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Headlines for December 31, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Bombers thrilling OT victory leads way in local sports for 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press
Bold predictions for 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press

Atlantic League
Nick Scala: Lingering COVID heads list of top 10 sports stories of 2021 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
The 2021 Sports Year in Review: Far from perfect, but well take it - Staten Island Advance

Carolina League
Presenting the top 10 local sports stories of 2021 - Fredericksburg Free Lance Star

Eastern League
Reading Eagle top stories of 2021 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Fave Five: Wayne Epps shares five memorable stories from the year in local sports - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Frontier League
Photos: Favorite sports photos of 2021 - The Southern

International League
Shatel: Looking back at the best of 2021 and ahead to 2022 - Omaha World-Herald

Major League Baseball Draft League
Top moments from 21 - Warren Tribune-Chronicle

Mavericks Independent Baseball League
Top 10 sports stories of 2021 - Keizer Times

Midwest League
Looking back at a good year in sports - Cedar Rapids Gazette
2021 year end: It was a year of firsts for champion Bandits - Quad City Times

Northwoods League
PB's Sports Stories of the Year: Chatfield's run to state title tops Post Bulletin's list - Rochester Minnesota news, weather, sports - Rochester Post-Bulletin

Pacific Coast League
Nevada 2021 Sports: Jay Norvell, Ken Wilson, Kaepernick, Krysta Palmer - Reno Gazette-Journal

Pioneer League
2021 Sports Year in Review - Flathead Beacon
Same name, different brand for GJ Rockies in 2021 - Grand Junction Sentinel
END OF THE YEAR: Top local sports stories for 2021 - Idaho Falls Post Register

Texas League
MRT's sports stories Nos. 2-10 for 2021 - Midland Reporter Telegram

Basketball

NBA G League
After missing much of last season to recover from hip surgery, Cam Spencer relishing healthy, full-time return to Loyola Maryland mens basketball - Annapolis Capital Gazette
Mad Ants bring Lemon back to Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Trio of G League referees get NBA games amid virus issues - News4 Jax
Santa Cruz Warriors forward Jordan Bell signs 10-day contract with Chicago Bulls - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Sports Newsmakers 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
G League Ignite provides 'a good environment' for NBA prospects - The Undefeated
Wizards Jaime Echenique becomes Colombias first NBA player - Washington Post

Women's National Basketball Association
What Becky Hammon's WNBA coaching hire means for the Las Vegas Aces, the league and her NBA future - ESPN
Sources: San Antonio Spurs' Becky Hammon nears deal with WNBA's Las Vegas Aces - ESPN
Becky Hammon to replace Bill Laimbeer as Aces coach - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Year of Minnesota sports are nearly history; 10 topics that stood out - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Becky Hammon to coach WNBA's Las Vegas Aces on record deal - New York Daily News
Becky Hammon returning to WNBA as Las Vegas Aces coach: reports - New York Daily News
AP source: Hammon finalizing deal to coach WNBA's Aces - New York Newsday

Football

Canadian Football League
Calgary Stampeders re-sign quarterback Jake Maier - Calgary Sun
Bombers thrilling OT victory leads way in local sports for 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press
Bold predictions for 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press
VIDEO: CFL Top 10 Plays of 2021 - YouTube

Champions Indoor Football
From new teams and arenas to losing streaks snapped and champions crowned, 2021 was a year of firsts for Black Hills sports - Rapid City Journal

Hockey

American Hockey League
Hamdens Mike Lee makes AHL debut in Bridgeport - Connecticut Post
Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks top Philadelphia Flyers in OT - East Bay Times
A silver lining to Avalanches lengthy COVID pause? Well probably be healthy for the first time all year - Greeley Tribune
In the Habs' Room: Poor special teams play dooms short-handed squad - Montreal Gazette
Comets recall pair of players, sign goalie - Rome Sentinel
Sharks' Mario Ferraro added to NHL COVID list, Jonathan Dahlen exits - San Jose Mercury News
Leaf Rasmus Sandin gets back up to speed after double whammy - Toronto Star
Abbotsford Canucks dealing with COVID-19 outbreak - Vancouver Province
Cole Perfetti trades Team Canada colours for Jets jersey - Winnipeg Free Press
Time is on the Jets' side - Winnipeg Free Press
IceHogs games on Friday and Saturday postponed - WREX

ECHL
Komets to wear MLK jerseys Jan. 14 for charity - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's show versatility amid days of change - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Adirondack Thunder return home -- finally - Glens Falls Post-Star
Former Reading Royals goalie Felix Sandstrom to make NHL debut with Philadelphia - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
ECHL: Thunder rings in New Year with matchup against Newfoundland - Saratogian
Toledo, Detroit hockey legends soak up amazing atmosphere at Winterfest alumni game - Toledo Blade
Photo Gallery: Toledo hockey and Detroit Red Wings alumni game - Toledo Blade

Federal Prospects Hockey League
The Year in Local Sports: The struggle was real - Watertown Daily Times
Local pro hockey: MacDonald, King pace Wolves in rout of Thunder - Watertown Daily Times

North American Hockey League
Aberdeen Wings NAHL junior hockey stats scores cade nielson - Aberdeen American News
Photos: Top Local Sports Photos from 2021 - Chippewa Herald
NAHL: Corpus Christi IceRays face off with Lone Star Brahmas - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
IceRays take on Lone Star Brahmas for at American Bank Center - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Jets blank Wolverines in NAHL hockey - Janesville Gazette

Ontario Hockey League
Erie Otters return from 18-day layoff, OHL, hockey - Erie Times-News
Gary Clement: A look back at the highs and lows of 2021, from A to Z - London Free Press
Knights welcome back Kirill Steklov, acquire Camaryn Baber from Saginaw - London Free Press
London Knights' Brett Brochu: 'It went from the best day of my life to the worst' - London Free Press
Golden Knights' Max Pacioretty undergoes wrist surgery - London Free Press
Saginaw Spirit: Oke shines in goal as Spirit best Greyhounds 2-1 - Midland Daily News
Number of IceDogs games cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols increases to five - Niagara Falls Review
Wolves hit the ice this week after games suspended due to COVID-19 - Northern Life
Peterborough Petes are not shopping Mason McTavish for a trade - Peterborough Examiner
With cap of 1,000 fans, Peterborough Petes season-ticket holders get priority - Peterborough Examiner
Saginaw Spirit trade captain Camaryn Baber to London - Saginaw News
Sault products combine to lift Spirit over Greyhounds (video) - Soo Today
Live Blog: Soo Greyhounds at Saginaw Spirit - Soo Today
Mangone scores winner as Spirit edge Greyhound in OHL action - TSN
Mangone scores winner as Spirit edge Greyhound in OHL action - TSN
The OHL 21: Limping in to 2022 - Waterloo Record
Kitchener Rangers suspend team activities due to COVID-19 - Waterloo Record

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Former Cape Breton Eagle commits to University of Quebec-Trois-Rivires - Cape Breton Post
Recognizing Russian players who played in Cape Breton as part of Russian Ice Hockey Federation's 75th anniversary - Cape Breton Post
FIDDLER'S FACTS: Buffalo Sabres pick Owen Power impresses - Charlottetown Guardian
Nova Scotia's Bailey Peach uses The Michigan to score highlight-reel goal in WHL game - Charlottetown Guardian

SPHL
Jones, Roudebush lead Dawgs past Fayetteville - Roanoke Times & World News
Huntsville Havoc take a loss to the Knoxville Ice Bears - WHNT

United States Hockey League
Looking back at a good year in sports - Cedar Rapids Gazette
Fargo Force's Hometown Heroes Night returns - Fargo Forum
Our most memorable Muskegon-area sports stories from 2021 - Muskegon Chronicle
How Madison Memorial senior Tyler Kreft is following in his father's goalie pads - Sioux City Journal
USHL: Fighting Saints blitz Waterloo - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
Blazers struggles against Kelowna continue. - CFJC
Top 10 most-read sports stories of 2021 - Everett Herald
Kelowna Chiefs forward picked up by WHLRoyals - Kelowna Daily Courier
Two in a row for Rockets over Blazers - Kelowna Daily Courier
Kubicek scores lone goal of shootout to lift Oil Kings to 3-2 win over Wheat Kings - Medicine Hat News
MacKenzie propels Tigers over Hitmen - Medicine Hat News
Seattle Thunderbirds at Portland Winterhawks: Preview, updates, chat, how to listen and watch - Portland Oregonian
Blades score six unanswered in second and third, outlast Raiders 6-4 - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Legend of Red Deer Rebels Chase Wutzke grows, Formanek to join team next week - Red Deer Advocate
Beechinor has skills to be picked in WHL draft - Red Deer Advocate
Omicron's a game-changer; Blades, WHL adjusting on the fly - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
WHL: Saskatoon Blades hang on to 6-4 win over rival P.A. Raiders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
WHL: Saskatoon Blades hang on to 6-4 win over rival P.A. Raiders - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Seattle takes advantage of power play opportunities to beat Spokane 6-2 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Broncos ink former Legionnaire - Swift Current Online
HKO-WHL-Sums-Seattle-Spokane - Tacoma News Tribune
Royals Peach-y keen on facing Giants, sending them to ninth loss in 10 - Vancouver Province
Royals' big guns help take down Giants - Victoria Times Colonist

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: 2021 Top 5: LA Giltinis - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Bombers thrilling OT victory leads way in local sports for 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press

Major Arena Soccer League
VIDEO: Sockers Overtime S4E8: Omicron Blues - YouTube

Major League Soccer
Ex Sporting KC player Kevin Ellis: hat trick for KC Comets - Kansas City Star
Italian paper reports that Insigne has agreed to a five-year deal with Toronto FC - London Free Press
CF Montral moved 'mountains to come get me,' defender Johnston says - Montreal Gazette
Top 10 New York sports moments of 2021 - New York Post
VIDEO: D.C. UNITED: All 2021 Goals - YouTube
VIDEO: FC DALLAS: All 2021 Goals - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
A torn ACL at Neuqua Valley didnt stop Zoey Goralski. After starring for UCLA and the Chicago Red Stars, shes retiring for a good reason. - Chicago Tribune
2021 Oregon sports rewind: A look back at the biggest stories of the year - Portland Oregonian
Voyager Digital hopes to reach 'underserved' crypto market with NWSL partnership - Yahoo Finance

United Soccer League One
These athletes, teams gave Tucson plenty of reasons to cheer in 2021 - Arizona Daily Star
Desert Showcase will bring Major League Soccer, USL teams to Tucson - Arizona Daily Star

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