OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup

Should ESPN rename ESPNews to ESPN3? While ESPNews is mostly used as a news desk summary of the sports day, focused largely on events that happen to air on other ESPN networks, ESPN does throw some original event programming on the network, including some college football games as well as events OSC covers such as the WNBA, NWSL, and the CFL. The name of the network though, ESPNews, doesn't alert fans to look for live games on the network. On the streaming side, ESPN has moved a lo... Full Story

Drillers Take Sole Possession of First Place with Win over Amarillo

TULSA - The Tulsa Drillers opened their final homestand of the 2019 regular season Tuesday night with a come-from-behind win over Amarillo. In a battle of first-place teams, the Drillers twice overcame deficits, the last time with three sixth-inning runs, and defeated the Sod Poodles 4-3 at ONEOK Field. The win, combined with an Arkansas loss to Corpus Christi, allowed the Drillers to move back into sole possession of first place in the Texas League's North Division standings, one game in front of the Travelers. There are just 13 games remaining in the regular season. Tuesday's o... Full Story

Mustangs Overcome Five-Run Deficit for 10-6 Win

BILLINGS, Mont. - The Billings Mustangs (16-6, 31-29) put together their largest comeback win of the season on Tuesday in a 10-6 victory over the Great Falls Voyagers (8-11, 23-33) in front of 2,449 at Dehler Park. Five runs on four hits put the Voyagers up big early, scoring five runs in the top of the second. Sam Abbott doubled in a run to get the scoring opened and Josh Rivera's three-run home run capped the inning to make it a 5-0 Great Falls advantage. The five-run lead was not to last long, however, as the Mustangs tied things up in the fourth on just one hit. After a leadoff error... Full Story

Newton Goes on Rampage in Series Opener in Hickory

HICKORY, NC - Shervyen Newton had perhaps his finest night at the plate all season on Tuesday. The third baseman singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs in an extra-inning loss to Hickory. After the Crawdads scored two runs in the ninth to tie things up, the home team scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th to walk it off, 9-8. Tuesday's opener was a whacky game. It, at one point, featured a 7-1 Fireflies advantage, an advantage that the visiting club lost in the late innings. Even after losing the lead, Columbia (25-32, 49-74) cashed in for a run in the top of the 1... Full Story

• Tacos for the road, and a #TacoTuesday win - Fresno Grizzlies (PCL)
• CC Edges Arkansas in Opener - Corpus Christi Hooks (TL)
• Senators Win Despite Long Delay - Harrisburg Senators (EL)
• Bandits Finish Homestand with Impressive 9-3 Win - Quad Cities River Bandits (MWL)
• Quakes Fend off Storm for Third Straight Win - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (CalL)
• Eighty-Four Shorebirds Set Franchise Record - Delmarva Shorebirds (SAL)
• 'Dads Walk-Off in the Eleventh - Hickory Crawdads (SAL)
• Iowa's Magic Number Drops to Six - Iowa Cubs (PCL)
• Nester Hits for Cycle as 'Roaders Sweep - Cleburne Railroaders (AA)
• Rockland and New Jersey Split Doubleheader - New Jersey Jackals (Can-Am)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Newcomers lead Drillers past Sod Poodles - TL Tulsa World
• Dash defeat Hillcats 5-2 - CarL Winston-Salem Journal
• Syracuse Mets win seventh straight game - IL Syracuse Post Standard
• Down by 5, Billings Mustangs rally to beat Great Falls Voyagers - PL Billings Gazette
• Silvertips defenseman Ian Walker retires from the WHL - WHL Everett Herald
• Round Rock Express' newest star is making waves a long way from home - PCL Austin American-Statesman
• RedHawks pitcher Tamburino happy with his decision to return to Fargo - AA Fargo Forum
• Flying Tigers sweep 2 from Jupiter - FSL Lakeland Ledger
• Two-run ninth rallies Yard Goats past Curve - EL Hartford Courant
• Flying Squirrels' Jacob Heyward in a positive zone at the plate - EL Richmond Times-Dispatch
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

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

Donovan Casey had an RBI in the Tulsa Drillers' 4-3 victory over Amarillo on Tuesday night at ONEOK Field (Rich Crimi)

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. Columbia Fireflies - South Atlantic League (SAL)
2. Windy City ThunderBolts - Frontier League (FL)
3. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
4. Traverse City Pit Spitters - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
5. Macon Mayhem - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL)
6. Kansas City T-Bones - American Association (AA)
7. Lake Elsinore Storm - California League (CalL)
8. Jacksonville Sharks - National Arena League (NAL)
9. Carolina Cobras - National Arena League (NAL)
10. San Antonio Missions - Pacific Coast League (PCL)

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