Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL Pioneer League: The independent Pioneer League has entered into discussions with the city of Modesto (CA) about a possible expansion team being placed there for the 2026 season. The city is currently home to the Modesto Nuts of the Single-A California League but that team has been sold and will be moving to San Bernardino for the 2026 season. Modesto has been home to an affiliated team since the 1946 season. Midwest League: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Appleton) played a ser... Full Story

Bobby Dalbec Walks off Knights with Home Run in Extras

NASHVILLE - Nashville took down Charlotte in extra innings on Sunday night to win the series and end the nine-game homestand with a 3-2 walk-off home run off the bat of Bobby Dalbec. The former Charlotte Knight ended the week with his fourth home run of the series, and his 10th-inning home run was the 200th of his professional career. Stallings surrendered back-to-back extra-base hits in the top of the first that allowed the Knights to take a 1-0 lead before retiring five straight. Will Robertson ended that stretch with a double after a hitting a triple in the first but was left stranded by... Full Story

Drive Cap Series Win with 4-3 Arias Walk-Off

GREENVILLE, S.C. - In front of a sun-soaked crowd of 5,864 at Fluor Field, the Greenville Drive (47-47) battled back from a three-run deficit to stun the Hub City Spartanburgers (48-47) with a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory Sunday afternoon, taking the series 4 games to 2 and returning to .500. Freili Encarnacion, who reached base three times, was at the heart of the ninth-inning rally. After getting plunked by Adrian Rodriguez to lead off the inning, Encarnacion advanced to second on a wild pitch and then watched the bases load behind him on back-to-back walks. The Red Sox No. 1 Prospect Fr... Full Story

Brown's Ninth-Inning Blast Lifts Trash Pandas to Comeback Win

BILOXI, Miss. - Sam Brown launched a clutch two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Rocket City Trash Pandas (10-17, 34-61) to a 3-2 comeback win over the Biloxi Shuckers (13-14, 55-41) on Sunday evening at Keesler Federal Park. The victory marked just the second time in 47 games this season that the Trash Pandas won when trailing after the eighth inning. Rocket City struck first in the opening frame. Denzer Guzman extended his on-base streak to eight games with a two-out single, and Oscar Colás followed with an RBI double to give the Pandas a 1-0 lead. On the mound, Walbert U... Full Story

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• West Virginia's Sweep of Frederick Makes Seven Straight Wins - West Virginia Black Bears (MLBDL)
• Game Preview: Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty - July 28 - Dallas Wings (WNBA)
• Missions' Five-Run First Puts Midland's Brooms Away to Avoid Sweep - San Antonio Missions (TL)
• Bobby Dalbec Walks off Knights with Home Run in Extras - Nashville Sounds (IL)
• Drive Cap Series Win with 4-3 Arias Walk-Off - Greenville Drive (SAL)
• Pelicans Take Series Finale 5-1 over Fireflies - Myrtle Beach Pelicans (CarL)
• Bay FC Closes out Summer Series with 2-2 Draw against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds - Bay FC (NWSL)
• Ponies Score Season-High 17 Runs, Benge 2 HR, 4 Hits in Dominant Sunday Night Win in Reading - Binghamton Rumble Ponies (EL)
• Offense Explodes To Complete Sweep - Williamsport Crosscutters (MLBDL)
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• Spokane Indians benefit from miscues, beat Everett 7-4 in series finale - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review
• TinCaps' offense explodes to earn series split - MWL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• RailRiders outslug Red Wings to cap road trip with a win - IL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
• Liberty's Breanna Stewart avoids significant injury on right leg, AP source says - WNBA New York Newsday
• Jose Sermo lifts RedHawks to walk-off victory with run-scoring hit - AA Fargo Forum
• Kelsey Mitchell's football workouts helping her have career-year for Fever - WNBA Indianapolis Star
• Syracuse Mets get walk-off win; its teams 7th straight victory - IL Syracuse Post Standard
• Mercury pull away with a strong second half to beat Mystics 88-72 - WNBA Daily Independent
• Jersey Shore BlueClaws defeat Wilmington Blue Rocks - SAL Asbury Park Press
• Beloit Sky Carp snap 5-game skid taking finale against Great Lakes Loons 3-0 - MWL Beloit Daily News
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Everett AquaSox pitcher Nico Tellache (Evan Morud)

See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)
2. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Tampa Bay Rowdies - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
4. York United FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
5. Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
6. Richmond - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
7. Topeka Scarecrows - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
8. Vancouver - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
9. Cleveland - Women's Premier Soccer League Pro (WPSL Pro)
10. New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)

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5. Angel City Football Club Notches 4-2 Victory over USL Super League Club Carolina Ascent FC at BMO Stadium
6. Cape Verdean Day Festival Moves to Campanelli Stadium in Brockton this Sunday
7. Shannon Harris Promoted to Head Coach of the 2025 UFL Champion Dc Defenders
8. UFL Announces NFL Signings for July 22
9. Competitive Eating GOAT, Joey Chestnut, International Food Challenger, Bandana.Eats, Take on Land of 10,000 Calories at CHS Field August 8
10. Select Nashville Sounds Games to Air on FanDuel Sports Network

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Amarillo Warbirds - National Arena League (NAL)
• Colorado Springs Sky Sox - Pioneer League (PL)
• Philadelphia - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Detroit - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Cleveland - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Golden City Football Club - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Indiana Sentinels - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
• Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
• Fort Lauderdale United FC - United Soccer League One (USL1)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
AzCL, AzFL, CalL, CarL, EL, FLCL, FSL, IL, ML, MLBDL, MWL, NWL, PCL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AF1, IFL, NAL, TAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, UFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL, WLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
LOVB, MLV, NWLS, PVF

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NSL, NWSL, USLSL, WPSL Pro