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. ... Full Story

Sod Poodles Never Say Die, Win Texas League Championship in Inaugural Season

Tulsa, Oklahoma - With their backs to the wall, down 3-1 heading into the ninth inning, the Sod Poodles rallied to load the bases with no outs. On a 2-2 pitch, Taylor Trammell answered the call with a go-ahead grand slam to lead the inaugural Amarillo squad to their first Texas League title in nearly four decades. The Sod Poodles completed the top of the ninth with seven unanswered runs and won the decisive game five over the Tulsa Drillers by a final score of 8-3. Amarillo starter Aaron Leasher tossed four strong frames of two-hit shutout ball in his second consecutive game-five start to s... Full Story

Republic FC Come Back to Defeat RGV FC 2-1 at Home

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Republic FC came from behind to beat Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2-1 at Papa Murphy's Park on Sunday afternoon and took one step closer to hosting a postseason match come late-October. Rio Grande Valley FC managed to strike first in the fifth minute when Nico Lemoine's close range shot gave the visitors an early lead. Republic FC equalized in the 18th minute after Charalampos Chantzopoulos weaved a through ball between multiple RGVFC defenders to find Sam Werner in space. The former Stanford Cardinal, in a full sprint, tucked his right footed shot inside the far post ... Full Story

Crabs Walk-Off Ducks, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Waldorf, MD - Down two runs heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, on the brink of elimination in the playoff hunt, the Blue Crabs staged a monumental comeback to walk-off the Long Island Ducks in the bottom this afternoon in a 6-5 win. Entering play on Sunday, the Crabs pitching staff had given up just one earned run in 45 innings, and Daryl Thompson had allowed just five earned runs in his last five starts. Thompson, in the driver's seat for Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year honors struggled this afternoon. The Ducks plated five runs in the second and third innings combined. Th... Full Story

• Lodeiro Brace Propels Sounders FC to 4-2 Win over New York Red Bulls - Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
• New Jersey Jackals: 2019 Can-Am League Champions - New Jersey Jackals (Can-Am)
• Hamby's Steal, 35-Footer Sends Aces to WNBA Semifinals With, 93-92, Win over Chicago - Las Vegas Aces (WNBA)
• Reno Picks up Three Points on Road at Austin - Reno 1868 FC (USL)
• Hitmen finish pre-season with a record of 2-2 - Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
• MNUFC Take Crucial Three Points from Rsl - Minnesota United FC (MLS)
• Sod Poodles Never Say Die, Win Texas League Championship in Inaugural Season - Amarillo Sod Poodles (TL)
• Republic FC Come Back to Defeat RGV FC 2-1 at Home - Sacramento Republic FC (USL)
• Chicago Scores Three in Sunday's Win over Sky Blue FC - Chicago Red Stars (NWSL)
• Mystics to Face Aces in WNBA Semifinals - Washington Mystics (WNBA)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• They're the champions - TL Amarillo Globe-News
• Chukars defeat Raptors to win Pioneer League title - PL Idaho Falls Post Register
• Highlights: Sacramento Republic FC beats Rio Grande Valley FC Toros - USL Sacramento Bee
• Idaho Falls Chukars win 2019 Pioneer League Championship - PL KIFI
• Valour FC lights up York9 FC - CPL Winnipeg Free Press
• Own goal, Lodeiro's brace lift Sounders past Red Bulls, 4-2 - MLS Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Liz Cambage shines in playoff opener in Las Vegas - WNBA Las Vegas Review-Journal
• After loss to Lancaster, York Revolution's magic number stays at four - AtL York Dispatch
• What a finish: Dearica Hamby saves season for Aces in 93-92 playoff win - WNBA Las Vegas Sun
• Ninth-inning bullpen collapse costs Drillers pennant - TL Tulsa World
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

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Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro recorded a brace while midfielder Victor RodrÃ?iguez made his return to Seattle Sounders FC (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC Communications)

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. Trilogy - BIG3 (BIG3)
2. Power - BIG3 (BIG3)
3. Enemies - BIG3 (BIG3)
4. Triplets - BIG3 (BIG3)
5. Killer 3s - BIG3 (BIG3)
6. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
7. Columbia Fireflies - South Atlantic League (SAL)
8. Tri-City Dust Devils - Northwest League (NWL)
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