January 5, 2009
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Shirley Named Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

CORPUS CHRISTI - Bart Shirley, who first found widespread local notoriety on the Buc Stadium playing surface as a back for the Ray Texans 50 years ago, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fifth Annual South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet on Thursday, February 5. The dinner, presented by the Hooks, Corpus Christi Caller-Times and... Full Story
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Cleaver Named Rookie of the Month and Week

Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the International Hockey League, announce that forward Rick Cleaver has been named the league's Aquafina Rookie of the Month for December and the Rookie of the Week for the period ending January 4th. Becoming the first K-Wings player to earn the league's top rookie accolade since the re... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

OSC Original by Dan Krieger
BASEBALL United League Baseball: The future of the ULB is uncertain as the league has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The prospects of the league were in doubt after the 2008 season when the league operator tried to transfer two franchises in Amarillo (TX) and San Angelo (TX) to the Golden Baseball League, while abandoning four others in Alexandr... Full Story

Team and League News

Steelheads Announce Revised 2009 Schedule - Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Tokarski and Canada to Play for Gold Medal - Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
River Rats Ring In 2009 With Three-Game Winning Streak - Albany River Rats (AHL)
Emond Named Oakley/CHL Goaltender of the Week for Second Consecutive Week - Arizona Sundogs (CHL)
Amerks Hit the Community the First Week of the New Year - Rochester Americans (AHL)
Thunderbirds Down Skyforce for First Game Win of 2009 - Albuquerque Thunderbirds (D-League)
Rome Conquering; Rookie Defensemen Improving; Details of Tully's Good Times Air Hockey Tournament - Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Grizzlies Home Four Nights This Week - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
MLS Teams Seek Future Stars in 2009 MLS SuperDraft - (MLS)
Rookie AHL Bench Bosses Making an Impact - (AHL)
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NBA team signs Stampede player to 10-day contract - D-League Idaho Statesman
Iowa Energy sign former NBA big man - D-League Des Moines Register
Blues draft pick turns pro, joins Rivermen - AHL Peoria Journal Star
Elkhart Express is ending its run - IBL South Bend Tribune
Postgame fight closes Icehawks' weekend - IHL Port Huron Times Herald
D-League: Showcase could affect Bighorns' focus - D-League Reno Gazette-Journal
D-League: Reno Bighorns net 2nd win - D-League Reno Gazette-Journal
Komets stumble in road shootout - IHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rochester Knighthawks unveil first class for Hall of Fame - NLL Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hockey: Rush net OT win to close in on Rage - CHL Rapid City Journal
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