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Headlines for July 31, 2016

Baseball

American Association
Blasters mount biggest comeback of season - Joplin Globe
Blasters receive fire helmet, named honorary firefighters - Joplin Globe
Explorers drop extra-inning contest to Canaries - KTIV
Wingnuts top Loux, Lemurs to even series - Laredo Morning Times
Canaries down Explorers in extra innings - Sioux City Journal
Well-traveled St. Paul Saints player still focused on big leagues - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Brent Clevlen, Harrison Kain boost offense in Wingnuts' win - Wichita Eagle
Goldeyes rookie soaking up all he can - Winnipeg Sun

Appalachian League
De La Cruz homers Astros past Bluefield - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton loses 4th straight - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
JC Cards edge K-Mets in early game - Johnson City Press
9th-inning rally unravels as K-Mets lose to Bluefield 6-4 - Kingsport Times-News

Carolina League
Tim Brown rebounds from rough finish last week to win 1 of 2 Modified races - Winston-Salem Journal

Coastal Plain League
SwampDogs make history with position switch - Fayetteville Observer
After long delay, RedWolves fall to Savannah - Florence Morning News

Eastern League
Montero, B-Mets strike out Portland - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
SeaWolves' game suspended in 9th inning - Erie Times-News
Late addition Gerber gives SeaWolves boost - Erie Times-News
Fisher Cats win in 10 innings - Manchester Union Leader
Sea Dogs beat Binghamton, 8-1 - Portland Press Herald
Fightin Phils suspended in ninth - Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Frontier League
Grizzlies jump to early lead, beat ThunderBolts 7-2 - Belleville News-Democrat
Grizzlies roar to victory over ThunderBolts - Belleville News-Democrat
CornBelters even record - Bloomington Pantagraph
Boomers fall in extra innings - Chicago Daily Herald
Beach Bums hammers Evansville, 14-4 - Evansville Courier & Press
Starting pitching critical for Slammers as playoffs loom ahead - Joliet Herald News
Frontier League: Bullpen comes through as Slammers nip Rascals - Joliet Herald News

Great West League
Gold Sox losing streak continues - Appeal-Democrat
Chico completes sweep of Marysville Gold Sox as Heat make playoff push - Chico Enterprise Record

International League
Quick hits: Bisons 6, Syracuse 5 - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
Slumping Bisons had no room for error - Buffalo News
RailRiders: Pitching falters as SWB drops second straight one-run game - Citizens Voice
Bulls top Bats 6-5 in 11 innings for 5th straight win - Durham Herald-Sun
Gwinnett Braves fade to third straight loss - Gwinnett Daily Post
Syracuse Chiefs drop 3rd straight to Buffalo Bisons - Syracuse Post Standard
Crouse, Hens shut down Gwinnett - Toledo Blade
Hens on cusp of 6th losing season - Toledo Blade
Tigers must show the love for the Hens - Toledo Blade
Bisons Whip Chiefs 8-2 - WGRZ
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders winning the arms race - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Midwest League
Cougars top first-place LumberKings - Chicago Daily Herald
'Caps win 4th straight - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps win 4th straight - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps crack Lugnuts in 15-inning marathon - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Dowdy pulls rank on Captains in 5-2 win - Grand Rapids Press
Chiefs close out Rattlers, 1-0, while elite ex-closer Lee Smith looks on - Peoria Journal Star
Wes Helsabeck dominates again in Loons' walk-off win - Saginaw News
Lake County Captains fall to West Michigan, 5-2 - Willoughby News-Herald

New England Collegiate Baseball League
Valley Blue Sox host Vermont Mountaineers on regular season's penultimate night - Springfield Republican

New York-Penn League
Connecticut gets jump on Tri-City ValleyCats in win - Albany Times-Union
Spinners win on late rally again - Lawrence Eagle Tribune

Northwest League
Eugene falls to 1-4 in second half - Eugene Register-Guard
Boise Hawks win season-best third straight game - Idaho Statesman

Northwoods League
Huskies' woes continue in loss to Loggers - Duluth News-Tribune
Bullfrogs lose second straight at Madison - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Kingfish win with big seventh inning - Kenosha News
Loggers cruise to 3rd straight victory - La Crosse Tribune
Waterloo downs MoonDogs 5-3 - Mankato Free Press

Pacific Association
Vallejo Admirals' streak reaches six games with win over Pittsburg - Vallejo Times-Herald

Pacific Coast League
Express top Redbirds in series opener 13-7 - Austin American-Statesman
Culver induces flyout, leads Omaha to 6-4 win over Iowa - Des Moines Register
Grizzlies report for July 30: Fresno's monster rally blasts past Reno - Fresno Bee
Reed's single leads Fresno to 10-4 win over Reno | Professional | hanfordsentinel.com - Hanford Sentinel
9th-inning rally falls short as 51s drop crucial game to El Paso - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Solo homers send Sounds to win - Nashville Tennessean
Fresno scores 8 in 9th, beats Reno 10-4 - Reno Gazette-Journal
Dan Vogelbach's two-run single gives Tacoma Rainiers a 7-6 walkoff win over Albuquerque - Seattle Times
Rainiers rally, beat Albuquerque in the ninth - Tacoma News Tribune

Pecos League
Invaders into Pecos League semis; Roswell routs Alpine 10-2, sweeps series - Roswell Daily Record
Fuego were No. 1 - in all the wrong ways - Santa Fe New Mexican

Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
Albany tops Saugerties, moves into 2nd - Albany Times-Union
PGCBL BASEBALL: Adirondack routs Red Wings - Finger Lakes Times

Pioneer League
Brewers drop wild road game to Missoula - Helena Independent Record
Another night, another Chukars comeback - Idaho Falls Post Register
Osprey win wild one over Brewers - Missoulian

Prospect League
Miners fail to execute in 4-1 loss to Champion City - Beckley Register-Herald
Dans power past Gems - Danville Commercial-News
Rex suffer costly 11-3 loss to Sliders - Terre Haute Tribune-Star

South Atlantic League
BlueClaws fall in walk-off fashion - Asbury Park Press

Southern League
Lookouts romp past Smokies in series finale, 9-1 - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Lookouts Bats Come Alive In 9-1 Win Over Smokies Saturday - Chattanoogan
BayBears home for 5 games vs. Chattanooga beginning Sunday - Mobile Register
Biscuits record eighth walk-off win - Montgomery Advertiser
Three-run seventh powers Montgomery over Pensacola - Pensacola News Journal

Texas Collegiate League
Brazos Valley Bombers' win streak snapped at 21 games with 6-2 loss to Cane Cutters - Bryan-College Station Eagle

Texas League
Arkansans Across the Minors - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Phillips' RBI single caps Travs' victory - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
RockHounds keep Hooks at bay in 8-5 victory - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Cardinals shut out Naturals - Springfield News-Leader
Arkansas scores in 9th to edge Drillers 3-2 - Tulsa World

West Coast League
BlueJackets prove no match for Corvallis - Kitsap Sun
Sweets open Black Bears series with 7-3 win Friday - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Sweets cream Cowlitz, 3-0 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Football

Arena Football League
Sharks top Storm, will travel to Orlando for postseason - Florida Times-Union
Pictures: Orlando Predators vs. Philadelphia Soul Arena Football League game - Orlando Sentinel
Preds seek to regroup for playoffs after tough loss to Soul - Orlando Sentinel
Loss to Soul thwarts Preds' bid for home-field playoff edge - Orlando Sentinel

Canadian Football League
Calgary Stampeders still trying to wrap heads around crazy comeback win - Calgary Sun
Stamps come back from dead to defeat Lions in overtime - Calgary Sun
Five things we learned in the Calgary Stampeders' Week 6 win over the B.C. Lions - Calgary Sun
Ex-Blue Bomber linebacker Antonio Armstrong, wife killed at their Texas home Postmedia.adConfig - Vancouver Sun
Bombers bring back receiver Clarence Denmark - Winnipeg Free Press
Goldeyes rookie soaking up all he can - Winnipeg Sun

Hockey

United States Hockey League
Serie-ous deal: Indians acquire Andrew Miller from Yankees - Lincoln Journal Star

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Revolution forward Charlie Davies in remission after cancer diagnosis - Boston Globe
Davies reveals bout with cancer - Boston Herald
Galaxy to face Schmid-less Sounders for first time - Daily Breeze
Soccer: Castillo: 5 ways to ensure your move goes through - Dallas Morning News
Soccer: Coy Craft called into latest US U20 team - Dallas Morning News
Soccer: Coy Craft called into latest US U20 team - Dallas Morning News
Soccer: Dallas team Solar Chelsea Red wins U13 girls 2016 US Youth Soccer National Championship titl - Dallas Morning News
Dynamo trade Giles Barnes to Whitecaps - Houston Chronicle
Sporting KC stays hot at home with 1-0 victory over Portland - Kansas City Star
Three-minute preview: Portland Timbers at Sporting Kansas City - Kansas City Star
Minnesota comes away with 2-2 draw at OKC - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mercedes driver Hamilton increases lead with German GP win - New York Newsday
Galaxy's Arena sorry Seattle fired Schmid - Orange County Register
Orlando Pride push for win over struggling Boston - Orlando Sentinel
New Orlando City coach Jason Kreis hammers importance of strong defense - Orlando Sentinel
Portland Timbers post second-straight loss, fall 1-0 to Sporting Kansas City on the road - Portland Oregonian
Week ahead in Portland sports: Timbers, Thorns, Steel, Hops, Pickles - Portland Oregonian
Timbers come up empty at SKC - Portland Tribune
Whitecaps nab forward Giles Barnes from Houston Postmedia.adConfig.writeAd('gpt-oop'); - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Whitecaps acquire forward/midfielder Giles Barnes from Houston Dynamo Postmedia.adCon - Vancouver Sun

National Women's Soccer League
Dash settle for draw against Flash - Houston Chronicle
Orlando Pride push for win over struggling Boston - Orlando Sentinel
Nadia Nadim scores to lead Portland Thorns to 1-0 win against Seattle Reign - Portland Oregonian
Parsons' plan pays off in 1-0 Thorns win - Portland Tribune

North American Soccer League
Late goals sends Armada to defeat - Florida Times-Union
Minnesota comes away with 2-2 draw at OKC - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota United, Rayo OKC draw 2-2 after late goals - St. Paul Pioneer Press

United Soccer League Championship
Toros come up empty again vs. Sacramento - McAllen Monitor
San Jose trades former Republic FC forward Adam Jahn to Columbus - Sacramento Bee
9 takeaways from FC Cincinnati's draw with Charleston - Insider - WCPO

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