Friday, October 30, 2020

(A full day of) Sports tomorrow- How to Watch
8:30 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Bristol City v. Norwich City 

10 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Crotone v. Atalanta 

10:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bielefeld v. Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt v. Werder Bremen, Augsburg v. Mainz, Cologne v. Bayern Munich 

11 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Luton Town v. Brentford 

1 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Inter Milan v. Parma 
Scottish Cup on ESPN+: Heart of Midlothian v. Hibernian 

1:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Borussia Monchengladbach v. RB Leipzig 

3 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Ajax-Amsterdam v. Fortuna Sittard 

3:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Bologna v. Cagliari 

4 pm Eastern
UFC Fight Night Prelims on ESPN+

7 pm Eastern
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: Atlas v. Puebla 
UFC Fight Night Main Card on ESPN+ 

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ABC: Ohio State v. Penn State 
College Football on SEC Network: Arkansas v. Texas A&M 
College Football on SEC Network-Alternate: Missouri v. Florida 
College Football on ESPN2: Navy v. SMU 

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Virginia 
College Football on Fox: Oklahoma v. Texas Tech 
College Football on ESPNU: Louisiana-Lafayette v. Texas State 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Nashville v. Chicago Fire 

9 pm Eastern
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: UNAM v. Guadalajara 

9:30 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: San Diego State v. Utah State 

10:15 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Western Kentucky v. Brigham-Young 

10:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Nevada v. UNLV 


Sports on Sunday- How to Watch 
6:30 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPNNews and ESPNDeportes: Udinese v. AC Milan 

7 am Eastern
Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Kilmarnock v. Rangers 

8:30 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Emmen v. Feyenoord 

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Spezia v. Juventus, Torino v. Lazio 

9:30 am Eastern
Scottish Cup on ESPN+: Celtic v. Aberdeen 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Freiburg v. Bayer Leverkusen

10:45 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: PSV Eindhoven v. ADO Den Haag 

Noon Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Roma v. Fiorentina, Napoli v. Sassuolo 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Hertha Berlin v. Wolfsburg 

2 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: AZ Alkmaar v. FKC Waalwijk 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Sampdoria v. Genoa

3:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ABC and ESPNDeportes: Columbus Crew v. Philadelphia Union 

7 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Atlanta United v. FC Cincinnati, New York City FC v. New York Red Bulls

7:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Montreal Impact v. Orlando City, New England Revolution v. DC United, Sporting Kansas City v. Minnesota United, Toronto FC v. Inter Miami 

8:30 pm Eastern
USL Championship Final on ESPN and ESPNDeportes: Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Phoenix Rising  

9 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Colorado Rapids v. Seattle Sounders 

10 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Portland Timbers v. Vancouver Whitecaps 

10:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: LA Galaxy v. Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes v. Los Angeles FC 

Where do the Olympics stand?
The six-team softball field has been set
Round-robin groups have been set for men's and women's field hockey and men's and women's indoor volleyball
The twelve-team women's basketball field has been set 


English League Two today
Scunthorpe United-Colchester United has been postponed 


NCAA D1 Soccer today 
Men
Pitt-Notre Dame has been cancelled
Duke-Kentucky has been postponed 


Updated Summer Games Qualifying Timeline
January: Women's water polo World Qualifier tournament (final two spots)
February: Men's water polo World Qualifier tournament (final three spots); The final two spots in women's soccer will also be decided with the final Asia playoff and the Africa-South America playoff 
April 8th: Group stage draws for men's and women's soccer 
The men's basketball World Qualifier tournament will start on June 22nd and conclude on July 4th 


French Ligue 1 today
Marseilles-Racing Club de Lens has been postponed 


UFC Fight Night tomorrow
One bout has been removed from the card
Two bouts will proceed at catchweight


Thursday, October 29, 2020

Monday Sport-Day: How to Watch
1 pm Eastern
NCAA D1 Men's Soccer on ACC Network: Notre Dame v. Virginia Tech 

2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Hoffenheim v. Union Berlin 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Verona v. Benevento 

8:15 pm Eastern
Monday Night Football on ESPN: Buccaneers v. Giants 
Sporting Sunday- How to Watch
6:30 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPNNews and ESPNDeportes: Udinese v. AC Milan

7 am Eastern
Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Kilmarnock v. Rangers 

8:30 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Emmen v. Feyenoord 

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Spezia v. Juventus, Torino v. Lazio 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Freiburg v. Bayer Leverkusen
Scottish Cup on ESPN+: Celtic v. Aberdeen

10:45 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: PSV Eindhoven v. ADO Den Haag  

Noon Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Hertha Berlin v. Wolfsburg 
Serie A on ESPN+: Roma v. Fiorentina, Napoli v. Sassuolo 

2 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: AZ Alkmaar v. WKC Waalwijk 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Sampdoria v. Genoa 

8:30 pm Eastern
USL Championship Final on ESPN and ESPNDeportes: Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Phoenix Rising 
Sports tomorrow (Friday, October 30th)- How to Watch
3:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Schalke v. Stuttgart 

3:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Coventry City v. Reading 

7 pm Eastern 
NCAA D1 Men's Soccer on ACC Network: Louisville v. Virginia Tech 
NCAA D1 Women's Soccer on Big Twelve Network and ESPN+: Iowa State v. Kansas State, West Virginia v. Kansas 

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Minnesota v. Maryland

8 pm Eastern
USL League One on ESPNDeportes and ESPN+: Greenville Triumph v. Union Omaha 

9 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: East Carolina v. Tulsa

9:45 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Hawaii v. Wyoming 
Sporting Saturday- How to Watch
8:30 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Bristol City v. Norwich City 

10 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Crotone v. Atalanta

10:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bielefeld v. Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt v. Werder Bremen, Augsburg v. Mainz, Cologne v. Bayern Munich

11 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Luton Town v. Brentford 

Noon Eastern
College Football on ABC: Boston College v. Clemson
College Football on SEC Network: Georgia v. Kentucky
College Football on ESPN: Memphis v. Cincinnati 
College Football on Fox: Michigan State v. Michigan
College Football on ESPN2: Kansas State v. West Virginia
College Football on ESPNU: Coastal Carolina v. Georgia State 
College Football on FS1: Iowa State v. Kansas 
College Football on ESPN+: Temple v. Tulane 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Purdue v. Illinois 
College Football on ACC Network: Wake Forest v. Syracuse 

1 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Inter Milan v. Parma 

1:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Borussia Monchengladbach v. RB Leipzig 

2 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN+: Central Florida v. Houston 

3 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Ajax-Amsterdam v. Fortuna Sittard 
College Football on ESPN3: Rice v. Southern Mississippi, Troy v. Arkansas State 

3:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ABC: Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Indiana v. Rutgers 

3:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Bologna v. Cagliari 

7 pm Eastern
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: Atlas v. Puebla 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Nashville v. Chicago Fire 

9 pm Eastern
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: UNAM v. Guadalajara 


Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Predictions for upcoming fights (this from someone who doesn't watch many fights but follows MMA news)
Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix- Quarterfinals
Patricio Freire v. Pedro Carvalho 
*Carvalho will make things interesting early and lead 2-1 after three rounds but Freire shows that he's the Bellator double-champ for a reason to win by submission early in round five after putting together a 10-6 or 10-7 fourth round.

Daniel Weichel v. Emmanuel Sanchez 
*Sanchez will make things interesting early enough to have the bout tied 1-1 through two but Weichel will use his wrestling background and twenty-two career submission wins to great effect to control round three and win by submission in the final minute 

Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix- Semifinals
AJ McKee v. Darrion Caldwell
*AJ will put together a dominant first two rounds, Caldwell will mount a fightback in round three but to no avail as McKee will use ground-and-pound to his advantage for the win by knockout in round three

UFC Men's Bantamweight Championship
Petr Yan v. Aljamain Sterling
I see this going the distance but Sterling uses the stronger round four and five to claim the title. We'll hear "and new" by unanimous decision: 48-47 across the board

UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
Amanda Nunes v. Megan Anderson
Anderson does just enough in the first three rounds to make it interesting but Nunes absolutely slams the door in the fourth round, bloodying Anderson to warrant some kind of stoppage- doctor, corner, or TKO. Either way, we hear "and still".  

UFC Men's Bantamweight Bout
Marlon Moraes v. Rob Font
The first two rounds are even but man alive does Font get his second wind in round three- a submission with just seconds left following absolutely brutal offense.

UFC Men's Heavyweight Championship scheduled for March
Stipe Miocic v. Francis Ngannou 2
The first four rounds are 2-2 and the final round is one for the ages- picture Lawler v. Condit or something to that effect. In a final minute that Ngannou seems to be winning, Miocic pins him against the fence only for Ngannou to stun him and everyone with a knockout blow with just seconds left in round five. In a fight of the year candidate just three months in, Ngannou asserts himself the man to beat as we hear "and new".       


UFC Questions
Should Alexander Volkanovski defend his featherweight title against Brian Ortega? 
I'm not sold, honestly. That was Ortega's first fight in almost two years. Have him face the higher-ranked of Rodriguez and Magomedsharipov in a title eliminator. 

Why is the UFC's inactivity standard so interesting?
Who knows, man. Tatiana Suarez and Leon Edwards get booted after sitting out for a little over a year, but Conor McGregor is still ranked at lightweight despite his last bout there in October of 2018 and Brian Ortega was still in the featherweight top five heading into his most recent bout- a gap of twenty-two months. 

What's the next best fight for Donald Cerrone?
Clay Guida at lightweight- both have been around a long time and both have things to prove based on their recent track records 

Why Edwards should face Masvidal
Ninth straight win (and a paycheck) if Edwards wins
Another potential title shot if Masvidal wins

Why Leon Edwards should be the number-two contender
He's won eight straight, all at 170. Simple. 

Is Khamzat Chimaev the right next fight for Leon Edwards?
Not in my opinion- have Burns face Usman for the title, pen Edwards as the number-two contender or give him a matchup with Masvidal, and have Chimaev face Neil Magny. 

Why is Greg Hardy still getting fights in the Octagon?
I've been thinking about this for quite some time- I don't think he deserves any of the bouts he's been getting- but I think I know the answer. The UFC is a business, and they want people to watch their fights. People who hate Greg Hardy and hate that he's still on the UFC roster will be tuning in to watch him lose. 

How does Justin Gaethje fit into the lightweight title picture now?
If the UFC makes McGregor-Poirier 2 for the title, I'd have Gaethje fight the winner. 

If Amanda Nunes defeats Megan Anderson in December, is that it for the women's featherweight division?
You'd think so, but if that's the case Dana White would be releasing some of his women's featherweight fighters-although he might wait until after December 12th. If I was Dana White, I'd be seeing if some of the lower-ranked bantamweights would want to move up. 


Tokyo Summer Games- Water Polo Qualifying
The final women's qualifier tournament- January 17th through the 24th
Group A: France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia and Uzbekistan 
Group B: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Kazakhstan and New Zealand 

The final men's qualifier tournament- February 21st through the 28th 
Group A: Brazil, Canada, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro and Turkey 
Group B: Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania and Russia


Road to the Tokyo Summer Games
The women's water polo world qualifier tournament for the final two spots will start January 17th and conclude on January 24th 

February 18th
Women's soccer: Africa-South America playoff first leg between Cameroon and Chile for final Olympic spot 

February 19th
Women's soccer- Asia qualifiers- first leg between China and South Korea for final Asia spot

February 21st
Men's water polo- World qualifier tournament starts for final three spots

February 24th
Women's soccer- Asia qualifiers- final leg between China and South Korea for final Asia spot 
Women's soccer: Africa-South America playoff final leg between Cameroon and Chile for final Olympic spot 

February 28th
Men's water polo- World qualifier tournament concludes for final three spots 

April 8th
Draws for the men's and women's soccer tournaments 
Tokyo Summer Games- Upcoming Qualifying Rounds
Basketball- the final four men's spots will be settled next summer: June 22nd through July 4th 
Boxing- The Europe qualifiers will finish in either February or March; The Pan Am qualifiers will start up around the same time 
Soccer- The women's Asia qualifiers and the South America-Africa playoff for the final spot will both wrap up in February 
Water Polo- The final two spots in the women's tournament will be filled in January while the final three spots in the men's tournament will be filled in February 


Why Khabib should have his moment in the sun as UFC men's P4P king, ahead of Jon Jones
A) Khabib's only lost two rounds in thirteen UFC bouts
B) Look at Jon's last three fights
Anthony Smith- decision win
Thiago Santos- split decision win
Dominick Reyes- decision win that many thought he lost

And look at Khabib's last three fights
Submitted former two-division champ Conor McGregor by neck crank
Submitted Dustin Poirier- who entered the bout on a six-fight unbeaten run- by rear-naked choke
Submitted Justin Gaethje- who'd finished twenty of twenty-two wins and had won four straight- by triangle choke 


Today on ESPN+
3:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Luton Town v. Nottingham Forest 

7 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: New York Red Bulls v. New England Revolution

7:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: FC Cincinnati v. Sporting Kansas City, Philadelphia Union v. Chicago Fire, Toronto FC v. New York City FC 

8 pm Eastern
DC United v. Columbus Crew, Minnesota United v. Colorado Rapids 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: FC Dallas v. Inter Miami 

10:30 pm Eastern
Los Angeles FC v. Houston Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes v. Real Salt Lake   


UEFA Champions League- Group Stage
Scores from yesterday 
Bayern Munich def. Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1
Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan tied 0-0
Atalanta and Ajax-Amsterdam tied 2-2
Atletico Madrid def. Red Bull Salzburg 3-2 
Borussia Monchengladbach and Real Madrid tied 2-2
Porto def. Olympiakos 2-0 
Liverpool def. FC Midtjylland 2-0
*Liverpool's first goal was their 10,000th in team history; they now have 10,001 
Manchester City def. Marseilles 3-0


Major League Soccer from yesterday
Nashville def. Montreal Impact 1-0 
Seattle Sounders def. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0  


Tuesday, October 27, 2020

English FA Cup 2020-21
Fourth Qualifying Round -- First Round Proper 
AFC Fylde, Banbury United, Barnet, Bishop's Stortford, Brackley Town, Boreham Wood, Bromley, Canvey Island, Chesterfield, Chorley, Concord Rangers, Cray Valley Paper Mills, Dagenham & Redbridge, Darlington, Eastbourne Borough, Eastleigh, FC United of Manchester, Hartlepool United, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Hayes & Yeading United, King's Lynn Town, Maldon & Tiptree, Marine, Oxford City, Skelmersdale United, Solihull Moors, South Shields, Tonbridge Angels, Torquay United, Woking and Yeoville Town    
*The First Round Proper will take place next weekend  


Monday, October 26, 2020

Current 2021-22 UEFA League Standings
Champions League Group Stage: AC Milan, Ajax, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Everton, Granada, Inter Milan, Leicester City, Lille, Liverpool, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sassuolo, Stuttgart, Villareal 
Champions League Qualifiers: Rennes, Vitesse 
Europa League Group Stage: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Monchengladbach, Juventus, Leeds United, Marseilles  

Scottish Premiership: Rangers currently has the Champions League spot; Celtic and Hibernian currently hold the Europa League spots 


Mexican Liga BBVA MX today
Pachuca v. UNAM 


La Liga today
Levante v. Celta Vigo 
*Levante is two points from safety, while Celta Vigo is only in the current relegation zone on goal difference 


Serie A today
AC Milan v. Roma, 3:45 pm Eastern on ESPN+
*4-0 AC leads the table while Roma sits ninth 


Premier League today
Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Bromwich Albion
Burnley v. Tottenham 


Bundesliga today
Bayer Leverkusen v. Augsburg, 3:30 pm Eastern on ESPN+


Monday Night Football tonight
5-1 Bears v. 4-2 Rams 


2021 CONCACAF Champions League- Qualifying
Qualified Teams
Atletico Pantoja, Club America, Cruz Azul, Leon, Monterrey, Portland Timbers 


Mexican Liga BBVA MX from yesterday
Toluca def. Tijuana 2-0
Cruz Azul def. Guadalajara 2-0
Santos Laguna def. Atletico San Luis 2-1 


World Series 2020
Game six will be tomorrow night on Fox, with the Dodgers leading the Rays 3-2 

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Saturday (October 31st) on ESPN+
8:30 am Eastern
English League Championship: Bristol City v. Norwich City 

10:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga: Bielefeld v. Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt v. Werder Bremen, Augsburg v. Mainz, Cologne v. Bayern Munich 

11 am Eastern
English League Championship: Luton Town v. Brentford 

Noon Eastern
College Football: Temple v. Tulane 

1:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Borussia Monchengladbach v. RB Leipzig 

2 pm Eastern
College Football: Central Florida v. Houston 

3 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie: Ajax-Amsterdam v. Fortuna Sittard 

4 pm Eastern
UFC Fight Night Prelims

7 pm Eastern
UFC Fight Night Main Card 


Wednesday on ESPN+
3:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Luton Town v. Nottingham Forest 

7 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: New York Red Bulls v. New England Revolution 

7:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union v. Chicago Fire 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: FC Dallas v. Inter Miami

10:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Los Angeles FC v. Houston Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes v. Real Salt Lake 


Tomorrow on ESPN+
3:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen v. Augsburg 

3:45 pm Eastern
Serie A: AC Milan v. Roma 


Tuesday on ESPN+
3:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Wycombe Wanderers v. Watford 

7 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact v. Nashville SC 

10 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Vancouver Whitecaps v. Seattle Sounders 


Irish Premier Division today
Waterford def. Dundalk 1-0 


Scottish Premiership today
Aberdeen and Celtic tied 3-3
Rangers def. Livingston 2-0 


Mexican Liga BBVA MX today
Toluca def. Tijuana 2-0 


Ligue 1 today
Bordeaux def. Nimes 2-0
Strasbourg def. Brest 3-0
Metz def. Saint-Etienne 2-0
Reims def. Montpellier 4-0
Nice and Lille tied 1-1
Lyon def. Monaco 4-1 
Racing Club de Lens-Nantes has been postponed 


La Liga today
Alaves def. Valladolid 2-0 
Cadiz and Villareal tied 0-0 
Granada def. Getafe 1-0
Real Sociedad def. Huesca 4-1 


Major League Soccer today
Los Angeles FC def. LA Galaxy 2-0 


Serie A today
Cagliari def. Crotone 4-2
Napoli def. Benevento 2-1
Parma and Spezia tied 2-2
Fiorentina def. Udinese 3-2
Juventus and Verona tied 1-1 


Premier League today
Southampton def. Everton 2-0
Wolverhampton and Newcastle United tied 1-1
Leicester City def. Arsenal 1-0 


Bundesliga today
Wolfsburg def. Bielefeld 2-1
Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim tied 1-1


USL Championship Soccer
Sunday, November 1st
Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Western Conference champion Phoenix Rising 


Ultimate Fighting Championship
Men's Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens is out of a planned November 7th bout opposite Arnold Allen 


College Football
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Army-West Point v. TBD 

Friday, October 23, 2020

NFL News
The Buccaneers-Raiders game has been moved from Sunday night to around 4 pm Eastern time 


USL Championship tomorrow
Eastern Conference final: Louisville City v. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference final: Phoenix Rising v. El Paso Locomotive 


Ligue 1 tomorrow
Lorient v. Marseilles
Paris Saint-Germain v. Dijon 


La Liga tomorrow
Barcelona v. Real Madrid
Osasuna v. Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla v. Eibar
Atletico Madrid v. Real Betis


Major League Soccer tomorrow
Inter Miami v. Orlando City
Atlanta United v. DC United
Chicago Fire v. New York Red Bulls
FC Cincinnati v. Minnesota United
New York City FC v. Montreal Impact
Philadelphia Union v. Toronto FC
Houston Dynamo v. Columbus Crew 
Real Salt Lake v. FC Dallas
Sporting Kansas City v. Colorado Rapids
Vancouver Whitecaps v. San Jose Earthquakes 


Serie A tomorrow
Atalanta v. Sampdoria
Genoa v. Inter Milan 
Lazio v. Bologna 


Premier League tomorrow
West Ham v. Manchester City
Fulham v. Crystal Palace
Manchester United v. Chelsea
Liverpool v. Sheffield United


Bundesliga tomorrow
Bayern Munich v. Eintracht Frankfurt
Union Berlin v. Freiburg
Mainz v. Borussia Monchengladbach 
RB Leipzig v. Hertha Berlin
Borussia Dortmund v. Schalke 


NCAA D1 Men's Soccer today
Pittsburgh def. Louisville 4-1 


Northern Irish Premiership today
Crusaders def. Cliftonville 1-0 


Scottish Championship today
Heart of Midlothian def. Arbroath 1-0 


English League Championship today
Nottingham Forest and Derby County tied 1-1 


Ligue 1 today
Angers def. Rennes 2-1 


La Liga today
Elche def. Valencia 2-1 


Serie A today
Sassuolo and Torino tied 3-3 


Premier League today
Leeds United def. Aston Villa 3-0 


Bundesliga today
Stuttgart and Cologne tied 1-1


Should the UFC book Leon Edwards v. Khamzat Chimaev?
Yes, in my opinion- Leon wants to fight and Khamzat is open to it. 


All UFC inactivity guidelines aren't equal 
Recent news saw welterweight Leon Edwards and strawweight Tatiana Suarez removed from their respective UFC rankings due to inactivity (they both last fought last summer), despite being close to title shots in their respective weight classes.
Explain, then, how Conor McGregor is still ranked at lightweight with his last 155 bout taking place in October of 2018 and how Brian Ortega was still ranked second at featherweight with a twenty-two month gap between bouts. 

Thursday, October 22, 2020

UFC Rankings
Former strawweight champ Jessica Andrade is now the top contender at flyweight after her win over Katlyn Chookagian 


English FA Cup 2020-21
The fourth and final qualifying round will take place Saturday and Monday, with the winners moving to the First Round Proper 
*The First Round Proper is targeted for the weekend of November 7th 


Soccer: UEFA Nations League 
*Matchday five of six: November 14th and 15th
*Final matchday: November 17th and 18th 

Current Qualifiers: Nations League Finals (League A)
Belgium, Poland, Portugal and Spain 

Current Qualifiers: League B -- League A
Austria, Russia, Scotland and Wales 

Current Qualifiers: League C -- League B
Belarus, Luxembourg, North Macedonia and Slovenia

Current Qualifiers: League D to League C 
Faroe Islands and Gibraltar 


NCAA Rowing
Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia will host the 2026 D1/2/3 Women's National Championships 


NCAA Softball
The 2023, 2025 and 2026 D2 National Championships will be hosted by Lee University in Chattanooga, Tennessee 


NCAA Cross Country
The 2023 men's and women's D2 Southeast Regionals will take place in Oakwood, Georgia 

 

Only on ESPN+ on Saturday
7 am Eastern
Bundesliga 2: Hannover 96 v. Fortuna Dusseldorf 

7:30 am Eastern
English League Championship: Watford v. Bournemouth 

9 am Eastern
Swedish Allsvenskanliga: Djurgardens IF v. Sirius 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich v. Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin v. Freiburg, Mainz v. Borussia Monchengladbach, RB Leipzig v. Hertha Berlin

10 am Eastern
English League Championship: Cardiff City v. Middlesbrough 

10:30 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie: VVV Venlo v. Ajax (Amsterdam) 

Noon Eastern
College Football: Temple v. Memphis 
Serie A: Genoa v. Inter Milan 

12:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund v. Schalke 

1 pm Eastern
USL League One: Orlando City B v. Greenville Triumph 

2 pm Eastern
UFC 254 Main Card 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A: Lazio v. Bologna 

4 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Atlanta United v. DC United 

6:30 pm Eastern
USL League One: Richmond Kickers v. Chattanooga Red Wolves 

7 pm Eastern
College Football: Louisiana-Monroe v. South Alabama 

7:30 pm Eastern
USL Championship Eastern Conference Final: Louisville City v. Tampa Bay Rowdies 
Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire v. New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati v. Minnesota United, New York City FC v. Montreal Impact, Philadelphia Union v. Toronto FC 

8 pm Eastern
USL League One: Forward Madison v. New England Revolution II, Union Omaha v. Fort Lauderdale 
Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo v. Columbus Crew 

8:30 pm Eastern
USL League One: North Texas SC v. South Georgia Tormenta FC 
Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City v. Colorado Rapids 

10 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Vancouver Whitecaps v. San Jose Earthquakes  

10:30 pm Eastern
USL Championship Western Conference Final: Phoenix Rising v. El Paso Locomotive 
Scottish Championship tomorrow
Arbroath v. Heart of Midlothian 


Northern Irish Premiership tomorrow
Crusaders v. Cliftonville 


Tomorrow on ESPN+
2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Stuttgart v. Cologne 

2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Nottingham Forest v. Derby County 
Serie A: Sassuolo v. Torino 

8:30 pm Eastern 
Major League Soccer: Nashville SC v. New England Revolution 


Professional Fighters League
Next season is targeted to start April 23rd 


UFC Fight Night December 19th
Men's Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes v. Rob Font 


NBA News
January 18th targeted as the start date for next season (theScore)


The Europa League group stage starts today- a sampling of the teams
AC Milan, Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic, Dundalk, Feyenoord, FK Qarabag, Granada, Hoffenheim, KAA Gent, LASK Linz, Leicester City, Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Napoli, Nice, PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Rapid Vienna, Real Sociedad, Red Star Belgrade, Roma, Slavia Prague, Tottenham, Villareal and Young Boys 


Major League Soccer today
Seattle Sounders v. Portland Timbers, 10:30 pm Eastern 


Soccer- Mexican Copa MX- Final
Monterrey leads Tijuana 1-0 after the first leg 


Men's Boxing
November 7th
WBC Lightweight Title Fight: Devin Haney (champion) v. Yuriorkis Gamboa

November 27th
Super Middleweight: Daniel Jacobs v. Gabriel Rosado 

December 5th
Errol Spence Jr v. Danny Garcia (AT&T Stadium) 


Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Next month (November 2020)
Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix: Final two quarterfinals and the first semifinal
PGA Tour Golf: Masters Tournament
Men's World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifiers: Matchdays three and four
UEFA Nations League Group Stage Resumes 

December of this year
Carabao Cup Quarterfinals
Potential: Resuming the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals 

World Series 2020
Clayton Kershaw needs five strikeouts to set the top mark 

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Red Bull Salzburg and Locomotiv Moscow tied 2-2
Shakhtar Donetsk def. Real Madrid 3-2
 
Dutch Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk and Pec Zwolle tied 1-1
 
USL League One
Richmond Kickers def. Orlando City B 3-1
Sunday on ESPN+ 
7:30 am Eastern
Serie A: Cagliari v. Crotone

9:30 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie: Vitesse v. PSV Eindhoven 

10 am Eastern
Serie A: Benevento v. Napoli, Parma v. Spezia

10:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga: Wolfsburg v. Bielefeld

11:45 am Eastern
FKC Waalwijk v. Feyenoord 

1 pm Eastern
Serie A: Fiorentina v. Udinese 
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen v. Hoffenheim  

3 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie: Ado Den Haag v. AZ Alkmaar 

3:45 pm Eastern
Serie A: Juventus v. Verona 


Saturday on ESPN+
7:30 am Eastern
English League Championship: Watford v. Bournemouth 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich v. Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin v. Freiburg, Mainz v. Borussia Monchengladbach, RB Leipzig v. Hertha Berlin 

10 am Eastern
English League Championship: Cardiff City v. Middlesbrough 

10:30 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie: VVV Venlo v. Ajax-Amsterdam 

Noon Eastern
College Football: Temple v. Memphis, UTEP v. Charlotte 
Serie A: Genoa v. Inter Milan 

12:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund v. Schalke 

1 pm Eastern
USL League One: Orlando City B v. Greenville Triumph 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A: Lazio v. Bologna 

4 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Atlanta United v. DC United 

6:30 pm Eastern
Richmond Kickers v. Chattanooga Red Wolves

7 pm Eastern
College Football: Louisiana-Monroe v. South Alabama 

7:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire v. New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati v. Minnesota United, New York City FC v. Montreal Impact, Philadelphia Union v. Toronto FC 
USL Championship Eastern Conference Final: Louisville City v. Tampa Bay Rowdies

8 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo v. Columbus Crew 
USL League One: Forward Madison v. New England Revolution II, Union Omaha v. Fort Lauderdale 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake v. FC Dallas, Sporting Kansas City v. Colorado Rapids 
USL League One: North Texas SC v. South Georgia Tormenta FC 

10 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Vancouver Whitecaps v. San Jose Earthquakes 

10:30 pm Eastern
USL Championship Western Conference Final: Phoenix Rising v. El Paso Locomotive 
Friday on ESPN+
2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga: Stuttgart v. Cologne 

2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship: Nottingham Forest v. Derby County 
Serie A: Sassuolo v. Torino 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer: Nashville S.C. v. New England Revolution 


NCAA Women's Soccer tomorrow
Syracuse v. Boston College
Baylor v. Kansas State
Kansas v. TCU 


Major League Soccer tomorrow
Seattle Sounders v. Portland Timbers 


USL League One today
Orlando City B v. Richmond Kickers
South Georgia Tormenta FC v. New England Revolution II
Forward Madison v. North Texas S.C. 


Mexican Copa MX- First Leg today
Tijuana v. Monterrey 


Dutch Eredivisie today
FKC Waalwijk v. Pec Zwolle 


English League Championship today
Cardiff City v. Bournemouth
Queens Park Rangers v. Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday v. Brentford
Stoke City v. Barnsley
Watford v. Blackburn Rovers 


Major League Soccer today
Colorado Rapids-Sporting Kansas City has been postponed 


UEFA Champions League- Group Stage
Yesterday
Juventus def. Dynamo Kiev 2-0
Club Brugge def. Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 
Barcelona def. Ferencvaros 5-1
Chelsea and Sevilla tied 0-0 
Lazio def. Borussia Dortmund 3-1
Manchester United def. Paris Saint-Germain 2-1
Rennes and Krasnodar tied 1-1 

Today
Red Bull Salzburg v. Locomotiv Moscow
Real Madrid v. Shakhtar Donetsk
Ajax-Amsterdam v. Liverpool
Bayern Munich v. Atletico Madrid
FC Midtjylland v. Atalanta
Inter Milan v. Borussia Monchengladbach 
Manchester City v. FC Porto
Olympiakos v. Marseilles  

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix
Quarterfinal 3 and 4 on Thursday, November 12th
Semifinal 1 on Thursday, November 19th 


NCAA Men's Golf
Young Harris will return to action Monday, November 2nd and Tuesday, November 3rd with the Full Moon BBQ Invitational hosted by Montevallo 


USL Championship Playoffs- Conference finals on Saturday
Eastern Conference: Louisville City v. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference: Phoenix Rising v. El Paso Locomotives  

Saturday, October 17, 2020

CONCACAF Champions League
Eyeing December return at neutral sites
*The winning team will enter the 2020 Club World Cup in the second round 
Currently in the quarterfinals
After Leg One
Club America leads Atlanta United 3-0
Tigres leads New York City FC 1-0
Olimpica leads Montreal Impact 2-1
Cruz Azul v. Los Angeles FC 


ONE Championship
Atomweight: A grand prix will be set up to determine the next challenger for current champion Angela Lee 


UFC 256 December 12th
Middleweight: Jacare Souza v. Marvin Vettori 


UFC 255 November 21st
Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley (10-3) v. Jordan Wright (11-0) 


UFC Fight Night November 28th
Men's Featherweight: Sean Woodson v. Jonathan Pierce 
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith v. Devin Clark 


UFC 254 Next Weekend
Cynthia Calvillo will face Liliya Shakarova instead of Lauren Murphy 


Pro Sports Champions
NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning 
WNBA: Seattle Storm  


Mixed Martial Arts- Invicta FC
Invicta FC 43- Friday, November 20th 
Flyweight Championship: Pearl Gonzalez v. Erin Blanchfield
Strawweight Championship: Emily Ducote v. Montserrat Ruiz 


English League Championship today
Sheffield Wednesday def. Birmingham City 1-0
Brentford def. Coventry City 2-0 
Stoke City def. Luton Town 2-0
Norwich City def. Rotherham United 2-1
Huddersfield Town def. Swansea City 2-1 
Bournemouth and Queens Park Rangers tied 0-0 
Nottingham Forest def. Blackburn Rovers 1-0
Middlesbrough and Reading tied 0-0 


Northern Irish Premiership today
Cliftonville def. Glentoran 1-0; Crusaders picked up a 1-0 win 


English League Two today
Cambridge United def. Scunthorpe United 5-0 


English League One today
Milton Keynes Dons def. Gillingham 2-0 


Scottish Premiership today
Dundee United and Aberdeen tied 0-0
Rangers def. Celtic 2-0 
Saint Johnstone def. Hamilton Academical 5-3
Kilmarnock def. Livingston 3-1
Ross County and Hibernian tied 0-0
Saint Mirren-Motherwell has been postponed  


La Liga today
Atletico Madrid def. Celta Vigo 2-0 
Granada def. Sevilla 1-0 


Serie A today
Napoli def. Atalanta 4-1 


Premier League today
Chelsea and Everton tied 3-3 
Everton and Liverpool tied 2-2 


Bundesliga today
RB Leipzig def. Augsburg 2-0
Stuttgart def. Hertha Berlin 2-0
Bayer Leverkusen def. Mainz 1-0
Freiburg and Werder Bremen tied 1-1
Borussia Dortmund def. Hoffenheim 1-0 

 

Friday, October 16, 2020

Tomorrow on ESPN+
7:30a Eastern
Scottish Premiership: Celtic v. Rangers 

9a Eastern
Serie A: Napoli v. Atalanta

9:30a Eastern
Bundesliga: Augsburg v. RB Leipzig, Hertha Berlin v. Stuttgart, Mainz v. Bayer Leverkusen, Freiburg v. Werder Bremen

10a Eastern
English League Championship: Bournemouth v. Queens Park Rangers 

Noon Eastern
College Football: South Florida v. Temple 
Serie A: Inter Milan v. AC Milan, Sampdoria v. Lazio 

12:30p Eastern
Bundesliga: Bielefeld v. Bayern Munich 

1p Eastern
USL League One: Chattanooga Red Wolves v. Forward Madison 

2:30p Eastern
Bundesliga: Borussia Monchengladbach v. Wolfsburg 

2:45p Eastern
Serie A: Crotone v. Juventus 

4p Eastern
UFC Fight Night Prelims 

6:30p Eastern
USL League One: Richmond Kickers v. South Georgia 

7p Eastern
UFC Fight Night Main Card 
Collegiate Men's Soccer: Kentucky v. Alabama-Birmingham 
Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact v. Inter Miami 

7:30p Eastern
USL Championship Eastern Conference Semifinals: Louisville City v. Saint Louis FC, Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Charleston Battery 

9p Eastern
USL Championship Western Conference Semifinals: Reno 1868 v. Phoenix Rising, El Paso Locomotive v. New Mexico United 

10:30p Eastern
USL League One: Tucson FC v. Orlando City B 
Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix
The final two quarterfinal bouts will be on November 12th
The first semifinal bout will be on November 19th 


UFC Fight Night tomorrow on ESPN+
Prelims at 4p Eastern
Main Card at 7p Eastern 


French Ligue 1 today
Dijon and Rennes tied 1-1
Paris Saint-Germain def. Nimes 4-0


English League Championship today
Watford def. Derby County 1-0 


Scottish Championship today
Heart of Midlothian def. Dundee 6-2 


Irish Premier Division today
Dundalk and Bohemian tied 0-0 


Thursday, October 15, 2020

Tomorrow only on ESPN+
2:45p Eastern: English League Championship: Derby County v. Watford
7p Eastern: USL League One: New England Revolution II v. North Texas S.C. 


College Football
Baylor and Oklahoma State will play their postponed game on December 12th 


Major League Soccer
Toronto FC are the first team to reach the 2020 postseason 


Ultimate Fighting Championship 
Men's Featherweight: Brian Ortega v. Chan Sung Jung on Saturday billed as title eliminator
 
Men's Bantamweight: Petr Yan will make his first title defense opposite Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 in December 


What will happen on Thursday, November 12th?
The Euro tournament in men's soccer will see the final four spots filled 
Bellator Men's Featherweight Grand Prix Third Quarterfinal: Patricio Freire v. Pedro Carvalho 
CONMEBOL Men's World Cup Qualifying: Matchday Three 
PGA Tour Masters Tournament: Day One


CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying- Men's Soccer
The next two matchdays will be Thursday, November 12th and Tuesday, November 17th 
Current Standings
Current 2022 World Cup Spots: Brazil and Argentina are 2-0 while Columbia and Paraguay are 1-0-1 
Ecuador and Uruguay are both 1-1 but Ecuador holds the inter-confederation playoff spot advantage by goal difference 
Chile and Peru are 0-1-1 
Venezuela and Bolivia are both 0-2 


College Football
Yesterday: Coastal Carolina def. #21 Louisiana-Lafayette 30-27
Today: Georgia State v. Arkansas State, 7:30 pm Eastern on ESPN 


Friday, October 9, 2020

UEFA Euro Qualifying
Scores from yesterday 
Georgia def. Belarus 1-0
Northern Ireland def. Bosnia-Herzegovina (penalties)
Hungary def. Bulgaria 3-1
Iceland def. Romania 2-1
North Macedonia def. Kosovo 2-1
Serbia def. Norway 2-1
Scotland def. Israel (penalties)
Slovakia def. Ireland (penalties) 

Qualifying Path Finals- Thursday, November 12th
Path A: Hungary v. Iceland
Path B: Northern Ireland v. Slovakia (winner will join Spain, Sweden and Poland in Euro Group E) 
Path C: Serbia v. Scotland (winner will join England, Croatia and Czech Republic in Euro Group D)
Path D: Georgia v. North Macedonia 


Tuesday, October 6, 2020

NHL News
The newly-unveiled third jersey of the Las Vegas Golden Knights will be the NHL's first all-gold metallic jersey 


Global Soccer
Qualifying round three of four in the English FA Cup will take place Tuesday, October 13th 

Euro qualifying, World Cup CONMEBOL qualifying and UEFA Nations League action will take place later this week 

The Scottish League Cup started today with group-stage competition


Major League Soccer
Nashville SC and Minnesota United finish up 0-0 


MLB Playoffs
The Atlanta Braves are two wins away from the National League Championship Series after taking game one 9-5 against the Marlins 


WNBA Playoffs
The Seattle Storm claim their fourth title after winning game three against the Las Vegas Aces and the series 3-0