MLS Is Back Tournament
at Walt Disney Resort, Orlando. Florida
San Jose Earthquakes 4 Vancouver Whitecaps 3
Substitute Shea Salinas scored in the 98th minute for the Earthquakes
Vancouver led 2-0 and 3-1 before the Earthquakes rallied for the win
San Jose leads Group B with 4 points
Vancouver lost their tournament opener and will meet Seattle on Sunday night
Play resumes at 9 this morning with Cincinnati taking on Atlanta
Tonight in an all-Canadian matchup, Toronto FC will meet the Montreal Impact
TFC tied their opening match
Montreal is 0 & 1
Game time for Montreal & TFC is 8 pm
NASCAR
at Bristol Motor Speedway
Chase Elliott held off the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in the closing laps to win the All Star Race.
The mid-season victory allows Elliott to pocket the $1 million paycheck.
Elliott and his father, Bill, join the Earnhardts as the only father & son combination to have won the sport’s midseason All-Star exhibition.
Matt DiBenedetto prevailed in the All-Star Open
The NASCAR Cup Series resumes its regular season Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway
UFC Fight Island
at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Featherweight Main Event
Calvin Kattar defeated Dan Ige by unanimous decision
The win snaps Ige’s 6 fight win streak
Kattar who is ranked 6th in the Featherweight Division will now look to face a top-5 opponent in the division.
UFC Fight Island
July 15/20
Main Card
Featherweight: Calvin Kattar def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 48-47)
Flyweight: Tim Elliott def. Ryan Benoit via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
Featherweight: Jimmie Rivera def. Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)
Flyweight: Taila Santos def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Welterweight: Mounir Lazzez def. Abdul Razak Alhassan via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)
Preliminary Results
Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev def. John Phillips via submission (D’Arce choke) at 1:12 of R2:
Featherweight: Lerone Murphy def. Ricardo Ramos via TKO (punches) at 4:18 of R1:
Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas def. Andreas Michailidis via TKO at 5:00 of R1:
Featherweight: Jared Gordon def. Chris Fishgold via unanimous decision (30-26 x 3)
Flyweight: Diana Belbita def. Liana Jojua via submission (armbar) at 2:22 of R1:
Bantamweight: Jack Shore def. Aaron Phillips via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:29 of R2:
PGA Memorial
at Dublin, Ohio
Play commences at 7 am
The highlight group is at 8:06 this morning with defending champion Patrick Cantlay matched with Collin Morikawa & Bryson DeChambeau
Mackenzie Hughes will be the first Canadian to tee off at 12:11 pm this afternoon
4 Canadians are in the field including Listowel golfer Corey Conners
Conners, who is in a group with fellow Canadian Nick Taylor, tees off at 1:28 pm this afternoon
NHL Awards
Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins, John Tortorella from Columbus & Philadelphia’s Alain Vigneault were named as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award.
The award is given annually to the coach voted as best in the National Hockey League.
Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar and former Sudbury Wolves forward Dominik Kubalik have been named the 2020 Calder Memorial Trophy finalists.
Hughes from Vancouver, Makar of Colorado & Kubalik with the Chicago Blackhawks are in contention for the Calder which is awarded annually to the National Hockey League Rookie of the Year.
Titans & Henry Agree To Terms
The Tennessee Titans of the National Football League announced they have agreed on a multiyear extension with Derrick Henry.
The agreement comes just before the NFL deadline for a long-term deal to avoid the running back having to play this season under the franchise tag.
Henry led the NFL in rushing last season and was a key performer as the Titans advanced to their first AFC championship game in 17 years.
Shallow Lake Minor Hockey Registration & Coaching Applications
With the anticipated start of the hockey season only 2 months away the executive have made the decision to proceed with opening online registration on Monday July 20th.
There is still some uncertainty as to what the season will look like as far as games and tournaments go but we are hopeful we will get to that point at some time during the season. We are still planning for a start to the hockey season in mid September which may mean a skills development period only. However, we don’t see that as such a bad thing as players will receive double the practice time they would normally receive.
We understand that some kids could find all practices with no games boring and lose interest so we will do our best to try and keep things motivating, fun and interesting.
Opening registration will allow us to see the numbers so we can prepare for the upcoming season and be ready when the word comes down from Hockey Canada & the OHF that we are good to go. Registration fees will not be collected until we are certain hockey will go ahead but we do ask that you register early to help us determine our numbers and to also avoid any late fees that will be in imposed.
We will reopen coaching applications as well as a number of people missed the deadline as a result of the confusion associated with Covid and an early end to the season. Applications are being accepted for both Rep and Local League teams so get your name in if you are interested in either of these positions.