Last Week around the Leagues

This past week the United States Football League named two more head coaches with Skip Holtz tapped to head the Birmingham Stallions and Kirby Wilson being named head coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers made quarterback Zach Collaros the highest paid player in the CFL; and Triple-A baseball unveiled it is moving to robot umpires this season. Highlights from this week are from the United States Football League, XFL, American Hockey League, ECHL, North American Hockey League... Full Story

Vipers Add Phillip Wheeler and Jordan Tucker to Roster

EDINBURG, Texas - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that the team has added Forward Phillip Wheeler and Small Forward Jordan Tucker to the active roster for tonight's game against the Santa Cruz Warriors. During the 2021-22 season Wheeler (6-8, 180) played in four games with the Mexico City Capitanes. In 2020-21 he appeared in 40 games oversees with both Gimnasia Indalo of the Argentinian Liga A and Atleticos de San German of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He averaged 8.2 points and 2.9 rebounds. Wheeler's career oversees began in 2019-20 as he played with both... Full Story

Blues Assign Joshua, Toropchenko, Rosen to T-Birds

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has assigned forwards Alexei Toropchenko and Dakota Joshua, as well as defenseman Calle Rosen, to its AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. Joshua, 25, has skated in 18 games for the Blues in 2021-22, tallying four points (one goal & three assists) and 14 penalty minutes. In 12 games with Springfield, the center has six points (two goals & four assists). Toropchenko, 22, has skated in five games with the Blues this season. Over 26 games with the Thunderbirds,... Full Story

Blades Agree to Terms with Defenseman T.J. Fergus

ESTERO, Fla. - Florida Everblades General Manager Craig Brush along with Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach Brad Ralph announced Monday that they have agreed to terms with defenseman T.J. Fergus. T.J. will be entering his first season of professional hockey. The Oakville, ON native comes to the Everblades after spending four seasons at Acadia University. Throughout his collegiate career -- from 2018 to 2022 -- Fergus combined for three goals and seven assists across 59 games. Prior to attending college, T.J. played six seasons of junior hockey including two seasons with the OJH... Full Story

• IronPigs to Host Reading Fightin Phils in Exhibition Game - Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA East)
• Chicago Fire FC Trades Goalkeeper Damian Las' Homegrown Rights to Austin FC - Chicago Fire FC (MLS)
• Austin FC Signs U.S. Youth International Goalkeeper Damian Las - Austin FC (MLS)
• Barratt Returns, Regula and Morrison Miss Time - Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
• Turnovers Cost Maine in OT Loss to Mad Ants - Maine Celtics (G League)
• Chicago Sky Hire Ann Wauters as Assistant Coach - Chicago Sky (WNBA)
• Daniel Mannella Wins Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week - Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)
• By the Numbers: First-Half Evaluation - Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
• Alumni Weal Named to Canada's Olympic Roster - Regina Pats (WHL)
• Columbus Crew Announces Pair of International Call-Ups - Columbus Crew SC (MLS)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Baseball has a new form: sudden death baseball - FL WEHT
• New Mexico Ice Wolves having best season in franchise history - NAHL KRQE
• Erie Otters weekend home dates postponed by OHL - OHL Erie Times-News
• 'It's exciting': B.C. Lions name Canadian Nathan Rourke starting QB entering 2022 season - CFL 3 DownNation
• Former CFL QB Drew Tate hired as University of Northern Iowa quarterbacks coach - CFL 3 DownNation
• Phoenix Mercury introduce Vanessa Nygaard as head coach - WNBA ESPN
• 'I'm staying another year': K-State women's hoops star Ayoka Lee says WNBA can wait - WNBA Wichita Eagle
• Jacksonville Icemen player accused of racist gesture puts franchise in tough spot - ECHL Florida Times-Union
• Riptide Break Into Win Column, Knighthawks Back to the Drawing Board - NLL US Lacrosse Magazine
• NLL Week 8 Power Rankings: Knighthawks Drop After Two-Loss Weekend - NLL Inside Lacrosse
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Baseball Mexico by Bruce Baskin
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Baseball Mexico by Bruce Baskin

Grand Rapids Griffins center Gemel Smith (left) vs. the Milwaukee Admirals (Mark Newman/Griffins)

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. Bowie Baysox - Double-A Northeast League (AA Northeast)
2. Toledo Mud Hens - Triple-A East League (AAA East)
3. Jersey Shore BlueClaws - High-A East League (High-A East)
4. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
5. Pensacola Blue Wahoos - Double-A South League (AA South)
6. Myrtle Beach Pelicans - Low-A East League (Low-A East)
7. Arkansas Travelers - Double-A Central League (AA Central)
8. Kansas City Monarchs - American Association (AA)
9. NJ/NY Gotham FC - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
10. Grand Rapids Griffins - American Hockey League (AHL)

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

• Santa Rosa Scuba Divers - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Weimar Hormigas - Pecos League (Pecos)
• St. Louis City SC NEXT Pro - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• FC Cincinnati NEXT Pro - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• New York City FC NEXT Pro - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Houston Dynamo 2 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Columbus Crew 2 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Rapids 2 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC NEXT Pro - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Chicago Fire FC NEXT Pro - 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
AA Central, AA Northeast, AA South, AAA East, AAA West, AzCL, AzFL, GCL, High-A Central, High-A East, High-A West, Low-A East, Low-A Southeast, Low-A West, ML, MLBDL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Mavericks, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, USFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PHF

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
WTT

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