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Headlines for January 23, 2022

Baseball

Eastern League
Former Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer remembers trips to Reading, 2008 World Series championship - Delaware County Times

Pacific Coast League
Aviators to use robot home-plate umpire system this season - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Aviators perplexed by Cubs decision to skip Big League Weekend - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Basketball

NBA G League
Cleveland Cavaliers lose Lauri Markkanen, beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 94-87, to open homestand - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Detroit Pistons' Kelly Olynyk enters health and safety protocols - Detroit Free Press
Mad Ants have impressive rally, lose 124-122 to Gold - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Sports Digest: Maine Celtics break team record for 3-pointers in win over Westchester - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Nets finally getting contributions from their centers - New York Post
Santa Cruz opens road trip with loss to OKC - Santa Cruz Sentinel
VIDEO: AJ Lawson with 23 Points vs. Wisconsin Herd - YouTube
VIDEO: Rayjon Tucker Posts 23 Points & 16 Rebounds vs. College Park Skyhawks - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Johnson Posts 25 Points & 15 Rebounds vs. Wisconsin Herd - YouTube
VIDEO: Isaiah Miller (30 Points) Highlights vs. Texas Legends - YouTube
VIDEO: Jordan Nwora Posts 20 Points & 12 Rebounds vs. College Park Skyhawks - YouTube
VIDEO: Trey Murphy III Posts 33 Points & 11 Rebounds vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Joshua Primo (24 Points) Highlights vs. Birmingham Squadron - YouTube
VIDEO: Naji Marshall (26 Points) Highlights vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Jaylen Morris Posts 24 Points & 10 Rebounds vs. Birmingham Squadron - YouTube
VIDEO: Birmingham Squadron vs. Austin Spurs - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Iowa Wolves vs. Texas Legends - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Plays of the Week - YouTube
VIDEO: Wisconsin Herd vs. College Park Skyhawks - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Matt Coleman III (20 Points) Highlights vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce - YouTube
VIDEO: Stockton Kings vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Stockton Kings vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Michael Foster Jr. Posts 19 Points & 10 Rebounds vs. Long Island Nets - YouTube
VIDEO: MarJon Beauchamp Posts 24 Points & 10 Rebounds vs. Long Island Nets - YouTube
VIDEO: Long Island Nets vs. G League Ignite - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Maine Celtics vs. Westchester Knicks - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Greensboro Swarm vs. Delaware Blue Coats - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Capital City Go-Go vs. Windy City Bulls - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Motor City Cruise vs. Lakeland Magic - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs. Salt Lake City Stars - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Grand Rapids Gold vs. Fort Wayne Mad Ants - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Oklahoma City Blue vs. Santa Cruz Warriors - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Nate Hinton Scores Career-High 31 PTS vs. Grand Rapids - YouTube
VIDEO: Jared Brownridge Hits 8 Threes vs. Greensboro Swarm - YouTube
VIDEO: Paul Reed with 25 and 14 vs. Greensboro Swarm - YouTube
VIDEO: Chris Clemons Drills 10 Threes, Scores 38 for Maine Celtics - YouTube
VIDEO: Lindy Waters (26 PTS, 7 3PM) and Theo Maledon Lead Blue Past Warriors - YouTube
VIDEO: Brandon Williams Goes for Career-High 35 PTS, 6 Threes - YouTube
VIDEO: Daishen Nix Pours in 30 Points vs. Salt Lake City - YouTube
VIDEO: Carsen Edwards Drops 38 Points vs. Rio Grande Valley - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Former backup Aces center to sign with Atlanta Dream - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Football

United States Football League
How the USFL came to Birmingham, and almost didnt - AL.com

Hockey

American Hockey League
Teddy Bear Toss breaks world record with 52,341 toys in Bears 5-0 win - ABC 27
Reign routs Roadrunners in first of two-game set - Arizona Daily Star
Watch Now: Hershey Bears collect 52,341 teddy bears for charity - Carlisle Sentinel
AHL: Hershey Bears collect 52,341 stuffed animals, defeat Hartford in Teddy Bear Toss game - Carlisle Sentinel
Bridgeport Islanders gameday: Providence, Springfield visit - Connecticut Post
San Jose Sharks, crushed by Tampa Bay Lightning, face hard road trip - East Bay Times
The Hershey Bears Giant Teddy Bear Toss Event makes its return, celebrating 20 years - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Two secure hat tricks as Monsters rout Rochester - Lorain Morning Journal
Ducks John Gibson showing doubters why hes still an elite goalie - Press-Enterprise
Ralph Calvanese spanned Springfield hockey history and no one did it better - Springfield Republican
Utica Comets double up Syracuse Crunch, 6-3 - Syracuse Post Standard
Alex Nylander scores two more, lifts WBS Penguins to overtime win - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

ECHL
ECHL suspends Jacksonville player accused of racist gesture toward SC Stingray - Charleston Post and Courier
SC Stingrays at season's midpoint: 'We still have a chance' - Charleston Post and Courier
Jacksonville Icemen Jacob Panetta suspended for racist 'monkey' gesture - Florida Times-Union
ECHL hockey report: South Carolina Stingrays-Jacksonville Icemen, January 22 - Florida Times-Union
ECHL punishes 2 Cyclones for actions Saturday vs. K's - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
ECHL suspends Icemen's Panetta for racial taunt; team then releases him - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
ECHL suspends Panetta after he is accused of racial gesture - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Graber, rookie goalie spark K's - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rested K's feast: Graber scores twice within 11 seconds, Culina gets shutout - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Graber's 2 quick goals, Culina's saves, lead K's to 4-0 victory - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Thunder drop fourth straight game - Glens Falls Post-Star
Gladiators give up late lead in loss to Everblades - Gwinnett Daily Post
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Late rally lifts BSU women past Rams - Idaho Press-Tribune
Sports Digest: Maine Celtics break team record for 3-pointers in win over Westchester - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Rush run into hot goalie as winning streak is snapped - Rapid City Journal
Reading Royals defeat the Trois-Rivieres Lions 2-1 in the ECHL - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Worcester Railers overcome slow start, defeat Adirondack Thunder - Springfield Republican
Subban responds to Jacksonville Icemen on Twitter after alleged racist gesture - TSN

North American Hockey League
Anchorage Wolverines pummel Ice Dogs in 8-1 loss Friday night - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Jets split with Kenai River in first two games of Alaska trip - Janesville Gazette
Jets split with Kenai River in first two games of NAHL three-game series - Janesville Gazette
Tomahawks sweep Nordiques with 7-2 victory on Saturday - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Maine Nordiques drubbed by Johnstown Tomahawks - Lewiston Sun-Journal

Ontario Hockey League
Guelph Storm pulls off gutsy road win - Guelph Today
A rough week continues for the Guelph Storm (7 photos) - Guelph Today
Knights storm back in Guelph, setting stage for 'biggest game of the year' - London Free Press
IceDogs hungry for some home cookin - Niagara Falls Review
IceDogs hungry for some home cookin - Niagara Falls Review
67's staffer Jan Egert going to Olympics to serve as Swiss video coach - Ottawa Citizen
OHL postpones two regular-season games from Sunday schedule - TSN
OHL postpones two regular-season games from Sunday schedule - TSN
OHL Roundup: Knights rally with 4 straight goals, top division rivals Storm - TSN
OHL Roundup: Knights rally with 4 straight goals, top division rivals Storm - TSN
OHL Roundup: Knights rally with 4 straight goals, top division rivals Storm - TSN
OHL Roundup: Knights rally with 4 straight goals, top division rivals Storm - TSN
OHL Roundup: Knights rally with 4 straight goals, top division rivals Storm 5-3 - Waterloo Record

SPHL
Short-handed goals sink Storm - Quad City Times
Short-handed goals sink Storm - Quad City Times
Dawgs bounce back, earn split with Huntsville - Roanoke Times & World News

United States Hockey League
Force fall to Sioux City at home - Fargo Forum
Stars power play: Veremyev's two goals lead Stars to fourth straight win - Lincoln Journal Star
USHL: Fighting Saints suffer 4th straight setback - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
Blazers sweep home-and-home weekend series with Cougars, win Saturday 3-2 - CFJC
Huuhtanen scores twice, leads Silvertips past Royals - Everett Herald
Toporowski of Kamloops Blazers nets game-winning goal in victory over Prince George Cougars - Kamloops This Week
Tigers hold on to win back and forth affair in Prince Albert - Medicine Hat News
Spokane at Portland WHL Hockey: Preview, updates, chat, how to listen and watch the stream - Portland Oregonian
Winterhawks jump Thuderbirds in standings with 5-1 win - Portland Oregonian
Portland Winterhawks keep rolling, beat Seattle on Saturday - Portland Tribune
Tigers Wiesblatt records hat trick as Medicine Hat upsets Raiders 6-4 - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Blazers win, Young makes it difficult for them - Prince George Citizen
Moose Jaw Warriors defeat Red Deer Rebels in close game - Red Deer Advocate
Battle of Alberta coaches Sutter, Tippett remember late Islanders great Gillies fondly - Regina Leader-Post
Ed Staniowski remembers fellow Regina Pats legend Clark Gillies - Regina Leader-Post
MacDougall's presence at Clark Gillies tribute is 'just meant to be' - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatoon Blades win fourth straight, take down high-flying Ice - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Broncos down Hurricanes at home - Swift Current Online
Powerhouse Silvertips hand Royals their seventh straight loss - Victoria Times Colonist
Powerhouse Silvertips send Royals reeling to seventh consecutive loss - Victoria Times Colonist
Saskatoon Blades win fourth straight, take down high-flying Ice - Winnipeg Sun

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Wings Put on Master Class in Second Half, Send Home Knighthawks With Two-Loss Weekend - Inside Lacrosse
VIDEO: Rochester Knighthawks vs Philadelphia Wings: Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Corey Small Gets His 700th NLL Point - YouTube
VIDEO: Four Goals for Connor Kearnan in Riptide's 1st Win of the Season - YouTube

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Atlanta Uniteds Araujo preparing to show his potential - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Portland women sink Santa Clara in OT, Pilot men, PSU teams, lose - Portland Tribune
Whitecaps camp: Sartini feeling good after Week 1, despite shots both literal and figurative - Vancouver Province

MLS NEXT Pro
Whitecaps camp: Sartini feeling good after Week 1, despite shots both literal and figurative - Vancouver Province

National Women's Soccer League
Readers respond: Unfair judgment of Thorns draftee - Portland Oregonian
Portland women sink Santa Clara in OT, Pilot men, PSU teams, lose - Portland Tribune
NWSL vote clears way for Michelle Kang to take over ownership of Spirit - Washington Post

United Soccer League Championship
Clipboard: Salinas Suarez puts on a performance at Xclusive Speed all-star football game - Monterrey Herald

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