Stallions Edge Roughnecks 35-28 to Extend Winning Streak

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham Stallions faced off against the Houston Roughnecks and secured a thrilling 35-28 victory, keeping their winning streak intact. In a dramatic finish, the defense thwarted Reid Sinnet's final scoring attempt. The Stallions continue their dominant run as they aim to close out a strong regular season. Quarterback Adrian Martinez threw for 173 yards, completing 19 of 31 passes for a 61.3% completion rate. He recorded three touchdowns and one interception. The S... Full Story

Bandits Win 6th NLL Championship; Byrne Named 2024 Finals MVP

Despite losing three consecutive games at the midway point of the regular season to fall to seventh place in the standings, Buffalo Bandits captain Steve Priolo said the belief in the Bandits' locker room never wavered. That belief came to fruition Saturday as the Bandits swept their best-of-three championship series against the Albany FireWolves with a 15-13 victory in Game 2 at KeyBank Center, securing their second straight NLL Cup and sixth championship in franchise history. Josh Byrne, who was named the NLL's Most Valuable Player on Friday and Offensive Player of the Year on Thursday... Full Story

Four-Run Second Propels Tacoma to Victory

TACOMA, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers (24-20) put themselves in position to win the series tomorrow, beating the Salt Lake Bees (18-25) by a score of 8-4, Saturday at Cheney Stadium. Neither team scored in the first inning, but Tacoma got on the board in the second with a solo home run from Nick Solak. They padded their lead with a four-run second inning highlighted by a double from Jake Slaughter. Already up 5-0, Brian Anderson used a solo home run to grow their lead to six. That was all the run support Casey Lawrence needed, as the veteran tossed six scoreless frames. Salt Lake scored ag... Full Story

Barons Get Sixth Shutout Of The Season In Win Against Lookouts

Starting pitcher Drew Thorpe threw 5.2 shutout innings as the Birmingham Barons defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 2-0 before a crowd of 3,412 at Regions Field on Saturday night. The game was delayed 10 minutes, but it didn't bother Thorpe as he pitched 5.2 innings, only giving up two hits, no earned runs, and two walks with seven strikeouts in the Baron's sixth shutout of the season. The Barons had only one shutout all season last year. Thorpe has a rocky first inning, leaving the bases loaded but getting Lookouts catcher Jack Rogers to ground out to second base to end the inning. After tha... Full Story

• Stallions Edge Roughnecks 35-28 to Extend Winning Streak - Birmingham Stallions (UFL)
• Storm Top Sharks in the Shark Tank - Jacksonville Sharks (IFL)
• Saints Fall in Clark Cup Final - Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
• Hinchman Anchors Lineup As Grizzlies Sink Ports 5-2 Saturday - Fresno Grizzlies (CalL)
• Shed Long Scores Twice As Railroaders Snap Losing Streak - Cleburne Railroaders (AA)
• Web Gems, Timely Hits Propel Monarchs to Thrilling Win - Kansas City Monarchs (AA)
• El Paso Blows Past Las Vegas, 11-3, Saturday - El Paso Chihuahuas (PCL)
• OKC Earns 5-3 Win Over River Cats - Oklahoma City Baseball Club (PCL)
• Austin FC Beats Sporting KC, 3-2 - Austin FC (MLS)
• Spirit Victorious Over Angel City FC off Four-Goal First Half - Washington Spirit (NWSL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Sky close out two-game road trip with 83-74 win over Wings, first under new coach Teresa Weatherspoon - WNBA Chicago Sun Times
• Missions Take Series Lead with Saturday Night Win - TL NewsBreak - San Antonio
• The Bears' penalty killers have been a huge factor in the first two games vs. Hartford - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News
• Adirondack Thunder even ECHL series with shutout of Florida - ECHL Glens Falls Post-Star
• Copper scores career-high 38 points in Mercury home-opening win over Dream - WNBA Arizona Sports
• Chicago Dogs rally in eighth inning to grab victory - AA Chicago Daily Herald
• Real Salt Lake rallies vs. Rapids to extend MLS unbeaten streak to 10 games - MLS Salt Lake Tribune
• Billings Outlaws improve to 4-0 with win over Salina Liberty - AFL3 Billings Gazette
• Birmingham Stallions stay undefeated by turning back Houston Roughnecks - UFL AL.com
• Photos: Buffalo Bandits win back-to-back National Lacrosse League titles - NLL Buffalo News
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Inside the UFL by Fran Stuchbury
• OSC Weekly Live Event Listings by Chris Blackmar
• Martinez, Payne and Santoso Named OurSports Central UFL Players of the Week by Fran Stuchbury
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Heartbreaker against Phoenix Sees North Carolina FC Open Cup Run End by Fran Stuchbury

Jacksonville Sharks make a tackle against the Sioux Falls Storm

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

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

• Eau Claire - The Arena League (TAL)
• North Platte 80s - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Westchester SC - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Elmira Aviators - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Hot Springs - The Arena League (TAL)
• Minnesota Mallards - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Eugene - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Athens Rock Lobsters - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• Buffalo Pro Soccer - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Kansas City Goats - The Arena League (TAL)

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
Other Women's
NWLS, PVF

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