Sunday, June 14, 2020

So when does the counting stop? The Current Reality, end of June 14th edition.

  • UFC:  Been going about a month now.  Minimal, if any, problems.  UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi at the new "Fight Island", featuring 3 title bouts, July 11.  Weekly Fight Nights to lead up.
  • Boxing:  Two major Top Rank ESPN cards last week welcomed that back.  Seven more cards, five fanless in Vegas, lined up to help the restart this month.
  • PGA:  First tournament back this weekend.  Secondary Korn Ferry Tour also began this weekend, Seattle's Luke List won by one stroke.
  • Aussie Rules:  Restarted this weekend, as did the Aus/NZ Super League of Rugby.  20,000 saw a match in New Zealand, a country with no cases in three weeks. 
  • Wrestling:  Still no plans to return to large-scale fan cards yet -- New Japan starts up again tonight and will have a rescheduled (and domestic-talent revamped) New Japan Cup starting this week.  Plan is to start at 1/3 capacity for the finals of that tournament and the Dominion card in Osaka in about four weeks.
  • NFL:  Still planning to start on schedule.  There is quite pessimism on that end, though.
  • NHL:  Training camps to open July 10, pending an agreement to actually return to play for the playoffs in August.  One Phoenix Coyotes staffer has tested positive for the coronavirus.
  • NBA:  Players beginning returns to home markets -- trip to Orlando bubble July 7, first games July 30 of the last eight games of the season for the 22 relevant teams.
  • MLS:  Draw for the MLS Is Back Tournament held this weekend.  Teams head to THEIR Orlando bubble June 24, group stage begins July 8 -- group stage counts in the season standings.
  • MLB:  Who knows?  If there's a season, it will be Commissioner-imposed.  I found out the players CANNOT strike due to the current CBA.  I do, however, think a lockout is very possible, and is my current prediction.     

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