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Headlines for January 26, 2021

Baseball

International League
Former Norfolk Tides manager Ron Johnson dies of COVID-19 complications - Annapolis Capital Gazette
Former Norfolk Tides manager Ron Johnson dies of COVID-19. - Newport News Daily Press
Former PawSox manager Ron Johnson, 64, dies - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Boston brass 'loves the passion' of WooSox fans as inaugural season nears - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Major League Baseball Draft League
MLB, USA Baseball start combine ahead of pushed-back draft - Centre Daily Times
Former Thunder manager Ron Johnson dies after COVID-19 complications - Trentonian

Pacific Coast League
Reno Aces name Withrow as only female head groundskeeper in minor leagues - Reno Gazette-Journal

Basketball

NBA G League
Hornets rookies Vernon Carey, Nick Richards G-league-bound - Durham Herald-Sun
Erie BayHawks acquire two players ahead of NBA G League's new season - Erie Times-News
Former Marquette player Sacar Anim finds a spot in the G League bubble at Disney World - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Poole, Smailagic joining Mannion in upcoming G League bubble - NBC Sports Bay Area
Iowa Wolves Announce 2021 Roster - SB Nation

Women's National Basketball Association
A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart among 19 to compete in USA Basketball camp Feb. 4-7 - ESPN
WNBA free-agent rankings: The 20 best players in 2021 - ESPN
More Than an Athlete: Reigning WNBA MVP A'Ja Wilson Is a Winner Both On and Off the Court - The Root

Football

Canadian Football League
Former CFL player,-coach Brady understands historical significance of NFL promotion - Hamilton Spectator
Ottawa Redblacks re-sign four, including all-star punter Richie Leone - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes re-sign receiver B.J. Cunningham to one-year deal - Montreal Gazette
Defensive end Charleston Hughes eyes free agency while continuing talks with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Defensive back Ed Gainey signs one-year contract extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Edmonton head coach Scott Milanovich resigns to pursue NFL opportunities - Toronto Globe and Mail
Newest Toronto Argonaut Martavis Bryant feels he still has a lot left in the tank - Toronto Star
Redblacks re-sign all-star punter Leone - Winnipeg Free Press

Hockey

American Hockey League
Hershey Bears annual Teddy Bear Toss moves from rinkside to curbside - ABC 27
Hershey Bears make the most of 100 day season - ABC 27
Phantoms set to open preseason Sunday; announce training camp roster - Allentown Morning Call
Phantoms opener set for Feb. 6 at Hershey - Allentown Morning Call
Condors reveal 2021 training camp roster - Bakersfield Californian
Penguins' 1st preseason game moved to next week - Citizens Voice
Winnipeg Jets prospect Cole Perfetti cant wait to make his pro debut - CJOB
Comets set training camp roster - Rome Sentinel
I went for a walk on Saturday, did I miss anything? - Winnipeg Free Press
Moose start camp with 15 players - Winnipeg Free Press
Kehler's hockey journey hits home - Winnipeg Free Press
Dubois boosts Jets' strength down the middle - Winnipeg Free Press
Nobody knows newest Jet better than Moose assistant coach - Winnipeg Free Press
Laine trade looks bad on Jets - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets prospect Perfetti feels fortunate to have chance to play pro right away with Moose - Winnipeg Sun
Special time for Moose assistant coach Eric Dubois, with his son joining Jets organization - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: AHLtv 2020-21 - YouTube

ECHL
Diverse center returns to K's - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Former Walleye goaltender Christopoulos earns ECHL honor - Toledo Blade
Former Walleye goalie off to hot start with Indy - Toledo Blade
Pro hockey franchise coming to new Savannah Arena - WTOC

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Video: Elmira Enforcers set for return - Elmira Star-Gazette

North American Hockey League
Wings forward Payton Matsui named top star in division - Aberdeen American News
After four-goal breakout weekend, Ott hopes to help Jets keep momentum rolling - Janesville Gazette
Brown Bears, Pavicich shut out Wilderness - Kenai Peninsula Clarion
VIDEO: NAHL Plays of the Week - January 18-24, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Jersey vs Northeast 1/24/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Minnesota W 1/24/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: St. Cloud vs Bismarck 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs Lone Star 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Wichita Falls 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Odessa vs Amarillo 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Jersey vs Northeast 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Aberdeen vs Fairbanks 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Austin vs Minnesota W 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Danbury vs Johnstown 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Minnesota M 1/23/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: St Cloud vs Bismarck 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs Lone Star 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Odessa vs Amarillo 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Wichita Falls 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Maine vs Maryland 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Minnesota M 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Danbury vs Johnstown 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Chippewa vs Austin 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Aberdeen vs Fairbanks 1/22/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Austin vs Fairbanks 1/21/21 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Peterborough Petes media room was always fun when George Armstrong was there - Peterborough Examiner
Minor midget hockey players forced to adjust during OHL draft year - Waterloo Record

Premier Hockey Federation
Digit Murphy brings her zest for life to NWHL bubble as president and coach of expansion Toronto Six - Boston Globe
National Women's Hockey League criticizes Barstool Sports CEO for video post - ESPN
Women's Hockey Is Seeing A Sponsorship Boom - FiveThirtyEight
The NWHL has a Barstool problem, and it can no longer look away - For the Win
A statement from the Ice Garden - SB Nation

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Sizing up the QMJHL contenders after the trade period - Cape Breton Post
SPORTS CHAT: Cape Breton Eagles taking steps towards first proper rebuild in recent years - Cape Breton Post
Mooseheads, Eagles, Islanders cleared to play games against each other - Cape Breton Post
Sizing up the QMJHL contenders after the trade period - Charlottetown Guardian
Mooseheads, Eagles, Islanders cleared to play games against each other - Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown Islanders to return to game action this week - Charlottetown Guardian
Mooseheads, Eagles, Islanders cleared to play games against each other - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
VIDEO: #256 Gatineau Olympiques 1 Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 - 24/01/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: #116 Quebec Remparts 5 Rimouski Oceeanic 7 - 24/01/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: #232 Victoriaville Tigres 6 Shawinigan Cataractes 0 - 24/01/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: #100 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2 Chicoutimi Sagueneens 3 - 24/01/21 - YouTube

United States Hockey League
USHL: Fighting Saints return to play tonight in Waterloo - Telegraph Herald
USHL: Stella excited to join brother at AIC - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
Outpouring of support for Kyrell Sopotyk following devastating injuries in a snowboarding accident - CFJC
Moose Jaw's Ernest Holds Hockey Camp at Caronport - Discover Moose Jaw
Kamloops Blazer Sopotyk paralyzed, but parents hope he will walk again - Kamloops This Week
Thunderbirds move import Simon Kubicek to Edmonton for Vladimir Alistrov - My Northwest

Other

Major League Rugby
San Diego Legion to Call Vegas Home for 2021 MLR Season - NBC 7 San Diego
Major League Rugby hampered by COVID-19 yet again as title contenders prepare for season away from h - Rugby Pass
A season in MLR, rugby's wild west: mob wakes, visa runs and Bastareaud - The Guardian
Toronto Arrows await word on where they can play, with Plan B going to the U.S. - Toronto Star

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Three top-notch defenders, including talented Zator, leave Cavalry - Calgary Sun
HFX Wanderers profited from picking pro-ready university players - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Hamiltons Forge FC re-signs captain Kyle Bekker, named CPL MVP in 2020 - Hamilton Spectator
Kyle Bekker wasnt going anywhere but back to Forge FC - Hamilton Spectator
Coupland back at Atletico Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

Major League Soccer
MLS to open season on April 3; title game set for Dec. 11 - Alton Telegraph
Three years ago, Matt Turner was a third-string goalie for Revolution; now he has a chance to start for US mens national team - Boston Globe
Major League Soccer to open season April 3 amid ongoing uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic - Boston Globe
Revolution keeper Matt Turner will compete on the US Men's National Team. - Boston Herald
MLS schedule: 2021 start date announced for FC Cincinnati - Cincinnati Enquirer
Bradley Wright-Phillips chose the Crew to help seek elusive MLS title - Columbus Dispatch
MLS regular season to begin April 3; MLS Cup final on Dec. 11 - ESPN
Inter Miami sign Edison Azcona, Ian Fray to homegrown deals - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Inter Miami to start 2021 season in early April - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jordan Morris close to Swansea City debut - Gwinnett Daily Post
D.C. United re-signs MF Felipe Martins - Gwinnett Daily Post
Benny Feilhaber added to Sporting Kansas City technical staff - Kansas City Star
MLS announces preseason, season start dates - KSL
Austin FC Will Play In 'Q2 Stadium' When Major League Soccer Gets Underway - KUT
Major League Soccer scheduled to begin 2021 season on April 3 - Los Angeles Daily News
Soccer newsletter: MLS hopes to get season started in early April - Los Angeles Times
MLS 2021 season pushed back to April; CBA could be nullified - Los Angeles Times
CF Montreal re-signs homegrown goalkeeper James Pantemis - Montreal Gazette
Sounders sign coach Brian Schmetzer to multiyear extension - My Northwest
Nashville SC: The 2021 MLS season will begin April 3 - Nashville Tennessean
Herbalife Nutrition and LA Galaxy Unveil First-Ever MLS Augmented Reality Fan Experience - Odessa American
Chris Mueller says young Lions have chance to shine with USMNT - Orlando Sentinel
MLS sets start date for 2021 season despite absence of labor deal - Orlando Sentinel
MLS 2021 schedule to start April 3, preseason camps to start Febbruary 22 - Philly.com
MLS announces season will open April 3 - San Jose Mercury News
'Seattle is my home': Head coach Brian Schmetzer signs extension with Seattle Sounders - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sounders sign coach Brian Schmetzer to multiyear extension - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Monday Sports in Brief - Tacoma News Tribune
VIDEO: Former Pro and Columbus Crew SC Broadcaster Jordan Angeli's "Refining" Moment - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
VIDEO: Deanne Rose Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Emily Fox Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Trinity Rodman Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Yazmeen Ryan Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Samantha Coffey Interview -2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Tara McKeown Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: NWSL 2021 Draft: First Rounders React - YouTube
VIDEO: Brianna Pinto Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube
VIDEO: Viviana Villacorta Interview - 2021 NWSL Draft - YouTube

United Soccer League Championship
Colorado Springs Switchbacks sign Hadji Barry after trading away two key pieces of 2020 team - Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Switchbacks acquire defender Triston Hodge via transfer - Colorado Springs Gazette
Hartford Athletic partners with England's Leyton Orient - Journal Inquirer
City of Albuquerque requests $40 million from state to fund NM United stadium - KOBTV
Poll shows support for New Mexico United soccer stadium - KRQE

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