: Not everyone in Toledo has taste for Walleye - Toledo Blade

Midwest League
Q-C sports teams unite, offer 'Triple Play' ticket package - Quad City Times

New York-Penn League
'Goose' Gossage to speak at Renegades' banquet - Poughkeepsie Journal

South Atlantic League
New logo commemorates Augusta milestone - Augusta Chronicle
Grasshoppers tickets to go on sale - Greensboro News and Record

Southern League
New announcer to call M-Braves games this summer - Jackson Clarion-Ledger

United League Baseball
Broncos look for a new diamond - Laredo Morning Times

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Rainmen bring in 'Baby Shaq' - Halifax Metro News

Continental Basketball Association 1
Patroons fall to 0-3 against Sun Kings - Albany Times-Union
Daredevils hire new coach - Montana Standard
SUN KINGS--Ferguson's long-range bombs ruin Patroons - Yakima Herald-Republic

NBA G League
Barrett scores season-high 35 but Jam falls to Fort Wayne - Bakersfield Californian
Points in the Paint - Bismarck Tribune
Iowa Energy: Ahearn brings A-game, shoots down Energy - Des Moines Register
Flash hope for road wins - Deseret News
Saint Francis QB earns NAIA character award - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Sports summary - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
RGV Vipers Notebook - McAllen Monitor
Force win third straight - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Premier Basketball League
Kareem, Walton are tops all-time in college hoops - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Women's National Basketball Association
High school results :: High School Sports :: - Chicago Sun Times
Lynx sign guard DeForge; Sanford gets offer sheet - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lynx announce three games in preseason - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Monarchs' exhibition schedule announced - Sacramento Bee

Football

All American Football League
AAFL: Shaw to play for Tennessee team - Evening Sun
Teams flock to Waco for hoops tournament - Waco Tribune Herald

American Indoor Football Association
Lions ready to re-gather - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
MudCats get ready for season - Tupelo Daily Journal

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
Soul's Graziani throws out a Rollins-like prediction - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Blaze complete time with Crush - Deseret News
Sports in Brief: Robby Gordon is penalized by NASCAR - Philadelphia Inquirer

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Dusters score an energy drink - Amarillo Globe-News
Troutman sentenced to 20 years for rape - Bakersfield Californian
Arena football: Krieg becomes part-owner of Blizzard - Green Bay Press-Gazette
U of L swimmers start strong in tourney - Louisville Courier-Journal
Q-C sports teams unite, offer 'Triple Play' ticket package - Quad City Times
Talons' arena football team signs former Sooner - Tulsa World

Canadian Football League
'Riders acquire Morley from Argos - Calgary Herald
Esks grant Woodcock his wish - Edmonton Journal
Cats calling? - Edmonton Sun
Making his point verbally - Hamilton Spectator
Ticats tie up defensive star - Hamilton Spectator
Strickland cut, rips into Popp - Montreal Gazette
Charbonneau tackles retirement - Montreal Gazette
Ticats to host CFL season opener as 2008 schedule announced - National Post
Green Day was a hit with all - Regina Leader-Post
Riders trade Hoffart for Morley - Regina Leader-Post
Football hubbub is alive at the Scotties - Regina Leader-Post
Toronto Argonauts 2008 schedule - Toronto Star
Boatmen add speedy Canuck to receiving corps - Toronto Star
Exposing Spygate - Toronto Sun
CFL releases 2008 schedule - Winnipeg Sun
Kudos for Taman ... where are curling fans? ... deadline dud - Winnipeg Sun

Continental Indoor Football League
Raptors scrimmage offers tryout for players from lesser league - Rockford Register Star

Intense Football League
Wild training camp opens today - Anchorage Daily News

United Indoor Football Association
Bartik signs with Omaha Beef - Billings Gazette
Storm's Fluit Retires From Indoor Football - KELO
Bandits' practice open to the public - Sioux City Journal

Hockey

American Hockey League
Short-handed goal, OT goal do in Rats - Albany Times-Union
Marlies 4, Senators 2 - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
B-Sens repeat struggles - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
MOOSE 2, WOLVES 1: Wolves fall on own-goal in overtime - Chicago Sun Times
Sound Tigers push win streak to five games - Connecticut Post
Sound Tigers Weekly - Connecticut Post
Hockey news - Des Moines Register
Hockey Thursday: Stephan on path that leads to NHL - Des Moines Register
Stars to bolt D.M. for Texas in future - Des Moines Register
Red Wings call-ups deplete Griffins roster - Grand Rapids Press
Hungry Dogs surge past Flames for 5th straight win - Hamilton Spectator
Goal judge's error costs Bears - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Wiikman Saves Day - Hartford Courant
Lowell to host Boston Bruins alums - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Allowed goal costs Hershey - Lebanon Daily News
Wolfpack strike down Devils late - Lowell Sun
Kevin Provencher's Monarchs Insider: Monarchs hoping for reinforcements as trade deadline looms - Th - Manchester Union Leader
Preview: Stars, IceHogs at Admirals - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two defensemen return - Peoria Journal Star
Flyers' Gagne done for the season - Philadelphia Inquirer
Q-C sports teams unite, offer 'Triple Play' ticket package - Quad City Times
Frustrated Flames fall to defending champs - Quad City Times
Loss to Calder Cup champ Hamilton leaves Flames frustrated - Quad-Cities Online
Amerks notes: Weber's hits are a tribute - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Amerks' Dennis a menace to Albany - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Dennis, Stewart star in Amerks win - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Overtime Sensation - Rochester R News
IceHogs come up aces over - Rockford Register Star
Leafs lose Devereaux indefinitely - Toronto Globe and Mail
Norfolk's road win streak halted in Bridgeport - Virginian Pilot
Pens 'steal' game from Bears in overtime - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Banging Bieksa, scoring goalie lift Moose to win - Winnipeg Free Press
Moose Tracks - Winnipeg Sun
Goalie scores OT winner - Winnipeg Sun
Bieksa back for conditioning stint - Winnipeg Sun
Moose goalie scores in overtime - Winnipeg Sun

Central Hockey League
Common ground (on the ice) - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
RiverKings lose fourth straight game - Desoto Times
Backup goalie blossoms with playing time - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hartinger Hattrick Lifts Scorpions - KOBTV
Bucks go for fifth division title - Laredo Morning Times
February 21, 2008: Jacks hockey this weekend - Midland Reporter Telegram
Sundogs lose Latendresse - Prescott Daily Courier
Hartinger burns Sundogs - again - Prescott Daily Courier
Sundog Game Notes - Prescott Daily Courier
CHL SW Division Notes - Prescott Daily Courier
The Three Stars - Prescott Daily Courier
Mudbugs without Basile tonight - Shreveport Times
2/21 Mudbugs Gameday: vs. Corpus Christi (17-25-6) - Shreveport Times
Numbers game to challenge Bugs - Shreveport Times
Kollen Long's CHL Report - Wichita Eagle

ECHL
Monych dealt away - Biloxi Sun Herald
Guerin's two goals guide Rays - Charleston Post and Courier
Inside Hockey: Wanted: Checkers backup goalie - Charlotte Observer
Checkers bounce back, still in race for home ice - Charlotte Observer
Jackals fall to Royals, 3-2 - Corning Leader
Chiefs torment Devils - Daily American
Chiefs welcome four-legged friends - Daily American
East Valley briefs: ASU men ranked No. 1 in track - East Valley Tribune
Jackals lose in OT to Royals - Elmira Star-Gazette
Blades' 5-game winning streak ends - Fort Myers News-Press
Steelies move within one point of first place - Idaho Statesman
MIKE MASTOVICH | Anniversary team coming together - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
War Memorial to be the PIHL's championship venue - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Blades' streak ends at Charlotte, 3-2 - Naples Daily News
Ice Pilots working as waiters tonight for a charitable cause - Pensacola News Journal
Royals rally for OT victory over Elmira - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Reeling Thunder trades All-Star - Stockton Record
Inferno ride surge out of town - The State
Mud Hens snag catchy 'Walleye' as moniker for hockey franchise - Toledo Blade
Mixed reviews: Not everyone in Toledo has taste for Walleye - Toledo Blade
Steelheads close the gap - Victoria Times Colonist

International Hockey League 2
Win streak snapped in 'frustrating' game - Bloomington Pantagraph
Short-handed goal a sign of things to come in Gens' win - Flint Journal

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
Minor leaguers sought revenge in vandalism - Erie Daily Times/Morning News

North American Hockey League
Topeka 11, Avalanche 1 - Anchorage Daily News
Referee Redick to be honored by Hockey Hall of Fame - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Daily Dose: RoadRunners report - Topeka Capital-Journal

Ontario Hockey League
'Worst thing that ever happened to me' says Turkiewicz - Belleville Intelligencer
Bulls beat Frontenacs - again - Belleville Intelligencer
Kitchener nips Whalers, 2-1 - Canton Observer-Eccentric
Generals pull another win out - Durham News
Gens win Wednesday, postponed Sunday - Durham News
Player's death puts losing in perspective - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Erie Otters statistics - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
OHL playoff chase - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Dealing with sudden death - Guelph Mercury
Bulls continue dominance over Fronts - Kingston Whig Standard
Ottawa's star guard Ram tough - Ottawa Sun
Generals win battle with Attack; Poor defensive zone coverage costs Owen Sound - Owen Sound Sun Times
Jeffrey wins OHL award - Sarnia Observer
Sting players knew Renaud; Several sarnia players were acquainted with windsor captain - Sarnia Observer
Sting players cope with Renaud's passing - Sarnia Observer
Hounds hope early travel equals success; As season heads into stretch drive, every game becomes crit - Sault Star
OHL postpones second Spitfires game - SLAM! Sports
Red-hot Belleville cruises past Kingston - SLAM! Sports
Oshawa downs Owen Sound - SLAM! Sports
Dustin Jeffrey named OHL player of the week - Soo Today
Brown back in town - St. Catharines Standard
Rangers seek sixth straight win - Waterloo Record
Wildcats boosted by charity event - Windsor Star
Spitfires get support - Windsor Star
A first step back - Windsor Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Eagles Roy named CHL goalie of the week - Cape Breton Post
Rocket Rewarding fair play - Charlottetown Guardian
Mooseheads strike quickly against Rocket - Charlottetown Guardian
Marchand breaks out - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
SPORTS IN BRIEf - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Marchand breaks out - Halifax Metro News
Wildcats top Sea Dogs 2-1 - Moncton Times & Transcript
It won't get any easier for Sens - Ottawa Citizen
Sports Mailbag: Use of enforcer hinders junior team - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Late goal costs Sea Dogs road win - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Wednesday's QMJHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports

United States Hockey League
Lancers sweep weekly awards - Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
Hockey news - Des Moines Register

Western Hockey League
Warriors on 5 Game Skid - Discover Moose Jaw
Reigning Memorial Cup champion Giants crush hapless Oil Kings - Edmonton Journal
Giant stomping - Edmonton Sun
Sexsmith records eighth shutout of season as Vancouver routs Edmonton - Edmonton Sun
Chiefs turn to win shootout - Everett Herald
Shattock excitedto rejoin Blazers - Kamloops Daily News
Hawks struggle to escape a free fall - Portland Oregonian
Blades dispose of lethargic Raiders - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Commissioner reviewing Portland franchise - Prince George Citizen
Cougars defeated in Seattle, .500 on trip - Prince George Citizen
Pats solve Rebels - Red Deer Advocate
Payback for Pats - Red Deer Advocate
Pats finally beat Rebels - Regina Leader-Post
Bortis applies finish to scoring touch - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Blades repel Raiders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Spokane trips Tips in OT shootout, 4-3 - Seattle Times
T-birds roll to 6-1 win over Prince George - Seattle Times
Wednesday's WHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Swift Current triumphs over Kootenay - SLAM! Sports
Regina shoot down Red Deer - SLAM! Sports
Blades defeat Raiders - SLAM! Sports
Ondrej Roman scores shootout winner as Chiefs beat Silvertips 4-3 - SLAM! Sports
Felde lifts Broncos over Ice in overtime - Southwest Booster
Broncos Win OT Thriller - Swift Current Online
Hunt relishes his role - Vancouver Province
Best (and worst) of the West Poll - Vancouver Province
Do I look bothered? - Vancouver Province
Moller tops two categories: 'Really? I won those?' - Vancouver Province
Visitors' tank empty early on - Vancouver Province
Quartet shines for Vancouver - Vancouver Province
Sexsmith shutout silences critics - Vancouver Sun

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
$10M OK'd for Chester project - Philadelphia Daily News

National Lacrosse League
Winless Rush still coachless - Edmonton Journal
Rush coach search still on - Edmonton Sun

Other

World TeamTennis
IRL, Champ Car still working toward merger - Wilmington News Journal

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Graduating to a new game - Stockton Record

Major League Soccer
Clark gets six-year contract from Colts - Boston Globe
Revs tune up - Boston Herald
Even with Beckham, Galaxy suffer loss in Pan-Pacific tournament opener - Daily Breeze
Borchers is a key piece of RSL rebuilding process - Deseret News
DAILY TICKET - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dynamo advance in Pan-Pacific with win over Sydney - Houston Chronicle
ON SOCCER: Pan-Pacific is still preseason for Dynamo - Houston Chronicle
Dynamo expect to sign Argentine Caraccio - Houston Chronicle
Study: Plan for San Jose soccer stadium would help redevelopment ... - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose's soccer stadium dilemma - San Jose Mercury News
Pinto heads home - Toronto Globe and Mail
Top teams facing burnout - Toronto Star
TFC's pursuit of Pinto hits snag - Toronto Sun

United Soccer League Championship
Thompson's return creates a buzz - Royal Gazette

USL First Division
Williams hopes to close deal for Rhinos - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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