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Releases for Monday, January 24, 2011



Baseball

American Association
Pheasants Re-Sign All-Star 2nd Baseman Anthonsen - Sioux Falls Canaries
Long Returns for a Third Season - Winnipeg Goldeyes

Atlantic League
Bring a Duck Home - Long Island Ducks
New VIP Suite Mini Plan Announced for the 2011 Somerset Patriots - Somerset Patriots

California League
Quakes Featured on Dodgers "Route of Champions" - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Canadian American League
Worcester Inks Ed Riley - Worcester Tornadoes

Carolina League
Matt LeCroy to Attend Hot Stove - Potomac Nationals

Coastal Plain League
Second Marlin Named All-American - Morehead City Marlins
Sharks GM to Run for Charity - Wilmington Sharks

Eastern League
Backman Named B-Mets Manager - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Baysox Ticket Prices Remain Unchanged - Chesapeake Baysox
R-Phils Partner with Mitchell & Ness on New Team Store - Reading Fightin Phils

Florida State League
Pirate Parrot Serves up Lunch - Bradenton Marauders

Frontier League
Grizzlies Looking for New Concession Item - Gateway Grizzlies
Crushers Announce 2nd Annual Youth Baseball Camp Dates - Lake Erie Crushers
Veteran Outfielder Brown Returns - Traverse City Beach Bums
Wild Things "6 + One" Special: Get Six Tickets for $45 - Washington Wild Things

Midwest League
Hot Stove Banquet Tomorrow - Beloit Sky Carp
Six TinCaps Make Padres' Top 10 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
Captains Mascot Skipper to Play "Cupid" for Valentines Day - Lake County Captains
Send Flowers & Chiefs Tickets for Valentine's Day - Peoria Chiefs
Whitecaps Tickets on Sale Tuesday - West Michigan Whitecaps

North American League
Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger

Pacific Coast League
Hot Stove Coach of the Year Finalists Announced - Fresno Grizzlies
Johnson Promoted to GM; SBG to Seek New Buyer; Logan Named Exec. Director - Las Vegas Aviators
Texas Rangers to Visit the Capitol on Wednesday - Round Rock Express

Pioneer League
Brewers Release 2011 Schedule - Helena Brewers
Chukars Bonus Books Now on Sale - Idaho Falls Chukars

South Atlantic League
Ledesma Named RiverDogs Manager, Colbrunn to Return as Hitting Coach - Charleston RiverDogs
BlueClaws 5K Race Returns April 10th - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Cynthiana Resident Wins Legends' 'Who's on Deck' Contest - Lexington Legends

Southeastern League
River Bats Sign Two - Baton Rouge River Bats

Texas League
Rogers, Hernandez Earn College Honors - Corpus Christi Hooks

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Mavericks Top ABA Power Rankings - ABA
San Diego Surf Defeat Los Angeles Slam, Move to 20th in ABA Power Rankings - San Diego Surf

NBA G League
Dakota's Chris Johnson Signs with Portland - G League
Iowa's Curtis Stinson Named NBA Development League Performer of the Week - G League
NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
Dakota's Chris Johnson Signs with Portland - Dakota Wizards
Energy Acquire Marqus Blakely & Stanley Robinson in Separate Trades - Iowa Wolves
Red Claws Unveil Larry Bird Bobblehead - Maine Celtics
Vipers Reshuffle Roster - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Maine Uses Huge Fourth Quarter to Snap Losing Skid - Texas Legends

Premier Basketball League
Rainmen Make Coaching Change - Halifax Rainmen

Women's National Basketball Association
Atlanta Dream Signs Head Coach Marynell Meadors to Contract - Atlanta Dream
Bacon Academy Named Sun Team of the Week - Connecticut Sun

Football

Arena Football League
Arizona Rattlers' Sidewinders to Hold Finals Saturday - Arizona Rattlers
Barnstormers Add More Depth at Defensive Back - Iowa Barnstormers
Philadelphia Soul Sign Sadler, Campbell - Philadelphia Soul

Canadian Football League
Jamal Robertson Inks Extension with Lions - B.C. Lions
Ricky Ray Extends with the Eskimos - Edmonton Elks
Alouettes Sign Jerald Brown - Montreal Alouettes
Argos Add Size & Toughness to Both Sides of Ball - Toronto Argonauts
Blue Bombers Mourn the Loss of Herb Gray - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Indoor Football League
Former Venom Head Coach New OPSU Head Coach - Amarillo Venom

Southern Indoor Football League
Harrisburg Stampede Harness All-Conference DB Hamlin - Harrisburg Stampede
Tarpons Announce Head Coach - Mobile Bay Tarpons

Hockey

American Hockey League
Portland's Mark Mancari Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
Heat Hot Sheet - Abbotsford Heat
Adirondack Hockey Hall of Fame Nominees Announced - Adirondack Phantoms
Adirondack Phantoms Introduce New School Program - Adirondack Phantoms
Adirondack Finishes 1-1-0-1 Weekend - Adirondack Phantoms
Senators Recall Forward Bobby Butler from Binghamton - Binghamton Senators
Rhett Rakhshani Returned to Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
'Canes Recall Zach Boychuk from Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
Wolves Weekly - Chicago Wolves
Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
Whale Weekly, January 24-30 - Connecticut Whale
John McKenzie, Fred O'Donnell, Terry Yake and Scott Daniels Added to Roster for Legends Game - Connecticut Whale
Whale Recall Forward Tyler Donati from ECHL Elmira - Connecticut Whale
Players Turn Servers at "Tip-A-Player" Event - Connecticut Whale
Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly - Hamilton Bulldogs
Surging Bears Head Into All-Star Break This Week - Hershey Bears
Aeros Weekly, January 24 - Houston Aeros
Monarchs Release Hill - Manchester Monarchs
Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
Admirals Set to Wrap up Trip, Return Home - Norfolk Admirals
Barons Assign Two to Stockton; Will Make Appearance at VA Hospital Tomorrow - Oklahoma City Barons
Barons Weekly Report - Oklahoma City Barons
Rivermen Release Gannon and Carroll - Peoria Rivermen
Comrie Brings Reading Power Play to a Close this Week - Rochester Americans
Florida Panthers Return Markstrom, Wilson to Amerks - Rochester Americans
Coyotes Recall Ebbett, Reassign Maclean - San Antonio Rampage
Rampage Sign Berube to PTO, Release Huddy - San Antonio Rampage
Week Sixteen: Here's Johnny - Syracuse Crunch
Gameday Preview - San Antonio at Texas - Texas Stars
San Jose Sharks Assign Left Wing John McCarthy to Worcester - Worcester Sharks

Central Hockey League
Shots from the Point for January 24, 2011 - CHL
CHL Oakley CHL Player of the Week Announced - CHL
Berube Signs PTO with San Antonio - Allen Americans
Sundogs Notes - Arizona Sundogs
PrairieThunder this Week - Bloomington PrairieThunder
Mudbugs to Clash with Brahmas Tomorrow at 6:35 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Dayton Gems: Weekend Review - Dayton Gems
Icemen Back Home After Successful 3-Game Road Trek - Evansville IceMen
IceMen Weekly Notes - Evansville IceMen
Komets Southbound - Fort Wayne Komets
Mavericks Weekly - Kansas City Mavericks
RiverKings Weekly - Mississippi RiverKings
Jackalopes Weekly Update - Odessa Jackalopes
Mallards Weekly Update: January 24 - Quad City Mallards
Killer Bees Weekly - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Sizzling Oilers Home Twice - Tulsa Oilers
Bennefield Named Player of the Week - Wichita Thunder
Thunder Sweeps Three-in-Three - Wichita Thunder

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - January 24 - ECHL
ECHL this Week - January 24 - ECHL
ECHL All-Star Classic Television Broadcast Available in Over 110 Million Homes - ECHL
Gladiators Weekly - Atlanta Gladiators
Condors in the Community: All-Star Week in Condorstown - Bakersfield Condors
Condors Weekly - Condors Host ECHL All-Stars this Week - Bakersfield Condors
Cyclones Welcome In South Carolina Stingrays For First Time Since 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs - Cincinnati Cyclones
Pederson Returned, Donati Recalled - Elmira Jackals
Welcome to the New JackalsHockey.com - Elmira Jackals
Everblades Weekly - Florida Everblades
"Road Warriors Live" Returns Tonight - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Road Warriors Weekly - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Wings
K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Wings
Wranglers Win in Shooutout, 6-5 - Las Vegas Wranglers
Reign Fall 4-2 to Thunder - Ontario Reign
Stingrays Weekly: Stingrays Extend Winning Streak in Front of Record Crowd on Pink in the Rink Night - South Carolina Stingrays
Thunder Hits All-Star Break With Eight-Game Win Streak - Stockton Thunder
Arcobello, Bendfeld Reassigned From Oklahoma City - Stockton Thunder
Thunder Sweeps Division Rival On Weekend, Wins Eighth Straight Game - Stockton Thunder
Toledo Walleye Weekly - Toledo Walleye
Grizzlies Acquire Brendan Milnamow, Complete Trade with Bakersfield - Utah Grizzlies
Nailers Notes: a Weekly Recap - Wheeling Nailers

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Warriors Ink Travis Stacey - Akwesasne Warriors

North American Hockey League
NAHL Announces Players of the Week - NAHL
Faragher Shines as Bobcats Blank Chill - Bismarck Bobcats
Wichita Falls Wildcats' Insider for January 24 - Wichita Falls Wildcats

Ontario Hockey League
Knights' Seth Griffith Named OHL Player of the Week - OHL
Otters Announce Alumni Night Details - Erie Otters
Taylor Beck Named AMJ Player of the Week - Guelph Storm
Attack to Honor Two Special Mercury's Players - Owen Sound Attack
Captain Takes Weekly Honors - Owen Sound Attack

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Gabriel Lévesque, Ben Duffy and Jean-François Bérubé are the TELUS three stars of the week - QMJHL
QMJHL Week in Review - Lewiston MAINEiacs

SPHL
Huntsville's Mark Sibbald Named SBK Player of the Week - SPHL
Snakes' Winning Streak At Five - Columbus Cottonmouths
Coaches Show Moved, Makeup Game Tomorrow - Columbus Cottonmouths
Havoc Takes Two On Road - Huntsville Havoc

United States Hockey League
Dzingel, Prapavessis, and Williams Earn Weekly USHL Awards - USHL
Ice Home Tuesday Night - Indiana Ice
Lancers Forward Tabrum Commits to Denver - Omaha Lancers
Williams Named USHL Goaltender of the Week for Second Straight Time - Sioux Falls Stampede
Stampede Weekly Update: Herd Look Continue Strong Play this Saturday in Waterloo - Sioux Falls Stampede
Panzarella Picks North Dakota - Waterloo Black Hawks
Waterloo Black Hawks Name Players of the Week - Waterloo Black Hawks
Phantoms Pages: Week 17 - Youngstown Phantoms

Western Hockey League
Junior Hockey Player Suspended for Eight Games for Methylhexaneamine Violations - WHL
Spokane Chiefs' Johnson Named WHL Player of the Week - WHL
Hitmen to Play Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Calgary Hitmen
Booster Club Bus Trips - Kamloops Blazers
Weekly Ice Report - Kootenay Ice
Warriors Update - Moose Jaw Warriors
Portland Winterhawks this Week - Portland Winterhawks
Winterhawks' Win Streak Hits 5 with 6-5 Overtime Win Over Spokane - Portland Winterhawks
Morrissey to Make WHL Debut Wednesday - Prince Albert Raiders
Pat Chat - Regina Pats
Rockets Snap Americans' Home Streak Behind 4-3 Win - Tri-City Americans
Vancouver Giants Defeat Chilliwack 7-3 - Vancouver Giants

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
Draft Results - Cannons Add 9 Players - Boston Cannons

National Lacrosse League
Bandits-Swarm to be Aired Nationally on Versus - Buffalo Bandits
Minnesota Swarm to Air Live on National Television - Minnesota Swarm
Cake and Ice Cream with Wings' Turner and Nooch - Philadelphia Wings

Other

National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch Releases 2011 Championship Series Site - NPF

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League
Sagu Named MISL Player of the Week - Baltimore Blast
Comets News & Notes - Kansas City Comets

Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire Players Report to Toyota Park for 2011 Preseason Camp - Chicago Fire FC
Chicago Fire Announce 2011 Preseason Schedule - Chicago Fire FC
Red Bulls Sign Norwegian International Jan Gunnar Solli - Red Bull New York
Earthquakes Weekly Update - San Jose Earthquakes
Sounders FC News & Notes - January 24 - Seattle Sounders FC

Professional Arena Soccer League
San Diego Sockers Weekly - San Diego Sockers

United Soccer League Championship
USL PRO Postseason Format Unveiled - USL
Rhinos Release Statement on USSF Ruling - Rochester Rhinos

Women's Professional Soccer
Goalkeeper Kristin Arnold Signs with Sky Blue FC - Sky Blue FC

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