What's known about the 2026 World Cup?

The United States will host 60 matches, including the quarterfinals through to the final

Canada and Mexico will each host 10 matches 

Qualifier tournaments have yet to be decided, although November 2025 and March 2026 are suggested for the final six-team playoff round 

48 teams will qualify instead of 32 

Oceania will have a spot in the final tournament and the OFC winner won't have to go through a playoff 

World Cup Draw Tomorrow

Pot 1: Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain and Portugal

*Qatar will automatically be in Group A as the host nation 

Pot 2: Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, United States, Denmark, Switzerland, Croatia and Uruguay 

Pot 3: Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea and Tunisia

Pot 4: Canada, Cameroon, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana and the playoff teams (Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, Costa Rica/New Zealand and Peru/Australia/United Arab Emirates) 

UFC 273 next weekend

Jared Vanderaa will replace Ilir Latifi against Aleksei Oleinik 

Bellator 280/Bellator Paris on May 6th

Lorenz Larkin v. Anthony Adams

Formula 1 News

November of next year will see a night race in Las Vegas, the route of which will circle around key landmarks on the Strip  

Boxing on April 30th

Valdez-Stevenson Co-Main: Keyshawn Davis v. Esteban Sanchez 

Combat Sports News

ONE: Reloaded on April 22nd will feature Marcus Buchecha v. Oumar Kane 

Boxing on June 11th

Catchweight: Jaime Munguia v. Daniel Jacobs 

WNBA News

G Lexie Brown is heading to the Sparks from the Sky in exchange for C Li Yueru 

Boxing on May 21st

Janibek Alimkhanuly v. Danny Dignum for the interim WBO middleweight strap  

NFL News

CB Patrick Peterson is returning to Minnesota for at least this season. He appeared in 13 games for the Vikings last season after 154 appearances across ten seasons for the Cardinals 

Boxing on June 7th 

Naoya Inoue v. Nonito Donaire rematch for the WBA, IBF and WBC bantamweight titles

Bellator 282 on June 24th

Middleweight Title Fight Main Event: Gegard Mousasi v. Johnny Eblen  

MLB News

Pittsburgh Shortstop Oneil Cruz has been moved to Triple-A 

2022 World Cup Qualifier Tournaments

Top Three Win Totals 

Japan: 15 

Brazil/Canada/Iran: 14

Saudi Arabia: 13

Asia Playoff

UAE (9 Wins) v. Australia (12 Wins) 

 

Qatar World Cup Qualifying

Playoff Schedule

June 7th: United Arab Emirates v. Australia

June 13th or 14th: Peru v. UAE/Australia winner and Costa Rica v. New Zealand 

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? March 31st Edition  

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tahiti, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Bolded and Italicized- newly added   

Qatar World Cup

Who's in the field? March 31st edition 

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States and Uruguay  

*Bolded and Italicized = Newly Added 

NBA Draft- Who's Declaring?

Iowa F Keegan Murray

NHL News

D Jake Sanderson, who recently completed his sophomore season with North Dakota, has signed a three-year entry-level deal with immediate effect, which means he can suit up for NHL games in the coming weeks  

UFC 275 on June 11th

Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Glover Teixeira v. Jiri Prochazka 

Women's Flyweight Title Fight: Valentina Shevchenko v. Taila Santos 

Middleweight: Robert Whittaker v. Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen v. Jacob Malkoun 

Men's Featherweight: Kyung Ho Kang v. Saimon Oliveira 

NFL News

After Kansas City next year, Detroit will host the 2024 draft 

Ravens HC John Harbaugh has signed a three-year extension 

Overtimes in playoff games will now see both teams get one possession each

However, overtime in regular-season games will remain the same 

UFC 273 next weekend

Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum will now face Dricus Du Plesis after Nassourdine Imavov withdrew and Du Plesis' original opponent, Anthony Hernandez, will now face newcomer Josh Fremd (Hernandez was originally booked to face Albert Duraev) 

Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik v. Ilir Latifi (rescheduled from last weekend) 

Ice Hockey News

The 2024 World Cup won't include untraditional squads like North America or Europe 

UFC on June 25th

Strawweight: Vanessa Demopoulos v. Jinh Yu Frey 

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey

D1 Frozen Four Thursday, April 7th

Michigan v. Denver and Minnesota v. Minnesota State  

Soccer News

The four remaining potential owners of Chelsea have until April 11th to submit bids 

Combat Sports News

Fabricio Werdum is off the 2022 PFL heavyweight roster 

There will be a new PFL men's featherweight champion this season as 2021 champ Movlid Khaybullaev isn't on the roster

*However, defending heavyweight champ Bruno Capelozzi is on the 2022 roster  

LFA will need a new vacant middleweight title fight after Ozzy Diaz won the vacant crown but was then called up to Dana White's Contender Series. Diaz has won seven-of-eight pro bouts  

MLB News

Phillies -- White Sox: OF Adam Hasely 

White Sox -- Phillies: RHP prospect McKinley Moore 

White Sox: DFA OF Blake Rutherford 

1B Albert Pujols has signed a one-year deal with St. Louis 

IF/OF Ketel Marte has signed a five-year extension with Arizona 

UFC on April 30th

Lightweight: Grant Dawson will replace Rafael Alves against Jared Gordon 

Boxing on June 5th

Undisputed lightweight title fight: George Kambosos Jr (IBF/WBA/WBO) v. Devin Haney (WBC)

Asia World Cup Qualifying

Fourth Round

United Arab Emirates v. Australia on June 7th, with the winner facing Peru the following week 

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? March 30th Edition  

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tahiti, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Bolded and Italicized- newly added   

Qatar World Cup

Who's in the field? March 30th edition 

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia and Uruguay  

*Bolded and Italicized = Newly Added 

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? March 27th edition, Part Two 

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tahiti, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Bolded and Italicized- newly added   

Qatar World Cup

Who's in the field? March 27th edition 

1. Argentina

2. Belgium

3. Brazil

4. Canada 

5. Croatia 

6. Denmark

7. Ecuador

8. England 

9. France 

10. Germany

11. Iran 

12. Japan 

13. Netherlands 

14. Saudi Arabia 

15. Serbia

16. South Korea

17. Spain 

18. Switzerland 

19. Uruguay  

*Bolded and Italicized = Newly Added 

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Canada def. Jamaica 4-0 to clinch a World Cup spot; Cyle Larin scored his thirteenth goal of the tournament 

Costa Rica def. El Salvador 2-1

United States def. Panama 5-1

Mexico def. Honduras 1-0

*United States, Mexico and Costa Rica are guaranteed at least the playoff round  

Oceania World Cup Qualifying

New Zealand def. Tahiti 1-0 and will meet the Solomon Islands in the continental final on Wednesday 

International Soccer on Wednesday

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Costa Rica v. United States

Jamaica v. Honduras

Mexico v. El Salvador

Panama v. Canada

International Soccer on Tuesday

UEFA World Cup Qualifying- Second Round Finals

Winners -- Qatar

Poland v. Sweden

Portugal v. North Macedonia 

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying

Bolivia v. Brazil

Chile v. Uruguay

Ecuador v. Argentina

Peru v. Paraguay

Venezuela v. Colombia

Asia World Cup Qualifying 

Japan v. Vietnam

Iran v. Lebanon

Syria v. Iraq

UAE v. South Korea

Oman v. China

Saudi Arabia v. Australia

Africa World Cup Qualifying

Second Leg- Winners advance to the World Cup

Nigeria v. Ghana

Senegal v. Egypt

Algeria v. Cameroon

Morocco v. DR Congo

Tunisia v. Mali 

UEFA Nations League

Qualifying- Second Leg

Kazakhstan v. Moldova

Cyprus v. Estonia

U21 Euros Qualifying

Gibraltar v. Moldova

Kazakhstan v. Scotland

Cyprus v. Iceland

Malta v. Lithuania

Poland v. Hungary

Serbia v. Armenia

Slovakia v. Spain

Slovenia v. Kosovo

Wales v. Bulgaria

Israel v. Germany

Italy v. Bosnia/Herzegovina

Andorra v. Czech Republic

Austria v. Norway

Croatia v. Finland

Greece v. Portugal 

North Macedonia v. Faroe Islands

Sweden v. Ireland

Netherlands v. Switzerland

Denmark v. Belgium

San Marino v. Latvia

Albania v. England 

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Second Leg

Gambia v. Chad  

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? March 27th edition, Part One  

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Bolded and Italicized- newly added  

FA Women's Super League

Manchester United def. Everton 3-1

Chelsea def. Leicester City 9-0 behind two goals each from Guro Reiten, Sam Kerr and Beth England 

Brighton & Hove Albion def. West Ham 2-0 

Oceania World Cup Qualifying

Solomon Islands are a step closer to the World Cup after defeating Papua New Guinea 3-2 in the first semifinal. They will face either New Zealand or Tahiti on Wednesday 

UFC on May 14th

Rebooked light heavyweight main event: Jan Blachowicz v. Aleksandar Rakic 

UFC 272 on April 9th

Raquel Pennington will replace Irene Aldana against Aspen Ladd  

MLB Trades

Cubs -- Rays: OF Harold Ramirez 

Rays -- Cubs: Minor league IF Esteban Quiroz  

UFC 277 on July 30th

Middleweight: Alex Pereira v. Sean Strickland

NFL News

RB Ronald Jones has signed a one-year deal with the Chiefs  

UFC 276 on July 2nd

Women's Flyweight: Casey O'Neill v. Jessica Eye 

Boxing on April 21st

Joel Diaz Jr v. Mercito Gesta

Jousce Gonzalez v. Jairo Lopez  

MLB News

Shohei Ohtani will be the Angels Opening Day starter, the first time in his career he'll be the season opener starter for a team 

Bellator in May

May 6th in Paris: Ryan Bader defends his heavyweight title in a rematch v. Cheick Kongo

May 13th in London: Interim welterweight title fight 

Combat Sports News

Natan Schulte has signed a new deal with the PFL as he aims to become a three-time lightweight champ in the promotion. The 2022 season will start next month  

NBA News

After becoming the first team to clinch a playoff spot, the Suns have also clinched the top overall seed 

Bellator 278 on April 22nd

Men's Bantamweight: Jornel Lugo v. Danny Sabatello and Josh Hill v. Enrique Barzola, with the winners moving into the Bantamweight Grand Prix (this comes after Sergio Pettis and James Gallagher both withdrew) 

*Bantamweight Grand Prix- Opening Round

Leandro Higo v. Lugo/Sabatello winner

Magomed Magomedov v. Hill/Barzola winner 

NFL News

OLB Za'Darius Smith has signed a three-year deal with the Vikings after being released by the Packers 

Kansas City will host next years' draft, which will run April 27th through the 29th 

After 222 appearances for the team dating back to 2008, the Falcons have traded QB Matt Ryan to the Colts for a third-round pick in this years' draft. The Falcons also secured QB Marcus Mariota, who was 29-32 as the Titans starter for five seasons (in my mind, not a good trade, but then again, I'm not in any front-office capacity for the Falcons) 

NHL News

The Blackhawks have traded G Marc-Andre Fleury to the Wild for a second-round draft pick that moves up to round one if the Wild reach the WC final series and if Fleury wins four games. Minnesota will be Fleury's fourth team as he also had stops in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas 

U21 Euros Qualifying

Updated Standings

Group A: Azerbaijan and Estonia have been eliminated

Group B: Germany moves back into first place; Latvia and San Marino have been eliminated

Group C: Slovakia moves a game back of Russia for the playoff spot; Northern Ireland can no longer qualify directly; Lithuania is eliminated

Group D: Liechtenstein has been eliminated

Group E: Switzerland is assured of at least the playoffs; Bulgaria, Moldova and Wales can no longer qualify directly; Gibraltar is eliminated 

Group F: Luxembourg is eliminated

Group G: Andorra is eliminated

Group H: France is assured of at least the playoffs; Serbia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia and Armenia can no longer qualify directly 

Group I: Belgium is assured of at least the playoffs; Turkey and Scotland can no longer qualify directly; Kazakhstan is eliminated 

U21 Euros Qualifying

Bosnia/Herzegovina def. Luxembourg 1-0

Azerbaijan def. Estonia 3-0

Slovakia def. Northern Ireland 2-1

Croatia and Austria tied 0-0

Greece def. Liechtenstein 4-0 

Kosovo and Slovenia tied 0-0

Germany def. Latvia 4-0

Montenegro and Italy tied 1-1

Bulgaria and Netherlands tied 0-0

Czech Republic def. Albania 1-0

Switzerland def. Wales 5-1

Spain def. Lithuania 8-0

Turkey def. Scotland 2-0 

England def. Andorra 4-1

Portugal and Iceland tied 1-1 

What should be done about Russia?

I have a few ideas:

1. Removal- not suspension- from the U21 Euros qualifying, which is the Europe qualifier for men's soccer at the next Summer Games. 

*This would mean they would have one less avenue to qualify for Paris 2024. 

*There's also the fact that saying "you can't play now" is less of a punishment then saying "you can no longer play" 

2. Removal from September's EuroBasket lineup or, if that's not a possibility, ensuring that all of their games are behind closed doors with no live stream, no TV coverage of any kind and no live stats 

3. Taking away their UEFA membership, then their FIFA membership

*Taking away their UEFA membership means they won't be able to compete at the League of Nations or any World Cup qualifier tournaments in addition to the next Euros that they're already excluded from until they're able to reapply for membership, which I think should be a period of at least five years. 

4. Moving the men's volleyball worlds (August and September) and short-course swimming worlds (December) to locations outside of Russia 

Qatar World Cup

Who's in the field?

1. Argentina

2. Belgium

3. Brazil

4. Croatia 

5. Denmark

6. Ecuador

7. England 

8. France 

9. Germany

10. Iran 

11. Japan 

12. Netherlands 

13. Saudi Arabia 

14. Serbia

15. South Korea

16. Spain 

17. Switzerland 

18. Uruguay  

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Jamaica and El Salvador tied 1-1

Panama and Honduras tied 1-1

Mexico and United States tied 0-0

Costa Rica def. Canada 1-0

Oceania World Cup Qualifying

Solomon Islands def. Tahiti 3-1

Papua New Guinea def. Fiji 2-1 to finish second in the group and qualify for the semifinals

New Zealand def. New Caledonia 7-1 

Asia World Cup Qualifying

Japan def. Australia 2-0

South Korea def. Iran 2-0 with Son Heung-Min scoring his seventh of the tournament in the first half

Syria def. Lebanon 3-0

Oman def. Vietnam 1-0

China and Saudi Arabia tied 1-1

Iraq def. UAE 1-0 

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying 

Brazil def. Chile 4-0

Colombia def. Bolivia 3-0

Paraguay def. Ecuador 3-1

Uruguay def. Peru 1-0 

UEFA World Cup Qualifying

Second Round Semifinals

North Macedonia def. Italy 1-0

Portugal def. Turkey 3-1

Sweden def. Czech Republic 1-0 in added extra time

Wales def. Austria 2-1

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? 

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

*Bolded and Italicized- newly added  

2022 PFL Season

April 20th

Raush Manfio v. Dan Madge

Anthony Pettis v. Myles Price

Antonio Carlos Junior v. Delan Monte

Jeremy Stephens v. Clay Collard

Emeliano Sordi v. Josh Silveira

Olivier Aubin-Mercier v. TBA

Marthin Hamlet v. Teodoras Aukstuolis

Omari Akhmedov v. Viktor Pesta

Robert Wilkinson v. Bruce Souto 

Stevie Ray v. Alexander Martinez 

April 28th

May 6th

June 17th

June 24th

July 1st 

NHL Trades

Maple Leafs -- Predators: Blue-liner Alex Biega

Predators -- Maple Leafs: TBD future considerations 

Combat Sports News

The UFC is exploring bringing UFC Fight Pass to Brazil with Combate's ten-year broadcast deal set to come to an end later this year 

Jorge Masvidal is delaying a Nevada promoter's license for Gamebred Fighting Championship 

Boxing on May 13th

Josh Kelly v. TBD

Vacant British Middleweight Title: Linus Udolfia v. Denzel Bentley

Harlem Eubank v. Sean Dodd

Brad Pauls v. Ryan Kelly  

Soccer News

After an easing of sanctions against Abramovich, Chelsea can sell tickets again but can't receive the proceeds, which must go to a third party 

Bare Knuckle FC

Paige VanZant will headline BKFC's first London card on July 9th 

BKFC is looking to head to Rotterdam, Netherlands on August 6th 

Baseball

Andrew Miller is officially retiring from baseball after 600+ major league appearances across sixteen years 

NFL News

WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling has signed a three-year deal with the Chiefs 

Qatar World Cup

Japan and Saudi Arabia round out the automatic qualifiers from Asia 

MLB Trades

Blue Jays -- Rockies: OF Randal Grichuk and cash  

Rockies -- Blue Jays: OF Raimel Tapia and prospect Adrian Pinto 

Bellator News

James Gallagher is the second withdrawal from the Bantamweight Grand Prix after Sergio Pettis 

Benson Henderson has re-signed with the promotion and the first bout on a multi-fight deal will be against Peter Queally at Bellator Dublin on September 23rd 

MLB News

MLB and MLBPA have reached an agreement on several rule changes: expanded rosters from 26 to 28 through May 1st, nine-inning doubleheaders instead of seven innings, bringing back the extra-inning ghost-runner rule, and the Ohtani Rule- if a pitcher is also batting in a game, they must remain in the lineup as a DH after they're off the mound 

OF Tommy Pham has signed a one-year deal with Cincinnati 

C Stephen Vogt has signed a major-league deal with Oakland 

Bellator 281/Bellator London on May 13th

Interim Welterweight Title Fight: Michael Page v. Logan Storley 

Boxing on April 9th

Women's Flyweight Unification Bout: WBC champ Marlen Esparza v. WBA champ Naoko Fujioka 

Super Middleweight: Gabriel Rosado v. Shane Mosley Jr  

UFC in July

Men's Flyweight Title Fight: Deiveson Figueiredo v. Brandon Moreno 4 

Boxing on May 7th

Canelo-Bivol card

Super Lightweight: Montana Love v. Gabriel Valenzuela

IBF Heavyweight Eliminator: Filip Hrgovic v. Zhang Zhilei (the winner will then be the next mandatory challenger) 

Bellator News

Sergio Pettis is out of the Grand Prix and his April 23rd opponent, Raufeon Stots, will face Juan Archuleta on the original date 

UFC on May 21st

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio v. Michel Pereira 

Bellator 278 on April 22nd

Women's Flyweight Title Fight: Juliana Velasquez v. Liz Carmouche 

UFC on June 25th

Men's Flyweight: Tim Elliott v. Amir Albazi 

Boxing on May 21st

Joshua Buatsi v. Craig Richards 

Bellator in June

Middleweight Title Fight: Gegard Mousasi v. Johnny Eblen 

Tennis News

Three-time Grand Slam singles champ Ash Barty has announced her retirement 

UFC on April 23rd

Alexandr Romanov will replace Rodrigo Nascimento against Tanner Boser 

Soccer News

UEFA is considering suspending FIFA and UEFA membership for Russia after they launched a bid to host either the 2028 or 2032 Euros despite being suspended from international competition 

M Franck Kessie has signed a four-year deal with Barcelona after appearing 20+ times in Serie A action this season for AC Milan 

Bellator Dublin on September 23rd

Sinead Kavanagh and Peter Queally will compete against TBD opponents 

MLB News

RP Sergio Romo has signed a one-year deal with the Mariners 

3B Matt Chapman has signed a two-year deal with the Blue Jays 

RHP Zach Davies is returning to the Diamondbacks for at least this next season 

Boxing News

Felix Alvarado is vacating his IBF light flyweight title and moving up a weight class 

NFL News

LT Terron Armstead has signed with the Dolphins for five years 

RB Leonard Fournette has re-signed with the Buccaneers for three years 

CB Malcolm Butler is returning to the Patriots for two years 

NHL Trades

Wild -- Coyotes: Prospect F Jack McBain

Coyotes -- Wild: Second-round pick in this years' draft 

Senators -- Bruins: D Josh Brown and a conditional seventh-round pick in this years' draft

Bruins -- Senators: F Zach Senyshyn and a fifth-round selection in this years' draft 

Kraken -- Capitals: F Marcus Johansson

Capitals -- Kraken: F Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick this year and a sixth-round pick next year  

Wild -- Sharks: G Kaapo Kahkonen and a fifth-round draft pick (year unknown)

Sharks -- Wild: D Jacob Middleton 

Blackhawks -- Flames: F Ryan Carpenter

Flames -- Blackhawks: Fifth-round pick in 2024

Canadiens -- Oilers: D Brett Kulak 

Oilers -- Canadiens: D William Lagesson and a second-round pick (year unknown)  

Sharks -- Avalanche: W Andrew Cogliano

Avalanche -- Sharks: Fifth-round pick in 2024 

Senators -- Jets: F Zach Stanford

Jets -- Senators: Fifth-round pick this year  

Red Wings -- Stars: F Vladislav Namestnikov 

Stars -- Red Wings: Fourth-round pick in 2024 

Flyers -- Rangers: Blue-liner Justin Braun

Rangers -- Flyers: Third-round pick next year 

Coyotes -- Stars: G Scott Wedgewood

Stars -- Coyotes: Conditional pick in next years' draft (third round if the Stars make the playoffs this year, fourth round otherwise) 

Kraken -- Predators: D Jeremy Lauzon 

Predators -- Kraken: Second-round pick this year 

Red Wings -- Kings: D Tony Stecher

Kings -- Red Wings: Seventh-round pick this year   

Kraken -- Maple Leafs: D Mark Giordano and F Colin Blackwell 

Maple Leafs -- Kraken: Second-round pick this year and next year and a third-round pick in 2024

NFL News

WR Jamison Crowder has signed a one-year deal with the Bills 

Combat Sports News

Jimmie Rivera has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and is expected to make his promotional debut May 6th at BKFC 25 

NBA News

Three-time Sixth Man winner Jamal Crawford has officially retired, two years after his last competitive action for the Nets 

NHL News

F Jake DeBrusk has signed a two-year extension with the Bruins 

F Jesperi Kotkaniemi has signed an eight-year extension with the Hurricanes 

D Hampus Lindholm has signed an eight-year extension with the Bruins 

Qatar World Cup

Who's eliminated from qualifying? 

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Chinese Taipei, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe 

U21 Euros Qualifying

Thursday's slate

Group B: Hungary v. San Marino

*Hungary can move a game back of third-placed Poland; already-eliminated San Marino is still searching for their first win 

Group H: Serbia v. North Macedonia

Group B: Israel v. Poland

Israel can leapfrog Germany for the lead with a win, Poland can leapfrog Israel into second with a win 

Group H: France v. Faroe Islands 

*A win for France will give them a two-win, six-point cushion in first place, which is the auto-qualifier for the final tournament  

Oceania World Cup Qualifying

New Zealand v. Fiji

New Zealand is looking for their fifth straight win in the series

Fiji is looking for their first win in the series since 2008 

NHL Trades

Senators -- Lightning: W Nick Paul 

Lightning -- Senators: F Mathieu Joseph and a fourth-round pick in 2024 

Sabres -- Panthers: D Robert Hagg 

Panthers -- Sabres: Sixth-round pick this year 

Ducks -- Bruins: D Hampus Lindholm, D Kodie Curran 

Bruins -- Ducks: First-round pick this year, second-round pick next year and in 2024 and rearguards Urho Vaakanainen and John Moore 

MLB Trades

Dodgers -- Rays: OF Luke Raley

Rays -- Dodgers: Minor-league RP Tanner Dodson 

NFL News

DEs Carlos Dunlap and Kerry Hyder have been released by Seattle 

Wide receiver DJ Moore has signed a new four-year contract with the Panthers. He's appeared 63 times for Carolina 

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has signed a one-year deal with the Chiefs. He previously appeared 63 times across five seasons for the Steelers 

MLB News

LHP Tyler Anderson has signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers 

IF Trevor Story has signed a six-year deal with the Red Sox. He previously tallied all of his 745 appearances for the Rockies  

NFL Trades

Rams -- Titans: WR Robert Woods 

Titans -- Rams: Sixth-round pick next year 

CAF Champions League

Group stage after the penultimate matchday (keep in mind the top three teams advance to the next Club World Cup) 

Group Stage -- Quarterfinals

Group A: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and either Al Ahly (Egypt) or Al Hilal (Sudan)

Group B: Raja Casablanca (Morocco) and ES Setif (Algeria) 

Group C: Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia) and CR Belouizdad (Algeria)

Group D: Wydad AC (Morocco) and Petro de Luanda (Angola) 

*Mamelodi Sundowns head into the quarterfinals as Group A winners 

Quarterfinals by Country

Morocco and Algeria have two each

South Africa, Tunisia and Angola have one each 

NWSL Challenge Cup

Chicago Red Stars def. Houston Dash 3-1

A-League Men

Western Sydney and Adelaide United tied 0-0

A-League Women

Melbourne Victory def. Melbourne City 3-1 

Scottish Premiership

Rangers def. Dundee 2-1

Women's FA Cup

West Ham def. Ipswich Town 1-0

Manchester City def. Everton 4-0 with Ellen White scoring in stoppage time

Chelsea def. Birmingham City 5-0 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Tijuana def. FC Juarez 1-0

Club America def. Toluca 3-0

Atlas and Guadalajara tied 1-1

Leon def. Mazatlan 2-1  

Eredivisie

Groningen def. Utrecht 3-1

Ajax-Amsterdam def. Feyenoord 3-2

PSV Eindhoven def. Fortuna Sittard 5-0 

RKC Waalwijk def. Vitesse 2-1 

Willem II and AZ Alkmaar tied 2-2 

English League Championship

Peterborough United def. Queens Park Rangers 3-1 

Ligue 1

Monaco def. Paris Saint-Germain 3-0

Angers def. Brest 1-0

Montpellier def. Bordeaux 2-0

Lorient and Strasbourg tied 0-0

Rennes def. Metz 6-1 

Reims and Lyon tied 0-0

Marseille def. Nice 2-1 

Serie A

Sampdoria def. Venezia 2-0

Empoli and Verona tied 1-1

Juventus def. Salernitana 2-0

Roma def. Lazio 3-0

Atalanta def. Bologna 1-0 

Bundesliga

RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt tied 0-0

Bayer Leverkusen def. Wolfsburg 2-0

Cologne and Borussia Dortmund tied 1-1 

Major League Soccer

New York Red Bull and Columbus tied 1-1

Austin and Seattle tied 1-1

Los Angeles FC def. Vancouver 3-1 

La Liga

Espanyol def. Mallorca 1-0

Cadiz def. Villareal 1-0

Celta Vigo and Real Betis tied 0-0

Sevilla and Real Sociedad tied 0-0

Barcelona def. Real Madrid 4-0 behind two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

*Aubameyang now has seven goals in seven games with Barca 

Premier League

Leicester City def. Brentford 2-1

Tottenham def. West Ham 3-1 with Son Heung-Min scoring twice 

English FA Cup- Quarterfinals

Crystal Palace def. Everton 4-0

Manchester City def. Southampton 4-1 with Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden all contributing solo scores

Liverpool def. Nottingham Forest 1-0 

*They join Chelsea, who were 2-0 winners over Nottingham Forest 

NHL Trades

Flyers -- Panthers: Claude Giroux, prospects Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov and a fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft  

Panthers -- Flyers: Third-round pick in next years' draft and a conditional first-round pick in next years' draft (if the pick is outside the first ten off the board, Philly will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025)  

*Giroux has appeared exactly 1,000 times for the Flyers in a career dating back to 2007-08 

Wrestling

After an Olympic gold and two D1 national titles for Minnesota, Gable Steveson is officially retiring from wrestling 

Ice Hockey

Russia is challenging the IIHF's indefinite ban for their national team, saying that it's "based on nationality", according to their statement. 

*It's not- it's based on Russia invading Ukraine. 

MLB News

OF Jorge Soler has signed a three-year deal with Miami 

Shortstop Carlos Correa has signed a three-year deal with Minnesota

NCAA Women's Basketball

The 2021-22 D3 champions are Hope College. They join Amherst College as three-time national champions 

Boxing on May 21st

WBO Interim Super Middleweight Title Fight: Zach Parker v. Demetrius Andrade  

NFL News

QB Matthew Stafford has signed a four-year extension with the Rams 

TE Robert Tonyan has re-signed with the Packers for this season 

QB Case Keenum has been traded from the Browns to the Bills in exchange for a seventh-round pick this year 

DT Fletcher Cox will be rejoining the Eagles for at least this upcoming season, which will be his eleventh with the team. This means that he can potentially tally 170 appearances for Philly 

Heavyweight Boxing

Joe Joyce v. Joseph Parker possible for June, most likely as a WBO final eliminator 

Basketball

This year's EuroBasket tournament will be September 1st through the 18th. At the moment, Russia is still in the field 

Field Hockey

The Women's Junior World Cup will start on April 1st and run through April 12th. 

Next year's installment, which might be a qualifier for Paris 2024, will take place in Santiago, Chile 

Olympic Sports

Banning Russian competitors: Governing bodies of athletics, ice hockey, rugby, basketball, cycling, alpine skiing and sport climbing

Allowing Russian athletes to compete unattached: Governing bodies of tennis, swimming and judo  

Boxing on June 18th

Light Heavyweight Unification Bout: WBC/IBF champ Artur Beterbiev v. WBO champ Joe Smith Jr 

Paris 2024

Shooting competitions might not remain at La Courneuve- as that is a former WWII military ground, it will require decontamination before being permitted to host competition under the Olympic banner. The National Center for Sport Shooting, while available, is currently not being discussed as an option  

Basketball: At the moment, preliminary and quarterfinal competition will be held at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center with semifinals and medal matches at the Paris-Bercy Arena 

Volleyball, Badminton and Swimming have been moved away from Seine-Saint-Denis 

Rugby Sevens: Moved into the Stade de France

Sport Climbing: Set to take place at a permanent facility between Dugny-Le Bourget and La Courneuve 

Boxing on April 16th

Isaac Cruz v. Yuriorkis Gamboa

Jose Valenzuela v. Francisco Vargas 

Cody Crowley v. Josesito Lopez 

NFL News

WR Cole Beasley has been released by the Bills after 46 appearances across three seasons 

DE Dante Fowler has signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys 

After being released by the Giants, DB Logan Ryan is headed to the Buccaneers 

WR Davante Adams has been traded from the Packers to the Raiders in exchange for two draft picks this year, including a first-rounder. Adams has spent his entire 116-game career with Green Bay 

WR Allen Robinson has signed a three-year deal with the Rams 

DT Fletcher Cox has been released by the Eagles after ten seasons and 156 games

RT La'el Collins will be released by the Cowboys 

CB Casey Heyward has signed a two-year contract with the Falcons

NCAA Swimming

The College Club Swimming National Championships will be April 8th through the 10th

UFC News

UFC 281 will be October 22nd in Abu Dhabi. No fights have yet been announced for the card 

Soccer News

Russia's appeal against their World Cup qualifying ban was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Poland will be awarded a bye in the second-round semifinals and will play for a World  Cup spot next Tuesday the 29th 

UFC 275 on June 11th

Middleweight: Brendan Allen v. Jacob Malkoun 

MLB News

RP Hansel Robles is reuniting with the Red Sox on an undisclosed deal 

OF Nick Castellanos has signed a five-year deal with the Phillies 

RP Kenley Jansen, a three-time All-Star, has signed a one-year contract with the Braves 

RP Mychal Givens has signed a one-year contract with the Cubs 

RP Ryan Terpera has signed a two-year contract with the Angels 

IF Jonathan Villar has signed a one-year contract with the Cubs 

RP Archie Bradley has signed a one-year contract with the Angels 

OF Corey Dickerson has signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals

1B Luke Voit has been traded from the Yankees to the Padres in exchange for minor-league RHP Justin Lange (Anthony Rizzo, who plays the same position, re-signed with the Yankees earlier in the week) 

Europa Conference League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

1. Bodo/Glimt

2. Feyenoord 

3. Leicester City 

4. Marseille 

5. PAOK Salonika 

6. PSV Eindhoven   

7. Roma 

8. Slavia Prague

Oceania World Cup Qualifying

Solomon Islands def. Cook Islands 2-0 

Tahiti-Vanuatu was postponed  

Premier League

Everton def. Newcastle United 1-0 

Europa League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

1. Atalanta

2. Barcelona

3. Braga

4. Eintracht Frankfurt 

5. Lyon 

6. Rangers 

7. West Ham 

*They join RB Leipzig, who progressed after the removal of Spartak Moskow 

Upcoming Boxing Calendar

Next weekend

Tim Tszyu v. Terrell Gausha

Michel Rivera v. Joseph Adorno 

Elvis Rodriguez v. Juan Jose Velasco 

April 1st

Sandor Martin v. Jose Felix 

April 9th

Erickson Lubin v. Sebastian Fundora

Tony Harrison v. Sergio Garcia

Kevin Salgado v. Bryant Perrella 

April 16th

Errol Spence Jr v. Yordenis Ugas

Eimantas Stanionis v. Radzhab Butaev 

Brandun Lee v. Zachary Ochoa 

April 22nd

Ivan Zucco v. Marko Nikolic

Mirko Natalizi v. Tony Dixon 

May 13th

Daniele Scardina v. Giovanni De Carolis

Mary Romero v. Maria Cecchi 

May 14th

Jermall Charlo v. Brian Castano 2

Jaron Ennis v. Custio Clayton

May 20th

Kerman Lejarraga v. JJ Metcalf 

May 21st

David Benavidez v. David Lemieux

Yoelvis Gomez v. Jorge Cota

May 28th

Gervonta Davis v. Rolando Romero

June 4th

Stephen Fulton Jr v. Daniel Roman

David Morrell v. Kalvin Henderson

June 18th

Jermall Charlo v. Maciej Sulecki 

July 9th

Mark Magsayo v. Rey Vargas 

NFL Trades

Raiders -- Colts: DE Yannick Ngakoue 

Colts -- Raiders: CB Rock Ya-Sin

Golf News

LIV Golf Invitational- Schedule

June 9th, July 1st, July 29th, September 2nd, September 16th, October 7th, October 14th and October 28th 

NHL Trades

Canadiens -- Panthers: D Ben Chiarot

Panthers -- Canadiens: F prospect Tyler Smilanic, second-round pick this year and first-round pick next year

Kraken -- Flames: F Calle Jarnkrok 

Flames -- Kraken: Second-round pick this year, third-round pick next year and seventh-round pick in 2024 

NFL News

OLB Von Miller will sign a six-year deal with the Bills 

RB Raheem Mostert has signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins 

OLB Za'Darius Smith has signed a four-year deal with the Ravens. This comes after he was released by the Packers 

WR Chris Godwin has signed a three-year contract with the Buccaneers 

UFC 274 on May 7th

Strawweight Title Fight Co-Main: Rose Namajunas v. Carla Esparza 2 

NHL News

F Tomas Hertl has signed an eight-year extension with the Sharks 

MLB News

OF Joc Pederson has signed with the Giants for one year 

IF/OF Kris Bryant has signed with the Rockies for seven years 

UFC News

Miesha Tate v. Lauren Murphy at women's flyweight has been moved from a Fight Night on May 14th to UFC 276 on July 2nd, which will round out International Fight Week 

A-League Men

Western Sydney def. Adelaide United 2-1 

USL Championship

New York Red Bull 2 def. Atlanta United 2 1-0 

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund def. Mainz 1-0 

Premier League

Tottenham def. Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0

Liverpool def. Arsenal 2-0 

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16- Second Leg

Villareal def. Juventus 3-0 and advances 4-1 on aggregate

Chelsea def. Lille 2-1 and advances 4-1 on aggregate 

UFC 274 on May 7th

Michelle Waterson is out of a bout against Amanda Ribas 

Added bout: Tracy Cortez v. Melissa Gatto

MLB Trades

Reds -- Royals: RP Amir Garrett 

Royals -- Reds: LHP Mike Minor and cash 

Athletics -- Blue Jays: 3B Matt Chapman

Blue Jays -- Athletics: IF Kevin Smith and P Gunnar Hoglund, Zach Logue and Kirby Snead  

NHL Trades

Panthers -- Rangers: F Frank Vatrano 

Rangers -- Panthers: Fourth-round pick this year 

Hockey News

The Premier Hockey Federation, formerly known as the National Women's Hockey League, will be adding a team in Montreal for next season 

Boxing this weekend

Vergil Ortiz Jr is out of his bout against Michael McKinson. This comes after Keyshawn Davis withdrew from his bout on Saturday 

Baseball News

The World Baseball Classic will return next year. The last time it was held was in 2017 

*The United States are the defending champions, with the Dominican Republic claiming gold in 2013 and Japan winning the first two installments 

Combat Sports News

Jared Gooden, Greg Hardy, Sabina Mazo and Davi Ramos have completed their contracts and are no longer on the UFC active roster 

NHL Milestones

Alex Ovechkin has the third-most goals in NHL history, moving past Jaromir Jagr. Only Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801) have more 

NFL News

Thirty-nine compensatory draft picks have been awarded to sixteen teams. This years' draft will be April 28th through the 30th

DE Chandler Jones has signed a four-year deal with the Raiders. Jones has recorded 107.5 sacks in his career 

OLB Haason Reddick has signed a three-year deal with the Eagles 

WR Julio Jones will be released by the Titans after one season 

DE Carl Nassib has been released by the Raiders after two seasons

OLB Uchenna Nwosu has signed with the Seahawks for two years    

Running back JD McKissic is expected to re-sign with Washington on a two-year deal 

CB Darious Williams is expected to sign with the Jaguars for three years 

QB Tyrod Taylor has signed with the Giants for two years. Taylor split the starting duties for the Texans last season with Davis Mills

S Marcus Maye has signed a three-year contract with the Saints  

TE Austin Hooper will be released by the Browns 

QB Teddy Bridgewater has signed with Miami for one year

G Shaq Mason has been traded from New England to Tampa in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick 

Cornerback JC Jackson has signed with the Chargers for five years 

WR Cedrick Wilson has signed with Miami for three years

MLB News

Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets won't be able to play home games. This comes after the news that unvaxxed players won't be able to play or receive pay or service time for games in Toronto 

RP Collin McHugh has signed with Atlanta for two years

OF Seiya Suzuki has signed with the Cubs for five years  

1B Anthony Rizzo will stay with the Yankees for at least the next two seasons

OF Eddie Rosario has re-signed with the Braves for at least the next two seasons  

IF Brad Miller has signed a contract with the Rangers 

RHP Kyle Schwarber will return to the Royals for at least one more season

OF Kyle Schwarber has signed a four-year deal with Philadelphia 

UFC 273 on April 9th

New bout: Dricus Du Plessis v. Anthony Hernandez

*Du Plessis was originally booked against Chris Curtis while Hernandez was supposed to face Albert Duraev

Although Petr Yan can make his title bout against Aljamain Sterling, the same can't be said for his cornermen due to visa issues   

NCAA Women's Basketball

D3 Semifinal on Thursday: Hope College v. Trine University 

Boxing this weekend

fuboTV will stream both Probellum cards this weekend, with one on Friday and one on Saturday 

NCAA Women's Tennis

Friday: Oglethorpe v. SCAD-Atlanta 

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey

ECAC Semifinal on Friday: Colgate v. Quinnipiac 

NCAA Men's Lacrosse

Saturday: Oglethorpe v. Sewanee in Southern Athletic Association action 

Boxing this summer

June or July: Jaime Munguia v. Carlos Adames now in discussion for a final eliminator for Jermall Charlo's WBC belt at middleweight. Munguia v. Jermall Charlo reportedly fell apart over a dispute about broadcast partners

MLB Trades

Reds -- Mariners: OF Jesse Winker and 3B Eugenio Suarez

Mariners -- Reds: P Justin Dunn, P Brandon Williamson and OF Jake Fraley 

UFC London this weekend

As of now, Alexander Volkov is still in the main event against Tom Aspinall 

NHL Trades

Ducks -- Avalanche: D Josh Manson

Avalanche -- Ducks: Prospect Drew Helleson and a second-round pick in next years' draft  

Soccer News

Next season's installment of the Women's FA Cup will see the overall prize fund increase to three million pounds (almost four million dollars) 

NFL News

LB DeVondre Campbell is returning to the Packers for the next five years 

Tight end CJ Uzomah has signed a three-year contract with the Jets 

DE DeMarcus Lawrence has signed a new three-year contract with the Cowboys 

LT Jake Matthews has signed a three-year extension with the Falcons 

QB Brian Hoyer will return to New England for at least the next two seasons 

Preston Smith has signed a four-year extension with the Packers while they have released Za'Darius Smith 

OL Daryl Williams has been released by the Bills while C Mitch Morse has signed a two-year extension with the team 

C Ryan Jensen has re-signed with the Buccaneers for three years. He's so far appeared 65 times for Tampa 

Boxing News

Caleb Plant's next bout will be against Anthony Dirrell 

Keyshawn Davis has withdrawn from a bout on Saturday

MLB News

LHP Brad Hand has signed with the Phillies for one year 

RP Ian Kennedy has signed with the Diamondbacks for one year 

The Yankees will trade C Gary Sanchez and IF Gio Urshela to the Twins in exchange for 3B Josh Donaldson, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and C Ben Rortvedt 

The Reds have traded RHP Sonny Gray and minor league pitcher Francis Peguero to the Twins in exchange for pitcher prospect Chase Petty. Gray has been with Cincinnati for the past three seasons and has appeared 68 times, all as a starter  

Boxing TBD

Janibek Alimkhanuly v. Danny Dignum for a WBO interim title at middleweight 

Scottish Cup

Celtic def. Dundee United 3-0 in the fourth and final quarterfinal contest

*The semifinals next month will see Celtic v. Rangers and Heart of Midlothian v. Hibernian 

Israeli Premier League

Maccabi Haifa def. Beitar Jerusalem 1-0 

Serie A

Lazio def. Venezia 1-0 with Ciro Immobile's second-half score adding to his Lazio career goals record

*Immobile is tops at the club with 176 goals despite not being in the top ten for career appearances  

La Liga

Real Madrid def. Mallorca 3-0 with Karim Benzema adding to his third-place mark for Real Madrid career goals with two tallies

Premier League

Crystal Palace and Manchester City tied 0-0

NCAA Updates

Women's Gymnastics

Saturday: Pac-12 Championships  

Women's Ice Hockey

Frozen Four on Friday: Yale v. Ohio State and Northeastern v. Minnesota-Duluth 

Men's Ice Hockey

Atlantic Hockey semifinal on Friday: Air Force v. either Sacred Heart or RIT

Women's Lacrosse

Friday: Dartmouth v. Massachusetts  

MLB News

RP Brad Boxberger returns to the Brewers for at least this next season 

DH Nelson Cruz has signed with the Nationals for one year 

RP Adam Ottavino has signed with the Mets for one year 

NBA Milestones

LeBron James has become the first in league history with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists in a career 

NFL News

WR Michael Gallup has signed a new five-year deal with the Cowboys. He's spent his entire four-season career with Dallas and has appeared in 55 games 

QB Kirk Cousins has signed a one-year extension with the Vikings and will be with the team through at least next season. He's suited up 63 times for Minnesota across four seasons 

BellatorMMA

Fedor Emilianeko's retirement fight was scheduled to be held in Moscow's Red Square but will now be in another location

FA Women's Super League

Manchester City def. Tottenham 1-0

Chelsea def. Aston Villa 1-0 behind a stoppage-time goal from Sam Kerr

West Ham def. Birmingham City 1-0

Arsenal def. Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0

A-League Men

Adelaide United def. Newcastle Jets 2-1

Scottish Cup- Quarterfinals

Hibernian def. Motherwell 2-1 

Rangers def. Dundee 3-0 

Semifinal Qualifiers

1. Heart of Midlothian

2. Hibernian

3. Rangers

4. Dundee United/Celtic winner 

Austrian Bundesliga

LASK Linz, Rapid Vienna and Red Bull Salzburg all picked up wins 

A-League Women

Melbourne Victory def. Adelaide United 2-1 

USL Championship

Birmingham Legion and Tampa Bay Rowdies tied 1-1

New Mexico United def. Las Vegas Lights 2-0 

Eredivisie

Fortune Sittard def. Willem II 1-0

PSV Eindhoven def. Utrecht 1-0

Heracles and Vitesse tied 0-0

Feyenoord def. PEC Zwolle 2-0

Twente def. AZ Alkmaar 2-1 

English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers def. Luton Town 2-1 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Pachuca def. Toluca 3-0

Atletico San Luis def. Puebla 2-1

Santos Laguna def. Tijuana 4-0 

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain def. Bordeaux 3-0 with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both tallying solo scores

Reims def. Angers 1-0

Lorient def. Clermont 2-0

Metz and Racing Club de Lens tied 0-0 

Strasbourg def. Monaco 1-0

Rennes def. Lyon 4-2

Marseille def. Brest 4-1

Serie A

Fiorentina def. Bologna 1-0

Napoli def. Verona 2-1

Atalanta and Genoa tied 0-0

Udinese and Roma tied 1-1

Torino and Inter Milan tied 1-1 

Bundesliga

Cologne def. Bayer Leverkusen 1-0

Borussia Dortmund def. Bielefeld 1-0 

Eintracht Frankfurt def. Bochum 2-1

RB Leipzig def. Greuther Furth 6-1 

Major League Soccer

Atlanta United def. Charlotte FC 2-1 with Josef Martinez tallying the opening goal 

Minnesota United def. New York Red Bull 1-0 

La Liga

Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla tied 1-1

Real Betis def. Athletic Bilbao 1-0

Real Sociedad def. Alaves 1-0

Barcelona def. Osasuna 4-0 

Premier League

Chelsea def. Newcastle United 1-0 behind a second-half score from Kai Havertz

Wolverhampton def. Everton 1-0

Leeds United def. Norwich City 2-1

Watford def. Southampton 2-1

West Ham def. Aston Villa 2-1

Arsenal def. Leicester City 2-0 

Men's Soccer- Asian Cup 

Qualifying- Third and Final Round

June 8th through the 14th

Group A: Jordan, Kuwait, Indonesia and Nepal

Group B: Palestine, Philippines, Yemen and Mongolia 

Group C: Uzbekistan, Thailand, Maldives and Sri Lanka

Group D: India, Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia

Group E: Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Malaysia and Bangladesh

Group F: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Singapore

The group winners and the five best second-place finishers qualify for the Asian Cup next year

Already in:

Australia, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam

MLB News

RP Jeurys Familia has signed with the Phillies for one year 

C Robinson Chirinos has signed with the Orioles for one year 

RP Alex Colome has signed with the Rockies for one year 

IF/OF Niko Goodrum has signed with the Astros for one year 

RP Joe Kelly has signed with the White Sox for two years while IF Josh Harrison has signed with the team for one year 

The Rangers have traded shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and pitching prospect Ronny Henriquez to the Twins in exchange for C Mitch Garver 

RP Steve Cishek has signed with the Nationals on a one-year deal 

Soccer News

*The telecom company Three- which is Chelsea's shirt sponsor- have suspended their sponsorship deal with the club and requested that their logo be removed from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home stadium, as a result of government sanctions against Chelsea's owner

*Hyundai, Chelsea's sleeve sponsor, hasn't yet made a concrete decision

*Chelsea has been placed on a transfer ban in addition to a ban on selling new tickets, although fans that have already purchased tickets can still go to games

*No merchandise can be sold at the club shop

*This doesn't impact the club's ability to pay staff or players

*There's a limit on how much can be spent per home match, including catering and security  

*There's a five-figure limit on travel to away matches 

*Barclaycard company credit cards have been frozen 

*Roman Abramovich can no longer run Chelsea after nearly two decades at the helm, although the players aren't directly impacted 

UFC Columbus next weekend

David Onama v. Nate Landwehr is off the card. Onama had stepped in as a replacement for Lerone Murphy  

MLB News

Unvaccinated players cannot play in Toronto and won't receive pay or service time for missed games  

NFL News

DE Trey Flowers will be released by Detroit after 29 appearances across three seasons 

Boxing this weekend

Ortiz Jr-McKinson 

Bektemir Melikuziev v. David Zegarra 

Upcoming Boxing Bouts

Undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor v. WBA mandatory Alberto Puello

NHL News

D Rasmus Ristolainen has signed a five-year extension with the Flyers 

RIZIN 35 on April 17th

Lightweight Title Fight: Roberto Satoshi v. Johnny Case

Featherweight Title Fight: Juntaro Ushiku v. Yutaka Saito

Atomweight Title Fight: Ayaka Hamasaki v. Seika Izawa 

Soccer News

The Ballon d'Or, given each year to the best men's soccer player in the world, has undergone some changes

1. It will now recognize performance over the course of a season (August to July) rather than January through December

2. The number of voters will be reduced

3. Fair play record and overall contributions will be taken into consideration in addition to individual performance 

NFL News

The Bears will be trading Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for a second-round pick this year and a sixth-round pick next year. Mack logged 53 appearances for the Bears and 64 for the Raiders  

LB Jordan Hicks has been released by the Cardinals after 49 appearances. He previously appeared 43 times for the Eagles 

OG Roger Saffold has been released by the Titans after 46 appearances. He previously appeared in 114 games for the Rams 

DE Maxx Crosby has signed a four-year extension with the Raiders 

MLB News

LHP Carlos Rodon has signed with the Giants for two years 

LHP Clayton Kershaw will remain with the Dodgers through at least this season 

LHP Martin Perez has signed with the Rangers for one year 

SS Andrelton Simmons has signed with the Cubs for one year 

RHP Drew VerHagen has signed with the Cardinals for two years 

NBA News

James Harden is now third in terms of career three-pointers. Only Stephen Curry and Ray Allen have more  

UFC 275 on June 11th

Middleweight: Robert Whittaker v. Marvin Vettori 

MLB News

MLB and MLBPA have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. The rescheduled Opening Day for a full 162-game season is expected to be the 7th of next month 

*The playoff field will be expanded to 12 teams

*Universal DH 

*Draft lottery of six teams

*$50 million bonus pool

*Increase in both minimum salary and competitive balance tax threshold

*Service-time manipulation is expected to be addressed 

Leeds United v. Aston Villa 

Aston is on a two-game unbeaten run with a win and a draw; prior to this, however, Leeds tallied two wins and a draw in three matchups between December 2018 and October 2020; Leeds-U posted their last series win October 2020 

Wolverhampton v. Watford

Wolverhampton have won three of the last four, including the most recent encounter back in September; Watford's last series win was January 1st, 2020 (26 months and counting) 

Southampton v. Newcastle United

Newcastle is 3-1-1 in the last five and is on a two-game unbeaten run in the series with a win and a draw; Southampton's last win in the series was November 2020 

Norwich City v. Chelsea

Chelsea has won the last three in a row in the series 

NHL News

The NHL has suspended dealings with the Russian hockey league KHL in addition to suspending relationships with Russia-based business partners, terminating their Russia broadcast agreement and pausing Russian-language digital and social media sites. This comes after the Premier League stopped their broadcast deal with a Russian network  

Golf News

Tiger Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame after 82 PGA Tour victories and 15 major titles 

UFC 274 on May 7th

Lightweight: Michael Chandler v. Tony Ferguson 

Boxing on March 26th

Tim Tszyu v. Terrell Gausha

Michel Rivera v. Joseph Adorno 

Elvis Rodriguez v. Juan Jose Velasco 

UFC on April 30th

Men's Bantamweight Main Event: Rob Font v. Marlon Vera

NBA Playoff Tracker

Spots Clinched

1. Phoenix Suns (Western Conference)  

Bellator 279 on April 23rd

Men's Bantamweight Title Fight/Grand Prix Bout: Sergio Pettis v. Raufeon Stots 

Women's Featherweight Title Fight: Cris Cyborg v. Arlene Blencowe rematch 

Men's Bantamweight Grand Prix Bout: Kyoji Horiguchi v. Patchy Mix 

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball

Autobid Tracker

Big South: Longwood 

Colonial Athletic Association: Delaware 

Horizon League: Wright State 

Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago

Northeast Conference: Bryant 

Ohio Valley: Murray State 

Patriot League: Colgate 

Summit League: South Dakota State 

West Coast Conference: Gonzaga 

Boxing on April 16th

Connor Benn v. Chris van Heerden in a DAZN main event 

Chris Billam-Smith will defend his EU cruiserweight title in a rematch against Tommy McCarthy

Zelfa Barrett v. Faroukh Kourbanov at super featherweight 

NHL News

F Kyle Clifford has signed a two-year extension with Toronto. He suited up 16 times for the team in 2019-20 and another ten times this season

Eagle FC on May 20th

Recent signee Junior dos Santos v. Yorgan de Castro   

NFL News

LT Alejandro Villanueva is hanging up his cleats after seven seasons. He appeared 96 times for the Steelers across six seasons before playing his final 17 games with Baltimore 

LB Harold Landry has re-signed with Tennessee through at least 2027. He's played all 64 career games with the Titans 

QB Carson Wentz has been traded to the Commanders. This will be his third team in seven seasons after 68 games with the Eagles and 17 with the Colts 

LB Bobby Wagner has been released by Seattle after 819 solo tackles in 151 appearances for the Seahawks 

Combat Sports News

Bellator, UFC and BKFC veteran Hector Lombard has signed a multi-fight deal with Eagle FC 

Carlos Felipe is officially a free agent as he is no longer on the UFC roster 

Beijing Paralympics

Top three combined wins between wheelchair curling and sled hockey

China is in the lead with 11 (seven-of-ten in wheelchair curling, 4-0 in sled hockey and 11-3 overall) 

Canada has just one win in sled hockey but 7 in wheelchair curling for 8 overall

Sweden's 7 wins in wheelchair curling is enough for third place overall

The United States' six wins total puts them one back in a tie for fourth with Slovakia 

Beijing Paralympics

Sled Hockey- Quarterfinals

South Korea def. Italy 4-0 for their first win of the tournament

China def. Czech Republic 4-3 to improve to 4-0 at the tournament 

Wheelchair Curling

Sweden, China and Canada, with seven wins apiece, have booked three of the four available spots in the semifinals

Wheelchair Curling- Top Three Scoring Teams

Canada (69)

Sweden (62)

Norway (60)

CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals- First Leg

New York City FC def. Communicaciones 3-1

Seattle Sounders def. Leon 3-0

UFC 274 on May 7th

Welterweight: Francisco Trinaldo v. Danny Roberts and Randy Brown v. Khaos Williams

NFL Overseas Games this season

London: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (two) and Wembley Stadium 

Mexico City: Estadio Azteca 

Munich, Germany: FC Bayern Munich Stadium 

UFC London next weekend

Men's Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood v. Vince Morales

Boxing in May

Jean Pascal v. Meng Fanlong on either the 20th or 21st 

KSW 68 next weekend

Middleweight: Damian Janikowski v. Tomasz Jakubiec and Albert Odzimkowski v. Tommy Quinn

Light Heavyweight: Rafal Kijanczuk v. Yann Kouadja  

UFC on April 30th

Heavyweight: Jake Collier v. Justin Tafa 

Soccer News

The Premier League has suspended their deal with their Russian broadcast partner for this season. No word yet on next season

Boxing on May 14th

Sergey Kovalev will make his cruiserweight debut against Tervel Pulev  

Baseball News

Apple TV+ will launch Friday Night Baseball this year, with exclusive rights to two games each Friday 

World Cup Qualifying

Ukraine v. Scotland has been moved from the 24th of this month to June 

The Scotland/Ukraine v. Wales/Austria match will also take place in June 

Poland has been awarded a bye through the semifinal stage and, pending a Russian appeal, will meet the Sweden-Czech Republic winner on the 29th of this month 

NFL News

QB Russell Wilson is headed from Seattle to Denver after 158 appearances for the Seahawks in exchange for QB Drew Lock, TE Noah Fant, DT Shelby Harris and five draft picks 

WR Mike Williams has signed a three-year extension with the Chargers. He's eight games shy of 80 appearances for the Bolts  

QB Aaron Rodgers, who's spent his entire 213-game career with the Packers, is sticking in Green Bay until at least 2026. The deal will reportedly make him the highest-paid NFL player ever

Bellator 276 this weekend

Derek Anderson v. Goiti Yamauchi at welterweight is off the card  

NHL News

Jared McCann, Seattle's leading scorer, has signed a five-year extension with the team 

Boxing on May 28th

Lightweight: Gervonta Davis v. Rolando Romero 

Combat Sports News

Two-time PFL lightweight champ Kayla Harrison, who tallied 11 of her 12 wins in the promotion, is returning to the league on a multi-year deal 

EFL Trophy- Semifinals

Sutton United def. Wigan Athletic on penalties  

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16- Second Leg

Bayern Munich def. Red Bull Salzburg 7-1 with a hat trick from Robert Lewandowski and two from Thomas Muller and advance 8-2 on aggregate

*Bayern 3W-0L-1D in the all-time series

Inter Milan def. Liverpool 1-0 for their first win in the series but Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate 

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao def. Levante 3-1 to extend their unbeaten run in the series to at least six games (three wins and three draws) 

Global Soccer

Neroca FC def. Tiddim Road Athletic Union 2-0, meaning both of their wins in the all-time series (now 2-1-1 in favor of Neroca) have been shutouts 

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur def. ATK Mohun Bagan 1-0 for their second straight series win (and first shutout win) and improve to 3-1 in the all-time series 

Israeli Premier League

Maccabi Tel Aviv def. Beitar Jerusalem 3-1 for their third straight win in the series 

Premier League

Tottenham def. Everton 5-0 to snap a four-game losing streak in the series (two losses and two draws) and take home their first series win since June 2020 

English FA Cup- Fifth Round

Nottingham Forest def. Huddersfield Town 2-1, meaning each team has won half of the last six encounters 

NHL News

F Austin Czarnik is heading to the Islanders from the Kraken off of waivers

D Olli Juolevi is heading to the Red Wings from the Panthers 

Bellator Paris on May 6th

Middleweight: Lorenz Larkin v. Khalid Murtazaliev and Mike Shipman v. Gregory Babene

Welterweight: Lewis Long v. Thibault Gouti and Nicolo Solli v. Joel Kouadja 

Men's Featherweight: Fabacary Diatta v. Jordan Barton

Women's Flyweight: Lucie Bertaud v. Katarzyna Sadura  

Cage Warriors 134 next Friday

141 Catchweight: George Hardwick v. Lukasz Kopera 

UFC on June 4th

Strawweight: Cynthia Calvillo v. Brianna Fortino (nee Van Buren) 

Also Announced

Men's Featherweight: Dan Ige v. Mosvar Evloev

Women's Flyweight: Poliana Botelho v. Karine Silva 

Men's Flyweight: Zhalgas Zhumagulov v. Jeff Molina and Zarrukh Adashev v. Ode Osbourne

Soccer News

Mexican Liga BBVA MX has banned visiting-team fans after weekend match riots that forced several postponements. It's unclear how long this ban is for  

UFC London next weekend

Takashi Sato will replace Claudio Silva against Gunnar Nelson 

MLB News

Major League Baseball is looking into instituting pitch clocks of fourteen seconds with empty bases and nineteen seconds with runners on base, although as of yet nothing has come of it 

*The reason behind wanting a pitch clock is that the minor leagues saw reductions in game times with pitch clocks in use 

NFL News

S Jessie Bates has received the franchise tag from the Bengals 

TE Jack Doyle has announced his retirement after nine seasons and 131 games with the Colts 

LB Kyle Van Noy has been released by the Patriots 

TE David Njoku has received the franchise tag from the Browns 

UFC 273 on April 9th

Current Main Card 

Men's Featherweight Title Fight: Alexander Volkanovski v. Chan Sung Jung

Men's Bantamweight Title Fight: Aljamain Sterling v. Petr Yan 2

Welterweight: Gilbert Burns v. Khamzat Chimaev 

Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern v. Tecia Torres

Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum v. Nassourdine Imavov 

Boxing News

Magomed Kurbanov v. Patrick Teixeira, originally scheduled for the 26th of this month, has been postponed 

The WBA has ordered Israil Madrimov and Michael Soro to come to terms on a rematch before a purse bid in a month 

Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Beitar Jerusalem 

Tel Aviv has won the last two in the series and is riding a 3W-0L-2D streak in the last five meetings dating back to June 2020

Tiddim Road Athletic Union v. Neroca FC 

*First meeting in nearly fourteen months

*All-time record 1-1-1

*Tiddim Road won the first-ever meeting 2-1 in January 2020

*One month later, Neroca picked up a 5-0 win

*January of last year saw a 1-1 tie

ATK Mohun Bagan v. Jamshedpur

These two teams have met just three times, with Jamshedpur holding a 2-1 edge (with both by 2-1 scores) including the most recent encounter in December  

Athletic Bilbao v. Levante

Dating back to October 2020, Athletic hasn't lost in the last five encounters (2W-0L-3D) 

Tottenham v. Everton 

Everton is riding a four-game unbeaten streak in the series (2W-0L-2D). Tottenham's last series win was in July 2020 

Nottingham Forest v. Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield has won three of the last five in the series and the most recent encounter back in December