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Headlines for August 27, 2021
Baseball
American AssociationGary tops red-hot RedHawks, snaps F-M's win streak - Fargo Forum
Dog Dish: Lincoln comeback magic falls short as Railroaders take critical Game 1 - Lincoln Journal Star
Saltdogs Around the Bases: Manager Jodie likes where Saltdogs are positioned - Lincoln Journal Star
Check out how the RailCats fared against Fargo-Moorhead on Wednesday - Times of Northwest Indiana
Appalachian LeagueElizabethton general manager moves on from Boyd Sports - Elizabethton Star
Atlantic LeagueSouthern Maryland hits 5 home runs in 18-2 romp over Power - Charleston Gazette-Mail
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Angels call up former Rocker pitcher - High Point Enterpise
Eight-run eighth lifts Rockers to wild win - High Point Enterpise
Atlantic League announces new Staten Island team - New York Newsday
This is such an important day for baseball, Staten Island and NYC: Mayor, Doc Gooden and Co. welcome baseball back to Island - Staten Island Advance
What happened when the Atlantic League mound moved to 61 feet 6 inches - Washington Post
Carolina LeagueMinor league baseball: Theophile, Paulino help FredNats down Mudcats - Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Kannapolis shuts the door on Hillcats in ninth inning - Lynchburg News & Advance
Sox fall to Shorebirds - Roanoke Times & World News
Eastern LeagueDermis Garcia leads Somerset Patriots over Akron RubberDucks - Akron Beacon Journal
Bido throws gem in win over Squirrels - Altoona Mirror
Gio Urshela back in Yankees lineup from injury, Corey Kluber next - Bridgewater Courier-News
Sports Digest: Three-run ninth carries Fightin Phils past Sea Dogs, 5-2 - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Fisher Cats' 2022 season schedule to feature mostly 6-game series - Manchester Union Leader
Reading Fightin Phils rally to beat Portland Sea Dogs in a Double-A Northeast League game - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Altoona shuts out Flying Squirrels 3-0 - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Florida State LeagueDunedin rallies to top Lakeland - Lakeland Ledger
Frontier LeagueCrushers snap six-game skid in doubleheader split - Lorain Morning Journal
PHOTOS: Lake Erie Crushers Southern Illinois Miners Aug. 26, 2021 - Lorain Morning Journal
Hit parade starts early for Wild Things - Washington Observer-Reporter
Strecker saves the day for Wild Things - Washington Observer-Reporter
International LeagueBraves activate Eddie Rosario, designate Abraham Almonte - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bisons recap: Woes vs. Woo Sox continue with third straight defeat - Buffalo News
RailRiders shut out Lehigh Valley - Citizens Voice
Columbus Clippers: Clippers total 17 hits , defeat Memphis Redbirds - Columbus Dispatch
Cubs 2017 first-round pick Brendon Little finds success with fastball - Des Moines Register
Gwinnett's Coolray Field to host Braves' Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseball Classic - Gwinnett Daily Post
Kyle Wright's gem lifts Gwinnett Stripers to win in Nashville - Gwinnett Daily Post
Twins activate Jorge Alcala, call up Ian Gibaut from St. Paul - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Five-day stretch shows the disaster that Twins pitching rotation has become - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Saints blow 6-1 lead, lose to Toledo in 11th - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nick Pratto hits 12th home run as Omaha Storm Chasers defeat Iowa - Omaha World-Herald
Cade Cavalli called up to Rochester Red Wings, set for AAA debut - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The story of Ron and Toby Gardenhire: Two skippers passing in the night - St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul Saints watch multiple leads disappear in 11-inning loss to Toledo Mud Hens - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Rochester downs Syracuse Mets with 9th inning run - Syracuse Post Standard
Aderlin Rodriguez powers Mud Hens past Saints, 9-8 in 11 innings - Toledo Blade
Photo Gallery: Mud Hens vs. St. Paul Saints - Toledo Blade
Johan Mieses (2 homers), Yairo Muoz power WooSox to 4th straight victory - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Charlotte flips the script, tops Durham 9-2 - WRAL
Midwest LeagueSnappers fall to Kernels - Beloit Daily News
Hat tip to tackier baseballs and 4 other things about the Cleveland Indians - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pregame Part II: TinCaps (47-51) vs. Dayton (51-47) - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Pregame: TinCaps (47-51) vs. Dayton (51-47) - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps game suspended by rain - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Relaxed Porter helps Bandits rally against Rattlers - Quad City Times
SB Cubs split at Peoria Thursday night in High A minor league baseball - South Bend Tribune
Area Briefs August 28 - South Bend Tribune
Gonzalez has big night for Columbus | Indians minors roundup for Aug. 26 - Willoughby News-Herald
Trio of Captains get high school diplomas prior to win over visiting Loons - Willoughby News-Herald
Northwest LeagueAquaSox drop another to surging Indians - Everett Herald
Diamond Beat: Canadians down Hops - Portland Tribune
Aaron Schunk hits two-run home run, Spokane Indians beat first-place Everett 4-2 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Vancouver Canadians opt not return to Nat Bailey Stadium this season - Vancouver Province
Northwoods LeagueFormer Bombers player makes it to 'The Show' - Battle Creek Enquirer
Baseball: Huskies Pointer looking forward to having more experienced team next summer - Duluth News-Tribune
Baseball: Huskies took their bumps this summer but are looking to bounce back - Duluth News-Tribune
Kenosha Kingfish announce Canseco will not appear in tonight's Home Run Derby at the Harbor - Kenosha News
Pacific Coast LeagueRound Rock trainer is from Albuquerque - KRQE
Reno Aces move weekend games to Sacramento due to wildfire smoke - Reno Gazette-Journal
Pioneer LeagueGJ Rockies rained out - Grand Junction Sentinel
Chukars blown out 6-1, Boise clinches at least a tie in I-84 Highway Series - KIFI
PaddleHeads jump on Ogden Raptors early, post second straight road win - Missoulian
Raptors flat again, fall to Missoula 7-2 - Ogden Standard-Examiner
South Atlantic LeagueMartinez lifts Hot Rods past Rome - Bowling Green Daily News
Hot Rods 2, Braves 1 - Bowling Green Daily News
Greenville notches 14 hits, tops Crawdads 10-2 - Hickory Daily Record
Summer baseball, golf scores, highlights, harness racing for August 25 - Hudson Valley Record
Slider-less Noah Syndergaard sees mixed results in Cyclones rehab start - New York Daily News
Noah Syndergaard pitches an inning for Brooklyn in rehab start - New York Newsday
Syndergaard makes rehab start, 'can't imagine' leaving Mets - Winston-Salem Journal
Southern LeagueLookouts, Smokies Series Canceled Due To Testing And Contact Tracing - Chattanoogan
Blue Wahoos postponed final four games of series with M-Braves - Pensacola News Journal
Texas LeagueAmarillo Sod Poodles down RoughRiders on second straight night - Amarillo Globe-News
Sod Poodles rout RoughRiders 15-1 in game two of series - Amarillo Globe-News
Travelers 2, Hooks 1 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
ROCKHOUNDS REPORT: Milburn leads Midland over Missions - Midland Reporter Telegram
Drillers update for Aug. 27 - Tulsa World
Basketball
BIG3BIG3 Playoffs preview, roster, schedule, live stream, how to watch - CBS Sports
Canadian Elite Basketball LeagueRumors are swirling that pro basketball could be coming to Langley - Abbotsford News
National Basketball League of CanadaGrowlers back at Mile One, but where might St. John's NBLC team hold court? - St. John's Telegram
NBA G LeagueVIDEO: Jonathan Kuminga Journey to Summer League - YouTube
VIDEO: NBA G League Alums Top 10 Dunks 2020-21 Season - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Green Journey to NBA Summer League - YouTube
Women's National Basketball AssociationMercury's Brittney Griner questionable for rematch vs. New York Liberty - Arizona Republic
Dream lose 10th in row; McCoughtry gets ovation - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Joneses lead Sun past Sparks for 7th straight win - Connecticut Post
Ex-Detroit Piston Bill Laimbeer gets 300th win as WNBA coach - Detroit Free Press
Aces pull away, send Dream to 10th straight loss - Gwinnett Daily Post
Joneses guide WNBA-best Sun past Sparks - Gwinnett Daily Post
Connecticut Sun escape with 76-72 win over Los Angeles Sparks behind Brionna Jones big night - Hartford Courant
Angel McCoughtry has special moment in Aces win in Atlanta - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sparks eager to fix mistakes against Connecticut Sun - Los Angeles Daily News
Connecticut edges Sparks in competitive game - Los Angeles Daily News
Sparks fall out of playoff position with loss to Sun - Los Angeles Times
Souhan: Lynx need their Huskies to have more bite in home stretch - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Brionna Jones helps Sun battle back, beat Sparks for seventh straight win - New London Day
Sun battle back, beat Sparks for seventh straight win - New London Day
Sun escape with victory against Sparks - Norwich Bulletin
Mystics playoff hopes dented in loss to Dallas as Elena Delle Donne leaves early - Washington Post
VIDEO: PHOENIX MERCURY vs. NEW YORK LIBERTY: FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS: August 27, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Skylar Diggins-Smith Records 27 PTS, Marks 3rd Consecutive 20 PT Game (August 27, 2021) - YouTube
VIDEO: Brionna Jones Was Feeling It, Leads Sun to Comeback Win (August 26,2021) - YouTube
VIDEO: Arike Ogunbowale Drops 20 PTS, 9 AST, Carries Wings to Comeback Win - YouTube
VIDEO: A'ja Wilson Fills up the Stat Sheet for Aces Comeback Win (August 26, 2021) - YouTube
Football
Canadian Football LeagueStampeders hoping Mitchell back sooner rather than later - Calgary Sun
Alberta government will not budge on stance against vaccine passports - Calgary Sun
COVID-19: Alberta reports 1,000-plus cases for second straight day - Edmonton Journal
Game Day: Pallid Tiger-Cats offence must find some life against Montreal - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes QB Adams Jr. hopes to raise bar against Tiger-Cats - Montreal Gazette
MAKE SOME NOISE: Ottawa Redblacks hope RNation gives it to Lions on Saturday - Ottawa Citizen
PROTECTING THE QB: Coach Bob Wylie getting through the pain as he helps develop Redblacks O-line - Ottawa Citizen
Roughriders' Fajardo learned lessons from a legend - Regina Leader-Post
Rob Vanstone: Remembering Ken Clark and the best of all Labour Day Classics - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Tiger-Cats to start Dane Evans at quarterback against Alouettes - Toronto Globe and Mail
Elks announce two more positive COVID tests, bringing total players infected to 14 - Toronto Star
Blue Bombers' ground game a work in progress - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers not taking Stamps' rookie QB lightly - Winnipeg Free Press
FRIESEN: Elks' COVID outbreak is a wake-up call to the CFL - Winnipeg Sun
FRIESEN: Absence of Harris threatening Bombers' identity - Winnipeg Sun
Indoor Football LeagueVIDEO: IFL Game of the Week on Stadium: Billy Back and Clint Dolezel -
Hockey
American Hockey LeagueRadio silence for the Abbotsford Canucks (so far) - Abbotsford News
Will Hershey Bears require masks or proof of vaccination for 2021-22 season in Giant Center? - ABC 27
Canadiens, centre Ryan Poehling agree to two-year deal - Montreal Gazette
Ducharme strikes positive tone about retooled Canadiens, Drouin - Montreal Gazette
ECHLBoudreau back as Komets coach - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Harper signs in AHL: What's it mean for K's? - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Norfolk Admirals announce new affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes - Newport News Daily Press
Growlers back at Mile One, but where might St. John's NBLC team hold court? - St. John's Telegram
Former Walleye goalie Trevor Gorsuch signs with Kalamazoo - Toledo Blade
North American Hockey LeagueNAHL: Chippewa Steel name Mignone as head coach - Chippewa Herald
VIDEO: Minnesota Magicians 2021-22 Season Preview - YouTube
VIDEO: Maryland Black Bears 2021-22 Season Preview - YouTube
Ontario Hockey LeagueEvery Dog has his day with the Stanley Cup - Niagara Falls Review
Goalie Liam Sztuska signs with the Peterborough Petes - Peterborough Examiner
Greyhounds set to open training camp, with a bit of a different look - Soo Today
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey LeagueCape Breton Eagles ship prospect Huggan to Armada for draft pick - Cape Breton Post
SPORTS CHAT: Fleury's name drama, QMJHL training camp updates - Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton connections cuts from QMJHL training camps Thursday - Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton Eagles acquire defenceman from Remparts in deal for Cooper - Cape Breton Post
Xavier Simoneau arrives in Charlottetown - Charlottetown Guardian
Mooseheads release six players, roster down to 30 - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
SPORTS CHAT: Fleury's name drama, QMJHL training camp updates - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Group of Mooseheads veterans hungry to fill leadership roles - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Western Hockey LeagueSilvertips acquire overage forward Swetlikoff from Rockets - Everett Herald
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse LeagueBandits enter NLL draft with three first-round picks - Buffalo News
Soccer
Canadian Premier LeagueAtltico Ottawa need playoff-like run to stay in contention - Ottawa Citizen
Pacific FC 4, Whitecaps 3: Caps stunned by Islanders in Canadian Cup - Vancouver Province
Pacific FC shine at Starlight in historic win over Whitecaps - Victoria News
Pacific FC plays giant killer in ousting Whitecaps from Canadian Championship - Victoria Times Colonist
VIDEO: Pacific Wins: Immediate Reaction to CanChamp vs. Vancouver Whitecaps - YouTube
Major League SoccerPacific FC shine in Langford with historic win over Vancouver Whitecaps - Abbotsford News
Gonzalo Pinedas first game with Atlanta United comes against tough opponent - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Austin FC midfielder Danny Pereira discusses upcoming FC Dallas match - Austin American-Statesman
The Revolution are 8-0-1 in the last nine games. - Boston Herald
Soccer stadiums for Crew, FC Cincinnati compete for rankings title - Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbus Crew-FC Cincinnati at Lower.com Field could be turning point - Columbus Dispatch
The impact of Kevin Molino's season-ending injury on Columbus Crew - Columbus Dispatch
Real Salt Lake coach Freddy Juarez departs, reportedly for Seattle Sounders - Deseret News
Dynamo coach Tab Ramos (family emergency) to miss Saturday's game - Gwinnett Daily Post
Sporting KC: Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza coach at academy - Kansas City Star
Freddy Juarez out as Real Salt Lake manager; assistant Mastroeni to take over as interim - KSL
Galaxy heads into El Trafico match looking to snap skid - Los Angeles Daily News
Loons sign veteran striker Adi, hoping he regains lost scoring touch - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Loons list Reynoso, seven others as out for Houston game - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Randall Leal, Anibal Godoy, Alistair Johnston play in World Cup Qualifiers - Nashville Tennessean
How NYCFC spent their recent rain delays - New York Post
Canzano: 25 Most Influential People in Oregon Sports 2021 - Portland Oregonian
Freddy Juarez is out as Real Salt Lakes head coach - Salt Lake Tribune
New England leads MLS going into final 2 months - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Davies, David, Hutchinson back in Canadas fold for key World Cup qualifiers - Toronto Globe and Mail
Pacific FC 4, Whitecaps 3: Caps stunned by Islanders in Canadian Cup - Vancouver Province
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: CF Montréal vs. Toronto FC: August 27, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: THE NORTH REMEMBERS After 497 Days, Supporters and Their Clubs Reunite - YouTube
National Women's Soccer LeagueSportsBeat KC: Woso no longer so-so, and the summer of Salloi - Kansas City Star
KC NWSL soccer star Rachel Corsie of Scotland adapts to U.S. - Kansas City Star
Ashlyn Harris, 3 Pride teammates named to most marketable athletes list - Orlando Sentinel
Canzano: 25 Most Influential People in Oregon Sports 2021 - Portland Oregonian
United Soccer League ChampionshipFor Charleston Battery, 'Every point counts' down season's homestretch - Charleston Post and Courier
Real Salt Lake coach Freddy Juarez departs, reportedly for Seattle Sounders - Deseret News
Freddy Juarez out as Real Salt Lake manager; assistant Mastroeni to take over as interim - KSL
Sacramento Republic hopes returning players spark offense - Sacramento Bee
Freddy Juarez is out as Real Salt Lakes head coach - Salt Lake Tribune
Rowdies happy to be home after successful road stretch - Tampa Bay Times
VIDEO: USL Championship Save of the Week Winner: Week 18 - YouTube
VIDEO: USL Championship Goal of the Week Winner Presented by Select: Week 18 - YouTube
United Soccer League OneSecond-place Union Omaha aims to snap North Texas unbeaten streak - Omaha World-Herald
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS #TORvCHA: 08-27-2021 - YouTube
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