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Headlines for May 31, 2021

Baseball

American Association
RedHawks, American Association teams moving players to Major League organizations at an 'extraordinary' rate - Fargo Forum
RedHawks close out homestand with win over Houston Apollos - Fargo Forum
RedHawks close out homestand with sweep, baton passes to next collection of track stars in WDAY's May 30 5:30 pm sportscast - Fargo Forum
Kinman saves his best for last as Saltdogs avoid sweep against Sioux Falls - Lincoln Journal Star
Kinman provides boost as Saltdogs avoid sweep against Sioux Falls - Lincoln Journal Star

Atlantic League
Atlantic League: Silva's home run propels Power over Blue Crabs - Charleston Gazette-Mail
Trejo homers as Rockers sweep twin-bill - High Point Enterpise
PHOTOS: Baseball's back! - York Dispatch

Carolina League
Minor League baseball: FredNats vs. Down East - Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Disastrous first inning dooms Hillcats, who drop series finale to Delmarva - Lynchburg News & Advance
Pelicans sweep doubleheader, take 5 of 6 from Sox - Roanoke Times & World News
Gray hits grand slam as Mudcats sweep Kannapolis - WRAL

Eastern League
Curve give up late lead - Altoona Mirror
SeaWolves get slick defense from Greene, miss Robson's bat - Erie Times-News
SeaWolves split 6-game series with Altoona thanks to Kreidler's homer - Erie Times-News
Yard Goats end trip with shutout loss to Sea Dogs - Hartford Courant
Fightin Phils replay: Richmond 4, Reading 0 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Florida State League
Mighty Mussels outlast Flying Tigers in pitching due - Lakeland Ledger

Frontier League
Plenty of swings, plenty of misses for Lake Erie bats as Crushers lose 1-0 to Washington Wild Things | Chronicle Telegram - Chronicle-Telegram
12 baseball promotions, giveaways at Cleveland-area ballparks to check out in June - Cleveland Plain Dealer
PHOTOS: Crushers vs. Washington, May 30, 2021 - Lorain Morning Journal
Washington beats Crushers, 1-0, in one-hitter - Lorain Morning Journal

International League
IronPigs Bailey Falter has been stellar in his last four starts and could earn an opportunity to help the Phillies this summer. - Allentown Morning Call
Triple-A Gwinnett manager Matt Tuiasosopo talks player development - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Columbus Clippers: Losing streak reaches seven with loss to Nashville - Columbus Dispatch
Kyle Wright, relievers shine in Gwinnett Stripers shutout of Memphis Redbirds - Gwinnett Daily Post
Saints win seventh in a row, 7-3 over Iowa - Minneapolis Star Tribune
RailRiders rained out; PNC Field opens in full Tuesday - Scranton Times-Tribune
Lake alum Jayce Vancena works his way back to pro baseball - Toledo Blade
Nunez, Paredes powerMud Hens to win over Bats - Toledo Blade
Harbor Park capacity restrictions lifted - Virginian Pilot
Worcester Red Sox, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Tate Matheny, Franchy Cordero, Steven Gonsalves - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
In Debt to a Vet Worcester Boston Red Sox honor veterans Polar Park - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Major League Baseball Draft League
Keys remain winless, fall to unbeaten Scrappers - Frederick News-Post
Black Bears remain winless with loss to Williamsport - Morgantown Domininon Post
Scrappers, now 6-0, stay hot in win over Keys - Warren Tribune-Chronicle

Midwest League
Snappers split series with Chiefs - Beloit Daily News
From the offensive outhouse to the penthouse for Cedar Rapids Kernels - Cedar Rapids Gazette
Photos: Cedar Rapids Kernels defeat Wisconsin Timber Rattlers - Cedar Rapids Gazette
12 baseball promotions, giveaways at Cleveland-area ballparks to check out in June - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ask Hal: Reds being cautious with Greene, Lodolo - Dayton Daily News
Greater Dayton Baseball Hall of Fame set to add six new members - Dayton Daily News
Hurtubise propels Dragons to victory over leagues best team - Dayton Daily News
Fort Wayne TinCaps tame South Bend Cubs 3-1 to conclude series. - South Bend Tribune
Captains drop sixth in a row, 7-1, to Whitecaps - Willoughby News-Herald
Clippers drop seventh in a row - Willoughby News-Herald

Northwest League
AquaSox suffer walkoff loss to Canadians in series finale - Everett Herald
Tyler Fitzgerald homer in eighth lifts Eugene Emeralds over Spokane Indians in finale of series - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
Brewer looking forward to another summer with the Larks - Bismarck Tribune
Baseball: Pedersen returns home to the Huskies - Duluth News-Tribune
Baseball: Huskies looking to play some ball - Duluth News-Tribune
Express players arrive in EC on eve of Northwoods season - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Second-year manager Porcaro optimistic about 2021 roster as Kingfish season begins - Kenosha News
Sports briefs for Monday, May 31 - Kokomo Tribune
Summer ball returns as Rivets prepare for opener tomorrow in Kenosha - WREX

Pacific Coast League
Greg Deichmann powers Aviators to victory over Sacramento - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pioneer League
Baseball: Ogden's 10-run second innings fatal to winless Voyagers - Great Falls Tribune
Chukars drop their fourth straight game to Missoula - KIFI
PaddleHeads post fourth straight victory, improve to 7-1 - Missoulian
Raul Shah's 6 RBIs speed Ogden Raptors to 17-10 victory Sunday in Great Falls - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Orioles reset: Once a strength, Pedro Severino-Chance Sisco catching duo has a long way to go | ANALYSIS - Baltimore Sun
Trevino's 4-RBI day boosts Hot Rods over Tourists - Bowling Green Daily News
Hot Rods 6, Tourists 2 - Bowling Green Daily News
Winston-Salem at Greensboro: Baseball teams will meet this week for the first time since 1968 - Greensboro News and Record
Charles R. Boutin, former Aberdeen mayor, dies - The Aegis
Winston-Salem at Greensboro: Baseball teams will meet this week for the first time since 1968 - Winston-Salem Journal

Southern League
Free Baseball: Lookouts Win In Extra Innings Again - Chattanoogan
Huntsville redoing baseball stadium, hopes to lure soccer - Decatur Daily

Texas League
Travs can't get over the hump again - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: RockHounds close series with third straight victory - Odessa American

Basketball

Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury guard Kia Nurse - Arizona Republic
Ogwumike scores 21 as Sparks rally, beat Sky 92-89 in OT - Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Sky lose 4th straight, 82-79 to Sparks - Chicago Daily Southtown
Sky lose fourth straight despite career night from Courtney Vandersloot - Chicago Sun Times
Dan Hughes: Seattle Storm coach, 66, abruptly retires - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sky lose 4th straight, 82-79 to Sparks - Chicago Tribune
Fowles, Clarendon help Lynx rally, beat Sun 79-74 in OT - Connecticut Post
Aces hit century mark again in rout of overmatched Fever - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Aces cruise to 101-78 win over Fever - Las Vegas Sun
Nneka Ogwumike scores 21 points as Sparks beat Sky in OT - Los Angeles Times
Clarendon carries Lynx in overtime to first victory, beating Connecticut - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes retires, succeeded by Noelle Quinn - My Northwest
Winless Lynx shock Sun in overtime, 79-74 - New London Day
Fowles, Clarendon help Lynx rally, beat Sun 79-74 in OT - Norwich Bulletin
Layshia Clarendon leads Lynx past Sun for first win of season - St. Paul Pioneer Press
VIDEO: WNBA Top Plays of the Night: May 30, 2021 - YouTube

Football

Canadian Football League
Fan favourite Mike Filer will return to Ticats - Hamilton Spectator
Roughriders sign 2021 draft picks Cimankinda, Bandy - Regina Leader-Post
Rider Rumblings: Reviving the Roughriders - Regina Leader-Post
"Reviving the Riders" series examines plight of the Green and White - Regina Leader-Post
Veteran quarterback MacLeod Bethel-Thompson signs new deal with the Toronto Argonauts - Toronto Star

Indoor Football League
Sugar Skulls down Gladiators at home - Albuquerque Journal
Tucson Sugar Skulls pick up first win of Dixie Wooten era after routing Duke City Gladiators - Arizona Daily Star
Duke City Gladiators fall to Tucson, 55-35 - KOBTV
Duke City Gladiators lose 55-35 in their home opener on Sunday - KRQE
Column: Burt Grossman says overhaul bodes well for Strike Force to bounce back after first-year chaos - San Diego Union-Tribune

National Arena League
Column: Good, bad and indifferent from Empire opener in National Arena League - Albany Times-Union

Hockey

American Hockey League
Winnipeg Jets celebrate 10 years since returning to Manitoba - CJOB
Happy anniversary! Ten years since Jets' return - Winnipeg Free Press
JETS SNAPSHOTS: Jets didn't handle breaks very well this season, and this one's way longer - Winnipeg Sun

ECHL
ECHL hockey action: Icemen-Orlando preview, June 1 - Florida Times-Union
K's must break habit, have allowed 1st goal in 9 straight - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rushs comeback effort falls short in last home game of season - Rapid City Journal

North American Hockey League
Kyle Gaffney's overtime winner saves the Aberdeen Wings from elimination against Minot - Aberdeen American News
Bobcats to face Aberdeen in second round of NAHL playoffs after Wings top Minot in OT - Bismarck Tribune
Season ends for Janesville Jets with first-round playoff loss to Kenai River - Janesville Gazette
Maine Nordiques defeat New Jersey Titans in Game 5 - Lewiston Sun-Journal
VIDEO: New Jersey vs Maine - Game 5 - East Division Semifinals - 5/30/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minot vs Aberdeen - Game 5 - Central Division Semifinals - 5/30/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: NAHL Weekend Recap - 5/31/21 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Long-dormant OHL waking up as Knights, Otters trade draft picks - London Free Press
CAPITAL GAIN: D.C. native realizes long-held London Knights dream - London Free Press
Last time the Peterborough Petes drafted sixth they picked up Matt Puempel - Peterborough Examiner

Western Hockey League
Locally: Former Mt. Spokane softball player Hannah Bell comes up big with final swing at Portland State - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Lacrosse

Premier Lacrosse League
Premier Lacrosse League Hosting Exhibition Games In Quincy Before Season Opener At Gillette Stadium - CBS Boston

Other

Major League Rugby
Arrows file legal action against Ontario Lacrosse Association, its junior A league - Toronto Star
VIDEO: Try of the Week: Matthew Jensen - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: DC vs New York - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Utah vs Austin - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Atlanta vs LA - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: New England vs Toronto - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: San Diego vs Houston - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Gloire Amanda of Edmonton named best men's soccer player in NCAA - Edmonton Journal

Major League Soccer
United's Josef Martinez called up to Venezuela national... - Access North Georgia
Atlanta United-Nashville highlights (May 29, 2021) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff post-game press conference versus Seattle - Austin American-Statesman
Austin FC midfielder Alex Ring discusses 0-0 draw with Seattle Sounders - Austin American-Statesman
Austin FC: Scoreless draw against league-leading Seattle earns point - Austin American-Statesman
Austin FC: Team earns draw on the road against Seattle Sounders - Austin American-Statesman
'We looked like the Columbus Crew': Offense comes alive vs. Toronto - Columbus Dispatch
Union cash in set pieces, keep another zero in routing Portland - Delaware County Times
Takeaways from Inter Miamis loss to D.C. United - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Winless in 4 straight, how Real Salt Lake uses international break may define its season - KSL
Hansen proves to be physically, mentally ready for Loons debut - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sounders stay unbeaten in MLS play, tie Austin FC 0-0 - My Northwest
3 thing we learned from Orlando Citys 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls - Orlando Sentinel
Portland Timbers fall to Philadelphia Union after sloppy set pieces, but no new injuries before MLS break - Portland Oregonian
Philadelphia Union 3, Portland Timbers 0 - Final: Video highlights, lives update recap (5/30/21) - Portland Oregonian
Sunday, May 30: Union 3, Timbers 0 - Portland Tribune
MLS-leading Sounders stay unbeaten, tie Austin FC 0-0 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cleveland makes 3 saves, MLS-leading Sounders tie Austin 0-0 - Tacoma News Tribune
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Austin FC: May 30, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers: May 30, 2021 - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Orlando Pride Beats Kansas City 1-0 | PHOTOS - Orlando Sentinel
Martas goal helps Orlando Pride defeat Kansas City for 3-game winning streak - Orlando Sentinel
Crystal Dunn scores first Portland Thorns goal in win over Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena - Portland Oregonian
Sunday, May 30: Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0 - Portland Tribune
Dunns first Portland goal gives Thorns 1-0 win over Gotham FC - The Columbian - Vancouver Columbian
In Rose Lavelles return, Spirit beats OL Reign - Washington Post

United Soccer League Championship
New Mexico United says it is investigating allegations of fans verbal racial abuse - Albuquerque Journal
Atlanta United 2 hopes to name new manager early this week - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Toros use late goal to steal a point at San Antonio FC - KGBT
NM United loses at home to Loudoun United on Saturday, 1-0 - KRQE
NM United addresses alleged racial abuse at Saturday's game - KRQE
Winless in 4 straight, how Real Salt Lake uses international break may define its season - KSL
Memphis 901 FC ties with OKC Energy for second point of season - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sacramento Republic acquires MLS player Gloster on loan - Sacramento Bee

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