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Headlines for January 29, 2021

Baseball

Eastern League
Corey Wimberly named manager of Portland Sea Dogs - Portland Press Herald

Frontier League
WINNING DOES MATTER: ValleyCats announce Pete Incaviglia as newest manager of club - Troy Record

International League
Frontier Field renovations planned to meet MLB standards - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Midwest League
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson excited to return - Appleton Post-Crescent
Brewers' Sara Goodrum is first female hitting coordinator in minors - Green Bay Press-Gazette

Pacific Association
Former Vallejo Admirals coach Tim Wallace passes away at 57 - Vallejo Times-Herald

Pacific Coast League
Toby Gardenhire bringing parts of dad, parts of TK to job as St. Paul Saints manager - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Pioneer League
Chukars hope to hire their new manager soon - KIFI

Basketball

NBA G League
Verbatim: Mad Ants announce 2021 basketball operations, front-office personnel - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
3 players with Montana connections to participate in NBA G League season - Montana Sports
NBA G League releases full game and TV schedule for 2021 season - Rookie Wire
What can Jordan Poole learn from the G League? - SB Nation
Five Intriguing Games During The First Week Of The G League Season - SB Nation
The Spurs have assigned Luka Samanic to the G League - SB Nation
OKC Blue announce G League roster, schedule - Thunder Wire
Yuta Watanabe, Stanley Johnson giving Raptors just what they need a little bit of everything - Toronto Star
How Amber Nichols became the G Leagues second female GM - Washington Post
Nico Mannion among Warriors to participate in G League bubble - Yahoo Sports
VIDEO: Est.: Princepal Singh Part 2 - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury: Re-signing Diana Taurasi could be biggest move - Arizona Republic
Minnesota Lynx Inch Closer To WNBA Title Contention With Free Agency Acquisitions - Forbes
What does Connecticut do about injured free agent Alyssa Thomas? Will Jasmine Thomas return? Heres what you need to know about the Suns prospects during WNBA free agency - Hartford Courant
Dwyane Wade blasted the LA Sparks after WNBA superstar Candace Parker left Los Angeles for Chicago - Insider
Aces to lose Kayla McBride, add Chelsea Gray - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sparks to build around Nneka Ogwumike after losing Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray to free agency - Los Angeles Daily News
WNBA player Krystal Thomas-Smith builds Foundation as coach | Girls Basketball Report - Orlando Sentinel
Liberty signing Betnijah Laney, WNBAs Most Improved Player - SB Nation
2021 WNBA Free Agency: With McBride off to Minnesota, in comes Chelsea Gray to Vegas - SB Nation
WNBA Rumors: All-Star Guard Chelsea Gray to Sign With Aces - Sports Illustrated
Mystics made WNBA free agency splash. Emma Meesseman up next. - Washington Post
Sources: WNBA star Aerial Powers to sign with Minnesota Lynx - Yahoo Sports

Football

Canadian Football League
Chris Jones: Saskatchewan Roughriders' QB Cody Fajardo 'proved me wrong' - 3 DownNation
Golden Bears product Shaydon Philip signs with Calgary Stampeders - Edmonton Journal
Vanstone: COVID-19 was too much for 'an amazing dad' to overcome - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Fajardo should have plenty of weapons in 2021 - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign former Clemson star Artavis Scott - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Calgary Stampeders sign veteran Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood - Toronto Globe and Mail
Bombers receiver Wolitarsky trades pigskin for guitar, releases first EP - Winnipeg Free Press

XFL
Texans to add Lovie Smith, Pep Hamilton to coaching staff - SportsRadio 610

Hockey

American Hockey League
Former Bears Goalie Vitek Vanecek makes the most of Capitals opportunity - ABC 27
Hershey Bears preseason games cancelled - ABC 27
Flyers Alain Vigneault shakes up defense by starting veteran Nate Prosser - Allentown Morning Call
Deryk Engelland to coach Silver Knights preseason game - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Deryk Engelland fills in for Silver Knights coaches at practice - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Should Golden Knights and Blues have played Tuesday? - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Golden Knights game postponed; Alex Pietrangelo on COVID list - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Golden Knights game postponed; Alex Pietrangelo on COVID list - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Deryk Engelland returns to Orleans Arena as coach long after Wranglers days - Las Vegas Sun
New-look Comets taking shape during training camp - Rome Sentinel
Stockton Heat confirms season in Canada, says it's still negotiating with city over lease - Stockton Record
Shorthanded WBS Penguins set to open training camp Friday - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Jets maximizing minimal practices - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets Dubois will go where he's needed... Maurice explains why red-hot Ehlers doesn't get Scheifele's minutes... Teenager Perfetti wide-eyed at first NHL practice - Winnipeg Sun

ECHL
Nailers Finally Return To The Ice - WTRF

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Elmira Enforcers 2021: 5 questions with player/coach Ahmed Mahfouz - Elmira Star-Gazette
Local pro hockey: Watertown Wolves complete second training camp, set to play Friday - Watertown Daily Times

North American Hockey League
A meeting with a future Hockey Hall of Famer helped spark career goals for Badgers' Mathieu de St. Phalle | College Hockey | chippewa.com - Chippewa Herald
Tomahawks, Generals brace for three-game weekend | Sports | tribdem.com - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Jackalopes finally back on home ice - Odessa American

Ontario Hockey League
Former Flint Firebirds captain Ty Dellandrea of Dallas Stars scores first NHL goal vs. Red Wings - Flint Journal
They called him Chief: George Armstrongs complicated relationship with his heritage - Northern Life
A night to remember for former Peterborough Pete Steven Lorentz - Peterborough Examiner
Wayne Connelly the first Peterborough Petes superstar - Peterborough Examiner
A night to remember for Steven Lorentz - Waterloo Record

Premier Hockey Federation
Former East Grand Forks standout Haley Mack now making an impact in the NWHL - Grand Forks Herald
Former East Grand Forks standout Haley Mack now making an impact in the NWHL - Grand Forks Herald
Whitecaps game postponed, Riveters season over following COVID-19 concerns - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NWHL announces revised schedule, format for Isobel Cup Playoffs - Sportsnet
Toronto Six scorer Mikyla Grant-Mentis on track to be NWHL star - Sportsnet

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Charlottetown Islanders forward Cdric Desruisseaux chasing modern day history tonight in Cape Breton - Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown Islanders return to ice tonight in Cape Breton for first game since Nov. 18 - Charlottetown Guardian

United States Hockey League
Justin Hryckowian makes instant impact to Sioux City Musketeers - Sioux City Journal
USHL: Fighting Saints head west for trio of games - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
WHL Teams in Alberta Receive Clearance To Return To Play - Discover Moose Jaw
Western Hockey League and Edmonton Oil Kings get go-ahead to begin season - Edmonton Journal
Western Hockey League to return to play in Alberta - Lethbridge Herald
WHL faces off on Feb. 26 - Medicine Hat News
Alberta-based WHL teams get approval to play condensed season - Medicine Hat News
Alberta WHL teams return play Feb. 26 - Red Deer Advocate
Alberta-based WHL teams get approval to play condensed season - TSN
WHL announces season start for Alberta teams while Royals remain in limbo - Victoria Times Colonist

Other

Major League Rugby
A famous influencer has just documented his journey into Major League Rugby in America - Rugby Onslaught
VIDEO: MLR: the Story to Now - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Four UBC Thunderbirds among 16 players taken in CPL-U Sports draft - Hamilton Spectator
Atletico Ottawa selects Carleton, York defenders in CPL U Sports Draft - Ottawa Citizen
Atletico Ottawa selects Carleton, York defenders in CPL U Sports Draft - Ottawa Sun
VIDEO: 2021 CPL - U SPORTS Draft - YouTube

Major Arena Soccer League
Ready or not, Sockers start season - San Diego Union-Tribune
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Sockers at Kansas City, 1-29-2021 - YouTube

Major League Soccer
MLS sets new negotiation deadline, warns of possible lockout - Alton Telegraph
MLS, MLSPA deadline for CBA negotiations extended to Feb. 4 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Uniteds Annan: Manager and childrens book author - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Quick looks at Atlanta Uniteds possible opponents in Champions League - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
MLS labor talks - Cincinnati Enquirer
FC Cincinnati GM Gerard Nijkamp discusses the 2021 roster - Cincinnati Enquirer
CBA negotiations are a moveable feast for insatiable Soccer Don Garber - Columbus Dispatch
MLS sets new deadline for CBA negotiations, warns of possible lockout - Dallas Morning News
MLS, players' union agree to extend CBA talks one week - ESPN
MLS sets new negotiation deadline, warns of possible lockout - KSL
MLS authorizes lockout if labor deal isn't reached by Feb. 4 - Los Angeles Times
USMNT looks to capitalize on more swagger honed in Europe - Los Angeles Times
CF Montral deals defender Jukka Raitala to Minnesota - Montreal Gazette
Nashville SC: Soccer stadium construction continues with first steel beam - Nashville Tennessean
MLS extends CBA deadline, says 2 sides are far apart - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando City striker Daryl Dike prepares for USMNT debut - Orlando Sentinel
Major League Soccer will lock out players on Feb. 4 if theres no new collective bargaining agreement - Philly.com
Major League Soccer sets a new negotiation deadline of Feb. 4 and warns of possible lockout - Portland Oregonian
MLS players have proposed maintaining the current labor agreement with the league through 2026, in order to avoid a lockout - Salt Lake Tribune
Seattle Sounders sign MLS veteran, Federal Way native Kelyn Rowe - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Four UBC Thunderbirds among 16 players taken in CPL-U Sports draft - Toronto Star
The Skate: Goals goals goals! - Vancouver Province

National Women's Soccer League
Deneisha Blackwood signs for Houston Dash in NWSL - Jamaica Star
Racing Louisville FC: Tobin Heath, rights obtained by team, injured - Louisville Courier-Journal
Portland Thorns re-sign center back Emily Menges to a three-year contract - Portland Oregonian
Report: Jill Ellis set to take role with Sacramentos MLS and NWSL teams - SB Nation
Naomi Osaka becomes part-owner of NWSL's North Carolina Courage - Yahoo Sports

United Soccer League One
The Statesboro Herald Report (1.29.2021) - Statesboro Herald

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