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Headlines for December 24, 2021

Baseball

Eastern League
Groomes career gains steam after starts and stops - Lewiston Sun-Journal

Pacific Coast League
Tim Federowicz announced as Rainiers manager - Tacoma News Tribune

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
Five sign point-guard Jason Calliste - Northern Life

NBA G League
Four more Detroit Pistons join Cade Cunningham in COVID protocols - Detroit News
A 10-Day Hardship Deal Is Worth Almost $60,000, While The G-League Base Salary Is $37,000 - Fadeaway World
G League delays restart to season; Mad Ants off until Jan. 6 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
NBA G League postpones start of regular season - KELO
SC Warriors guard Quinndary Weatherspoon signs 10-day contract with Golden State - Santa Cruz Sentinel
VIDEO: Top 10 Dunks of AT&T Winter Showcase - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA Business 2021 In Review - Forbes
Souhan: Gifts Minnesota sports fans and athletes could use right now - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dana Evans' Journey to Becoming a 2021 WNBA Champion - Slam Magazine

Football

Canadian Football League
Steinauer named Ticats president of football ops, will retain head coach duties - Hamilton Spectator
'Twas the night before Christmas - National Post
Stories of the year: Sports and entertainment adapting to COVID - Regina Leader-Post
'It's important work': Sporting Christmas going strong as we move into the holiday season - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Steinauer named Ticats president of football ops - Winnipeg Free Press
Teaming up to make Winnipeg one Fit City - Winnipeg Free Press
Dynamic duo shoot for third Grey Cup with Blue Bombers - Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Jets, Blue Bombers, taking COVID-19 hits - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: CFL Top 10 Special Teams Plays of 2021 - YouTube

Hockey

American Hockey League
What GM Kelly McCrimmon thinks about Golden Knights season - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Despite Covid postponements, Crunch finds ways to give back in December - Syracuse Post Standard

ECHL
Top-10 list of Worcester pro hockey's most prolific graduates to NHL - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Local pro hockey: Bontas hat trick propels Wolves over Black Bears, 6-4 - Watertown Daily Times

North American Hockey League
NAHL: Chippewa Steel hit midseason break with winning record, in contention for playoffs - Chippewa Herald

Ontario Hockey League
COVID becomes a factor in this year's OHL trade deadline - Guelph Today
WORLD JUNIOR NOTES: Costly penalty for Team USA in opening exhibition - Ottawa Citizen
Peterborough Petes Mason McTavish has two goals and an assist in Team Canada exhibition win - Peterborough Examiner
Fans donate 388 pieces of hockey equipment to Peterborough Petes Try Hockey program - Peterborough Examiner

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton connections win QMJHL Dr. Sylvain Simard Award - Cape Breton Post
Cheticamp defenceman Lane Hinkley traded to Drummondville Voltigeurs - Cape Breton Post
A mid-season look around the QMJHL - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Western Hockey League
Canada bounces Russia in pre-tournament game while staying healthy - Edmonton Journal
Tigers to focus on time with family - Medicine Hat News
Prince Albert Raiders mid season review - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Making Team Canada at World Juniors helps make Seeleys year - Red Deer Advocate
Stories of the year: Sports and entertainment adapting to COVID - Regina Leader-Post
Spokane natives Kailer Yamamoto, Derek Ryan took different paths to reach same NHL destination - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Halifax Thunderbirds Announce Postponement of January 8th Game - Inside Lacrosse

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: 2021 Top 5: Rugby ATL - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
VIDEO: 2021 CPL Next Gen Class Presented by Jones DesLauriers: Navacord - YouTube

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United signs veteran leader Ozzie Alonso - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In the spirit of the season, there are more than enough apologies to go around, and a few other thoughts - Boston Globe
Veteran midfielder Osvaldo Alonso signs with Atlanta United - Gwinnett Daily Post
Ex-Loons midfielder Alonso signs as free agent with Atlanta United - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Loons lose Ozzie Alonso to Atlanta United - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Toronto FC gets US$75,000 from the Colorado Rapids in re-entry draft deal - Toronto Globe and Mail
VIDEO: Bangers Presented by Ricardo Pepi, Cade Cowell, Caden Clark and More Youngsters - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL's Courage sorry over re-signing Jaelene Daniels, who refused to wear USWNT gay pride jersey - ESPN
NWSL Players Ask for Free Agency Under Poor Salary Conditions - Front Office Sports
National defender gets picked in National Women's Soccer League college draft - Jamaica Observer
Column: San Diego Wave found role model in top draftee from Stanford - San Diego Union-Tribune

United Soccer League One
Chivas and Pumas to play friendly soccer match in Fresno CA - Fresno Bee

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