Last Week around the Leagues

Last week the Marshawn Lynch-owned Oakland Panthers joined the Indoor Football League as an expansion team, BIG3 MVP Joe Johnson signed with the NBA Detroit Pistons and Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire announced it will move its games to Solider Field next season. Highlights this week are from the Canadian Football League, New York-Penn League, Northwest League, Texas League, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, Women's National Basketball Association and Premier Lacrosse League. ... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL Carolina League: With the high Class-A Carolina League's Potomac Nationals planning to move from Woodbridge (VA) to a new 5,000-seat ballpark under construction in Fredericksburg (VA) for the 2020 season, the Fredericksburg-based team will announce its new name on October 5, 2019. Can-Am League: The out-of-town owner of the Ottawa Champions in the independent Can-Am League wants to sell the team within the next few weeks so the league can prepare the schedules for next season. The owner is not certain the team will play in 2020, but stated two potential ownership groups are i... Full Story

Rascals Go out on Top

O'FALLON, Mo. - The River City Rascals defeated the Florence Freedom 7-5 in Game 5 of the Frontier League Championship Series on Monday night, earning their second league title, and first since 2010. The championship marks the end of the team's 21-year run in O'Fallon, as they announced in August that they would cease operations at the end of the season. Outfielder LJ Kalawaia was named the FLCS MVP, and hit a key two-run double in a pivotal six-run seventh inning. The Freedom jumped out to an early start, getting an RBI single from Isaac Benard in the first inning. The Rascals responded wi... Full Story

Blue Crabs Set Two Atlantic League Records in Win

Waldorf, MD - Strikeouts were the story of tonight's contest. Dusten Knight struck out 17 batters this evening, by far and away the most by an Atlantic Leaguer this season. Additionally, Knight's shutout was the 14th complete game by a Blue Crab this season, which sets a new Atlantic League record for complete games by a team in a season. Dusten dominated in a 3-0 win over the Barnstormers. Every single Stormer struck out at least once on Monday night, the second time that he has done that to an opponent this season. Knight allowed just two hits, the only marks on his record in an otherwise... Full Story

• Vela, Ibrahimovic and Martínez Racing Toward Record-Breaking Golden Boot Finish - This Week in MLS - (MLS)
• Bees Come From Behind In Bottom Of Eleventh To Walk-Off Skeeters - New Britain Bees (AtL)
• Pilots Hold on Late, Knock off Bulls 3-2 - Topeka Pilots (NAHL)
• Revs Move Closer to Playoff Berth; Can Clinch Tuesday Night - York Revolution (AtL)
• Rascals Go out on Top - River City Rascals (FL)
• Cloyd Near Perfect in Series-Finale Win - Somerset Patriots (AtL)
• Wolves Kick off Season with Pep Rally Tuesday - Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
• Blue Crabs Set Two Atlantic League Records in Win - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (AtL)
• Kjell Kjemhus Acquired from Moose Jaw Warriors - Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
• Warriors Add D/T Marcus Minichiello - Vancouver Warriors (NLL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Playoff cushion eludes Timbers - MLS Portland Tribune
• Ramirez credits the Chukars' "heart" for title win - PL KIFI
• Digest: Rascals rally late, win Frontier League title - FL St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Season of adjustments and success for Spokane Indians all-stars Blaine Crim and Kellen Strahm - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review
• ‘It was a great idea': St. Paul Saints celebrate title with three-minute parade - AA St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Bayhawks name new GM, fill out front office - G League Erie Times-News
• New Chicago Fire owner Mansueto bubbling over with optimism - MLS Chicago Daily Herald
• Time running out on Canadian Premier League season for last-place HFX Wanderers - CPL Halifax Chronicle-Herald
• Las Vegas Aces look ahead to Washington Mystics in semifinals - WNBA Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Triple-A national championship game park of AutoZone Park's second act - PCL Memphis Commercial Appeal
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Baseball Mexico by Bruce Baskin
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Alliance Players Land on NFL Rosters by Fran Stuchbury

LJ Kalawaia of the River City Rascals

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. Power - BIG3 (BIG3)
2. Trilogy - BIG3 (BIG3)
3. Enemies - BIG3 (BIG3)
4. Triplets - BIG3 (BIG3)
5. Killer 3s - BIG3 (BIG3)
6. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
7. Tri-City Dust Devils - Northwest League (NWL)
8. Columbia Fireflies - South Atlantic League (SAL)
9. Lake Elsinore Storm - California League (CalL)
10. High Point Rockers - Atlantic League (AtL)

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

• Battle Creek Rumble Bees - Federal Hockey League (FHL)
• Palm Springs - American Hockey League (AHL)
• San Diego - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Triplets - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Trilogy - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Tri State - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Power - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Killer 3s - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Ghost Ballers - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Enemies - BIG3 (BIG3)

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
Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, Can-Am, FL, PA, Pecos

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, 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, PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

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