Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL Atlantic League: The independent Atlantic League started its 2024 season this week and again has ten teams aligned in five-team North and South divisions with teams playing 126 games in a split-season schedule through September 15, 2024. The league had ten teams last season but the Spire City Ghost Hounds (Frederick, MD) are sitting out the 2024 season and the Gastonia (NC) Honey Hunters were removed from the league for unpaid debts to the city. The Atlantic League added the new H... Full Story

Rivermen Clinch Second President's Cup Title

PEORIA, IL - For the second year in three, the Peoria Rivermen are President's Cup Champions. Alec Hagaman led the charge in his final game in a Rivermen uniform with two goals and an assist as Peoria defeated the Huntsville Havoc 5-1 on Saturday night at Carver Arena. Once again, Peoria struck quickly as Alec Hagaman struck the back of the net just 65 seconds into the contest to put the Rivermen up 1-0. Huntsville was able to respond a few minutes later on a shot that trickled in just inside the right post to tie the game. However, Peoria showed great poise as they responded with two goals... Full Story

Battlehawks Destroy D.C. Hex in Emphatic 45-12 Victory

The St. Louis Battlehawks ran their winning streak to a franchise-best four games Sunday with a 45-12 win over the XFL Conference-rival D.C. Defenders in front of 16,058 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. The St. Louis (4-1) defense and special teams gave the offense possession inside Defenders (2-3) territory for seven of its nine scoring drives in a 33-point victory that was the largest margin in team history. The win also keeps the Battlehawks tied atop the conference with the San Antonio Brahmas (4-1) halfway through the regular season. The Battlehawks defense delivered a secon... Full Story

Blue Wahoos' Memorable Sunday Ends with Walkoff Win to Delight Overflow Crowd

Pensacola, Fla. - The players raced from the dugout and a filled ballpark erupted in glee. The Blue Wahoos couldn't have dreamed a better ending to their only two-week homestand and one of their greatest Sunday crowd settings in franchise history. Harrison Spohn's bases-loaded ground ball found the right place, the throw home bounced away, and Jacob Berry scored as the Blue Wahoos pulled off a 3-2 walkoff win in 10 innings against the Biloxi Shuckers, affixing a bright bow on their fifth win in the week's six-game series at Blue Wahoos Stadium. "You just try to keep things simple," sa... Full Story

• Rivermen Clinch Second President's Cup Title - Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)
• Battlehawks Destroy D.C. Hex in Emphatic 45-12 Victory - St. Louis Battlehawks (UFL)
• West Texas Desert Hawks Soar in 51-28 Win over Georgia Force - West Texas Desert Hawks (AFL3)
• Salina Liberty Outlast the Southwest Kansas Storm 43-40 in a Kansas Shootout - Salina Liberty (AFL3)
• Nashville Kats Blow by Minnesota Myth 47-12 in Season Opener - Nashville Kats (AFL3)
• Trio of Wes Hills Scores Helps Panthers Defeat Showboats - Michigan Panthers (UFL)
• Comets Drop MASL Finals Game 1 to Savage 4-3 - Kansas City Comets (MASL)
• Kamron Habibullah Nets Second Hat Trick of 2024 in Sporting KC II's 4-1 Win over Minnesota United FC 2 - Sporting Kansas City II (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Canucks Defeat Colorado 2-1 in Overtime to Clinch Spot in Round 2 of Calder Cup Playoffs - Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)
• Tortugas Rally from Five Down to Walk-Off Mets in Series Finale - Daytona Tortugas (FSL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Force down Sioux City in Western Conference Finals opener - USHL Fargo Forum
• Syracuse Crunch edge Amerks, 4-3, in overtime in Game 2 of North Division semifinals - AHL Syracuse Post Standard
• Training camp opens for Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark re-focuses - WNBA WTHR
• Rivermen win SPHL Championship - SPHL WEEK TV
• Atlanta Vibe Dominant Again in Win over Vegas - PVF Gwinnett Daily Post
• National Lacrosse League: Albany FireWolves beat Halifax, advance to semifinals - NLL Schenectady Daily Gazette
• Columbus Fury win third match in a row with sweep over Grand Rapids - PVF WCMH
• Post surgery, Miller ready to go full speed for Lynx - WNBA St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Sparks rookies excited to start a challenging year - WNBA Los Angeles Daily News
• Aces star, WNBA legend announces retirement: ‘She changed the game' - WNBA Las Vegas Review-Journal
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

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• McCarron, Mosley and Ahmed Named OurSports Central UFL Players of the Week by Fran Stuchbury
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
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Racing Louisville forward Emma Sears (right) vs. NJ/NY Gotham (USA TODAY Sports Images)

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. Corpus Christi Hooks - Texas League (TL)
2. Edmonton Oil Kings - Western Hockey League (WHL)
3. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
4. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
5. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
6. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
7. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
8. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
9. South Bend Cubs - Midwest League (MWL)
10. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)

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

• Hot Springs - The Arena League (TAL)
• Minnesota Mallards - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Eugene - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Athens - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• Buffalo Pro Soccer - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Kansas City Goats - The Arena League (TAL)
• Iowa Woo - The Arena League (TAL)
• Duluth Harbor Monsters - The Arena League (TAL)
• Ozarks Lunkers - The Arena League (TAL)
• The Town FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)

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
AFL3, 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

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR, PVF
Other Women's
NWLS

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