MLS Is Back Tournament
at Walt Disney Resort, Orlando. Florida
Chicago Fire 2 Seattle Sounders 1
Orlando City 3 New York City FC 1
Philadelphia Union 2 Inter Miami 1
The Vancouver Whitecaps play their tournament opener tonight at 9 pm against the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose tied their opening match
Tomorrow night, Toronto FC will meet the Montreal Impact
TFC tied their opening match
Montreal is 0 & 1
NASCAR TONIGHT
at Bristol Motor Speedway
All-Star Open 85 laps at 7 pm
All-Star Race 140 laps at 8:30 pm
100 Guests For Hanover Raceway
Hanover Raceway will allow 100 guests to attend their Saturday afternoon race card as part of Ontario's Stage 3 COVID-19 plan
Each horse owner will be asked to register, name the horse ( or horses ) they have at the track, plus identify a guest who will be attending with them through the online registration.
The registration process is for owners and will be conducted on a 1st come-first serve basis.
UFC Fight Island 2
at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
This is the 2nd of 4 UFC Fight Island events
A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar ( Kay-ter ) and Dan Ige ( E-gay ) is the main event.
Jays Still Seek Home Location
The Canadian government & the Toronto Blue Jays are involved in ongoing talks as to where Toronto will play their Major League Baseball home games this season.
The scenario of having both the Blue Jays and American-based teams perpetually crossing the U.S.-Canada border complicates the idea of hosting regular-season games. at Rogers Centre.
Various levels of government were comfortable with the measures the Blue Jays put in place to safely train as a team at Rogers Centre.
However, on the issue of crossing the border is complex since Canada is in a different place than the U.S. with regards to COVID-19.
The Blue Jays season opener is July 24th at Tampa Bay
Their home opener is scheduled for July 29th against Washington
NHL Exhibition Games
The National Hockey League restart will include each of the teams playing one exhibition game
Of note, the Maple Leafs will face the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto while the Oilers will meet the Calgary Flames in Edmonton on July 28th.
The best-of-five qualifying round opens with 5 games on August 1st
NHL TV
The National Hockey League is defending the decision to have an American television network provide the world feed of its restart in Toronto.
An NHL spokesperson says the NBC crew will be part of the league's secure zone inside its bubble when games start in Toronto later this summer.
Sportsnet will provide the world feed from Edmonton, the league's Western hub city.
The NHL says approximately 95 per cent of the 2,000 people outside of teams and league staff working at arenas and hotels during the Stanley Cup tournament will be Canadian.
NBA Tip Line
National Basketball Association players are receiving warnings for suspected violations of the bubble protocol.
Multiple notifications have been issued via the league's anonymous hotline.
The tip line was designed to flag protocol violations at the Walt Disney World “bubble”
Failure to comply with the league's health and safety protocols may subject a player or team official to discipline such as a warning, fine, suspension and/or removal from the bubble.
NFL Negotiations
The National Football League and the Players Association continue to negotiate terms for a return to work.
The players are requesting financial backing in case they decide to sit out the season.
Among the requests is;
An opt-out clause for at-risk players to receive salary (but not bonuses) if they decide not to play.
An opt-out clause for players with at-risk families to earn an accrued season and benefits if they decide not to play.
An opt-out clause for players who leave the team after reporting
Plus, a $250,000 stipend guaranteed to all players if they show up to camp and everything is shut down because of COVID-19 concerns. That amount rises to $500,000 if the season starts, only to be shut down.
Girls Field Lax Returns
Owen Sound Girls Field Lacrosse is returning to action today.
The OWFL and OLA released Phase 2 of their return to action guidelines and registration opened on Saturday.
The Owen Sound program has close to 100 girls signed up to play in 2 1/2 days.
They won't be playing games but will conduct a series of lacrosse oriented activities