Lots of non-football January 29, 2019 updates...

• The hammer has finally come down (somewhat and insufficiently) for the McGregor-Khabib fiasco after Nurmagedov beat the shit out of McGregor at UFC 229.

Khabib banned nine months (can shave three off by doing anti-bullying work in Nevada) by the NSAC, fined half a million dollars.

McGregor banned six months and fined $50,000.

Khabib's manager says his fighter will never fight in Nevada again.

Good, because you should've been banned for what you did.

McGregor didn't jump the fence.  Khabib Nurmagedov did.

Now, the fight never should've taken place anyway -- Conor McGregor should be "Upstate", if you've ever been in the New York jails, like I have.

A cousin and a cornerman for Nurmagedov have been banned a year each and fined $25,000 for their roles in the brawl.

The bans are retroactive to October 6, and there is already discussion of a rematch.  All suspensions will be upheld by the UFC.

• Another touchy subject today from the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding the UFC:  Jon Jones has, subject to rigorous additional drug testing,  It's only for March 2nd's UFC 235, where Jones is scheduled to main-event and defend his title.

The NSAC sounds like it didn't want to, but enough arms were twisted this time.  Including the NSAC's refusal to license Jones in December, he's been banned three times over drugs.

• To the NHL:   Nashville Predators:  Austin Watson, thrown out of the league until further notice, continuing issues with alcohol abuse.

Was banned the first 18 games of this year for domestic violence, played 34, and now is out of the league entirely until administrators of the abuse program in the NHL clear him to return.

• NBA:  New Orleans Pelicans (for now):  Anthony Davis:  $50,000 fine from the league for self-tampering.  He wants out of New Orleans.
• MLB:  Collusion, collusion, collusion.  What kind of All-Star team could you make with just free agents, right now, three weeks from pitchers and catchers?