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Headlines for September 21, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Kansas City caps perfect postseason, sweeps RedHawks for American Association championship - Fargo Forum
Kansas City Monarchs win American Association baseball title - Kansas City Star

California League
Fresno Grizzlies 2021 season: Navigating through pandemic, demotion - Fresno Bee

Carolina League
Area Sports: Catawba announces Hall of Fame plans - Salisbury Post

Eastern League
RubberDucks will battle Baysox for Double-A Northeast championship - Akron Beacon Journal
Orioles minor league report: Jordan Westburg leads Bowie to playoffs, Coby Mayo rising fast - Annapolis Capital Gazette

Frontier League
Wild Things find relief with Sabol - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Memphis Redbirds: 2021 Series preview - Florida Times-Union
Gwinnett Stripers' Triple-A Final Stretch to benefit Trans Housing Atlanta - Gwinnett Daily Post
Cruel game: Minor-league vet Maggi back to minors without making Twins debut - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Former Mud Hens, Tigers outfielder Gose now a rocket-armed reliever for Indians - Toledo Blade
WooSox open last Polar Park series of season on Wednesday - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
New Summit Street fan experience officially complete for final homestand of WooSox inaugural season - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Triston Casas, promoted, Worcester Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Triple A, U.S. Olympic team - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Wander Franco expected to join Bulls on MLB rehab assignment - WRAL

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids Kernels prepared to take on behemoth Quad Cities - Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bandits schedule grows to 132 games in '22 - Quad City Times

Northwest League
AquaSox weekly update: Everett finishes 3rd in High-A West - Everett Herald
High-A West championship series: Spokane Indians, Eugene Emeralds bring different styles to league title matchup - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
Area Notebook: Stingers are looking for a new GM - West Central Tribune

Pacific Coast League
Skeeters Spotlight: Taylor Jones - Fort Bend Star

South Atlantic League
Orioles minor league report: Jordan Westburg leads Bowie to playoffs, Coby Mayo rising fast - Baltimore Sun
Highlights of 2021 season included 12 fireworks shows, home-run power of first baseman - Hickory Daily Record
COVID-19 outbreak cancels Hickory Crawdads season finale - Hickory Daily Record
Minor-leaguers' quest for improved conditions from Mets, other clubs continues with help of advocacy group - New York Newsday

Southern League
After unusual end to season, Blue Wahoos prepare transition - Pensacola News Journal

Texas League
Sod Poodles finish 2021 season with 59-61 record: Here's a look back - Amarillo Globe-News
Pasquantino leads consistent Naturals into Championship Series - Northwest Arkansas Times

Basketball

NBA G League
Birmingham Squadron announces inaugural season schedule - Alabama NewsCenter
Cleveland Cavaliers make more changes to coaching staff; Dan Geriot will become Charge head coach - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bowen signs with Timberwolves - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Raptors finalize training camp roster with two more signings - Toronto Star

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA's greatest players of all time: Ranking the 25 best in league history - ESPN
Dick's Sporting Goods lands WNBA deal in its latest move to cultivate female athletes - Fortune
Connecticut Suns Jonquel Jones, Brionna Jones expected to make strides this season - Hartford Courant
Connecticut Suns Jonquel Jones for MVP, Brionna Jones for most improved highlight Courants picks for 2021 WNBA awards - Hartford Courant
Regular season sacrifice prepares Aces for playoff success - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sparks hope to build on substandard 2021 season - Los Angeles Daily News
Sun's Miller earns back-to-back WNBA Coach of the Month honors - New London Day
Liberty's deserved playoff berth proves they're heading in right direction after a few obstacle-filled seasons - New York Newsday
Star Rookie and Veterans Steer Libertys Rocky Season to the Playoffs - New York Times
Mystics offseason questions involve Tina Charles, Elena Delle Donne - Washington Post
VIDEO: #WNBAPlayoffs - YouTube

Football

Canadian Football League
Terry Jones: New game for former football CEO Len Rhodes - Edmonton Journal
JONES: New game for former football CEO Len Rhodes - Edmonton Sun
With short turnaround time, Tiger-Cat quarterbacks No. 1 job in Ottawa is ball control - Hamilton Spectator
Saskatchewan Roughriders, veteran starter Fajardo poised to become CFL road warriors - Hamilton Spectator
Veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence also an offensive threat for Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Hamilton Spectator
Inconsistency dogs receiver Lewis, Alouettes' offence - Montreal Gazette
WORRYING ABOUT THE NOW: Redblacks not looking ahead or back going into game vs. Ticats - Ottawa Citizen
Micah Teitz reaches new heights with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Regina Leader-Post
Roughriders' Loucheiz Purifoy is a defensive back of all trades - Regina Leader-Post
Argonauts hire veteran CFL coach Chris Jones as a defensive consultant - Toronto Globe and Mail
Alford, Lawrence and Reilly CFL's top performers - Winnipeg Free Press
I vote for sticking to sports and dulce de leche - Winnipeg Free Press
Roughriders should lower the boom on obstinate and belligerent test-dodging defensive end - Winnipeg Free Press

XFL
49ers sign former XFL running back Jacques Patrick off Bengals practice squad, per report - CBS Sports
49ers signing former XFL running back off Bengals practice squad - Monterrey Herald

Hockey

American Hockey League
Tickets now available for Vancouver Canucks preseason game in Abbotsford - Abbotsford News
Abbotsford hosting Vancouver Canucks training camp, preseason game - Abbotsford News
Hershey Bears Scott Allen skates into new head coach role at Capitals Rookie Camp - ABC 27
Winnipeg Jets free defenceman Sami Niku - CJOB
Islanders add Andreoff, LaDue; re-sign Timashov, Bardreau, Koivula - Connecticut Post
What stood out from Golden Knights rookie camp - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin just wants to have fun again - Montreal Gazette
KOSHAN: Other than Maple Leafs' forward core, much to be determined up front - Montreal Gazette
Evander Kane, San Jose Sharks face issues entering camp - San Jose Mercury News
Leafs Nick Robertson backs up top-prospect billing at rookie tournament - Toronto Star
Canucks GM Benning eyes pro tryout camp plan to fill out the numbers - Vancouver Province
I vote for sticking to sports and dulce de leche - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets brass can breathe easier - Winnipeg Free Press
Gustafsson sees a spot available in the middle and is taking dead aim - Winnipeg Free Press
Former UND teammates back together - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets brass breathing easier now - Winnipeg Free Press

ECHL
Verbatim: ECHL announces preseason schedule - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Reading Royals sign two defensemen to ECHL deals - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Two preseason games set for the Toledo Walleye - Toledo Blade
Throwback Tulsa: Fire destroys The Coliseum on this day in 1952 - Tulsa World
Worcester Railers to host exhibition to benefit injured Fitchburg hockey player Jake Thibeault - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

North American Hockey League
VIDEO: NAHL Top Plays - September 13-19, 2021 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Tickets up for grabs in Peterborough Petes Lager Homecoming Contest - Peterborough Examiner

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
NHL camp notes: Jared McIsaac knocked unconscious, Ryan Francis and Raphael Lavoie scoring - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
VIDEO: Our 18: the 2021-22 Rimouski Oceanic - Alex Drover - YouTube
VIDEO: Nos 18: L'Océanic De Rimouski 2021-2022 - Serge Beausoleil - YouTube
VIDEO: Nos 18: L'Océanic De Rimouski 2021-2022 - Ludovic Soucy - YouTube
VIDEO: Our 18: the 2021-22 Rimouski Oceanic - Serge Beausoleil - YouTube
VIDEO: Nos 18: Le Drakkar De Baie-Comeau 2021-2022 - Jacob Gaucher - YouTube
VIDEO: Our 18: the 2021-22 Baie-Comeau Drakkar -Jean-François Grégoire - YouTube
VIDEO: Our 18: the 2021-22 Baie-Comeau Drakkar - Jacob Gaucher - YouTube
VIDEO: Our 18: the 2021-22 Baie-Comeau Drakkar -Jean-François Grégoire FR - YouTube

Western Hockey League
Shorthanded Wheaties soldier on - Brandon Sun
Blazers split weekend pre-season versus Prince George - CFJC
Mateychuk Ready for Starring Role with Warriors - Discover Moose Jaw
Raiders acquire netminder from Americans in exchange for forward prospect - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Who are the first two-generation hockey players to play for the Prince George Cougars? - Prince George Citizen
'Growing pains': Slow starts for Blades a concern for new head Brennan Sonne - Saskatoon Star Phoenix

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Calgary Roughnecks Unveil Updated Uniforms and New Turf with New Sponsor - Inside Lacrosse
Halifax Thunderbirds Ink Graeme Hossack to 5-Year Deal - Inside Lacrosse
Panther City Acquires Randy Staats from Georgia for Draft Picks - Inside Lacrosse
With ALL Expanding West, Is It Time for NLL to Have an Official Minor League? - Inside Lacrosse

Premier Lacrosse League
Chase Frasers four goals lead Chaos to PLL title - Delco Times
In PLL Title Run, Chaos Did it Together, Did it Their Way - Inside Lacrosse
Buy In: Max Adler Helped Chaos Win PLL Title via Effort vs. Close Friend - Inside Lacrosse
2021 Premier Lacrosse League Season Review - Lacrosse All Stars
Zach Currier named Premier Lacrosse Leagues Midfielder-of-the-Year - Peterborough Examiner
Men's Lacrosse Alumns Complete PLL Season - Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Bruising Chaos Defense Earns Redemption After 2020 Letdown - US Lacrosse Magazine

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Wanderers' Riggi excited to face hometown CF Montreal in Canadian Championship quarter-final - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Forge FC resumes CONCACAF League journey, this time before a home crowd - Hamilton Spectator
Stubborn Ottawa side earns CPL draw against first-place Pacific FC - Victoria Times Colonist
CPL sides look for upsets in Canadian Championship - Winnipeg Free Press
VIDEO: Beyond the Pitch: HFX Wanderers Forward João Morelli - YouTube

Major League Soccer
MLS, LIGAMX, CONCACAF announce expanded tournaments - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta United welcomes supporters to unique training session - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Josef Martinez leaves Atlanta United training with knee discomfort - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Revolution can record a record 18th win at Soldier Field and clinch a playoff spot. - Boston Herald
Eloy Room out, Zelarayan doubtful ahead of CF Montreal - Columbus Dispatch
The Crew took a big point out of New England. Now they need threes. - Columbus Dispatch
FC Dallas owner Dan Hunt says firing Luchi Gonzalez gives team best chance for playoff push - Dallas Morning News
Sporting KC vs. Seattle Sounders: preview 9/24/21 MLS match - Kansas City Star
Season tickets to go on sale for St. Louis City SC's biggest fans - KSDK
Soccer newsletter: L.A. should get 2026 World Cup matches - Los Angeles Times
Match preview: Two Inter Miami starters out vs. Nashville SC - Miami Herald
Nico Figal to stay with Inter Miami, Romeo Beckham debuts - Miami Herald
Nashville SC defender Dan Lovitz having a career year but not satisfied - Nashville Tennessean
Orlando City feels absence of Sebas Mndez amid late-season stumble - Orlando Sentinel
Blanco-led Timbers show mental toughness - Portland Tribune
Former Toronto FC skipper Jim Brennan returns to BMO Field with York United FC - Toronto Globe and Mail
VIDEO: Too Much Pressure on Young USMNT Players? Maurice Edu Weighs In - YouTube
VIDEO: Playoff Race Heating up Which East, West Teams Could Get In?: MLS Power Rankings - YouTube
VIDEO: What Happened in Philadelphia? - YouTube
VIDEO: Concacaf to Make Important Announcement - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Mallory Pugh energized in her return to national team - San Diego Union-Tribune

United Soccer League Championship
Locomotive aim to stay on a roll in Austin - El Paso Times
On the Pitch: United gets 3 points with strong 2nd half - KOBTV
Wehan edges little brother in first face-off as pros - KOBTV
Councilors talk about New Mexico United stadium - KRQE
VIDEO: USL Championship Save of the Week Nominees: Week 22 - YouTube
VIDEO: USL Championship Player of the Week - Sebastian Guenzatti, Tampa Bay Rowdies - YouTube

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