Thursday, April 30, 2020

Men's College Basketball
James Bouknight is returning for his sophomore season at Connecticut

Neemias Queta is forgoing the NBA draft and returning to Utah State

Trayce Jackson-Davis is returning for his sophomore season at Indiana


Mixed Martial Arts
ONE Championship has postponed their fight cards scheduled for this upcoming month


G-League
Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix have all signed up for the NBA G-League program instead of heading to college. In addition, Green has signed a memorabilia deal


Wrestling News
Cain Velasquez has been released by the WWE, reportedly as part of budget cuts. He was 14-3 with 12 stoppage wins as a mixed martial artist


Boxing News
Wilder-Fury 3 has been moved back from October 3rd to November at the earliest


Soccer News
Manchester United will reportedly install stadium barrier seating at Old Trafford for next season so fans have the option of standing

The Ligue 1 season has officially been scrapped, with Paris Saint-Germain declared winners. PSG, Marseille, and Rennes- the top three teams- are looking at Champions League competition, while Toulouse and Amiens have been relegated to Ligue 2. Lille, Reims and Nice have qualified for Europa League competition


Ultimate Fighting Championship 
May 13th Bouts
Middleweight: Marvin Vettori v. Karl Roberson
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski v. Philipe Lins
Women's Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks v. Sarah Moras
Lightweight: Michael Johnson v. Thiago Moises
Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez v. Drew Dober
Bantamweight: Ray Borg v. Ricky Simon

May 16th Bouts
Middleweight: Kevin Holland v. Anthony Hernandez
Middleweight: Eryk Anders v. Krzysztof Jotko
Bantamweight: Song Yadong v. Marlon Vera
Featherweight: Edson Barboza v. Dan Ige
Women's Flyweight: Cortney Casey v. Mara Romero Botello
Heavyweight: Don'Tale Mayes v. Rodrigo Nascimento
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze v. Mike Davis


College Football
DE Dylan Brooks, the #1 Alabama 2021 prospect, has chosen Tennessee over Alabama

Alabama-Birmingham and Troy have scheduled a future home-and-home series for 2028 (at UAB) and 2029 (Troy)

Missouri and Florida Atlantic will have a future three-game series- Missouri will host in 2027 and 2030 while FAU will host in 2031

Grad transfer OL Liam Shanahan is transferring from Harvard to LSU

WR Tarik Black is transferring from Michigan to Texas

Akron DB Jerome Cooper has entered his name into the transfer portal

Texas-El Paso DL Tiano Tialavea has entered his name into the transfer portal


NBA News
Georgetown's Omar Yurtseven has declared for the NBA draft

LaMelo Ball has declared for the NBA draft

Disney World has been floated as a potential spot to finish the season


NFL News
The Bengals have released QB Andy Dalton after drafting QB Joe Burrow with the #1 pick

The Chiefs are looking to exercise the 2021 option on the contract of QB Patrick Mahomes

The Bears have signed WR Ted Ginn

Monday, April 27, 2020

NBA Draft Declarees- April 27th Update 
Tre Jones (Duke)
Elijah Hughes (Syracuse)
Anthony Edwards (Georgia)
Feron Hunt (SMU)
Kenyon Martin Jr. (IMG Academy)
Tyrese Haliburton (Iowa State)
Onyeka Okongwu (Southern Cal) 
Obi Toppin (Dayton)
Aaron Nesmith (Vanderbilt)
Patrick Williams (Florida State)
Killian Hayes (Bundesliga Basketball- Ratiopharm Ulm) 
Marcus Carr (Minnesota)
Zeke Nnaji (Arizona)
Isaiah Stewart (Washington State)
Kaleb Wesson (Ohio State)
Ashton Hagans (Kentucky)
Chris Smith (UCLA)
Nico Mannion (Arizona)
Jalen Smith (Maryland)
Cassius Stanley (Duke)
Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
Robert Woodard II (Mississippi State)
Jay Scrubb (Junior College- John A. Logan)
Luka Garza (Iowa)
Vernon Carey (Duke)
Josh Green (Arizona)
Tyler Bey (Colorado)
Reggie Perry (Mississippi State)
Mac McClung (Georgetown)
Herbert Jones (Alabama)
Paul Reed (DePaul) 
Devin Vassell (Florida State)
Khalil Whitney (Kentucky)
Devon Dotson (Kansas) 
Immanuel Quickley (Kentucky)
Nick Richards (Kentucky)
Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois) 
EJ Montgomery (Kentucky)
Deni Avdija (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Trendon Watford (LSU) 
Malachi Flynn (San Diego State)
Cole Anthony (North Carolina)
Stef Smith (Vermont)
New from Previous Post:
Paul Eboua (Cameroon) 
Makur Maker (AAU- Dream Vision)
Corey Kispert (Gonzaga) 
Jahmi'us Ramsey (Texas Tech) 
Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga)
Andrew Nembhard (Florida)
Matt Mitchell (San Diego State)
AJ Lawson (South Carolina)

College Football 
OL Donavaughn Campbell has transferred from LSU to Louisiana Tech


Soccer News
Poland's Premier League has plans to restart in just two days


Mixed Martial Arts
ONE Championship has officially released rankings for Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA


NASCAR
Matt Kenseth will replace Kyle Larson in the Chip Ganassi Racing #42 car


NFL News
The Jets have drafted Florida International QB James Morgan and the Bills have drafted Georgia QB Jake Fromm

DE Chase Young heads from Ohio State to the Redskins as the #2 pick

The Ravens have signed FB Bronson Rechsteiner from Kennesaw State

The Texans have released S Tashaun Gipson one season into a three-year deal

The Packers have cut QB Manny Wilkins. The signal-caller depth chart is now Aaron Rodgers, Tim Boyle and Jordan Love
Men's College Basketball
Cam Mack, formerly at Nebraska, has withdrawn from the NBA draft

Chudier Bile has transferred from Northwestern State to Georgetown


College Football
WR Jacob Pinckney has transferred from Virginia Tech to Appalachian State


NFL News
The Saints have signed TE Adam Trautman from Dayton

The Patriots have signed QB Brian Lewerke from Michigan State and will potentially sign former Louisiana Tech QB J'Mar Smith

The Seahawks have released G DJ Fluker


Ultimate Fighting Championship
May 13th will see Ovince St. Preux v. Ben Rothwell at heavyweight

Cody Garbrandt v. Raphael Assuncao at men's bantamweight potentially rebooked for June 6th. The bout was originally scheduled for March 28th but was scrapped

Friday, April 24, 2020

Postponed Soccer Tournaments
Four teams have qualified for the Champions League quarterfinals:
Atalanta
Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig

The Scottish Cup is into the semifinals:
Hearts of Midlothian-Hibernian
Celtic-Aberdeen

The Copa del Rey is into the final:
Real Sociedad v. Athletic Bilbao

The Coppa Italia is into the semifinals:
Inter Milan-Napoli
AC Milan-Juventus

The FA Cup is into the quarterfinals:
Leicester City-Chelsea
Newcastle United-Manchester City
Sheffield United-Arsenal
Norwich City-Manchester United


Tennis News
The French Open has moved their start and end dates again. Instead of starting on September 24th, it will start on September 27th to allow for more recovery time after the U.S. Open


Soccer News 
The Dutch Eredivisie has cancelled their season, with no champion expected to be crowned and no teams relegated or promoted. As things stand, Ajax and AZ Alkmaar will head to Champions League qualifying and Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, Willem II, Utrecht and Vitesse will head to Europa League qualifying


Ultimate Fighting Championship
"Fight Island" will most likely be ready by June

VyStar Arena in Jacksonville, Florida will host UFC cards next month on the 9th (UFC 249), 13th and 16th

There will be no interim heavyweight title on the line for the Francis Ngannou-Jairzinho Rozenstruik bout on May 9th


Men's College Basketball
Frenchman Daniel Batcho has committed to Arizona

Franz Wagner is returning to Michigan for his sophomore season and fellow Michigan Wolverine Austin Davis should be ready for basketball action by October after shoulder surgery

***** recruit Greg Brown has chosen Texas over the G-League path with Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd

Jordan Lathon is transferring from UTEP to Milwaukee

Thursday, April 23, 2020

NBA
Canadian G Karim Mane is both keeping college eligibility and entering the NBA draft process


Mixed Martial Arts
Sage Northcutt is dropping back to the 155 division for his next bout with ONE Championship

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida is the probable host of UFC 249 on May 9th

Soccer
Matches in empty stadiums could be a La Liga reality until sometime next year

MLS has extended a training ban to May 15th


Men's College Basketball
Grad transfer Matt Haarms will head to Brigham Young from Purdue

PG Jeremiah Francis is looking to transfer from North Carolina


NFL Draft
Jets: Louisville OT Mekhi Becton
Vikings: Louisiana State WR Justin Jefferson
Buccaneers: Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs
Jaguars: LSU Pass-Rusher K'Lavon Chaisson
Raiders: Alabama WR Henry Ruggs III
Falcons: Clemson CB AJ Terrell
Cowboys: Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb
Dolphins: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa
Eagles: Texas Christian WR Jalen Reagor
Chargers: Oregon QB Justin Herbert
Broncos: Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy
NFL
Bears QB1 competition between Foles and Trubisky. Initial thoughts?


UFC
Should the lightweight bout between Poirier and Hooker be a title shot eliminator? What about the welterweight bout between Whittaker and Till? What about the potential heavyweight showdown between Volkov and Blaydes?

Which bout should determine the next top contender for the men's bantamweight belt: Yan v. Moraes or Sterling v. Sandhagen? And what do you think about the announcement from Cejudo's manager that he'll defend the belt against Cruz and then Aldo?

Should Manel Kape's debut bout be against Song Yadong, Marlon Vera, Sean O'Malley, Alejandro Perez or Jimmie Rivera?


College Football: And what about a proposed two-minute limit for instant replay reviews?


WWE now: What are the upsides and downsides of a one-on-one bout, with both belts on the line, pitting Raw champion Becky Lynch opposite NXT champ Charlotte Flair?


What are the upsides and downsides of this potential MMA trade: Max Holloway and Katlyn Chookagian to Bellator, AJ McKee and Julia Budd to the UFC?

Or this potential MMA trade: Paddy Pimblett to the UFC for Chase Hooper to Cage Warriors?

Or giving Paddy Pimblett a UFC contract, so he can join Nicolas Dalby and Jack Shore?

Or trading TJ Dillashaw to Bellator in exchange for one or two women's featherweights?


In terms of cross-promotion fights, which makes the most sense?
Women's Flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko v. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman v. Douglas Lima
Men's Flyweight: Henry Cejudo v. Demetrious Johnson 2
Women's Featherweight: Amanda Nunes v. Cris Cyborg 2

Men's College Basketball Recruiting
Dior Johnson- Syracuse Recruit Class of 2022- is transferring from Mayfair (California) to Oak Hill (Virginia)


Soccer
Eredivisie soccer is looking at a September restart, while the Bundesliga is looking to return to action next month

The Queensland Champions Cup scheduled for this summer has been postponed. The field would've featured Crystal Palace, West Ham and the Brisbane Roar


NFL News
New Tampa Bay TE Rob Gronkowski is also the WWE 24/7 champion- a title he's expected to be able to defend at any time


G-League Basketball
The current plan is to assemble a team signed straight from high school and expand to four or five teams with the same makeup, according to sources


College Football
WR Jaelen Gill will transfer from Ohio State


Women's College Basketball
Muffet McGraw has retired as Notre Dame head coach. She has collected 936 wins over a career that started at Lehigh


Mixed Martial Arts
A UFC heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik is official for UFC 249 on May 9th. The winner could be next in line for a shot at the UFC heavyweight title

A UFC card scheduled for August 15th at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland is in doubt as Ireland has banned public gatherings through September

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

PGA Tour Golf
The British Open, originally scheduled for June 16th through the 19th, has been cancelled.
2021: Sandwich
2022: St. Andrew's
2023: Most likely Royal Liverpool


Men's College Basketball
PG Darius Perry is transferring from Louisville to Central Florida


Baseball
The number of minor league teams will reportedly be cut from 160 to 120, according to a report


NFL
A potential Brady-Gronkowski reunion? The Patriots have traded TE Rob Gronkowski to the Bucs for a fourth-round pick


College Football
DE Corey Foreman has decommitted from Clemson

Rule changes starting with the upcoming season: players ejected for targeting will be able to remain on the sidelines and a limit of two minutes for instant replay reviews


Mixed Martial Arts
Magomed Ankalaev's TKO win over Ion Cutelaba from UFC Norfolk back in February will stand after the Virginia regulatory commission denied the appeal

Bellator could use a Hollywood soundstage as they look to restart shows in either June or July

Bellator 244, originally scheduled for June 6th, has been postponed. The co-main would've featured AJ McKee v. Darrion Caldwell in the semifinals of the men's featherweight Grand Prix

UFC's first event since UFC Brasilia on March 14th will be UFC 249 on May 9th, held in a TBD location in Florida. Two title fights will headline the card: Tony Ferguson v. Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title and Henry Cejudo defending his bantamweight title v. Dominick Cruz. Amanda Nunes was originally scheduled to defend her featherweight title v. Felicia Spencer but pulled out citing a lack of optimal prep time

Monday, April 20, 2020

2020 WNBA Draft Results 
Atlanta Dream: Texas A&M SG Chennedy Carter, Texas Tech C Brittany Brewer, Oregon State SG Mikayla Pivec and Clemson PF Kobi Thornton

Chicago Sky: Oregon PF Ruthy Hebard, UCLA PG Japreece Dean and Florida State PF Kiah Gillespie

Connecticut Sun: Maryland SG Kaila Charles and Baylor SG Juicy Landrum

Dallas Wings: Oregon SF Satou Sabally, Princeton PF Bella Alarie, South Carolina PG Tyasha Harris and Germany C Luisa Geiselsoder

Indiana Fever: Baylor C Lauren Cox, Iowa PG Kathleen Doyle and James Madison SG Kamiah Smalls

Las Vegas Aces: Holy Cross SF Lauren Manis

Los Angeles Sparks: Miami PF Beatrice Mompremier, Germany SG Leonie Fiebich and West Virginia SG Tynice Martin

Minnesota Lynx: South Carolina F Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Connecticut G Crystal Dangerfield, Rice G Erika Ogwumike

New York Liberty: Oregon PG Sabrina Ionescu, Connecticut SF Megan Walker, Virginia SF Jocelyn Willoughby, Louisville SG Jazmine Jones, Louisville PF Kylee Shook and Duke PF Leaonna Odom

Phoenix Mercury: Baylor PG Te'a Cooper and Rider SG Stella Johnson

Seattle Storm: Latvia SG Kitija Laksa, Texas PF Joyner Holmes and Duke SG Haley Gorecki

Washington Mystics: Creighton SF Jaylyn Agnew and Texas SG Sug Sutton


Mixed Martial Arts
The UFC has officially cancelled their next four cards: April 25th, May 2nd, May 9th and May 16th


Men's College Basketball
Jacob Toppin will transfer from Rhode Island to Kentucky

Isaiah Joe of Arkansas will maintain college eligibility while testing the NBA draft process
Men's Boxing
We could be seeing a title unification bout at junior bantamweight being discussed in-depth soon between 40-3, 27 KO Juan Francisco Estrada and 49-2, 41 KO Roman Gonzalez. Estrada holds the WBC belt, while Gonzalez holds the WBA belt


NFL News
WR David Moore is sticking with the Seahawks for at least one more season


Australian Rules Football
The AFL (Australian Football League) could restart their season in July with six games per week, according to sources


NHL News
The Ottawa Senators have named Anthony LeBlanc as their Business Operations President


Soccer
Arsenal players and the head coach have agreed to a pay cut of 12.5%
NBA Draft Declarees- April 20th Update 
Tre Jones (Duke)
Elijah Hughes (Syracuse)
Anthony Edwards (Georgia)
Feron Hunt (SMU)
Kenyon Martin Jr. (IMG Academy)
Tyrese Haliburton (Iowa State)
Onyeka Okongwu (Southern Cal) 
Obi Toppin (Dayton)
Aaron Nesmith (Vanderbilt)
Patrick Williams (Florida State)
Killian Hayes (Bundesliga Basketball- Ratiopharm Ulm) 
Marcus Carr (Minnesota)
Zeke Nnaji (Arizona)
Isaiah Stewart (Washington State)
Kaleb Wesson (Ohio State)
Ashton Hagans (Kentucky)
Chris Smith (UCLA)
Nico Mannion (Arizona)
Jalen Smith (Maryland)
Cassius Stanley (Duke)
Lamine Diane (Cal State Northridge)
Robert Woodard II (Mississippi State)
Jay Scrubb (Junior College- John A. Logan)
Luka Garza (Iowa)
Vernon Carey (Duke)
Josh Green (Arizona)
Tyler Bey (Colorado)
Reggie Perry (Mississippi State)
Mac McClung (Georgetown)
Herbert Jones (Alabama)
Paul Reed (DePaul) 
Devin Vassell (Florida State)
Khalil Whitney (Kentucky)
Devon Dotson (Kansas) 
Immanuel Quickley (Kentucky)
Nick Richards (Kentucky)
Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois) 
EJ Montgomery (Kentucky)
Deni Avdija (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
New from Previous Post:
Trendon Watford (LSU) 
Malachi Flynn (San Diego State)
Cole Anthony (North Carolina)
Stef Smith (Vermont)

Soccer
The Spanish top flight La Liga could return to action in June, playing in empty stadiums

Austrian Bundesliga leaders LASK Linz have resumed training while observing social distancing guidelines


College Football
Mississippi State QB Keytaon Thompson is in the transfer portal

Texas-San Antonio has landed seven new recruits over the weekend


Mixed Martial Arts
Artem Lobov is testing free agency with Bellator and KSW

The UFC Apex in Las Vegas will host (most likely) a majority of UFC fight cards for the foreseeable future

The Professional Fighters League is suspending their 2020 season and will pay contracted fighters monthly, according to sources. At the moment, the current plan is to have a regular season and playoffs next year
MLB News
The Braves will be paying full- and part-time employees through May 31st, according to a report


NFL Draft
Roger Goodell will announce the first-round picks from his basement during the virtual draft, according to a report


Awards
Emoni Bates is the national high school player of the year


NHL News
G Ilya Sorokin will sign with the New York Islanders once his CSKA Moscow contract expires and will start NHL play next season


PGA Tour
As of now, a return in June is the most likely option


WNBA News
#1 pick Sabrina Ionescu is now a Nike athlete


College Football Recruiting
Southern Cal so far has seven four-star recruits for 2021


Men's College Basketball
Top-ten-ranked HS senior Josh Christopher has committed to Arizona State

Vanderbilt senior Clevon Brown has been granted another year of eligibility after being able to play just nine games this year

Chaundee Brown of Wake Forest is entering both the draft process (while maintaining eligibility) and the transfer portal

Minnesota will be getting transfers Liam Robbins from Drake (99 blocks last year) and Brandon Johnson from Western Michigan (15.4 PPG last year)

Memphis G Tyler Harris is entering the transfer portal


Soccer
U.S. Soccer is looking to terminate the Boys and Girls Developmental Academies

Everton is looking to sign Lille D Gabriel Magalhaes during the next transfer window for around thirty million dollars

According to a recent letter from the EFL to various English football clubs, a return on "short notice" is probable

The players and coaches at Serie A's AS Roma will be taking a four-month pay cut to help out non-playing club staff

Manchester City have signed 16-year-old Kluiverth Aguilar from Alianza Lima. Aguilar will remain with Alianza Lima until he turns 18 in 2021 and will probably head to one of City's sister clubs before donning Man City blue

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Auto Racing
NASCAR is looking to restart their 2020 schedule before the end of next month. Their last race was on March 8th. At the moment, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano are the top two drivers in the standings


NFL
Saints QB Taysom Hill and Browns RB Kareem Hunt will remain with their respective teams after neither signed with different teams


Soccer
Spain will most likely finish the season without fans in attendance


WNBA
Former Oregon standout Sabrina Ionescu is now a member of the New York Liberty after being drafted #1 yesterday (her Liberty jersey sold out in less than sixty minutes). During her sparkling collegiate career, Ionescu not only recorded twenty-six triple-doubles, but has become the first collegiate basketball player with 2,000 points/1,000 rebounds/1,000 assists


Boxing
Keyshawn Davis has chosen the Tokyo Olympics over making a pro debut

China could restart holding boxing cards by June


Men's College Basketball News
Grad transfer Arnaldo Toro has transferred from George Washington to St. John's
Wendell Moore Jr. is returning to Duke for his sophomore season
Kerr Kriisa from Estonia has committed to Arizona


College Football News
WR Agiye Hall has committed to Alabama's class of 2021
DE William Bradley-King has transferred from Arkansas State to Baylor
CB Avante Dickerson has committed to Minnesota
P Mitchell Crawford has transferred from UTEP to Michigan State
San Diego State DE Liloa Kapiko is in the transfer portal
Grad transfer LB Anthony Ekpe has transferred from Rice to Ball State