Monday, November 30, 2020

AFC Champions League
Ulsan Hyundai joins Beijing FC and Vissel Kobe in the Round of 16, which will be Sunday and Monday


Current Champions/Europa League Qualifiers (2021-22)
Champions League Group Stage: AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Ajax-Amsterdam, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Leicester City, Lille, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sassuolo, Tottenham, Villareal

Champions League Qualifiers: Lyon, Vitesse 

Europa League Group Stage: Monaco, Napoli, Sevilla, Southampton, Wolfsburg    


Soccer tomorrow- how to watch
3 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Rotherham United v. Brentford 


Mexican Liga BBVA MX- Final Phase- Semifinals- First Leg 
Wednesday: Guadalajara v. Leon (second leg Saturday)
Thursday: Cruz Azul v. UNAM (second leg Sunday) 
*Both semifinal winners qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League  


Soccer- Indian Super League
FC Goa and Northeast United tied 1-1 


Tokyo Summer Games- Current Fields
Baseball: Israel, Japan, Mexico and South Korea 
Men's Basketball: Argentina, Australia, France, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Spain and United States  
Men's Soccer: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa and Spain 
Women's Soccer: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden, United States and Zambia  
Men's Water Polo: Australia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and United States 
Women's Water Polo: Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Spain and United States


Tokyo Summer Games- Complete Fields
Women's Basketball: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and United States
Softball: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Mexico and United States 
Men's Team Table Tennis: Australia, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden and United States
Women's Team Table Tennis: Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, United States
*Men's and women's field hockey and men's and women's indoor volleyball already have round-robin pools assigned 


Tokyo Summer Games- Upcoming Qualifier Tournaments
January 17th through the 24th: Women's water polo world qualifier tournament to determine the final two spots 
February 21st through the 28th: Men's water polo world qualifier tournament to determine the final three spots
March 15th through the 28th: Men's Soccer CONCACAF qualifier to determine the final two spots
June 22nd through July 4th: Men's basketball world qualifier tournaments to determine the final four spots 


UEFA Euro 2021
Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey and Wales 
Group B: Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Russia
Group C: Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia and Ukraine
Group D: Croatia, Czech Republic, England and Scotland 
Group E: Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden
Group F: France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal   


UEFA Champions League
Group Stage -- Round of 16
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Manchester City and Sevilla


UEFA Europa League
Group Stage -- Round of 32 
Arsenal, Hoffenheim, Leicester City and Roma    


MLS Playoffs- Road to the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday
3-Seed Columbus Crew 
Quarterfinals: def. 6-seed New York Red Bulls 3-2
Semifinals: def. 7-seed Nashville 2-0 
 
8-Seed New England Revolution 
Play-In Round: def. Montreal Impact 2-1
Quarterfinals: def. top-seed Philadelphia Union 2-0 
Semifinals: def. 4-seed Orlando City 3-1 
Men's Soccer- 2022 World Cup Qualifying- Asia
Qatar v. Bangladesh on Friday
4-0-1 Qatar leads the group and will most likely win the group if they defeat Bangladesh, which would put them into round three 
0-3-1 Bangladesh is fifth of five and can't win the group 

Eliminated: Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Sri Lanka 


AFC Champions League
Beijing FC and Vissel Kobe have qualified for the Round of 16 


Fantasy Matchmaking
UFC Women's Bantamweight Division
Holly Holm v. Germaine de Randamie
Aspen Ladd v. Juliana Pena 


What's next for the UFC rankings?
A recent transparency article (from either Bloody Elbow or MMA Mania) revealed that half of the media sources that help rank fighters don't closely follow the UFC. No word yet on where the promotion goes from here, although my idea would be for more transparency by the UFC regarding voting media when it comes to the UFC rankings  


UFC Middleweight Division
Jack Hermansson will meet Marvin Vettori in the main event on Saturday- he will be Hermansson's third scheduled opponent 

Kevin Holland- Hermansson's second scheduled opponent- will meet Ronaldo Souza next weekend at UFC 256 


MLS Playoffs
The Eastern Conference final is set: New England Revolution v. Columbus Crew
Winner -- MLS Cup Final and a step closer to joining Portland and Philadelphia in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League 


Coppa Italia
Round of 16 in January 
Atalanta v. Cagliari
Lazio v. Parma
Napoli v. Empoli 
Roma v. Spezia
Fiorentina v. Inter Milan 
AC Milan v. Torino 
Sassuolo v. SPAL 
Juventus v. Genoa 


English FA Cup
Second Round Proper -- Third Round Proper (a sampling)
AFC Wimbledon, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Crawley Town, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City, Mansfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Morecambe, Newport County, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage and Tranmere Rovers  


Tuesday, November 24, 2020

UEFA Nations League- Group Stage Results
League A
Nations League Finals in October: Belgium, France, Italy and Spain 
Relegated to League B: Bosnia/Herzegovina, Iceland, Sweden and Switzerland 

League B 
Promoted to League A: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Wales 
Relegated to League C: Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Turkey 

League C 
Promoted to League B: Albania, Armenia, Montenegro and Slovenia
Relegation Play-Outs: Cyprus, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Moldova   

League D
Promotion to League C: Faroe Islands and Gibraltar 

2022 World Cup Qualifying- Second Round
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, France, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain and Wales   
  
  


English Carabao Cup Quarterfinals
December 22nd
Brentford v. Newcastle United
Arsenal v. Manchester City 

December 23rd
Stoke City v. Tottenham
Everton v. Manchester United 


MLS Playoffs- games today
Toronto FC v. Nashville, 6 pm Eastern
Winner v. Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference semifinals 

Philadelphia Union v. New England Revolution, 8 pm Eastern (ESPN/ESPNDeportes)
Winner v. Orlando City in Eastern Conference semifinals

Seattle Sounders v. Los Angeles FC, 10:30 pm Eastern (ESPN/ESPNDeportes)
Winner v. FC Dallas in Western Conference semifinals 


Coppa Italia- Round of 32
SPAL def. Monza 2-0 and will meet Sassuolo in the Round of 16 in January 

Sunday, November 22, 2020

UEFA Champions League
The group stage will continue on Tuesday 


BellatorMMA Men's Featherweight Grand Prix
Final: AJ McKee v. Freire/Sanchez winner 


NCAA D1 Men's Soccer
ACC champion Clemson will compete in the D1 tournament at the conclusion of the 2021 spring season 


UFC 256 on December 12th
Original
Main Event: Petr Yan v. Aljamain Sterling, men's bantamweight title
Co-Main: Amanda Nunes v. Megan Anderson,  women's featherweight title

New Plan
Main Event: Deiveson Figueiredo v. Brandon Moreno, men's flyweight title
Co-Main: Tony Ferguson v. Charles Oliveira, lightweight 


ESPN+
Tomorrow you can sit down to breakfast with Indian soccer- Odisha v. Hyderabad at 9 am Eastern

On Tuesday you can watch Italian soccer over breakfast (Coppa Italia- SPAL v. Monza- 8:30 am Eastern) and English soccer for a late lunch (English League Championship- Bournemouth v. Nottingham Forest at 3 pm Eastern)


MLS Playoffs
Eastern Conference: Orlando City and Columbus Crew advance to the semifinals

Western Conference: Minnesota United and Sporting Kansas City win their respective quarterfinals and will face each other in the semifinals 

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Sports tomorrow- How to watch 
9 am Eastern
Indian Super League on ESPN+: Kerala Blasters v. ATK Mohun Bagan 

2:45 pm Eastern
Scottish Championship on ESPN+: Dunfermline Athletic v. Heart of Midlothian 
English League Championship on ESPN+: Coventry City v. Birmingham City 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Syracuse v. Louisville 

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on Big Ten Network: Purdue v. Minnesota

8 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Massachusetts v. Florida Atlantic 

9 pm Eastern
MLS Eastern Conference Play-In on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Nashville SC v. Inter Miami 

9:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: New Mexico v. Air Force 

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

UFC Releases
Iuri Alcantara 
Flyweight Jussier Formiga (lost three straight)  
Heavyweight Jeff Hughes (0-3 with 1 no-contest in last four bouts) 
Khadis Ibragimov (lost all four UFC bouts)  
Flyweight Mara Romero Borella (lost four straight)
James Vick (lost four straight) 


Sports later today- How to watch
At 6 pm Eastern, the ACC Network will have an Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer matchup between Clemson and Virginia

7 pm Eastern will see the Mid-American Conference will take center stage with three collegiate football matchups: Northern Illinois-Ball State on ESPNNews, Toledo-Eastern Michigan on CBSSN and Western Michigan-Central Michigan 
*The Western-Central winner will join Buffalo and Kent State as 3-0 teams

7:30 pm Eastern will be the NBA Draft on ESPN 

At 8 pm Eastern, the ACC Network will have an Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer matchup between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame 


College Football: Sun Belt
The conference title game will feature Louisiana-Lafayette against a TBD opponent 


What would I do if I was the UFC president? 
1. Rubber-stamp Moreno v. Royval this weekend as a #1 contender bout for the men's flyweight strap
2. Put together a lightweight grand prix for the 155 belt: Conor McGregor v. Dustin Poirier 2, Tony Ferguson v. Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje v. Rafael dos Anjos and Dan Hooker v. Charles Oliveira
3. Give Khabib a chance to go 30-0 if he chooses- a non-title bout opposite Georges St. Pierre
4. Set up the March PPV card (UFC 259) to be headlined by three title fights: Miocic-Ngannou 2 for the heavyweight title, Blachowicz-Teixeira for the light heavyweight title and Adesanya-Whittaker 2 for the middleweight title 
5. Set Ferguson-Chandler as the co-main to McGregor-Poirier 2 for UFC 257 in January  
6. For UFC 258 in February, have Gaethje-dos Anjos and Hooker-Oliveira as the main and co-main and have Weidman-Hall also on the main card 
7. Have Lewis-Blaydes next weekend rubber-stamped as- if not the #1 contender bout- then at least as a title eliminator. I'd set the Overeem-Volkov winner as the #2 contender 
8. Match Donald Cerrone opposite Clay Guida at lightweight 

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

UFC Fight Night January 16th
Men's Featherweight Main Event: Max Holloway v. Calvin Kattar 


UFC Fight Night February 13th (UFC 258)
Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber v. Alexa Grasso 
Middleweight: Chris Weidman v. Uriah Hall 


Tokyo Summer Games- Qualifying Calendar 
January: Women's Water Polo World Qualifier Tournament
February: Men's Water Polo World Qualifier Tournament; Final two spots will be set in women's soccer
February or March: Boxing- Europe qualifiers will resume and Pan Am qualifiers will start 
April 8th: Round-robin groups will be assigned for both men's and women's soccer
June 22nd: Men's basketball final qualifier tournament slated to start
July 4th: Men's basketball final qualifier tournament slated to wrap up 


UEFA Nations League Updates
Spain advances to the Nations League Finals, set to take place in October
Faroe Islands and Gibraltar are promoted out of League D 

Monday, November 16, 2020

 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Current Standings: Group Stage -- Finals 
Group A: Guinea and Mali
Group B: Burkina Faso and Uganda
Group C: Ghana and South Africa
Group D: Gambia and Gabon 
Group E: Morocco and Mauritania
Group F: Cameroon has qualified, Mozambique in second place
Group G: Comoros and Egypt
Group H: Algeria has qualified, Zimbabwe in second place 
Group I: Senegal has qualified, Congo in second place
Group J: Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea
Group K: Ivory Coast and Madagascar 
Group L: Nigeria and Benin 
Sports this Week (partial list)
Tomorrow
7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Buffalo v. Bowling Green

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Akron v. Kent State


Wednesday
6 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer on ACC Network: Clemson v. Virginia

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPNNews: Northern Illinois v. Ball State
College Football on CBSSN: Toledo v. Eastern Michigan
College Football on ESPN2: Western Michigan v. Central Michigan 

8 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer on ACC Network: Pittsburgh v. Notre Dame 

Thursday, November 12, 2020

UFC 255 next weekend
Daniel Rodriguez will replace Orion Cosce against Nicolas Dalby 


Ivy League News
2020-21 winter sports, including basketball, have been canceled
Fall sports will not take place in the spring
Spring sports are postponed until March 


UFC Fight Night on January 30th
Welterweight: Carlos Condit v. Matt Brown
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum v. Ian Heinisch 


UFC Fight Night on February 6th
Heavyweight Main Event: Alistair Overeem v. Alexander Volkov 


UFC Fight Night on February 13th
Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber v. Alexa Grasso 


BellatorMMA Men's Featherweight Grand Prix
Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel Weichel by decision and will face either Patricio Freire or Pedro Carvalho in the semifinals 


Euro 2021 Qualifying
North Macedonia def. Georgia 1-0
Hungary def. Iceland 2-1
Slovakia def. Northern Ireland 2-1
Scotland def. Serbia on penalties 


Euro 2021- Updated Groups
North Macedonia joins Austria, Netherlands and Ukraine in Group C 
Scotland joins Czech Republic, Croatia and England in Group D 
Slovakia joins Poland, Spain and Sweden in Group E 
Hungary joins France, Germany and Portugal in Group F 


2022 World Cup- CONMEBOL Qualifying
Ecuador def. Bolivia 3-2 


CONCACAF Champions League 2020
Quarterfinals
Olimpia leads Montreal Impact 2-1
UANL leads New York City FC 1-0
Los Angeles FC v. Cruz Azul
Club America leads Atlanta United 3-0 


CONCACAF Champions League 2021
Qualified Teams (so far)
Atletico Pantoja, Club America, Cruz Azul, Leon, Monterrey, Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers 


AFC Champions League 2021
Group Stage: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, Jiangsu Suning (China) 
*Jiangsu Suning won the Chinese Super League final and qualify for the 2021 Club World Cup 
Qualifying Playoffs: Beijing Sinobo Guoan (China) 


Club World Cup 2021
Jiangsu Suning and Persepolis are the first qualified teams 


UFC Fight Night on January 30th
Welterweight: Carlos Condit v. Matt Brown


UFC Fight Night on February 13th
Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber v. Alexa Grasso  


UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifying
North Macedonia def. Georgia 1-0


Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Uganda def. South Sudan 1-0
Cameroon def. Mozambique 4-1
Cape Verde and Rwanda tied 0-0
Congo def. Swaziland 2-0
Ghana def. Sudan 2-0 
Ivory Coast def. Madagascar 2-1
Zambia def. Botswana 2-1  
Sports tomorrow- How to watch 
2:45 pm Eastern
English League Two on ESPN+: Bolton Wanderers v. Salford City 

5:30 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Florida State v. Duke

6 pm Eastern
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Kansas State v. Texas Tech 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Florida Atlantic v. Florida International
College Football on FS1: Iowa v. Minnesota

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: East Carolina v. Cincinnati 

8 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Virginia 


Invicta FC 43- Friday, November 20th 
Featherweight: 7-0 (and defending PFL lightweight champ) Kayla Harrison will face Courtney King in 145 debut 


SEC Football
At the moment, Mississippi State-Auburn has been moved to Saturday, December 12th 


Formula 1
23-race schedule unveiled for next year that will start in March 


2022 Men's World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifying today
0-2 Bolivia v. 1-1 Ecuador
2-0 Argentina v. 1-0-1 Paraguay 


Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Yesterday
Guinea def. Chad 1-0
Kenya and Comoros tied 1-1
Mauritania and Burundi tied 1-1
Senegal def. Guinea-Bissau 2-0
Equatorial Guinea def. Libya 3-2 

Today
Uganda def. South Sudan 1-0
Cameroon v. Mozambique
Cape Verde v. Rwanda
Congo v. Swaziland
Ghana v. Sudan
Ivory Coast v. Madagascar
Zambia v. Botswana
Algeria v. Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso v. Malawi
Gabon v. Gambia 


UFC Fight Night on February 13th
Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber v. Alexa Grasso 


UFC 256 on December 12th
Men's Featherweight: Cub Swanson v. Daniel Pineda 


Mid-American Conference Football this week
Tuesday
Ohio def. Akron 24-10
Kent State def. Bowling Green 62-24
Buffalo def. Miami of Ohio 42-10

Wednesday
Ball State def. Eastern Michigan 38-31
Western Michigan def. Toledo 41-38
Central Michigan def. Northern Illinois 40-10  


College football on Saturday
Canceled: Ohio State v. Maryland and Air Force v. Wyoming  
Postponed: Alabama v. LSU, Texas A&M v. Tennessee, Georgia v. Missouri, Auburn v. Mississippi State, Memphis v. Navy and Louisiana-Monroe v. Arkansas State 
How to watch sports in the coming days
Monday
2:45 pm Eastern
English League One on ESPN+: Plymouth Argyle v. Portsmouth


Tuesday
2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Andorra v. Latvia
UEFA Nations League on ESPN2: Croatia v. Portugal
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: France v. Sweden, Gibraltar v. Liechtenstein, Luxembourg v. Azerbaijan, Malta v. Faroe Islands, Montenegro v. Cyprus, Spain v. Germany and Switzerland v. Ukraine 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPNU: Akron v. Kent State

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Ohio v. Miami of Ohio 


Wednesday
10 am Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Albania v. Portugal
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Kazakhstan v. Lithuania 

Noon Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Armenia v. North Macedonia
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Georgia v. Estonia

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Austria v. Norway, Belgium v. Denmark, Bosnia-Herzegovina v. Italy, Czech Republic v. Slovakia, England v. Iceland, Greece v. Slovenia, Hungary v. Turkey, Israel v. Scotland, Kosovo v. Moldova, Northern Ireland v. Romania, Ireland v. Bulgaria, Serbia v. Russia and Wales v. Finland 
UEFA Nations League on ESPN2: Poland v. Netherlands

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPNU: Northern Illinois v. Ball State
College Football on CBSSN: Toledo v. Eastern Michigan 
College Football on ESPN2: Western Michigan v. Central Michigan 


Thursday, November 19th
7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Tulane v. Tulsa 

9 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Utah State v. Wyoming 


Friday, November 20th
Noon Eastern
College Football on ESPN+: Alabama-Birmingham v. UTEP

2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Coventry City v. Birmingham City 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Syracuse v. Louisville 

9 pm Eastern
MLS Eastern Conference Play-In Game on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Nashville SC v. Inter Miami 

9:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: New Mexico v. Air Force 

10:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: UCLA v. Oregon 


Saturday, November 21st
7:30 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Bournemouth v. Reading 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bielefeld v. Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich v. Werder Bremen, Borussia Monchengladbach v. Augsburg, Schalke v. Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim v. Stuttgart

10 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Millwall v. Cardiff City 

12:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Eintracht Frankfurt v. RB Leipzig

2 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Groningen v. Vitesse 

2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Hertha Berlin v. Borussia Dortmund 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Sports tomorrow- how to watch
Noon Eastern
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN2: Georgia v. North Macedonia 

1 pm Eastern
PGA Tour Golf on ESPN/ESPN+: Masters Tournament Day One 

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN3: Hungary v. Iceland and Northern Ireland v. Slovakia 
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN2: Serbia v. Scotland 

3 pm Eastern
International Friendly on ESPN+: England v. Ireland 

3:45 pm Eastern
Mixed Martial Arts on CBSSN: Bellator 252 Prelims

7 pm Eastern
Mixed Martial Arts on CBSSN: Bellator 252 Main Card 

8 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Colorado State v. Boise State 

8:20 pm Eastern
Thursday Night Football on Fox/NFL Network: Colts v. Titans 

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Sports on Saturday- How to Watch (partial list) 
9 am Eastern 
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Malta v. Andorra
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: San Marino v. Gibraltar

10 am Eastern
English League One on ESPN+: Sunderland v. Milton Keynes Dons 

Noon Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Azerbaijan v. Montenegro
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Cyprus v. Luxembourg and Latvia v. Faroe Islands

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Germany v. Ukraine, Portugal v. France and Switzerland v. Spain 
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Sweden v. Croatia

3:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ABC: Notre Dame v. Boston College 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Ohio State v. Maryland 
College Football on ESPN: Texas A&M v. Tennessee
College Football on Fox: Southern Cal v. Arizona 
College Football on CBSSN: Southern Mississippi v. Western Kentucky 
College Football on ESPN3: Rice v. Louisiana Tech, Texas State v. Georgia Southern 
College Football on ACC Network: Louisville v. Virginia 
College Football on ESPN2: Colorado v. Stanford 

4 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Baylor v. Texas Tech 
UFC Fight Night Prelims on ESPN+

6 pm Eastern
College Football on CBS: Alabama v. LSU 

6:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS2: Nevada v. New Mexico 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Arkansas v. Florida 
College Football on Fox: Oregon v. Washington State 
College Football on ESPN2: SMU v. Tulsa 
College Football on ESPN3: Pittsburgh v. Georgia Tech 
UFC Fight Night Main Card on ESPN+

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ABC: Wisconsin v. Michigan 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Northwestern v. Purdue 
College Football on ESPNU: Temple v. Central Florida 
College Football on ACC Network: Florida State v. NC State 
College Football on SEC Network: South Carolina v. Ole Miss 

10:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS2: UNLV v. San Jose State 
College Football on ESPN2: California v. Arizona State 
College Football on FS1: Utah v. UCLA 

11 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Oregon State v. Washington

Sports this Week- How to Watch
Later today
7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Akron v. Ohio

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: Kent State v. Bowling Green

8 pm Eastern
Dana White's Contender Series on ESPN+
College Football on ESPN: Miami of Ohio v. Buffalo 


Tomorrow
2:45 pm Eastern
Scottish League Cup on ESPN+: Saint Mirren v. Morton 
 
7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Eastern Michigan v. Ball State

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Toledo v. Western Michigan
College Football on ESPNU: Central Michigan v. Northern Illinois 


Thursday
Noon Eastern
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN+: Georgia v. North Macedonia

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN3: Hungary v. Iceland and Northern Ireland v. Slovakia
UEFA Euro Qualifying on ESPN2: Serbia v. Scotland 

3:45 pm Eastern
MMA on CBSSN: Bellator 252 Prelims

7 pm Eastern
MMA on CBSSN: Bellator 252 Main Card

8 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Colorado State v. Boise State

8:20 pm Eastern
Thursday Night Football on Fox/NFL Network: Colts v. Titans  


Friday
2:45 pm Eastern
English League Two on ESPN+: Bolton Wanderers v. Salford City 

6 pm Eastern
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Kansas State v. Texas Tech 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Florida Atlantic v. Florida International 
College Football on FS1: Iowa v. Minnesota

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: East Carolina v. Cincinnati 
NCAA Men's Basketball
No fans will be allowed inside Cameron Indoor Stadium for Duke's games 


English EFL Trophy today
Arsenal U21 def. Gillingham on penalties
Cheltenham Town def. Norwich City 1-0
Shrewsbury Town def. Crewe Alexandra 4-3 


BellatorMMA
Bellator 253 next Thursday: Welterweight Co-Main: Benson Henderson v. Jason Jackson 


Soccer- Chinese Super League- scores today 
Guangzhou R&F, Henan Jianye, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Shanghai Shenhua and Shenzhen FC advance to the next round 


Ultimate Fighting Championship
Lightweight: Conor McGregor v. Dustin Poirier 2 booked for UFC 257 in January 

Monday, November 9, 2020

UFC Fight Night- Santos v. Teixeira
Winners and Losers (not based on results)
Winners
Glover Teixeira- fifth straight win and a step closer to a title shot
Yan Xiaonan- now 6-0 in the UFC and a fight or two away from a title shot 
Darren Elkins- snaps a four-fight losing streak
Max Griffin- snaps a two-fight losing streak with his first stoppage win since November 2016 

Losers
Anthony Birchak- a first-round submission loss in his first Octagon appearance since July 2016 

Fights to Make
Yan Xiaonan v. Tatiana Suarez
Jan Blachowicz v. Glover Teixeira- light heavyweight title fight 


English Football- Current Promotion Standings
League One -- Premier League
Wigan Athletic and Swindon Town 

League Two -- League One
Newport County, Cambridge United and Forest Green Rovers

National League -- League Two
Torquay United 


Current Champions/Europa League qualifier spots for 2021-22 
Champions League Group Stage: AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Ajax-Amsterdam, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City, Lille, Liverpool, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Roma, Sassuolo, Southampton, Tottenham, Villareal 

Champions League Qualifiers: Rennes, Vitesse 
 
Europa League Group Stage: Chelsea, Granada, Juventus, Marseilles, Union Berlin   


UFC 256
Amanda Nunes has withdrawn from her featherweight title defense v. Megan Anderson. No word yet on whether the Yan-Sterling men's bantamweight title fight will move into the main event slot 


Collegiate Sports
The U-Texas marching band will not play "The Eyes of Texas" for their final home games this season 

Clemson will end their men's track and XC programs after 2020-21. This comes after Stanford announced the stoppage of twenty-two sports and both U-Cincy and App State shuttered their men's soccer programs 


UFC Fight Night November 28th 
Welterweight: Takashi Sato v. Miguel Baeza 


Indian Soccer
The I-League is planning to start on January 9th 


CONCACAF Champions League 2021
Supporters' Shield winner Philadelphia Union will join MLS is Back Tournament winner Portland Timbers as two of the four United States qualifiers. 


UFC Fight Night on Saturday
Lightweight Main Event: Paul Felder steps up on five days notice to take on Rafael dos Anjos 
Middleweight late addition: Brendan Allen v. Sean Strickland 


English FA Cup 2020-21
First Round Proper -- Second Round Proper 
Barnet, Blackpool, Boreham Wood, Brackley Town, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Canvey Island, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Chorley, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Dagenham & Redbridge, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City, Gillingham, Harrogate Town, Havant & Waterlooville, Hull City, King's Lynn Town, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Marine, Milton Keynes Dons, Morecambe, Newport County, Oldham Athletic, Oxford City, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Salford City, Shrewsbury Town, Solihull Moors, Stevenage, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers and Yeovil Town   
*Barrow-AFC Wimbledon has been postponed 
*Second Round Proper will be the weekend of the 28th of this month  
Sports this Week- How to Watch
Tomorrow
12:30 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Florida State v. Notre Dame

2:45 pm Eastern
Scottish League Cup on ESPN+: Saint Johnstone v. Dundee United

3 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Clemson v. Duke

5:30 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Virginia Tech

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Akron v. Ohio

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: Kent State v. Bowling Green 

8 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Virginia v. Louisville 
College Football on ESPN: Miami of Ohio v. Buffalo 


Wednesday
2:45 pm Eastern
Scottish League Cup on ESPN+: Saint Mirren v. Morton 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Eastern Michigan v. Ball State

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Toledo v. Western Michigan 
College Football on ESPNU: Central Michigan v. Northern Illinois  


Thursday
Noon Eastern
UEFA Euro Championship Qualifying on ESPN2: Georgia v. North Macedonia

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Euro Championship Qualifying on ESPN3: Hungary v. Iceland and Northern Ireland v. Slovakia
UEFA Euro Championship Qualifying on ESPN2: Serbia v. Scotland 

8 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Colorado State v. Boise State 


Friday
2:45 pm Eastern
English League Two on ESPN+: Bolton Wanderers v. Salford City 

6 pm Eastern
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Kansas State v. Texas Tech 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Florida Atlantic v. Florida International
College Football on FS1: Iowa v. Minnesota

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: East Carolina v. Cincinnati 

Friday, November 6, 2020

Tokyo Summer Games- Where do we stand?
Baseball: Four of six spots have been filled. The final two qualifier tournaments are TBD
Men's Basketball: Four spots are still left to be filled. The final qualifier tournament will start on June 22nd and conclude on July 4th
Women's Basketball: All twelve spots have been filled
Boxing: The Europe qualifiers will resume and the Pan Am qualifiers will start in either February or March 
Men's Field Hockey: The two round-robin groups have been set
Women's Field Hockey: The two round-robin groups have been set
Women's Soccer: The final two spots will be filled in February 
Softball: The six-team field is set
Table Tennis: The spots for the men's and women's team competitions have all been filled. I've not yet seen a bracket 
Indoor Volleyball: The round-robin groups for both men's and women's competitions have been filled 


Sports Updates- Quick Hits
The MLS regular season will conclude on Sunday; The Tokyo men's and women's soccer round-robin groups will be announced on April 8th; The Tokyo women's water polo field will be set on January 24th while the men's field will be set February 28th; The Braves have four Silver Slugger recipients and one Golden Glove; Harry Kane at 200 goals and counting for Tottenham; Air Force-Army originally scheduled for tomorrow in college football has been postponed; Harrogate Town moves into the Second Round Proper in the English FA Cup; No catchweight bouts for the UFC Fight Night tomorrow; The 2020-21 NBA season will start December 22nd

 

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Sports Next Week- How to Watch 
Tuesday
12:30 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Florida State v. Notre Dame

3 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Clemson v. Duke 

5:30 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Virginia Tech 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Akron v. Ohio

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: Kent State v. Bowling Green

8 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer on ACC Network: Virginia v. Louisville 
College Football on ESPN: Miami of Ohio v. Buffalo 


Wednesday
7 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Eastern Michigan v. Ball State

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Toledo v. Western Michigan
College Football on ESPNU: Central Michigan v. Northern Illinois 


Thursday, November 12th 
Noon Eastern
UEFA European Championship Qualifying on ESPN2: Georgia v. North Macedonia 

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA European Championship Qualifying on ESPN3: Hungary v. Iceland and Northern Ireland v. Slovakia
UEFA European Championship Qualifying on ESPN2: Serbia v. Scotland  

8 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Colorado State v. Boise State 


Friday, November 13th 
2:45 pm Eastern
English League Two on ESPN+: Bolton Wanderers v. Salford City 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Iowa v. Minnesota
College Football on CBSSN: Florida Atlantic v. Florida International

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: East Carolina v. Cincinnati 
College Football on FS1: Utah v. UCLA 

8 pm Eastern
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Kansas State v. Texas Tech 


Saturday, November 14th 
9 am Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Malta v. Andorra
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: San Marino v. Gibraltar 

10 am Eastern
English League One on ESPN+: Sunderland v. Milton Keynes Dons 

Noon Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Azerbaijan v. Montenegro 
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Cyprus v. Luxembourg and Latvia v. Faroe Islands 

2:45 pm Eastern 
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Germany v. Ukraine, Portugal v. France and Switzerland v. Spain
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Sweden v. Croatia   


Sunday, November 15th
9 am Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: North Macedonia v. Estonia
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Slovakia v. Scotland 

Noon Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Albania v. Kazakhstan, Bulgaria v. Finland, Georgia v. Armenia, Netherlands v. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey v. Russia and Wales v. Ireland  
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Belarus v. Lithuania 

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Austria v. Northern Ireland, Czech Republic v. Israel, Denmark v. Iceland, Hungary v. Serbia, Italy v. Poland, Moldova v. Greece and Romania v. Norway   
UEFA Nations League on ESPN: Belgium v. England
UEFA Nations League on ESPN3: Slovenia v. Kosovo  


Monday, November 16th
English League One on ESPN+: Plymouth Argyle v. Portsmouth 


Tuesday, November 17th
2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: France v. Sweden, Gibraltar v. Liechtenstein, Luxembourg v. Azerbaijan, Malta v. Faroe Islands, Montenegro v. Cyprus, Spain v. Germany and Switzerland v. Ukraine


Wednesday, November 18th
10 am Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Kazakhstan v. Lithuania 

Noon Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Armenia v. North Macedonia

2:45 pm Eastern
UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Austria v. Norway, Belgium v. Denmark, Bosnia-Herzegovina v. Italy, Czech Republic v. Slovakia, England v. Iceland, Greece v. Slovenia, Hungary v. Turkey, Israel v. Scotland, Kosovo v. Moldova, Northern Ireland v. Romania, Ireland v. Bulgaria, Serbia v. Russia and Wales v. Finland 


Friday, November 20th
2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Coventry City v. Birmingham City 

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Serie A today
Torino def. Genoa 2-1 


Ultimate Fighting Championship
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic-Francis Ngannou 2 title bout targeted for March 
Light Heavyweight: Dominick Reyes-Jiri Prochazka targeted for main event in February 
Welterweight: Two bouts could take place on December 19th- Leon Edwards v. Khamzat Chimaev and Stephen Thompson v. Geoff Neal; Tim Means will replace Robbie Lawler against Mike Perry at UFC 255 in two weekends
Men's Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos will replace Jack Shore against Khalid Taha this weekend 
Men's Flyweight: Manel Kape will make his UFC debut on December 19th opposite Alexandre Pantoja 


South African Premiership today
Ama Zulu, Mamelodt Sundowns, Moroka Swallows, Orlando Pirates and Supersport United picked up wins today  


Irish Premier Division today
Shamrock Rovers and Saint Patricks tied 0-0 


English League Championship today
Preston North End def. Reading 3-0
Watford def. Stoke City 3-2 
Wycombe Wanderers def. Birmingham City 2-1
Queens Park Rangers def. Derby County 1-0
Nottingham Forest def. Coventry City 2-1 
Luton Town def. Rotherham United 1-0 


UEFA Champions League- Group Stage today
Istanbul Basaksehir def. Manchester United 2-1
Zenit Saint Petersburg and Lazio tied 1-1 
Barcelona def. Dynamo Kiev 2-1
Chelsea def. Rennes 3-0
Borussia Dortmund def. Club Brugge 3-0 
Juventus def. Ferencvaros 4-1
RB Leipzig def. Paris Saint-Germain 2-1
Sevilla def. Krasnodar 3-2
Sports this Weekend
Friday 
1 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Cardiff City v. Bristol City 

2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Werder Bremen v. Cologne

2:45 pm Eastern
Scottish Championship on ESPN+: Alloa Athletic v. Dundee 
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Harrogate Town v. Skelmersdale United 
Serie A on ESPN+: Sassuolo v. Udinese  

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Miami v. NC State 

8 pm Eastern
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Baylor v. Oklahoma, Kansas v. Iowa State, TCU v. West Virginia and Texas Tech v. Texas 
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Duke

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

9:45 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Brigham Young v. Boise State 


Saturday
7:30 am Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Tonbridge Angels v. Bradford City 
English League Championship on ESPN+: Reading v. Stoke City 

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Cagliari v. Sampdoria 
 
9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Augsburg v. Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin v. Bielefeld, Mainz v. Schalke, RB Leipzig v. Freiburg and Stuttgart v. Eintracht Frankfurt 

10 am Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Ipswich Town v. Portsmouth 
English League Championship on ESPN+: Nottingham Forest v. Wycombe Wanderers 

11:30 am Eastern
College Football on CBS: Air Force v. Army 

Noon Eastern
College Football on FS1: Michigan v. Indiana 
College Football on ESPN+: SMU v. Temple, South Florida v. Memphis and Tulane v. East Carolina  
College Football on Fox: Arizona State v. Southern Cal 
College Football on ABC: West Virginia v. Texas 
College Football on ACC Network: Liberty v. Virginia Tech 
College Football on CBSSN: Tulsa v. Navy 
College Football on ESPN2: North Carolina v. Duke 
College Football on ESPN3: Louisiana-Monroe v. Georgia State 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Nebraska v. Northwestern 
College Football on ESPN: Michigan State v. Iowa 
College Football on ESPNU: Arkansas State v. Louisiana-Lafayette 
Serie A on ESPN+: Benevento v. Spezia 

12:30 pm Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: FC United of Manchester v. Doncaster Rovers 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Borussia Dortmund v. Bayern Munich  

1 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN3: Troy v. Georgia Southern 

2 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN3: Boston College v. Syracuse 

2:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN+: Massachusetts v. Marshall 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Parma v. Fiorentina 

3 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN3: North Alabama v. Southern Mississippi 
College Football on ESPN+: Appalachian State v. Texas State 

3:30 pm Eastern
College Football on CBS: Florida v. Georgia 
College Football on ABC: Houston v. Cincinnati 
College Football on ESPN: Kansas v. Oklahoma
College Football on ESPN3: Texas-San Antonio v. Rice 
College Football on ESPN+: Charlotte v. Middle Tennessee 
College Football on Big Ten Network: Maryland v. Penn State and Minnesota v. Illinois 
College Football on SEC Network: Vanderbilt v. Mississippi State 
College Football on FS1: Texas Tech v. TCU 
College Football on CBSSN: Fresno State v. UNLV 
College Football on ESPN2: Arizona v. Utah 

4 pm Eastern
College Football on Fox: Oklahoma State v. Kansas State 
College Football on ACC Network: Pittsburgh v. Florida State 

7 pm Eastern
UFC Fight Night Prelims on ESPN+
College Football on ESPN: Texas A&M v. South Carolina 
College Football on FS1: Baylor v. Iowa State 
College Football on CBSSN: Louisiana Tech v. North Texas 
College Football on ESPN2: UCLA v. Colorado 

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on NBC: Clemson v. Notre Dame
College Football on Big Ten Network: Rutgers v. Ohio State 
College Football on ABC: Stanford v. Oregon 
College Football on SEC Network: Tennessee v. Arkansas 

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPNU: South Alabama v. Coastal Carolina 
College Football on ACC Network: Louisville v. Virginia 
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: UANL v. Atlas 

10 pm Eastern
UFC Fight Night Main Card on ESPN+ 

10:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Washington State v. Oregon State 
College Football on ESPN: Washington v. California


Sunday
6:15 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Utrecht v. Ajax-Amsterdam 

6:30 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Lazio v. Juventus 

7 am Eastern
Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Motherwell v. Celtic 

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

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Atalanta v. Inter Milan, Genoa v. Roma and Torino v. Crotone 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Wolfsburg v. Hoffenheim 

Noon Eastern
Danish SAS-Ligaen on ESPN+: Midtjylland v. FC Copenhagen 
Serie A on ESPN+: Bologna v. Napoli 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bayer Leverkusen v. Borussia Monchengladbach 

1 pm Eastern
NFL on CBS: Broncos v. Falcons, Ravens v. Colts, Lions v. Vikings and Texans v. Jaguars 
NFL on Fox: Seahawks v. Bills, Bears v. Titans, Panthers v. Chiefs and Giants v. Washington  
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: Toluca v. Leon 

2 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: PSV Eindhoven v. Willem II 

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

3:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Chicago Fire v. New York City FC, Columbus Crew v. Atlanta United, DC United v. Montreal Impact, Inter Miami v. FC Cincinnati, New York Red Bull v. Toronto FC and Orlando City v. Nashville SC 
Major League Soccer on ABC/ESPNDeportes: Philadelphia Union v. New England Revolution 

4:05 pm Eastern
NFL on Fox: Raiders v. Chargers 

4:25 pm Eastern
NFL on CBS: Steelers v. Cowboys and Dolphins v. Cardinals 

6:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Houston Dynamo v. Colorado Rapids, Los Angeles FC v. Portland Timbers, Minnesota United v. FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake v. Sporting Kansas City, Seattle Sounders v. San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps v. LA Galaxy    

8:20 pm Eastern 
Sunday Night Football on NBC: Saints v. Buccaneers 


Monday
2:45 pm Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Oxford City v. Northampton Town 

8:15 pm Eastern
Monday Night Football on ESPN: Patriots v. Jets 

Monday, November 2, 2020

Dream Main and Co-Main for February 2021 UFC 258 
Main Event
Women's Flyweight Title Fight: Valentina Shevchenko v. Jessica Andrade

Co-Main
Strawweight Title Fight: Weili Zhang v. Rose Namajunas 


Dream Main and Co-Main for March 2021 UFC 259
Main Event
Middleweight Title Fight: Israel Adesanya v. Robert Whittaker 2

Co-Main
Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Jan Blachowicz v. Teixeira/Santos winner  


What should be next for Valentina Shevchenko?
Jessica Andrade. Simple. 
And have Lauren Murphy face Cynthia Calvillo in a title eliminator bout.  


Who should compete in a UFC lightweight grand prix?
First Quarterfinal: Ferguson-Chandler, if that does take place sometime soon
Second Quarterfinal: McGregor-Poirier 2
*these can always be reversed
Third Quarterfinal: Dan Hooker v. Charles Oliveira, with the winner meeting Justin Gaethje in the second semifinal 


Should Israel Adesanya's next fight be against Jan Blachowicz for the 205 strap?
No.
The UFC prez has moved on from Adesanya-Whittaker 2 for the middleweight strap because Whittaker "doesn't want to fight Adesanya", at least according to the head of the UFC. But it's not that Whittaker doesn't want to fight Adesanya- it's that Whittaker doesn't want to fight Adesanya right now. With a new addition to the family expected in January, Whittaker is looking for February or March- six months at the latest from Adesanya's second title defense. 
Adesanya has said he wants to clean out the middleweight division before moving to light heavyweight, and bidding to go 2-0 against Whittaker seems like an excellent way to do that. And then take out Hermansson or Till in August or September. 
Not to mention the fact that Teixeira-Santos this weekend is a top contender bout at 205 anyway.  
Sports this Week- How to Watch (incomplete) 
Tomorrow
10:30 am Eastern
German DFB Pokal on ESPN3: Schweinfurt 05 v. Schalke 04 

2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Blackburn Rovers v. Middlesbrough 


Wednesday
11 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Genoa v. Torino 

2:45 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Derby County v. Queens Park Rangers 

6 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN+: Eastern Michigan v. Kent State
College Football on ESPN3: Western Michigan v. Akron 

7 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN2: Buffalo v. Northern Illinois 
College Football on ESPN: Ohio v. Central Michigan 
College Football on CBSSN: Ball State v. Miami of Ohio 

7:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Orlando City v. Columbus Crew

8 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Minnesota United v. Chicago Fire
College Football on ESPNU: Bowling Green v. Toledo 

8:30 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Nashville SC v. FC Dallas

10 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: Portland Timbers v. Colorado Rapids

11 pm Eastern
Major League Soccer on ESPN+: LA Galaxy v. Seattle Sounders 


Thursday
7 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Utah State v. Nevada 

8:20 pm Eastern
Thursday Night Football on Fox/NFL Network: Packers v. 49ers 

9 pm Eastern
College Football on CBSSN: Wyoming v. Colorado State 


Friday
1 pm Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Cardiff City v. Bristol City 

2:30 pm Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Werder Bremen v. Cologne

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Sassuolo v. Udinese

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPN: Miami v. NC State 

8 pm Eastern
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer on ACC Network: North Carolina v. Duke 
Big 12 Women's Soccer on Big 12 Network/ESPN+: Baylor v. Oklahoma, Kansas  v. Iowa State, TCU v. West Virginia and Texas Tech v. Texas 

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

9:45 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Brigham Young v. Boise State 


Saturday
7:30 am Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Tonbridge Angels v. Bradford City 
English League Championship on ESPN+: Reading v. Stoke City 

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Cagliari v. Sampdoria 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Augsburg v. Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin v. Bielefeld, Mainz v. Schalke and RB Leipzig v. Freiburg 

10 am Eastern
English League Championship on ESPN+: Nottingham Forest v. Wycombe Wanderers 
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: Ipswich Town v. Portsmouth 

11:30 am Eastern
College Football on CBS: Air Force v. Army 

Noon Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Benevento v. Spezia 
College Football on FS1: Michigan v. Indiana 
College Football on ESPN+: SMU v. Temple 
College Football on Fox: Arizona State v. Southern Cal 
College Football on ABC: West Virginia v. Texas 

12:30 pm Eastern
English FA Cup First Round Proper on ESPN+: FC United of Manchester v. Doncaster Rovers 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Borussia Dortmund v. Bayern Munich 

2:45 pm Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Parma v. Fiorentina

7:30 pm Eastern
College Football on ABC: Stanford v. Oregon 
College Football on SEC Network: Tennessee v. Arkansas  

8 pm Eastern
College Football on ESPNU: South Alabama v. Coastal Carolina 
College Football on ACC Network: Louisville v. Virginia 
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: UANL v. Atlas 

10:30 pm Eastern
College Football on FS1: Washington State v. Oregon State 
College Football on ESPN: Washington v. California 


And Sunday
6:15 am Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Utrecht v. Ajax-Amsterdam 

6:30 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Lazio v. Juventus 

7 am Eastern
Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Motherwell v. Celtic 

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

9 am Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Atalanta v. Inter Milan, Genoa v. Roma and Torino v. Crotone 

9:30 am Eastern
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Wolfsburg v. Hoffenheim 

Noon Eastern
Serie A on ESPN+: Bologna v. Napoli 
Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bayer Leverkusen v. Borussia Monchengladbach 

1 pm Eastern
Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: Toluca v. Leon

2 pm Eastern
Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: PSV Eindhoven v. Willem II 

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