Saturday, June 27, 2020

Who might get cut from the UFC?
"Might" being the operative word here.

Oskar Piechota?
Four straight losses, all by stoppage (technical submission, submission, KO, TKO)

Mark De La Rosa?
Four straight losses opposite Alex Perez, Kai Kara-France, Raulian Paiva and Jordan Espinosa

Marion Reneau?
Three straight losses

Hannah Cifers?
Three straight losses

Kevin Aguilar?
Three straight losses

Raphael Assuncao?
Three straight losses, two by stoppage

Gerald Meerschaert?
2-4 in his last six

Evan Dunham?
Three straight losses, all by stoppage


Ultimate Fighting Championship
August 22nd
Middleweight: Yoel Romero v. Uriah Hall
*Romero: Ten gold medals in international wrestling- five at the Pan Am Championships and three at the Wrestling World Cup; 13-5 in MMA with eleven wins by knockout, eight KOs; lost three straight opposite Robert Whittaker, Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya

*Hall: 15-9 with 11 KO/TKO wins; has never been submitted in 24 pro bouts; has won two straight opposite Bevon Lewis and Antonio Carlos Junior


Dana White's Contender Series
August 25th
Middleweight: Colin Huckbody v. Kyron Bowen

September 1st
Men's Bantamweight: Jose Johnson v. Ronnie Lawrence
Light Heavyweight: William Knight v. Cody Brundage


College Football Transfers
WR Marquis McClain has transferred from Auburn to Southern-U

LSU linebacker Marcel Brooks has entered the transfer portal


COVID News
U-Washington will cut their 2020-21 athletics budget by 15% but will look to remain with 22 sports

Morehouse College will not compete in football or cross country this season


Premier League Soccer
Wolverhampton def. Aston Villa 1-0
*Wolverhampton move into the Europa League spot. They're three points ahead of Man-U but are back six goals on goal difference


Premier League Soccer tomorrow
Watford v. Southampton, 11:30 am Eastern
*Watford can move four points clear of the relegation zone while Southampton can move thirteen points clear


Soccer: English League Championship tomorrow
Bristol City v. Sheffield Wednesday, 7 am Eastern on ESPN+
*Bristol City can move two points back of the promotion playoff spots
*Sheffield Wednesday can move ten points clear of the relegation zone

Nottingham Forest v. Huddersfield Town, 9:15 am Eastern on ESPN+
*Nottingham Forest can leapfrog Fulham for fourth on goal difference
*Huddersfield Town can move out of the relegation zone


Soccer: English FA Cup Quarterfinals tomorrow
Sheffield United v. Arsenal, 8 am Eastern
Leicester City v. Chelsea, 11 am Eastern
Newcastle United v. Manchester City, 1:30 pm Eastern


Soccer: English League Championship
Charlton Athletic def. Queens Park Rangers 1-0
Cardiff City def. Preston North End 3-1
Luton Town def. Swansea City 1-0
Barnsley and Millwall tied 0-0
Derby County def. Reading 2-1 (Wayne Rooney scored a PK for Derby County)
Birmingham City and Hull City tied 3-3
Leeds United def. Fulham 3-0 (LU now has a three-point lead over second-place West Bromwich Albion)
Middlesbrough def. Stoke City 2-0
Wigan Athletic def. Blackpool 2-0


Soccer: NWSL Challenge Cup
North Carolina Courage def. Portland Thorns 2-1


German Bundesliga Soccer
Bayer Leverkusen def. Mainz 1-0
Hoffenheim def. Borussia Dortmund 4-0
Borussia Monchengladbach def. Hertha Berlin 2-1
Eintracht Frankfurt def. Paderborn 3-2
RB Leipzig def. Augsburg 2-1
Union Berlin def. Fortuna Dusseldorf 3-0
Freiburg def. Schalke 4-0
Bayern Munich def. Wolfsburg 4-0
Werder Bremen def. Cologne 6-1


Serie A Soccer
Brescia and Genoa tied 2-2
Cagliari def. Torino 4-2


Spanish La Liga Soccer
Athletic Bilbao def. Mallorca 3-1
Celta Vigo and Barcelona tied 2-2
Osasuna def. Leganes 2-1


Soccer: English FA Cup
Manchester United move into the semifinals after defeating Norwich City 2-1 in extra time. This is their second straight win after defeating Sheffield United in Premier League action on Wednesday

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