Rivermen Take Storm to School Thursday

Peoria, IL - The Peoria Rivermen held their opponent to a league-record 10 shots on goal for the second straight game as they beat the Quad City Storm 2-1 on Education Day, Thursday morning at Carver Arena. The win, Peoria's third straight, improves the Rivermen to 12-1-3 before tomorrow night's rematch with the Storm in Peoria. The Storm opened the scoring with a power-play tally late in the first period. With Rivermen center Will Smith boxed for slashing, Storm winger Vladimir Nikiforov sen... Full Story

Vipers Give the Blues a 104-97 Defeat

EDINBURG, Texas - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (9-6) defeated Delaware Blue Coats (6-9), 104-97, on Thursday morning. RGV Vipers played to a high energy contest this morning. Both teams came out ready to impress the crowd of 5,765 young fans. Rockets assignee Isaiah Hartenstein spent no time on the court for the Vipers as he scored 16 first quarter points and added nine rebounds, one shy of a double-double. The Blue Coats kept the pressure going through the quarter to limit the damage 29-19 as the first closed out. Delaware pressured throughout the second period of play and managed to sw... Full Story

Brandon Goodwin Returns to Memphis Hustle

Memphis, Tenn. - The Memphis Hustle announced today that Brandon Goodwin has returned to the team. Goodwin, whose NBA G League rights were held by the Hustle, signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on an injury hardship relief exception and was waived by the Nuggets Monday. In a related move, the Hustle have waived Jarvis Varnado. Goodwin appeared in nine games (all starts) prior to signing with Denver, averaging 23.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.67 steals in 33.7 minutes while shooting 53.7 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the ... Full Story

Penguins Victorious in Shootout at Springfield, 2-1

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins won their fourth game in a row by going a perfect three-for-three in the shootout and beating the Springfield Thunderbirds, 2-1, at MassMutual Center on Wednesday night. Adam Johnson, Thomas Di Pauli and Ben Sexton all converted on their shootout attempts to power the Penguins to victory. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-10-3-1) also received a big boost from goalie Tristan Jarry, who was reassigned to the AHL less than 24 hours before puck drop in Springfield. The first period saw high shot volume for both teams, with both teams' goalies ... Full Story

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1. New York - XFL (XFL)
2. San Diego Strike Force - Indoor Football League (IFL)
3. Seattle - XFL (XFL)
4. St. Louis - XFL (XFL)
5. Dallas - XFL (XFL)
6. Washington - XFL (XFL)
7. Tampa Bay - XFL (XFL)
8. Los Angeles - XFL (XFL)
9. Houston - XFL (XFL)
10. DC MLR - Major League Rugby (MLR)

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

• New York - National Arena League (NAL)
• Winnipeg Valour FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Pacific FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• HFX Wanderers - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Hamilton Forge FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• York 9 FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Calgary Cavalry FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• New England Bobcats - American Arena League (AAL)
• Pittsburgh Defenders - American Arena League (AAL)
• New York - National Lacrosse League (NLL)

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