Monday, May 25, 2020

Where does the sports world stand?
Basketball: The NBA season restart could take place at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex, and have a summer-games format with multiple games per day and starting at noon
Boxing: Top Rank will have ESPN cards starting on the 9th of next month
Formula 1: Aston Martin will enter the manufacturer field next season
Horse Racing: Belmont Stakes set for June 20th and Kentucky Derby set for September 5th
Mixed Martial Arts: Bellator could restart their 2020 slate over the summer using a Hollywood soundstage; ONE Championship now has official rankings for MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing
Soccer: Bundesliga games coming to ESPN+ in August; U-Cincinnati has cut their men's program due to COVID-related budget cuts
Surfing: Paris summer games in 2024 will see competitions in Tahiti


UFC: Men's Bantamweight
After Henry Cejudo's retirement announcement after his win at UFC 249, his name has been removed from the official rankings and the title is now vacant


Upcoming Bundesliga Games
Tuesday, May 26th
Borussia Dortmund v. Bayern Munich (#2 v. #1)
Bayer Leverkusen v. Wolfsburg (Leverkusen can leapfrog Leipzig for third, Wolfsburg can strengthen their hold on sixth- the second and final Europa League spot)
Eintracht Frankfurt v. Freiburg (Frankfurt is seven points clear of the relegation zone, Freiburg can challenge Wolfsburg for final Europa League spot)
Werder Bremen v. Borussia Monchengladbach (Bremen is in the relegation zone, Monchengladbach can leapfrog RB Leipzig)

Wednesday, May 27th
RB Leipzig v. Hertha Berlin
Augsburg v. SC Paderborn
Union Berlin v. Mainz
Fortuna Dusseldorf v. Schalke
Hoffenheim v. Cologne


Bundesliga Recap- Sunday, May 24th
Augsburg def. Schalke 3-0
RB Leipzig def. Mainz 5-0 (Leipzig moves into third in the standings)
Cologne and Fortuna Dusseldorf tied 2-2


College Football
Kenneth Major, Willie Lane and Jordan Rucker have all entered the transfer portal from Purdue

TE Kyle Fourtenbary has transferred from Western Kentucky to Northern Iowa

S Jarrian Jones has transferred from Mississippi State to Ole Miss


UFC Card on June 13th
Potential Women's Flyweight Main Event: Jessica Eye v. Cynthia Calvillo
*Eye is looking to get back into the women's flyweight title picture as she's coming off of a decision win over Viviane Araujo back in December
*Calvillo is on a 2-0-1 streak with wins over Poliana Botelho and Cortney Casey and a draw opposite Marina Rodriguez


UFC Card on June 27th
Potential Lightweight Main Event: Dustin Poirier v. Dan Hooker
*Poirier is coming off of a third-round submission loss opposite Khabib Nurmagomedov back in September but holds a solid 25-6 record with nineteen career wins by stoppage
*Hooker has won three straight over James Vick, Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder and has recorded seventeen of twenty career wins by stoppage, including seven by submissions


UFC Card on July 11th
Men's Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar v. Pedro Munhoz
*Edgar has lost his last two against Max Holloway and Chan Sung Jung but has won 23 of 32 career bouts
*Munhoz is coming off of a decision loss to Aljamain Sterling back at UFC 238 but has won thirteen of eighteen by stoppage in his career, including nine by submission. There's also the fact that all four of his losses have reached the scorecards

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