Last Week around the Leagues

Last week the XFL named head coaches in New York and St. Louis, the Alliance of American Football filed for bankruptcy, and Major League Soccer announced it will be expanding to 30 teams. Highlights from this week are from Major League Soccer, the National Women's Soccer League, American Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, International League, Southern League, Carolina League and the National Lacrosse League. FOOTBALL XFL ... Full Story

Homefield Advantage Remains Key to Western Conference Supremacy - This Week in MLS

It will be a return to form or an assertion of dominance in the second head-to-head between two Western Conference heavy weights after the top-ranked Los Angeles Football Club dismantled a then No. 2-ranked Seattle Sounders FC at Banc of California Stadium last Sunday. With the win, LAFC set a pair of records, charting a club-best 11-game home undefeated streak and a five-game home winning streak. However, Seattle is sitting on a home unbeaten streak of their own (4-0-0), and they will not lay down quietly in the rematch this Sunday at Century Link Field (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). Known for thei... Full Story

Gulls Double Up San Jose for 2-1 Series Edge

San Diego took a 2-1 series lead following a 4-2 win over the San Jose Barracuda in the best-of-five series tonight at SAP Center. Dating to the regular season, the Gulls have earned points in eight straight road games (6-0-2-0) and earned points in 23 of their last 27 road contests (17-4-4-2). The Gulls also improved to 4-1 in Game 3 all-time. San Diego held San Jose to 22 shots, the fewest shots allowed in a postseason game (24 in Game 2 of the First Round, Apr. 22, 2017 @ Ontario). Jeff Glass stopped 20-of-22 shots to earn his second win of the series. Glass is a perfect 3-0 with a 1.... Full Story

Electric Second: 'Blades Close out Series with 5-1 Win over Jacksonville

ESTERO, Fla. - It took only three minutes, 13 seconds for the Florida Everblades to effectively dash the Jacksonville Icemen's hopes of a Game 7 in the South Division Semifinal series. With the two teams tied at one in the first four minutes of the second period, the Everblades erupted for four goals in a span of 3:13 to surge ahead en route to a 5-1 win over the Icemen and a 4-2 series victory. Blake Winiecki scored twice for the second straight game, and Nathan Perkovich (3a), John McCarron (1g-1a), Alex Tonge (1g-1a) and Kyle Platzer (2a) chipped in multiple points to lead Florida to ... Full Story

• Giants' Abrams Added to Washington's Infield - Washington Wild Things (FL)
• Everblades to Face Orlando in South Division Finals - Florida Everblades (ECHL)
• Lansing Ignite FC Adds Malcolm Stewart - Lansing Ignite (USL1)
• Valor Announce 24-Man Week 1 Roster - Washington Valor (AFL)
• Atlantic City Blackjacks Introduce 2019 Roster at Media Day - Atlantic City Blackjacks (AFL)
• Luca Del Bel Belluz Commits to Steelheads - Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
• Solar Bears to Face Everblades in South Division Finals - Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
• Woodchucks Add Two Buccaneers - Wisconsin Woodchucks (Northwoods)
• Tormenta FC 2 Kicks off Player Signings for 2019 Season - South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)
• Homefield Advantage Remains Key to Western Conference Supremacy - This Week in MLS - (MLS)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Mets' Tim Tebow planning fundraiser for local organization - IL Syracuse Post Standard
• 10 Things you might not know about Hartford Athletic, the city's new soccer team - USL Hartford Courant
• Proctor's two-run homer boosts Hot Rods to road win - MWL Bowling Green Daily News
• Arena Football | Newark High, Ohio Dominican grad Grant Russell gets shot to start at quarterback for Columbus Destroyers - AFL Columbus Dispatch
• Bulls get tough to beat IceRays, advance in playoffs - NAHL Amarillo Globe-News
• Aviators beat Grizzlies 9-7, earn split of 4-game series - PCL Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Florida Everblades erupt in second period to eliminate Icemen - ECHL Naples Daily News
• Parsons tosses 2-hit shutout to snap 4-game Chiefs losing streak - MWL Peoria Journal Star
• Fightin Phils: Reading scores 2-1 win over Richmond - EL Reading Eagle/Reading Times
• Carolina Cobras bring James Summers back home to Greensboro - NAL Greensboro News and Record
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

Florida Everblades celebrate against the Orlando Solar Bears (Kevin Bires Photography)

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 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
2. Arizona Hotshots - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
3. Mesquite Outlaws - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
4. Grand Rapids Griffins - American Hockey League (AHL)
5. High Point Rockers - Atlantic League (AtL)
6. Kansas City Mavericks - ECHL (ECHL)
7. Cuba - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
8. College Park Skyhawks - NBA G League (G League)
9. Wichita - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
10. Maine Nordiques - North American Hockey League (NAHL)

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

• Danbury - Federal Hockey League (FHL)
• Cuba - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
• Mesquite Outlaws - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
• Toronto - National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
• Montreal - National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
• Orlando Storm - World TeamTennis (WTT)
• Vegas Rollers - World TeamTennis (WTT)
• New Mexico Ice Wolves - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Maine Nordiques - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• College Park Skyhawks - NBA G League (G League)

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
ApL, AzFL, AzL, CalL, CarL, EL, FSL, GCL, IL, ML, MWL, NWL, NYPL, PCL, PL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
Alaska, Cape Cod, Coastal Plain, FCBL, NECBL, Northwoods, PGCBL, Prospect, TCL, WCL
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, Can-Am, FL, PA, Pecos

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AAL, AFL, CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
AAF, CFL, XFL

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

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
MLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL