Roughnecks Hold On To Defeat The Battlehawks, 28-24

HOUSTON - Wide-out Cam Phillips hauled in three touchdown passes from quarterback P.J. Walker to lead the 2-0 Houston Roughnecks to a thrilling 28-24 win over the visiting St. Louis BattleHawks (1-1) in XFL action at TDECU Stadium. Houston was up 21-6 at the half, but St. Louis' Jordan Ta'amu connected with De'Mornay Pierson-El with a TD to cut the lead to 21-12 at 8:56 in the third quarter. Ta'amu then ran one in with 1:30 to go in the third to make things snug at 21-18. However, Ta'amu m... Full Story

Artis-Payne, Jones Lift Renegades to Week 2 Win

CARSON, Calif. - The Dallas Renegades relied on their run game in the second half of a turnover-heavy game to beat the Los Angeles Wildcats in their home opener, 25-18. Running back Cameron Artis-Payne sealed the game for the Renegades down the stretch, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. "I was just running," Payne said. "We've been focusing on finishing, so at the end of the day once we got down there, there was nothing else but to score. "Offensive line did a good job wearing them down. We exploited some weaknesses after halftime," he added. "They continued to get a push ... Full Story

Walleye Shine on Special Teams in Victory over Idaho

TOLEDO, Ohio - Nolan Gluchowski and Marcus Vela each netted a power play goal as the Toledo Walleye cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Idaho Steelheads on Sunday before a sold-out crowd of 8,088 at the Huntington Center. Vela was the only Walleye (29-14-4-1) skater to show multiple points, as he wrapped up the scoring after recording the primary assist on both of the home side's first two goals. In all, Toledo finished 2-for-4 on the power play, while Idaho (28-17-3-4) failed to score on seven opportunities. For the second time in as many nights, Abbott Girduckis broke the deadlock prior ... Full Story

Wings Sweep Weekend, Take over First Place

The Philadelphia Wings sprinted out to a 6-1 lead and withstood a New England comeback to pull out a 14-11 win over the Black Wolves on Sunday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. Matt Rambo scored a career-high six goals to set the foundation for the Wings, who won their second game in as many days to move into sole possession of first place in the National Lacrosse League's East Division. Rambo completed his hat trick before the Black Wolves got on the board. He started the game off with two goals in the first 89 seconds, putting the Wings on the board 55 seconds into the contest and following up ... Full Story

• Timbers Open Preseason Tournament with 2-1 Win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Portland Timbers (MLS)
• Roughnecks Hold On To Defeat The Battlehawks, 28-24 - Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
• Artis-Payne, Jones Lift Renegades to Week 2 Win - Dallas Renegades (XFL)
• Walleye Shine on Special Teams in Victory over Idaho - Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
• DeMartino, Leary and Rivs Pull Closer to Clinching No. 3 Seed with 4-3 Victory - Metropolitan Riveters (NWHL)
• BattleHawks Suffer First Loss - St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL)
• Wave Take Down First Place Florida Tropics in Overtime - Milwaukee Wave (MASL)
• Dawgs Bury Havoc in Third, 3-2 - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (SPHL)
• Wings Sweep Weekend, Take over First Place - Philadelphia Wings (NLL)
• Jackson Scores Two in 5-2 Win over Mavericks - Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Offense gets on track late as Renegades win first XFL game - XFL Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Reading Royals alternate captain Brayden Low finally has that winning feeling - ECHL Reading Eagle/Reading Times
• Springfield Thunderbirds completes weekend sweep at Charlotte Checkers - AHL Springfield Republican
• Roughnecks' hot start continues with win over BattleHawks - XFL Houston Chronicle
• Winston Reid has chance to restart career with Sporting KC - MLS Kansas City Star
• Walleye snap two-game skid with win over Idaho - ECHL Toledo Blade
• Third period outburst helps Force down Sioux City - USHL Fargo Forum
• Reynoso, Loons are 'minor details' away from a deal - MLS Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Oilers climb above .500 with 5-2 win over Kansas City - ECHL Tulsa World
• Atlanta Blaze will not operate this year - MLL Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Inside the XFL by Fran Stuchbury
• OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup by David Carlson
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Walker, Rotimi and Russell Named OurSports Central XFL Players of the Week by Fran Stuchbury
• Baseball Mexico by Bruce Baskin
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger

Robby Jackson of the Tulsa Oilers scores vs. the Kansas City Mavericks

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. Connecticut Hammerheads - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
2. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Atletico Ottawa - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
4. Chicago Smash - World TeamTennis (WTT)
5. Frisco Fighters - Indoor Football League (IFL)
6. California Dogecoin of Fairfield - Pacific Association (PA)
7. Columbus - Indoor Football League (IFL)
8. Las Vegas - American Hockey League (AHL)
9. Louisville Xtreme - American Arena League (AAL)
10. Worcester Red Sox - International League (IL)

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

• California Dogecoin of Fairfield - Pacific Association (PA)
• Connecticut Hammerheads - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
• Chicago Smash - World TeamTennis (WTT)
• Las Vegas - American Hockey League (AHL)
• Atletico Ottawa - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Louisville Xtreme - American Arena League (AAL)
• Pittsburg Anchors - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Martinez Mackerel - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Santa Cruz Seaweed - Pecos League (Pecos)
• Columbus - Indoor Football League (IFL)

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, FL, PA, Pecos

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

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

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, 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