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Headlines for January 27, 2021

Baseball

Frontier League
Sports briefs - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
He was the type of manager you would want to play for. Former Tides skipper Ron Johnson remembered fondly by former players, colleagues. - Newport News Daily Press
Ron Johnsons passing was announced in a club statement. He tested positive for COVID-19 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Red Sox to host first Polar Park Job Fair - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Midwest League
Derecho damage to Cedar Rapids ice arena and ballpark is around $7 million - Cedar Rapids Gazette

Pacific Coast League
Working at home getting old? OKC Dodgers offering home-plate office - Daily Oklahoman

Basketball

Eastern Basketball Development League
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NBA G League
Lecque assigned to Mad Ants - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Vernon Carey, Javin DuLaurier part of Greensboro Swarm roster - Greensboro News and Record
Marquette Alum Sacar Anim Summoned by G League - Seahafer News
Sixers rookie Paul Reed to join Blue Coats in G League bubble in Orlando - Sixers Wire
'The kid can flat-out play: Jalen Green is ready to show his talent in the G League - The Undefeated
VIDEO: Est.: Princepal Singh Part 1 - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Candace Parker to play for hometown Chicago Sky after 13 seasons with LA Sparks, sources say - ESPN
Asia Durr reveals uncertainty with return to Liberty - New York Daily News
Sue Bird: 'Like, you have to pay the top players' - SB Nation
Asia Durr: A COVID-19 'long-hauler' whose basketball career is in jeopardy - SB Nation
Report: Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker to leave Los Angeles, sign with Chicago Sky - USA Today

Football

Canadian Football League
Bergman retires after stellar seven seasons with Calgary Stampeders - Calgary Sun
Winnipeg Blue Bombers trade offensive lineman to Toronto Argos - CJOB
Gerry Moddejonge: Milanovich's departure from EE Football Team not a good look, but can you really blame him? - Edmonton Journal
Jeremiah Masoli re-signs one-year deal to give the Tiger-Cats by far best quarterbacking depth in the CFL - Hamilton Spectator
Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli signs extension with Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Hamilton Spectator
Brady draws on time with Alouettes as he rises up NFL coaching ladder - Montreal Gazette
Re-signing with Saskatchewan Roughriders was a "no-brainer" for Ed Gainey - Regina Leader-Post
Re-signing with Saskatchewan Roughriders was a "no-brainer" for Ed Gainey - Saskatoon Star Phoenix

XFL
Dany Garcia Is Taking Care Of Business - Forbes

Hockey

American Hockey League
Condors 'grateful to be playing again' after return from 10-month layoff - Bakersfield Californian
Scott Darling returns to Blackhawks organization with Rockford IceHogs PTO - Chicago Sun Times
A look at the unique challenges Matt Moulson will face during the 2021 season as the Hershey Bears 44th all-time captain - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Golden Knights get assist from Silver Knights coaches - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Golden Knights shootout loss overshadowed by Pete DeBoers absence - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Full Knights roster as coaches sit because of COVID protocols - Las Vegas Review-Journal
With coaches in quarantine, Golden Knights thrust into extraordinary circumstances - Las Vegas Sun
Hogs sprint toward COVID-shortened season with new goalie, high hopes - Rockford Register Star
Comets begin eighth training camp with Cull back at helm for fourth season - Rome Sentinel
Christian Jaros dealt from Ottawa Senators to San Jose Sharks - San Jose Mercury News
Fans, Stockton, staff losing out as Heat moves to Canada for season - Stockton Record
Utica Comets 'lucky' for return to practice; Sven Baertschi ready - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Your sentiments were nearly unanimous - Winnipeg Free Press
IceHogs back on the ice, excited for first game next Friday - WREX

ECHL
ECHL hockey to expand to Savannah for 2022-23 season - Florida Times-Union
Florida defenseman Logan Roe surpasses 300 games played for ECHL Everblades - Fort Myers News-Press
Verbatim: Savannah gets ECHL franchise - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's add 2, lose Bergh - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Savannah pro ice hockey team coming to new arena in 2022 - Savannah Morning News
Savannah professional ice hockey team coming to ECHL in 2022-23 - Savannah Morning News
ECHL minor league hockey team coming to new Savannah arena - Savannah Morning News
Savannah, are you ready for some pro ice hockey - Savannah Morning News

Ontario Hockey League
COVID-19 has IceDogs top draft pick playing waiting game - Niagara Falls Review
Are Peterborough Petes fans getting it right on Who Wore It Best? - Peterborough Examiner
Former Peterborough Pete Steven Lorentz expected to make NHL debut with Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday - Peterborough Examiner
Mason McTavish, Brian Zanetti ranked by NHL Central Scouting - Peterborough Examiner
Kelly Hrudey guest for Peterborough Petes Thursday Night Live broadcast - Peterborough Examiner

Premier Hockey Federation
NWHL criticizes Barstool Sports video that featured reporters' tweets - Awful Announcing
Boston Pride hurting after 2-1 loss to expansion Toronto Six - Boston Globe
Whitecaps top Riveters, take first in NWHL - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Houle wishes former PSU players luck in NWHL play - Pittsburgh Press Republican
NWHL Slams Barstool For Calling Out Reporters And Staff After CEO Nardini's 'Haters' Video - Republic World
NWHL Day 4 Takeaways: Toronto gets historic win, Minnesota takes first - Sportsnet
Womens pro hockey: Whitecaps walk away with last-minute win over Riveters - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Toronto Six will face Buffalo Beauts as Metropolitan Riveters sidelined - Toronto Star
Toronto Six down Boston Pride 2-1 for first NWHL victory in franchise history - Toronto Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
INSIDE THE Q: Sizing up the QMJHL contenders after the trade period - Cape Breton Post
INSIDE THE Q: Sizing up the QMJHL contenders after the trade period - Charlottetown Guardian
INSIDE THE Q: Sizing up the QMJHL contenders after the trade period - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Marchand's goal, assist leads Bruins to overtime win over Penguins - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Phoenix exchange three first round picks for 17-year-old Joshua Roy - Sherbrooke Record

United States Hockey League
USHL: Fighting Saints beat Waterloo for 7th straight time - Telegraph Herald
USHL hockey: Dubuque slips past Waterloo - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Miner flies high during long layoff - Brandon Sun
Import players staying in Europe as Saskatoon Blades tweak their roster with WHL trade - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Broncos Sign Hvidston to WHL Standard Player Agreement - Swift Current Online

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
More Players to Keep an Eye on for the 2021 NLL Draft - Inside Lacrosse
Panther City Announces Tracey Kelusky as Head Coach - Inside Lacrosse
VIDEO: The Warm Up: Episode 7 with Nick Rose - YouTube

Other

Major League Rugby
Houston Sabercats signs Naitasiri wing Veramu Dikidikilati - Fiji Village
San Diego Legion to play out of Las Vegas for the 2021 MLR Season - Last Word on Sports

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Wanderers sign Montreal Carabins midfielder Pierre Lamothe - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Your sentiments were nearly unanimous - Winnipeg Free Press
CPL will play season, though details sketchy - Winnipeg Free Press

Major Arena Soccer League
Blast star goalie William Vanzela on loan to San Diego Sockers for the coming MASL season - Baltimore Sun

Major League Soccer
Inter Miami sign Dylan Castanheira from Fort Lauderdale CF - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Benny Feilhaber returns to Sporting KC as an assistant coach - Kansas City Star
Seattle Sounders re-sign goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland, defender Jimmy Medranda - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New Vancouver Whitecap Caicedos joy tempered by past family sorrow - Vancouver Province
VIDEO: Brenden Aaronson: Philadelphia Union to RB Salzburg: 2019-2020 MLS Highlights - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL 2021 schedule: Challenge Cup starts April 9, final on Nov. 20 - ESPN
The Rise of Kristie Mewis - Her Football Club
Racing Louisville FC to begin NWSL play as early as April 9 - Louisville Courier-Journal
NWSL announces Challenge Cup details, other key dates - Orlando Sentinel
Portland Thorns, NWSL to kick off Challenge Cup in April in home stadiums - Portland Oregonian
Trinity Rodman makes history in NWSL after trailblazing for ECNL - Soccer Wire
Abby Dahlkemper Is Ready for Something New - Sports Illustrated

United Soccer League Championship
Charleston Battery's Leland Archer to play for home country against US national team - Charleston Post and Courier
Charleston Battery's Leland Archer to play for home country against US national team - Charleston Post and Courier
United continues to push for new stadium in downtown Albuquerque - KOBTV
LouCity FC signs John Thomas Kamara, dubbed the 'Sierra Leone Messi' - Louisville Courier-Journal

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