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The Texas-based circuit, besieged by three lawsuits and the potential loss of two ballparks, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And without a 2009 schedule released, it’s questionable whether the league will be back this season.United Sports Equities — the holding company for independent United League Baseball — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a […]

Terry DeRoche and Tony Pettit, the pair seeking to build a new ballpark for a Northern League team in Burnsville, Minn., are millions of dollars in debt after numerous tax delinquencies, failed business ventures and houses in foreclosure, raising the issue about their ability to raise $30 million for the facility. Terry DeRoche and Tony […]

More bad news for beleaguered United League Baseball: Foster Field, the home of the San Angelo Colts, is set to be put up for auction Jan. 6 after the league failed to make a Dec. 1 loan payment.More bad news for beleaguered United League Baseball: Foster Field, the home of the San Angelo Colts, is […]

The Woodstock (Ill.) City Council approved zoning variances that would allow gravel mining on a 240-acre parcel of land, clearing the way for more than 30 acres of land to be used for a new Frontier League ballpark slated to open in 2010.The Woodstock (Ill.) City Council approved zoning variances that would allow gravel mining […]

The independent Golden Baseball League (GBL) is making a move into Mexico after signing a letter of intent with a group to bring professional baseball to Tijuana for the upcoming 2009 season. The 2008 Tijuana Potros team was disbanded by the Mexican League and their franchise relocated to Reynosa, opening up the market for the […]

Three teams are taking two different approaches toward monetizing their ballparks in the cold winter months: the Lancaster Barnstormers are once again hosting an ice rink at the ballpark — sponsored, no less — while the Quad Cities River Bandits and American Defenders of New Hampshire are hosting one-day holiday celebrations.Three teams are taking two […]

The York Revolution, Lancaster Barnstormers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will train at home rather than spending the money to train at the Detroit Tigers complex in Lakeland, Fla.The York Revolution, Lancaster Barnstormers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will train at home rather than spending the money to train at the Detroit Tigers complex in […]

The Joliet JackHammers owe money to vendors and are seeking a rent reduction from the $240,000 owed annually to the city for Silver Cross Field. Board chairman Pete Ferro attributes the request in a slowdown in sponsorship dollars, and admits some vendors may not be paid until 2009.The Joliet JackHammers (independent; Northern League) owe money […]

A proposed ballpark in Burnsville, Minn. is on life support after the landowners informed the city a deal to sell the land was off. A press rep for the Metro Millers says the ownership group is working on a ballpark proposal.A proposed ballpark in Burnsville, Minn. is on life support after the landowners informed the […]

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges, and one of the charges concerns an alleged offer to arrange state aid for the Cubs if team owner Sam Zell fired the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune. Meanwhile, a bankruptcy filing yesterday by the Tribune Co., which owns the Cubs and […]

The real decision will come from the Woodstock City Council, perhaps as soon as Dec. 16The Woodstock Plan Commission gave initial approval to plan for a new independent Frontier League ballpark late last week, with the City Council next up. The proposal didn’t pass without some criticism, however. While commissioners loved the idea of a […]

The new Avon team in the independent Frontier League has a name and logo.