Mixed Martial Arts- upcoming days on the calendar
August 17th: 22-1 Daniel Cormier, recently awarded as the ESPYs Fighter of the Year, will look to defend his UFC heavyweight belt against 18-3, 14 KO Stipe Miocic at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California
*Cormier has won Performance of the Night three times and Fight of the Night twice, and also claimed the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament title before moving to UFC
*Cormier is looking to be 2-for-2 in UFC heavyweight belt defenses   
*Miocic has won Performance of the Night three times and Fight of the Night three times in addition to a Knockout of the Night
September 7th: 27-0 Khabib Nurmagomedov will look to unify his undisputed UFC lightweight belt with Dustin Poirier's interim title in Abu Dhabi, UAE


Looking ahead to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
The United States has made the field in women's water polo, while Germany has been eliminated from contention in women's soccer
In women's tennis, Australian Ashleigh Barty- with three quarterfinal appearances and a tournament title in three Grand Slam tournaments so far in 2019 (Australian Open in January, French Open title in May, and Wimbledon earlier this month)- is looking for a spot in the Tokyo field
Both the Australian men's and women's 4x100 meter relay teams have secured World Championship spots for later this year


WNBA Playoffs Watch- Saturday 
The 10-5 Aces will take on the 9-5 Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.


WNBA Playoffs Watch- Sunday
Two 9-6 teams will be in action- the Sun will travel to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to meet the Fever, while the Lynx will host the Mercury in the Target Center in Minneapolis (the Mercury-Lynx game will be on NBA-TV)


NCAA Women's Cross Country
Young Harris will open their first season since 2016 at the UNG Invitational on Saturday, September 14th


Tennis
Serena Williams and Simona Halep will contest the Wimbledon final


Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations
Madagascar will be in action later today against Tunisia


Soccer Friendly today
Tranmere Rovers v. Liverpool 


NCAA Men's Soccer
Army-West Point will host Air Force in their season opener on Saturday, August 31st

Young Harris will unofficially open their season Wednesday, August 21st with a road scrimmage at Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Tuesday, August 27th will see their second road scrimmage at Anderson-South Carolina before their official season opener at home Friday, August 30th against Florida Tech. 


Army-Navy Star Series
The eighth installment of the Army-Navy Cup in men's soccer will take place Friday, October 11th at the Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania


NCAA Men's Cross Country
The Peach Belt Conference Championship meet will be Saturday, October 26th at Luther Britt Park in Lumberton, North Carolina; while the D2 Southeast Regional will be Tuesday, November 5th at the Wingate Cross Country Facility in Wingate, North Carolina

Army-West Point will open their season Friday, August 30th against the Maine Black Bears in Orono, Maine