Thursday, February 27, 2020

Dutch Eredivisie tomorrow
Willem II hosting FC Groningen, 2 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Ligue 1 tomorrow
Nimes hosting Marseille, 2:45 pm Eastern


Spanish Primera Division tomorrow
Real Sociedad hosting Valladolid, 3 pm Eastern


Premier League Soccer tomorrow
Norwich City hosting Leicester City, 3 pm Eastern


Soccer: Europa League
Round of 16 Qualifiers
1- Rangers
2- Wolverhampton
3- FC Basel
4- Bayer Leverkusen
5- Istanbul Basaksehir
6- Roma
7- LASK Linz
8- VfL Wolfsburg
9- Getafe
10- Arsenal OR Olympiakos (tied on aggregate)
11- Shakhtar Donetsk
12- FC Copenhagen
13- Inter Milan
14- Manchester United
15- Sevilla OR FC Cluj (tied on aggregate)
16- Red Bull Salzburg OR Eintracht Frankfurt (Noon Eastern tomorrow)  


Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League
Quarterfinal Qualifiers
1- Atlanta United
2- Cruz Azul
3- New York City FC
4- Montreal Impact
5- U.A.N.L.
6- America
7- Los Angeles FC or Leon
8- Seattle Sounders or Centenario Olimpia

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Road to Tokyo 2020- Taekwondo Qualifying- Africa Tournament Results
Qualifiers
Men's Events
58K: Solomon Demse (Ethiopia) and Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (Tunisia)
68K: Seydou Fofana (Mali) and Abdelrahman Wael (Egypt)
80K: Seif Eissa (Egypt) and Achraf Mahboubi (Morocco)
+80K: *Anthony Obame (Gabon) and Seydou Gbane (Ivory Coast)

Anthony Obame was the silver medalist in London 2012

Women's Events
49K: Nour Abdelsalam (Egypt) and Oumaima El-Bouchti (Morocco)
57K: Nada Laaraj (Morocco) and Tekiath Ben Yessouf (Niger)
67K: Hedaya Malak (Egypt) and Elizabeth Anyanacho (Nigeria)
+67K: Aminata Traore (Ivory Coast) and Faith Ogallo (Kenya)


Egypt with 4 qualifiers, Morocco with 3 and Ivory Coast with 2

Sports this Weekend
Olympic Taekwondo Qualifying: Saturday in Australia, Friday in U.S.
Soccer: Scottish Cup Quarterfinals and Carabao Cup final
Women's Ice Hockey: ECAC Quarterfinals
Collegiate Diving: Division III Northeast Regionals


UFC Summer/Early Fall Schedule
Two events scheduled for June
*Saturday the 6th in the United States, but Sunday, June 7th in Australia: UFC 251 in Perth
Alexander Volkanovski v. Max Holloway 2 for men's featherweight belt
Valentina Shevchenko v. Joanne Calderwood for women's flyweight belt

Saturday, June 13th in Kazakhstan


One event currently scheduled for August
Dublin, Ireland on August 15th


Soccer: Champions League
Quarterfinal Qualifiers
1- Borussia Dortmund OR Paris Saint-Germain (second leg March 11th)
2- Real Madrid OR Manchester City (first leg today, second leg March 17th)
3- Atalanta OR Valencia (second leg March 10th)
4- Atletico Madrid OR Liverpool (second leg March 11th)
5- Chelsea OR Bayern Munich (second leg March 18th)
6- Lyon OR Juventus (first leg today, second leg March 17th)
7- Tottenham Hotspur OR RB Leipzig (second leg March 10th)
8- Napoli OR Barcelona (second leg March 18th)
*Quarterfinal draw March 20th


Soccer: Europa League
Round of 16 Qualifiers
1- Rangers (defeated Braga 4-2 on aggregate)
NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York will host Stevens today at 7 pm Eastern. Live stats and video will be available on the NYU athletics website


NCAA Women's Lacrosse
Penn will host Rutgers today at 6 pm Eastern


NCAA Women's Basketball
Princeton, at 10-0 in Ivy League play, has sealed a conference tournament spot

Oregon is effectively guaranteed the top seed in the Pac-12 tournament, which starts next week


UEFA Europa League
Wolverhampton has one foot in the Round of 16, as they lead Espanyol 4-0 (second-leg game tomorrow)
Eintracht Frankfurt is also looking at a Round of 16 spot, as they have a 4-1 lead over Red Bull Salzburg (second-leg game tomorrow)


CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
1 Atlanta United
2 Cruz Azul
3 New York City FC or San Carlos
4 Montreal Impact or Deportivo Saprissa
5 UANL or Alianza FC
6 America or Comunicaciones
7 Los Angeles FC or Leon
8 Seattle Sounders or Centenario Olimpia


CONCACAF Champions League- Round of 16
Second Leg Games today
New York City FC hosting San Carlos (NYCFC leads 5-3)
Montreal Impact hosting Deportivo Saprissa (tied 2-2)
UANL hosting Alianza FC (Alianza leads 2-1)  
America hosting Comunicaciones (tied 1-1)

Second Leg Games tomorrow
Los Angeles FC hosting Leon (Leon leads 2-0)
Seattle Sounders hosting Centenario Olimpia (tied 2-2)


UEFA Europa League- Round of 32
Second Leg Game today- Noon Eastern
Braga hosting Rangers (Rangers lead 3-2)


UEFA Champions League- Round of 16
Second Leg Games- both at 3 pm Eastern
Lyon hosting Juventus
Real Madrid hosting Manchester City

Monday, February 24, 2020

Europa League- Round of 32 on Wednesday- Second Leg
Braga v. Rangers (Rangers lead 3-2)


Champions League Round of 16- First Leg
Tomorrow
Chelsea v. Bayern Munich
Napoli v. Barcelona

Wednesday
Lyon v. Juventus
Real Madrid v. Manchester City


CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16 Second Leg tomorrow
Atlanta United v. Motagua (tied 1-1)


Soccer: Indian I-League
Real Kashmir FC def. India Arrows 1-0


English Soccer Finals
The Carabao Cup final will be Sunday (11:30 am Eastern) between Aston Villa and Manchester City
The EFL Trophy final will be Sunday, April 5th between Portsmouth and Exeter City


Soccer: Coppa Italia
The semifinal second leg matches will be next Wednesday (Juventus v. AC Milan) and next Thursday (Napoli v. Inter Milan)


Soccer: Copa del Rey
The semifinal second leg matches will be next Wednesday (Mirandes v. Real Sociedad) and next Thursday (Granada v. Athletic Bilbao)


Soccer: Scottish Cup
Quarterfinals this weekend
Hibernian v. Inverness CT (Friday)
Hearts of Midlothian v. Rangers (Saturday)
Saint Mirren v. Aberdeen (Saturday)
Saint Johnstone v. Celtic (Sunday)


NCAA Women's Ice Hockey
ECAC Quarterfinals this weekend
Cornell v. Saint Lawrence
Clarkson v. Colgate
Quinnipiac v. Princeton
Harvard v. Yale


NCAA Women's Basketball
Southern Athletic Association Semifinals- Saturday
Oglethorpe v. Millsaps  
Rhodes College v. Centre College
















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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Road to Tokyo 2020
Boxing
The Africa qualifying tournament is ongoing and will conclude on Saturday, February 29th
The Asia/Oceania qualifying tournament will be March 3rd through the 11th
The Europe qualifying tournament will be March 13th through the 23rd
The Americas qualifying tournament will be March 26th through April 3rd

Softball
Six-team field in Alphabetical Order: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Mexico and United States

Water Polo
The final qualifying tournaments for both men and women will take place next month

Team Handball
The final men's qualifying tournaments will take place in April
The final women's qualifying tournaments will take place next month

Basketball
Complete Women's Field in Alphabetical Order: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and United States

Volleyball
Complete Men's Field in Alphabetical Order: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Tunisia, United States and Venezuela

Complete Women's Field in Alphabetical Order: Argentina, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Turkey and United States

Team Table Tennis
Complete Men's Field in Alphabetical Order: Australia, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden and United States

Complete Women's Field in Alphabetical Order: Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea and United States



Champions League 
Round of 16- First Leg
Final first-leg games will take place Tuesday (Chelsea/Bayern Munich and Napoli/Barcelona) and Wednesday (Real Madrid/Manchester City and Lyon/Juventus)

Round of 16- Second Leg
Games slated for March 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th

Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal draw scheduled for March 20th
First legs: April 7/8
Second legs: April 14/15

Semifinals
Semifinal draw also scheduled for March 20th
First leg: April 28/29
Second leg: May 5/6

Final: May 30th
Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul
Home team will be drawn on March 20th


If the European soccer regular season ended today...
Champions League Group Stage
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille

Champions League Qualifiers
Ligue 1: Lille
Eredivisie: Ajax and AZ Alkmaar

Europa League Group Stage
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen
Ligue 1: Rennes

Europa League Qualifiers
Bundesliga: Schalke 04
Eredivisie: Feyenoord

Europa League Playoffs
Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven, Willem II, Vitesse and Utrecht

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey 
Cornell clinched the outright Ivy League championship yesterday, their third straight and twentieth in program history


Australian A-League Soccer
Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory tied 1-1
Newcastle United Jets and Melbourne Victory tied 1-1


Scottish Premiership Soccer
Ross County def. Aberdeen 2-1
Hamilton Academical and Motherwell tied 0-0
Hibernian and Livingston tied 1-1


Dutch Eredivisie Soccer
Emmen def. Willem II 4-2


English League Championship
Brentford and Blackburn Rovers tied 2-2
Barnsley def. Middlesbrough 1-0
Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday tied 3-3
West Bromwich Albion def. Bristol City 3-0
Charlton Athletic def. Luton Town 3-1
Leeds United def. Reading 1-0
Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 0-0
Preston North End def. Hull City 2-1
Stoke City def. Cardiff City 2-0
Swansea City def. Huddersfield Town 3-1
Wigan Athletic def. Millwall 1-0


Ligue 1 Soccer
Nantes def. Marseille 3-1


Serie A Soccer
Bologna and Udinese tied 1-1
Juventus def. SPAL 2-1


Spanish Primera Division
Celta Vigo def. Leganes 1-0
Barcelona def. Eibar 5-0
Real Sociedad def. Valencia 3-0


Premier League Soccer
Chelsea def. Tottenham 2-1
Burnley def. Bournemouth 3-0
Crystal Palace def. Newcastle 1-0
Sheffield United and Brighton tied 1-1
Southampton def. Aston Villa 2-0
Manchester City def. Leicester City 1-0

Friday, February 21, 2020

Soccer Sunday
Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners v. Sydney FC

Scottish Premiership
Saint Johnstone v. Rangers
Celtic v. Kilmarnock

International Friendly
Uzbekistan v. Belarus

Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne v. Reims
Rennes v. Nimes
Paris Saint-Germain v. Bourdeaux

Serie A
Genoa v. Lazio
Atalanta v. Sassuolo
Verona v. Cagliari
Torino v. Parma
Roma v. Lecce
Inter Milan v. Sampdoria

Premier League
Manchester United v. Watford
Wolverhampton v. Norwich City
Arsenal v. Everton

Primera Division
Osasuna v. Granada
Alaves v. Athletic Bilbao
Valladolid v. Espanyol
Getafe v. Sevilla
Atletico Madrid v Villareal
Australian A-League tomorrow
*Both on ESPN+
Brisbane Roar v. Perth Glory, 1 am Eastern
Newcastle United Jets v. Melbourne Victory, 3:30 am Eastern 


Scottish Premiership tomorrow
Aberdeen v. Ross County
Hamilton Academical v. Motherwell
Hibernian v. Livingston 


English League Championship tomorrow
Brentford v. Blackburn Rovers
Barnsley v. Middlesbrough
Birmingham City v. Sheffield Wednesday
Bristol City v. West Bromwich Albion
Charlton Athletic v. Luton Town
Leeds United v. Reading
Nottingham Forest v. Queens Park Rangers
Preston North End v. Hull City
Stoke City v. Cardiff City 
Swansea City v. Huddersfield Town 
Wigan Athletic v. Millwall 


Ligue 1 tomorrow
Marseille v. Nantes
Angers v. Montpellier
Dijon v. Monaco
Lille v. Toulouse
Strasbourg v. Amiens 


Serie A tomorrow
Bologna v. Udinese
SPAL v. Juventus
Fiorentina v. AC Milan 


Primera Division tomorrow
Celta Vigo v. Leganes
Barcelona v. Eibar
Real Sociedad v. Valencia
Levante v. Real Madrid


Premier League tomorrow
Chelsea v. Tottenham
Burnley v. Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v. Newcastle
Sheffield United v. Brighton
Southampton v. Aston Villa
Leicester City v. Manchester City 
Auto Racing- Truck Series
Johnny Sauter has collected his eighth career pole start. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway race will start at 9 pm Eastern


NCAA Rifle
Army and Navy will both have NCAA Qualifier matches tomorrow.
Navy v. Johns Hopkins- 8:30 am Eastern
Army v. TBD- 9 am Eastern


Injury Updates
Soccer: N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)- at least three weeks- muscle injury
NBA: Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)- at least two weeks- fractured wrist
NHL: Oliver Bjorkstrand (Blue Jackets)- between eight and ten weeks- sprained/fractured ankle


Bellator- Men's Featherweight Grand Prix
Semifinals- Dates TBD
Semifinal 1: AJ McKee v. Darrion Caldwell
Semifinal 2: Patricio Freire/Pedro Carvalho winner v. Emmanuel Sanchez/Daniel Weichel winner


MMA- Bellator 239 Results
Light Heavyweight: Christian Edwards def. Marco Hutchison by decision
Bantamweight: Keith Lee def. Shawn Bunch by decision
Featherweight: Teejay Britton def. Gabriel Varga by decision
Women's Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz def. Kristina Williams by first-round rear-naked choke


Soccer: Ligue 1
Nice and Brest tied 2-2
Lyon def. Metz 2-0
*Lyon moves to sixth place on goal difference
*Sixth-place Lyon, seventh-place Montpellier, eighth-place Strasbourg and ninth-place Nice all have 37 points


Soccer: Bundesliga
Bayern Munich def. SC Paderborn 3-2
*Bayern Munich, with 49 points, now four points in the league lead


Soccer: Serie A
Napoli def. Brescia 2-1
*Napoli now sixth in the league with 36 points


Soccer: Spanish Primera Division
Real Betis and Mallorca tied 3-3


Soccer: English League Championship
Derby County and Fulham tied 1-1


Soccer: Eredivisie 
Sparta Rotterdam def. RKC Waalwijk 1-0
Australian National Basketball League
Semifinals next weekend
Still in: Wildcats, Taipans, Kings and Melbourne United
The NBL final will take place Friday, March 6th


NCAA Men's Basketball
Current Ivy League Standings
Yale and Princeton (6-2)
Penn, Harvard and Brown (5-3)
Dartmouth and Cornell (2-6)
Columbia (1-7)


NCAA Baseball
Cornell will open their season today at 4 pm Eastern, tomorrow at 1 pm Eastern and Sunday at 1 pm Eastern against Duke. They will take on Niagara next weekend


Soccer: Indian I-League
Neroca FC def. Gokulam Kerala FC 3-2


Soccer: Japanese J League
Urawa Red Diamonds def. Shohan Bellmare 3-2


Soccer: Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix def. Western United 2-0
Western Sydney def. Adelaide United 5-2

Thursday, February 20, 2020

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey
Rensselear will look to improve on their 9-8-1 ECAC record with two conference games this weekend: Quinnipiac tomorrow and Princeton on Saturday (both games at 7 pm Eastern)


NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York will look to continue their 9-0 start to the season with two matches on Saturday: SUNY Potsdam at 5 pm Eastern and Springfield College at 7 pm Eastern. Live stats and video for both matches will be available at the NYU athletics website

*The UVC Championships will take place in April


NCAA Men's Lacrosse 
Young Harris will host Saint Leo on Saturday (1 pm Eastern)


NCAA Women's Tennis
New York will open spring competition tomorrow at Swarthmore College (5 pm Eastern) and Saturday against Christopher Newport (2 pm Eastern)


NCAA Men's Tennis
Young Harris will be at Tusculum on Saturday (2 pm Eastern) and will host Lincoln Memorial on Sunday (2 pm Eastern)


Mixed Martial Arts this weekend
Bellator 239 tomorrow
Bellator 240/Dublin doubleheader on Saturday
UFC Auckland set for Saturday U.S. time and Sunday New Zealand time


Heavyweight Boxing
Joe Joyce v. Daniel Dubois bout on April 11th has been upgraded to title bout status
Title Situation at the Moment
Anthony Joshua holds three belts- Kubrat Pulev mandatory IBF challenger (June 20th potential bout)
Deontay Wilder v. Tyson Fury on Saturday for lineal heavyweight title


Bellator Mixed Martial Arts
Former Cage Warriors star Ross Houston has signed with Bellator. Houston is 8-0 with 1 no-contest as a pro

James Gallagher v. Cal Ellenor has been rebooked for Bellator London on May 16th. That card will also feature the MMA debut of former rugby athlete James Haskell (set for heavyweight, opponent TBD)


Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC 250 on May 9th will reportedly have a light heavyweight trilogy bout between Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Edmen Shabazyan v. Derek Brunson moved from UFC 248 on March 7th to UFC Portland on April 11th

UFC Oklahoma City on May 2nd will see middleweight main event between Chris Weidman and Jack Hermansson

A women's flyweight title fight between champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Joanne Calderwood is in the works for UFC 251 on June 6th


Soccer Saturday on ESPN+
1 am Eastern: Australian A-League Soccer: Brisbane Roar v. Perth Glory
3:30 am Eastern: Australian A-League Soccer: Newcastle United Jets v. Melbourne Victory
7:30 am Eastern: English League Championship Soccer: Brentford v. Blackburn Rovers
9 am Eastern: Serie A Soccer: Bologna v. Udinese
10 am Eastern: English League Championship Soccer: Wigan Athletic v. Millwall
Noon Eastern: Serie A Soccer: SPAL v. Juventus
1:45 pm Eastern: Dutch Eredivisie Soccer: Feyenoord v. Fortuna Sittard
2:45 pm Eastern: Serie A Soccer: Fiorentina v. AC Milan


Soccer Tomorrow
Spanish Primera Division: Real Betis v. Mallorca, 3 pm Eastern
Serie A: Brescia v. Napoli, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+
German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich v. SC Paderborn, 2:30 pm Eastern
French Ligue 1: Nice v. Brest, 1 pm Eastern; Metz v. Lyon, 2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Derby County v. Fulham, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+
Dutch Eredivisie: RKC Waalwijk v. Sparta Rotterdam, 2 pm Eastern
Scottish Premiership: Saint Mirren v. Hearts of Midlothian, 2:45 pm Eastern


Soccer: Scottish Cup Quarterfinals
Friday, February 28th
Hibernian v. Inverness CT

Saturday, February 29th
Hearts of Midlothian v. Rangers
Saint Mirren v. Aberdeen

Sunday, March 1st
Saint Johnstone v. Celtic


Soccer: English EFL Trophy
Final: Sunday, April 5th between Portsmouth and Salford City

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Mixed Martial Arts
1-0 Julia Ottolino and 1-1 Gillian Noll replace Auttumn Norton and Erin Harpe in Phoenix Series 3- a one-night bantamweight tournament set for Friday, March 6th

Aleksandar Rakic has signed a new contract with the UFC for six more bouts


Tennis: Davis Cup
China is out of their scheduled March 6/7 clash with Romania due to the coronavirus. As a result, Romania advances to Group I action in September


Road to Tokyo 2020- Shooting Qualifying
Australia's shooting team will have two more trials to determine team spots- next Thursday (next Friday in Australia) and March 17th (March 18th in Australia)


NCAA Men's Tennis
Cornell will host Tulsa on Sunday


NCAA Men's Polo
Cornell will host Westport on Saturday


NCAA Women's Gymnastics
Liberty University's club team will be at a meet hosted by James Madison this upcoming Saturday, the 29th


Champions League Round of 16 tomorrow
First Leg games (both 3 pm Eastern)
Atalanta hosting Valencia
Tottenham hosting RB Leipzig


NCAA Equestrian
Sweet Briar College has earned a team spot at the Zone 4 Championships hosted by Saint Andrew's University in North Carolina on Saturday, April 4th


NCAA Shooting
Liberty University's club team will send seven to the NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championships March 20th, 21st and 22nd in Fort Benning, Georgia

The National Junior Olympics- Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in April


Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League
Action tomorrow starts at 8 pm Eastern
Potential Club World Cup spots on offer


NCAA Men's Ice Hockey
Liberty University's D3 club team will head to the ACHA D3 national championships in Frisco, Texas, which will be held March 20th through the 25th


AFC Champions League- soccer tomorrow
Yokohama F. Marinos v. Sydney FC, 5:30 am Eastern


Indian Super League- soccer tomorrow
Jamshedpur FC v. FC Goa, 9 am Eastern on ESPN+


Premier League Soccer tomorrow
Manchester City v. West Ham, 2:30 pm Eastern


Soccer: Champions League Round of 16
Atletico Madrid leads Liverpool 1-0 on aggregate
Borussia Dortmund leads Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on aggregate
*Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund both home teams


Soccer: English League Two
Macclesfield Town and Plymouth Argyle tied 1-1


Soccer: English League One
Oxford United def. AFC Wimbledon 5-0
Gillingham def. Southend United 1-0


Soccer: Scottish Cup
Saint Mirren def. Motherwell on penalties (3-2)
Quarterfinal next weekend: Saint Mirren v. Kilmarnock/Aberdeen winner (K v. A tomorrow)


Soccer: English EFL Trophy
Semifinal 1: Portsmouth def. Exeter City 3-2
Semifinal 2 tomorrow: Newport County v. Salford City, 2:45 pm Eastern

Monday, February 17, 2020

NCAA Crew
Liberty University's club team will be at the Colonial Erg Sprints on Sunday


NCAA Cycling
Liberty University's club team will be at William & Mary on Saturday


NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Liberty University's club team will be in action on Friday against East Carolina


NCAA Men's Basketball
Berry College will host an SAA quarterfinal on Sunday against Sewanee


NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving
New York will host a Last Chance Meet on Saturday


NCAA Women's Basketball
SAA Quarterfinals- Sunday
Oglethorpe v. Hendrix
Rhodes College v. Sewanee
Centre College v. Berry College
Millsaps College v. Birmingham-Southern


NCAA Equestrian
Hunt Seat
Berry College will have semifinal competition March 21st and 22nd

Western
Berry College will have their final regular-season show next Saturday the 29th and will also host regional competition the following day


NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York @ Bard College
Wednesday, 7 pm Eastern


NCAA Bowling
The Northeast Conference Meet #3 will be Saturday and Sunday at 30 Strikes in Stratford, New Jersey

*The Northeast Conference Championships will be held next month at Hamilton Lanes in Hamilton Township, New Jersey

*Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan will host the NCAAs in April


Mixed Martial Arts: ONE Championship rescheduling
Fight card next Friday (February 28th) in Singapore will be closed-door, no-spectators
Fight card April 11th moved to Jakarta, Indonesia


Baseball News
The Braves have extended the contracts of both GM Alex Anthopolous (now baseball ops prez) and manager Brian Snitker  


Soccer News
VAR will be used in the Europa League knockout stages, which start Thursday.
Pending final approval:
Euro Qualifier playoffs next month
Euro 2020 starting June 12th
Europe qualifiers for 2022 World Cup in Qatar

In addition to:
Women's Euro 2021
Women's Champions League final


Scottish Cup tomorrow
Fifth Round Replay
Motherwell v. Saint Mirren, 2:45 pm Eastern


English League Two tomorrow
Macclesfield Town v. Plymouth Argyle, 2:45 pm Eastern


English League One tomorrow
Oxford United v. AFC Wimbledon, 2:45 pm Eastern
Southend United v. Gillingham, 2:45 pm Eastern


English EFL Trophy
Semifinal 1: Portsmouth v. Exeter City, 2:45 pm Eastern tomorrow
Semifinal 2: Newport County v. Salford City, 2:45 pm Eastern Wednesday  


CONCACAF Champions League tomorrow- First Leg
Motagua v. Atlanta United and Leon v. Los Angeles FC, 10 pm Eastern


Champions League Round of 16- First Leg
Tomorrow
Atletico Madrid v. Liverpool, 3 pm Eastern
Borussia Dortmund v. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 pm Eastern

Wednesday
Atalanta v. Valencia, 3 pm Eastern
Tottenham v. RB Leipzig, 3 pm Eastern


Europa League Round of 32
First-leg games on Thursday
Second-leg games next Wednesday (February 26th)

Saturday, February 15, 2020

NCAA Men's Wrestling
New York has claimed the 2020 UAA title, their first since 2017


NCAA Men's Ice Hockey
Cornell has clinched an ECAC first-round bye with two regular-season weekends left and will host a quarterfinal series the weekend of Friday, March 13th


NCAA Women's Basketball
Emory (tied for first in the UAA) v. Rochester tomorrow


NCAA Women's Ice Hockey
Cornell adds the 2019-20 ECAC regular-season title to the 2019-20 Ivy League title


NCAA Men's Tennis
5-1 Cornell v. 9-0 Harvard for the ECAC Indoor title


Australian A-League Soccer
Wellington Phoenix def. Melbourne City 1-0
Western Sydney and Newcastle United Jets 1-1


Scottish Premiership Soccer
Hearts of Midlothian and Hamilton Academical tied 2-2
Ross County and Saint Johnstone tied 1-1
Motherwell-Saint Mirren matchup has been postponed


Serie A Soccer
Lecce def. SPAL 2-1
Genoa def. Bologna 3-0
Atalanta def. Roma 2-1


Spanish Primera Division Soccer
Mallorca def. Alaves 1-0
Barcelona def. Getafe 2-1
Villareal def. Levante 2-1
Granada def. Valladolid 2-1


Premier League Soccer
Burnley def. Southampton 2-1
Liverpool def. Norwich City 1-0

Thursday, February 13, 2020

NASCAR
Daytona 500 on Fox
3:05 pm Eastern on Sunday


NCAA Men's Tennis
Emory will host two indoor matches this weekend: tomorrow against Point University and Saturday against Georgia Gwinnett


NCAA Equestrian
Dartmouth will open spring competition Saturday, March 28th at Colby-Sawyers

Cornell will host the Ivy Championships on Sunday, April 19th


NCAA Skiing
Dartmouth will be at the Williams College Carnival tomorrow and Saturday (action starting at 9 am Eastern both days)

Middlebury will host East Regional competition Friday, February 28th and Saturday, February 29th

The NCAA Championships will be next month in Bozeman, Montana
Tokyo 2020 Qualifying- Women's Soccer
Asia Tournament- Playoff Round
South Korea v. China and Australia v. Vietnam
First Leg: March 6th
Second Leg: March 11th
*Playoff Round Winners -- Tokyo 2020

Africa Tournament- Final Round
Cameroon v. Zambia
First Leg: March 5th
Second Leg: March 10th
*Winner -- Tokyo 2020
Loser v. Chile in playoff for final spot


NCAA Men's Volleyball
7-0 New York will look for a 2-0 start in conference play when they take on Nazareth tomorrow (7 pm Eastern)


NCAA Women's Gymnastics
Cornell will host Ithaca College, Cortland and Brockport for a quad meet on Sunday (1 pm Eastern)


Premier League Soccer tomorrow: Wolverhampton v. Leicester City
With a win...
*Wolverhampton can leapfrog Tottenham, Everton and Manchester United into sixth with 38 points, one point behind Sheffield United for the Europa League group stage spot
*On the other hand, Leicester City can move past Manchester City into second place


NCAA Men's Tennis
Young Harris will have an exhibition on Saturday at Chattanooga (7 pm Eastern)


NCAA Baseball
3-1 Young Harris will have solo games tomorrow (6 pm Eastern), Saturday (2 pm Eastern) and Sunday (1 pm Eastern) at Albany State


NCAA Softball
5-0 Young Harris has two scheduled games tomorrow at the Bearcat/Fleet Invitational: 9 am Eastern against Carson-Newman and 1 pm Eastern against Belmont Abbey


NBA News
Damian Lillard is expected to miss up to two weeks with a groin strain

The Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett's #5 next season


Grappling
The Polaris Absolute Grand Prix, a one-night, eight-man tournament, will take place April 4th in Newport, Wales


Women's Soccer
United States v. Australia set for April 10th at Rio Tinto Stadium


Boxing
Jose Ramirez v. Victor Postol- originally scheduled for February 1st in China- has been rescheduled for May 9th in Fresno, California


UFC Oklahoma City
Scheduled for May 2nd
Current Bout: 17-4 Claudia Gadelha v. 12-0-2 Marina Rodriguez at strawweight


Heavyweight Boxing
Anthony Joshua will most likely defend his IBF title against Kubrat Pulev on June 20th. Likely stadiums are Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Emirates Stadium (home of Arsenal)


UFC Dublin
The UFC will be returning to Dublin, Irelands' 3Arena for a Fight Night card on August 15th. Tickets will go on sale June 26th. As of now, no bouts are scheduled


English League Championship tomorrow
Hull City v. Swansea City, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+
*Hull City can move nine points clear of the relegation zone with a win
*Swansea City can move up to 50 points with a win, just three behind the promotion playoff spots


Indian I-League tomorrow
Mohun Bagan FC v. Neroca FC, 6:30 am Eastern


Indian Super League tomorrow
Odisha FC v. Northeast United, 9 am Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: Scottish Championship tomorrow
Alloa Athletic FC v. Dundee United, 2:05 pm Eastern


Australian A-League tomorrow
Adelaide United v. Central Coast Mariners, 3:30 am Eastern on ESPN+


International Soccer Friendly tomorrow
Myanmar v. Oman, 4:30 am Eastern


French Ligue 1 tomorrow
Monaco v. Montpellier, 2:45 pm Eastern


German Bundesliga tomorrow
Borussia Dortmund v. Eintracht Frankfurt, 2:30 pm Eastern


Spanish Primera Division tomorrow
Valencia v. Atletico Madrid, 3 pm Eastern


Premier League tomorrow
Wolverhampton v. Leicester City, 3 pm Eastern


Soccer: Indian I-League
East Bengal FC and Punjab FC tied 1-1


Soccer: FA Women's Super League
Arsenal def. Liverpool 3-2


Soccer: Coupe de France
Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Dijon and Saint-Etienne have advanced to the semifinals


Soccer: Coppa Italia Semifinals- First Leg Results
Napoli leads Inter Milan 1-0 on aggregate
AC Milan and Juventus tied 1-1 on aggregate


Soccer: Copa del Rey Semifinals- First Leg Results
Athletic Bilbao leads Granada 1-0 on aggregate
Real Sociedad leads Mirandes 2-1 on aggregate

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Soccer: Scottish Premiership
Celtic def. Hearts of Midlothian 5-0
Hibernian def. Ross County 3-0
Kilmarnock def. Rangers 2-1
Livingston def. Saint Mirren 2-1
Saint Johnstone def. Motherwell 2-1


Soccer: Scottish Premiership Standings
*Celtic remains in the lead with 70 points, ten clear of second-place Rangers
*Aberdeen leapfrogs Motherwell for third place on goal difference
*Livingston currently fifth, four points out of third place
*Hearts remains in last place in the group
NOTE
Top team at end of season to Champions League play (Celtic)
Second- and third-place finisher to Europa League play (Rangers and Aberdeen)


Soccer: English League Championship
Barnsley def. Derby County 3-2
Cardiff City def. Huddersfield Town 3-0
Luton Town def. Sheffield Wednesday 1-0
Millwall and Fulham tied 1-1
West Bromwich Albion def. Reading 2-1
Preston North End def. Stoke City 2-0


Soccer: Copa del Rey Semifinals
First Leg: Athletic Bilbao def. Granada at home 1-0


Soccer: Coppa Italia Semifinals
The Juventus-AC Milan second leg will take place March 4th
The Napoli-Inter Milan second leg will take place March 5th (Napoli leads 1-0 on aggregate)


Soccer: Coupe de France
Quarterfinals -- Semifinals
Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain have booked places in the semis
Rennes def. ASM Belfort 3-0 yesterday
Paris Saint-Germain def. Dijon 6-1 earlier today
Road to Tokyo 2020
The group assignments for men's and women's soccer will take place on April 20th


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying
Asia Tournament
South Korea, Vietnam, Australia and China have qualified for the playoff round, which is a two-leg contest with the first leg scheduled for March 6th and the second leg scheduled for March 11th.
Australia v. China- the final Third Round game- is scheduled for tomorrow
*Australia +3 over China on goal difference (China needs to win to top the group)
2-0 Australia
2-0 China
2-0 South Korea (2-0 group winners in third round)
4-1 Vietnam (3-0 group winners in second round; 1-1 runners-up in third round)


NCAA Men's Polo
Cornell will host Kentucky on Saturday

Cornell will also host the Northeast Regional Championships (Friday, March 13th through Sunday, March 15th)


NCAA Equestrian
Cornell will be at Alfred University on Saturday


NCAA Men's Tennis
Cornell will host ECAC Indoor Championship competition this weekend, with action starting on Friday


NCAA Men's Wrestling
Cornell will host Binghamton on Saturday and North Carolina on Sunday


Formula 1
The China Grand Prix scheduled for April 19th has been postponed.
The 2020 season will open with the Australia Grand Prix on Sunday, March 15th


NCAA Softball
The St. Pete/Clearwater Invitational will run today through Sunday.
Today: Team USA v. Liberty-U, 6 pm Eastern

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

PGA Tour
The Genesis Invitational will start on Thursday and run through Sunday. CBS will have Saturday and Sunday coverage from 3 to 6 pm Eastern both days


Bellator MMA
Gegard Mousasi v. Douglas Lima set for interim middleweight title bout at Bellator 243 on May 9th


Soccer: Carabao Cup Final- Sunday, March 1st 
Aston Villa v. Manchester City


Soccer: Nigerian Professional League tomorrow
Rangers International FC v. Akwa United FC


Soccer: Indian I-League tomorrow
Chennai City FC v. Gokulam Kerala FC


Soccer: Indian Super League tomorrow
Goa FC v. Mumbai City FC, 9 am Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: Coupe de France tomorrow
Dijon v. Paris Saint-Germain
Lyon v. Marseille


Soccer: Coppa Italia tomorrow
Semifinals- First Leg
Inter Milan v. Napoli, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: Copa del Rey tomorrow
Semifinals- First Leg
Athletic Bilbao v. Granada, 3 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: Indian I-League
Neroca FC and India Arrows tied 0-0
Aizawl FC def. Tiddim Road Athletics Union 2-0


Soccer: Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen def. Hamilton Academical 3-1


Soccer: English League Championship
Birmingham City def. Barnsley 1-0
Blackburn Rovers def. Hull City 3-0
Brentford and Leeds United tied 1-1
Charlton Athletic def. Nottingham Forest 1-0
Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers tied 0-0
Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough tied 2-2

Monday, February 10, 2020

Tokyo 2020- Racewalk
Australia's Dane Bird-Smith, the defending Olympic bronze medalist in the 20K walk, is headed to the Olympic field in the event this summer


UFC 248- Saturday, March 7th
Jared Cannonier has been tabbed as a backup for middleweight main event title fight between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Yoel Romero.

The co-main event should proceed without incident as 20-1 strawweight champion Weili Zhang is now out of China


Tokyo 2020 Women's Basketball Field
All twelve qualifiers in alphabetical order
Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Serbia, South Korea, Spain  and United States


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Field
Current Field in Alphabetical Order
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea and Spain


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Qualifying
Argentina and Brazil advance from the South America tournament
*Left to qualify: Two teams from the CONCACAF (North America) tournament starting March 20th


Soccer: Coppa Italia
Semifinals- First Leg
Wednesday: Inter Milan v. Napoli (2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+)
Thursday: AC Milan v. Juventus (2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+)


NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York will be in action on Wednesday against The Sage Colleges at 7 pm Eastern.
Live stats and video will be available on the NYU athletics website


Army-Navy Star Series 
Both Navy indoor track teams won on Saturday against Army.
As a result, Navy leads the full-year competition 10 to 3 with 1 tie


European Soccer- Champions and Europa League Spots
If the season ended today:
Scottish Premiership: Celtic in Champions League spot; Rangers and Motherwell in Europa League spots

Champions League Group Stage
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille
Serie A: Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Atalanta
Eredivisie: Ajax and AZ Alkmaar

Champions League Qualifiers
Ligue 1: Rennes

Europa League Group Stage
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen
Ligue 1: Lille
Serie A: Roma

Europa League Qualifiers
Bundesliga: Schalke 04
Serie A: Verona
Eredivisie: Feyenoord

Europa League Playoffs
Eredivisie: Willem II, PSV Eindhoven, Vitesse and Utrecht


English League Soccer- Promotion Spots
If the season ended today:
English League Two: Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Exeter City would move to English League One

English League One: Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers would move to English League Championship

English League Championship: West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United would move to the Premier League


Soccer: English League Championship tomorrow
Barnsley v. Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers v. Hull City
Brentford v. Leeds United
Nottingham Forest v. Charlton Athletic
Swansea City v. Queens Park Rangers (2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+)
Wigan Athletic v. Middlesbrough


Soccer: Scottish Premiership tomorrow 
Hamilton Academical v. Aberdeen, 2:45 pm Eastern


Soccer: Indian I-League tomorrow
Neroca FC v. India Arrows, 3:30 am Eastern
Aizawl FC v. Tiddim Road Athletics Union, 8:30 am Eastern


Soccer: Indian Super League
Northeast United def. Jamshedpur FC 3-0

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Australian A-League
Newcastle United Jets def. Central Coast Mariners 4-3


UFC- Events for April
UFC Portland- Saturday, April 11th- Main event at heavyweight- Walt Harris v. Alistair Overeem
UFC 249- Saturday, April 18th- Main event: lightweight title bout- Khabib Nurmagomedov v. Tony Ferguson
UFC Lincoln- Saturday, April 25th- Main event at light heavyweight- Anthony Smith v. Glover Teixeira


Dutch Eredivisie
Utrecht-Ajax and AZ Alkmaar-Feyenoord have both been postponed


English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion def. Millwall 2-0


French Ligue 1
Montpellier def. Saint-Etienne 1-0


Italian Serie A
Sassuolo def. SPAL 2-1
Brescia and Udinese tied 1-1
Genoa def. Cagliari 1-0
Lecce def. Napoli 3-2


Spanish Primera Division
Espanyol def. Mallorca 1-0
Real Sociedad def. Athletic Bilbao 2-1
Real Madrid def. Osasuna 4-1


English Premier League
Sheffield United def. Bournemouth 2-1
Manchester City v. West Ham United postponed


NCAA Women's Ice Hockey
With a shutout win yesterday over Dartmouth, Cornell has claimed the 2019-20 Ivy League title


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball
One spot left to be filled
Current Qualifiers in Alphabetical Order
Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain and United States
NCAA Baseball
Young Harris is now 3-0 on the year with a doubleheader sweep of Mississippi College


UFC 247 Main Card
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi by decision
Featherweight: Dan Ige def. Mirsad Bektic by decision
Heavyweight: Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams by first-round stoppage
Women's Flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko defends her title, defeating Katlyn Chookagian by third-round stoppage


NCAA Swimming & Diving
The UAA Championships will start on Wednesday and continue through Saturday


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Field
Current Field in Alphabetical Order
Canada, China, France, Japan, Nigeria and United States


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
With just one round of games remaining, four teams- one from each qualifying tournament- have booked spots in the Olympic field this summer.
Ostend tournament- Canada
Bourges tournament- France
Belgrade tournament A- Nigeria
Belgrade tournament B- China


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Field
Current Field in Alphabetical Order
Argentina, Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea and Spain

Still to Qualify
*One more from the South America tournament
*Two from the North America tournament that starts March 20th


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Qualifying
South America tournament- Final Round- Final Day- Sunday, February 9th
0-1-1 Colombia v. 0-1-1 Uruguay
2-0 Argentina v. 0-0-2 Brazil
*Only Argentina has sealed a Tokyo 2020 spot
*If Colombia-Uruguay ends with a win, Brazil would most likely need a win to advance to Tokyo


Global Soccer- Sunday, February 9th
English League Championship
Millwall v. West Bromwich Albion

French Ligue 1
Montpellier v. Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg v. Reims
Paris Saint-Germain v. Lyon

German Bundesliga
Cologne- 9 am Eastern
Bayern Munich v. RB Leipzig

Premier League
Sheffield United v. Bournemouth
Manchester City v. West Ham United

Spanish Primera Division
Espanyol v. Mallorca
Real Sociedad v. Athletic Bilbao
Osasuna v. Real Madrid
Celta Vigo v. Sevilla
Real Betis v. Barcelona

Italian Serie A
SPAL v. Sassuolo
Brescia v. Udinese
Genoa v. Cagliari
Napoli v. Lecce
Parma v. Lazio
Inter Milan v. AC Milan


English League Championship
Preston North End def. Wigan Athletic 2-1
Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1-1
Fulham def. Blackburn Rovers 1-0
Brentford def. Middlesbrough 3-2
Huddersfield Town def. Queens Park Rangers 2-0
Cardiff City def. Luton Town 1-0
Reading and Hull City tied 1-1
Stoke City def. Charlton Athletic 3-1
Derby County def. Swansea City 3-2
Nottingham Forest def. Leeds United 2-0


French Ligue 1
Marseille def. Toulouse 1-0
Dijon and Nantes tied 3-3
Bourdeaux def. Metz 2-1
Nimes def. Nice 3-1
Monaco def. Amiens 2-1


Italian Serie A
Atalanta def. Fiorentina 2-1
Sampdoria def. Torino 3-1
Verona def. Juventus 2-1


Spanish Primera Division
Levante def. Leganes 2-0
Getafe def. Valencia 3-0
Valladolid and Villareal tied 1-1
Atletico Madrid def. Granada 1-0


English Premier League
Everton def. Crystal Palace 3-1
Brighton tied Watford 1-1

Saturday, February 8, 2020

NCAA Men's Gymnastics
Army, Air Force and Army will compete in the All-Academy Championship today


NCAA Track & Field
Both Navy teams will host the Army-Navy Star Meet today. Navy leads the 2019-20 Star Series 8-3 with 1 tie


NCAA Men's Lacrosse
The Young Harris v. Lenoir-Rhyne game- originally scheduled for today- has been moved to tomorrow at 4 pm Eastern


ESPN+ News
German Bundesliga soccer coming in August


NCAA Baseball
The Emory v. Birmingham-Southern baseball game scheduled for today at Piedmont College has been cancelled due to local weather conditions. Emory will meet Piedmont tomorrow at 4 pm Eastern


NCAA Basketball
The Young Harris-Francis Marion Peach Belt doubleheader scheduled for today will take place tomorrow, with the women's game at Noon Eastern and the men's game at 2 pm Eastern

Both New York teams defeated Carnegie Mellon in UAA action yesterday


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
China is the first team to book an Olympic spot from any of the four qualifying tournaments- they are top of the second Belgrade tournament with a 2-0 record. Spain and South Korea are both 1-1 while Great Britain is 0-2


Soccer: Scottish Cup
Rangers def. Hamilton Academical 4-1


Australian A-League Soccer
Brisbane Roar def. Adelaide United 2-1
Sydney FC v. Western Sydney postponed


Soccer: English League Championship
Preston North End def. Wigan Athletic 2-1
Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1-1


Italian Serie A
Atalanta def. Fiorentina 2-1


Spanish Primera Division
Levante def. Leganes 2-0


Premier League Soccer
Everton def. Crystal Palace 3-1
Phoenix Rising 3
One-night Invicta FC women's bantamweight tournament scheduled for Friday, March 6th at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer
Current Field in Alphabetical Order
Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and United States

Left to Qualify
Two from the Asia tournament
Africa tournament- winner of Cameroon v. Zambia
Winner of Africa/South America playoff (Chile v. Cameroon/Zambia loser)


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying
North America tournament- Semifinals
Canada def. Costa Rica 1-0
United States def. Mexico 4-0

Canada and United States -- Tokyo 2020 field


Soccer: Euro 2020
Final qualifiers before the tournament starts June 12th
Thursday, March 26th
Norway v. Serbia
Scotland v. Israel
Georgia v. Belarus
North Macedonia v. Kosovo
Slovakia v. Ireland
Bosnia/Herzegovina v. Northern Ireland
Iceland v. Romania
Bulgaria v. Hungary

TBD matches Tuesday, March 31st


If the European league soccer seasons ended right now...
And wrapping up for now with Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax and AZ Alkmaar to the Champions League group stage; Feyenoord would join Schalke 04 and Bologna in the Europa League qualifiers; The Europa League playoff spots would go to Willem II, PSV Eindhoven, Vitesse and Utrecht

French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille would advance to the Champions League group stage; Lille would move into the Champions League qualifiers; Rennes would join Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham and Roma in the Europa League group stage

German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach would advance to the Champions League group stage; Bayer Leverkusen would join Tottenham and Roma in the Europa League group stage; Schalke 04 would join Bologna in Europa League qualifiers

English Premier League
Liverpool, Manchester City, Leicester City and Chelsea would head to the Champions League group stage; Tottenham would join Roma in the Europa League group stage

Italian Serie A
Juventus, Inter Milan, Lazio and Atalanta would head to Champions League play; Roma would head to the Europa League group stage and Bologna would head to Europa League qualifiers

Scottish Premiership
Celtic would head to Champions League play; Rangers and Motherwell would head to Europa League play

Friday, February 7, 2020

Soccer: Coppa Italia- Semifinals
Wednesday
Inter Milan v. Napoli

Thursday
AC Milan v. Juventus


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Qualifying
South America tournament- Final Round
Sunday- final day of qualifiers
0-1-1 Colombia v. 0-1-1 Uruguay
2-0 Argentina v. 0-0-2 Brazil

*Argentina is the only team who has clinched a Tokyo 2020 spot


NCAA Women's Gymnastics
Kent State def. Cornell


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying
North America tournament- Semifinals
Canada def. Costa Rica 1-0

Canada moves into tournament final AND Tokyo 2020 field


NCAA Squash
Both Princeton teams take home 8-1 wins over Cornell


English League Championship
Birmingham City def. Bristol City 3-1


French Ligue 1
Lille def. Angers 2-0


German Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt def. FC Augsburg 5-0


Italian Serie A
Bologna def. Roma 3-2


Spanish Primera Division
Alaves def. Eibar 2-1
NCAA Women's Wrestling
Liberty University's club team will be at the Messiah Open tomorrow


NCAA Equestrian
Liberty University's club team will have a Hunt Seat show tomorrow in Lynchburg, Virginia and an IHSA show at Sweet Briar College on Sunday


NCAA Disc Golf
Liberty University's club team will be at a BRAWL series stop at Broken Arrow tomorrow (Monroe, Virginia)


NCAA Men's Basketball
Following a win on Wednesday against Clayton State, Young Harris will host Francis Marion tomorrow at 3:30 pm Eastern


NCAA Softball
Young Harris will be at the Columbus State Classic instead of the Lee Invitational this weekend. They will have games tomorrow against Union-Tennessee and Shorter, followed by Sunday games against Bellarmine and Shorter


NCAA Track & Field
Both New York teams will be at the U-Albany Invitational today. Live stats will be available on the NYU Athletics website


NCAA Baseball
Young Harris will have a doubleheader at Mississippi College tomorrow: 2 pm Eastern/1 pm Central and 5 pm Eastern/4 pm Central; followed by a solo game on Sunday


NCAA Men's Wrestling
New York will have their final three regular-season meets tomorrow: Bridgewater State (11 am Eastern), Worcester Polytechnic (1 pm Eastern) and Coast Guard (3 pm Eastern)


Mixed Martial Arts today
ONE Championship: Warrior's Code will start at 3 pm Eastern
Invicta FC 39 will start at 8 pm Eastern


Soccer: Australian A-League
Melbourne City def. Melbourne Victory 2-1
Perth Glory def. Wellington Phoenix 4-2


Soccer: English League Championship
Bristol City v. Birmingham City, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: French Ligue 1
Angers v. Lille, 2:45 pm Eastern 


Soccer: German Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt v. FC Augsburg, 2:30 pm Eastern


Soccer: Italian Serie A
Roma v. Bologna, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: Spanish Primera Division
Alves v. Eibar, 3 pm Eastern

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Soccer: Copa del Rey
Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Mirandes and Granada through to the event semifinals


Boxing
13-0 Shakur Stevenson will defend his WBO featherweight title against 29-3 Miguel Marriaga on Saturday, March 14th at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden


UFC Auckland 
Saturday, February 22nd Eastern time; Sunday, February 23rd in New Zealand
Strawweight: Angela Hill replaces Hannah Goldy against Loma Lookboonmee


Tokyo 2020- Men's Basketball Qualifying
Current Field in Alphabetical Order
Argentina, Australia, France, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Spain and United States

The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will award the final four qualifying spots, will take place June 23rd through the 28th


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will have their final two days Saturday and Sunday
Ostend tournament
Japan and Canada both 1-0, Belgium and Sweden both 0-1

Bourges tournament
France and Puerto Rico both 1-0, Brazil and Australia both 0-1

Belgrade tournament 1
Nigeria and United States both 1-0, Serbia and Mozambique both 0-1

Belgrade tournament 2
Spain and China both 1-0, Great Britain and South Korea both 0-1


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying
Asia Tournament
South Korea and Vietnam have qualified for the playoff round next month from Group A and their match tomorrow will determine playoff round seeding.
Group B will have their second matchday tomorrow, with China facing 0-1 Thailand and Australia meeting 1-0 Chinese Taipei. The final two matchdays will be Monday and this upcoming Thursday, the 13th  

Africa Tournament
The final will be a two-leg competition between Cameroon and Zambia. The first leg will take place March 2nd and the final leg will be March 11th. The winner will advance to the Olympic field and the loser will have a two-leg playoff (April 9th and 15th) against Chile for the final spot

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

NCAA Swimming & Diving
Both New York teams will host their home-standing Invitational, with the first session on Friday slated for 10 am Eastern


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
The final ten spots in the Olympic field will be up for grabs courtesy of the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will run tomorrow through Sunday


NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York will host Hunter College tomorrow after a win yesterday over Baruch College. Stats and video will be available from the NYU athletics website


Soccer: Nigerian Professional League
Lobi Stars FC and Rangers International FC tied 1-1


Soccer: Indian I-League
Chennai City FC def. India Arrows 1-0


Soccer- Bolivian Liga Professional 
Real Santa Cruz and San Jose Oruro tied 1-1


Soccer- Scottish Premiership
Saint Johnstone def. Aberdeen 1-0
Kilmarnock def. Hearts of Midlothian 3-2
Celtic def. Motherwell 4-0
Rangers def. Hibernian 2-1
Ross County def. Livingston 2-0
Saint Mirren tied Hamilton Academical 1-1  


Soccer- Italian Serie A
Lazio tied Verona 0-0


Soccer- English FA Cup
Tottenham advances to the Round of 16 with a 3-2 win over Southampton


Baseball- Caribbean Series- Results
Venezuela def. Panama 2-0
Mexico def. Colombia 4-0

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Mixed Martial Arts- ONE Championship
Heavyweight Title Fight on May 29th: 10-1 Arjan Bhullar v. 16-8 with 1 NC Brandon Vera


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying
The CONCACAF semifinals are set for Friday, with Canada v. Costa Rica and United States v. Mexico. The winners will qualify for the Olympic field


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
Belgrade- Group A (note: USA has already qualified as World Cup winners)
Thursday
Nigeria v. Mozambique- 5 pm Belgrade, 11 am Eastern
United States v. Serbia- 8 pm Belgrade, 2 pm Eastern

Saturday
Serbia v. Nigeria- 5 pm Eastern, 11 am Eastern
Mozambique v. United States- 8 pm Belgrade, 2 pm Eastern

Sunday
Serbia v. Mozambique- 5 pm Belgrade, 11 am Eastern
Nigeria v. United States- 8 pm Belgrade, 2 pm Eastern


On Tap for Thursday
Soccer
Indian Super League: Mumbai City FC v. Jamshedpur FC
Copa del Rey: Real Madrid v. Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao v. Barcelona


On Tap for Friday
Soccer
Spanish Primera Division: Alves v. Eibar
Italian Serie A: Roma v. Bologna
French Ligue 1: Angers v. Lille
Australian A-League: Melbourne City v. Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory v. Wellington Phoenix
Indian Super League: Northeast United v. Kerala Blasters
Indian I-League: East Bengal FC v. Aizawl FC


Soccer: Bolivian Liga Professional tomorrow
Real Santa Cruz v. San Jose Oruro, 2 pm Eastern


Soccer Tomorrow
Indian I-League: Chennai City FC v. India Arrows, 8:30 am Eastern
French Ligue 1 games starting at 1 pm Eastern
English FA Cup: Tottenham v. Southampton, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+
Italian Serie A: Lazio v. Verona, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Soccer: English National League
Dover Athletic def. Barrow AFC 2-1


Soccer: English League One
Tranmere Rovers def. Doncaster Rovers 2-1


Soccer: English EFL Trophy
Newport County def. Leicester City 1-0


French Ligue 1 Soccer
Monaco def. Angers 1-0
Lille def. Rennes 1-0
Paris Saint-Germain def. Nantes 2-1


Soccer: English FA Cup
Birmingham City, Reading, Derby County, Liverpool and Newcastle United advance to last sixteen

Liverpool-Chelsea and Manchester United-Derby County set for Round of 16 clashes

Monday, February 3, 2020

Soccer- English EFL Trophy tomorrow
Newport County v. Leicester City, 2 pm Eastern


Auto Racing
Daytona 500- Next Sunday, February 16th on Fox


Tokyo 2020- Women's Basketball Qualifying
The Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will be held Thursday through Sunday. The final ten spots in the field will be awarded through these tournaments (joining Japan and the United States)


Pro Football
2 pm Eastern on Saturday on ABC- XFL season opener- Seattle v. DC


Serie A Soccer
Napoli def. Sampdoria 4-2


NCAA Men's Volleyball
New York will host Baruch College tomorrow at 7 pm Eastern. Links to live stats and video will be available on the NYU athletics website


Tokyo 2020 Schedule
July 30th: Men's Golf Starts
August 2nd: Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball Round of 16, Men's Golf Ends, Men's Field Hockey Quarterfinals
August 3rd: Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball Round of 16, Women's Field Hockey Quarterfinals
August 4th: Men's Team Handball Quarterfinals, Women's Beach Volleyball Quarterfinals, Men's Volleyball Quarterfinals, Men's Field Hockey Semifinals
August 5th: Women's Team Handball Quarterfinals, Men's Beach Volleyball Quarterfinals, Women's Golf Starts, Women's Volleyball Quarterfinals, Women's Field Hockey Semifinals
August 6th: Men's Team Handball Semifinals, Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball Semifinals, Men's Volleyball Semifinals, Men's Field Hockey Medal Matches
August 7th: Women's Team Handball Semifinals, Women's Beach Volleyball Medal Matches, Women's Volleyball Semifinals, Women's Field Hockey Medal Matches
August 8th: Men's Team Handball Medal Matches, Men's Beach Volleyball Medal Matches, Men's Volleyball Medal Matches, Women's Golf Ends
August 9th: Women's Team Handball Medal Matches, Women's Volleyball Medal Matches


Women's Tennis: Fed Cup
Australia, Czech Republic, France and Hungary have booked places into the final round, slated for April 14th through the 19th

The first qualifying round is set for two days (Friday and Saturday)
United States v. Latvia
Netherlands v. Belarus
Romania v. Russia
Brazil v. Germany
Spain v. Japan
Switzerland v. Canada
Belgium v. Kazakhstan
Slovakia v. Great Britain


Tokyo 2020- Golf Qualifying
Men's qualifying ends on June 22nd and women's qualifying ends on June 29th


Major League Soccer
Inter Miami will unveil their road uniforms on Wednesday


Tokyo 2020- Track and Field Qualifying
Kenya has named the three men and three women who will compete in the Marathon competition at the Summer Games this year.
Men: Eliud Kipchoge, Amos Kipruto and Lawrence Cherono
Women: Brigid Kosgei, Ruth Chepngetich and Vivian Cheryuiot
Due to heat concerns in Tokyo, the races will be contested August 8th and 9th in Sapporo    


Tokyo 2020- Baseball Qualifying
Tempe Diablo Stadium (Tempe, Arizona) and Surprise Stadium (Surprise, Arizona) will host the Americas qualifier tournament March 22nd through the 26th, with a rain day March 27th.
Group A: United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua
Group B: Cuba, Venezuela, Canada, Colombia


World Baseball Classic
Tucson, Arizona will host 2021 qualifiers March 12th through the 25th


NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Lander will have their first home game in program history next Saturday, February 15th against Lees-McRae

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Army-Navy Star Series
Navy won in both rifle and (men's) gymnastics yesterday and leads overall 8 to 3 with 1 tie


NCAA Shooting
Liberty University's club team will be at the ACUI Clay Targets Lower East Coast Conference Championships on Friday, Saturday and Sunday


Tokyo 2020- Taekwondo Qualifying
The Africa qualifier tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd
The Oceania qualifier tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 29th (Friday, February 28th U.S. time)
The Pan American qualifier tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11th and Thursday, March 12th


Tokyo 2020- Judo Qualifying
The world rankings as of May 25th will award some spots in each weight category


UFC 248- Saturday, March 7th
Gerald Meerschaert v. Deron Winn at middleweight


Bellator MMA News
Bellator has signed Wyatt Barber, the younger brother of UFC flyweight Maycee Barber. His first fight- and pro debut- is still TBD


What was originally scheduled?
Olympic Qualifiers
Boxing- The Asia/Oceania tournament was originally scheduled to start tomorrow and run through Friday, February 14th in Wuhan, China (now scheduled for March 3rd through the 11th in Amman, Jordan)

Women's Basketball- Wuhan, China was originally slated to host a tournament (now there are two tournaments in Belgrade, Serbia)

(thanks to the hard work of the IOC and other necessary national organizing committees)


Ultimate Fighting Championship
Robert Whittaker v. Jared Cannonier at middleweight- UFC 248 on Saturday, March 7th (Whittaker is off the card due to personal reasons and the UFC doesn't yet have a replacement for Cannonier)

Chan Sung Jung v. Brian Ortega at featherweight on December 21st and Frankie Edgar v. Corey Sandhagen at bantamweight on January 25th

UFC 246 on Saturday, January 18th
Alexa Grasso v. Claudia Gadelha- Strawweight
Grant Dawson v. Chas Skelly- Featherweight

UFC Raleigh last weekend
Hannah Cifers v. Brianna Van Buren- Strawweight
Josh Emmett v. Arnold Allen- Featherweight
Nad Nariami v. Nik Lentz- Featherweight


Champions League Round of 16- First Leg Games 
Tuesday, February 18th
Atletico Madrid v. Liverpool
Borussia Dortmund v. Paris Saint-Germain

Wednesday, February 19th
Atalanta v. Valencia
Tottenham v. RB Leipzig

Tuesday, February 25th
Chelsea v. Bayern Munich
Napoli v. Barcelona

Wednesday, February 26th
Lyon v. Juventus
Real Madrid v. Manchester City


Men's Soccer
The final Euro 2020 qualifiers will start on Thursday, March 26th. Euro 2020 proper will start on June 12th

The first round of 2021 Gold Cup final qualifying will start next month


Boxing- ShoBox on Saturday includes... 
Jaime Arboleda v. Jayson Velez- WBA 130-pound eliminator  


NBA News
Warriors G Stephen Curry (hand) is most likely targeting a return next month (best-case scenario March 1st)

Norman Powell (Raptors) is out indefinitely due to a fractured bone in his hand


UFC News
Strawweight champ Weili Zhang, who will defend her title on Saturday, March 7th, is looking to move her fight camp to Las Vegas due to the ongoing coronavirus

Welterweight championship between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal targeted for International Fight Week in July

The UFC is planning on 2020 fight cards in Seattle, San Francisco and Oregon


Serie A Standings
Juventus, Lazio, Inter Milan and Atalanta are in Champions League group stage spots
Roma is in Europa League group stage spot
Cagliari is in Europa League qualifier spot
*Two points separate sixth-place Cagliari and tenth-place Bologna


Tokyo 2020- Men's Soccer Qualifying
CONMEBOL tournament Final Round play will start tomorrow (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay)
Top two teams -- Tokyo 2020


Tokyo 2020- Women's Soccer Qualifying- North America tournament tomorrow
Panama v. Haiti, 6 pm Eastern
United States v. Costa Rica, 8:30 pm Eastern
US-Costa Rica winner faces Group B runner-up in Friday's semifinal


Serie A tomorrow
Sampdoria v. Napoli, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+


FA Women's Super League
Liverpool-Birmingham City and Tottenham-Bristol City postponed
Brighton def. Everton 1-0
Chelsea def. West Ham 8-0
Manchester City def. Arsenal 2-1
Reading and Manchester City tied 1-1


Australian A-League Soccer
Western Sydney def. Central Coast Mariners 3-1


Scottish Premiership Soccer
Celtic def. Hamilton Academical 4-1


French Ligue 1 Soccer
Nice def. Lyon 2-1
Metz def. Saint-Etienne 3-1


Serie A Soccer
Juventus def. Fiorentina 3-0
AC Milan and Verona tied 1-1
Atalanta tied Verona 2-2
Lazio def. SPAL 5-1
Lecce def. Torino 4-0


Spanish Primera Division Soccer
Leganes def. Real Sociedad 2-1
Getafe def. Athletic Bilbao 2-0
Sevilla and Alves tied 1-1
Villareal def. Osasuna 3-1


Premier League Soccer
Burnley and Arsenal tied 0-0
Tottenham def. Manchester City 2-0


Saturday, February 1, 2020

NCAA Men's Basketball
Young Harris will meet Lander in a Peach Belt contest at 3:30 pm Eastern


NCAA Softball 
The Young Harris softball team will still open their season today against Montevallo at Georgia College's Bobcat Kickoff, but with a single game at 5 pm Eastern as opposed to a 4:30 Eastern/6:30 Eastern doubleheader


Road to Tokyo 2020
Women's Tennis
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is looking at the inside track to Olympic qualification, as she is looking at being ranked seventh in the world (top fifty-six as of June 8 qualify) and the top U.S. qualifier spot


Women's Basketball Qualifying
The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will start on Thursday and will fill out the other ten qualifier spots.
In addition to Ostend, Belgium (two available spots) and Bourges, France (three available spots), there will be two tournaments in Belgrade, Serbia. The original plan was one tournament in Belgrade and one in Wuhan, China


Women's Soccer Qualifying- North America Tournament
0-1 Saint Kitts v. 1-0 Mexico
0-1 Jamaica v. 1-0 Canada

United States and Costa Rica have both booked spots in Friday's semifinals from Group A


Men's Soccer Qualifying- South America Tournament
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay will compete in the Final Round beginning on Monday


Australian A-League Soccer
Newcastle United Jets and Western Sydney tied 0-0
Adelaide United def. Melbourne City 3-1
Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory tied 2-2


English League Championship Soccer
Brentford def. Hull City 5-1
Birmingham City def. Nottingham Forest 2-1
Charlton Athletic def. Barnsley 2-1
Fulham def. Huddersfield Town 3-2
Wigan Athletic def. Leeds United 1-0
Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers tied 1-1
Preston North End and Swansea City tied 1-1
Bristol City def. Queens Park Rangers 1-0
Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall tied 0-0
West Bromwich Albion def. Luton Town 2-0


French Ligue 1 Soccer
Paris Saint-Germain def. Montpellier 5-0


Serie A Soccer
Bologna def. Brescia 2-1