ATP London
Dominic Thiem swept Rafael Nadal 7-6 & 7-6
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Andrey Rublev 6-1, 4-6 & 7-6
Today
9 am
Alexander Zverev vs Diego Schwartzman
3 pm
Novak Djokovic vs Daniil Medvedev
Major League Soccer Playoffs
Play In Games
6:30 pm
Montreal Impact at New England Revolution
9 pm
Inter Miami CF at Nashville SC
Toronto FC will play their opening playoff game on Tuesday against one of the survivors of the ” play in ” games
NBA Draft & Sked
The National Basketball Association Draft is scheduled for tonight starting at 7 pm
The Minnesota Timberwolves will pick 1st overall
The Toronto Raptors first selection is slotted at # 29.
Meanwhile, the NBA announced the format for the upcoming season
Of note, the schedule will be released in two halves
The schedule for the First Half of the season, which will run from December 22nd to March 4th, will be released around the start of training camps, December 1st.
The league won’t release the schedule for the Second Half until later in the First Half.
The Second Half will include the remainder of each team’s 72 regular-season games that weren’t previously scheduled, as well as any games that were postponed in the First Half
The Second Half of the season will run from March 11th to May 16th followed by the play-in tournament.
NHL $
The National Hockey League is asking players to defer an additional 13 per cent of their 2020-21 pay as part of return-to-play negotiations for the upcoming season.
The NHLPA already agreed to a 10 per cent salary deferral in the 6-year collective bargaining agreement extension signed in July,
The NHL has targeted January 1st to start to the upcoming season, but concrete details remain unclear.
Cross Country COVID
There are 11 cases of COVID-19 connected to the cross-country ski training community in Canmore, Alberta.
Nordiq Canada is aware of a positive test within the regional training environment, and the organization is following its response plan and working with Alberta Health Service.
Contact tracing has also been initiated and those who have deemed to have been in close contact have been notified of their risk of exposure.
Haas Hampered
Golfer Bill Haas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the PGA Tour event at Sea Island which starts tomorrow.
Haas, who had received a sponsor exemption, is the 16th player to test positive since the PGA Tour returned to action in June.
The RSM Classic is the 24th consecutive week of tour events, including 3 majors.
NLL Welcomes Panther City
The National Lacrosse League announced the new Fort Worth, Texas franchise will be called the Panther City Lacrosse Club.
The General Manager and VP of Lacrosse Operations for the NLL expansion entry is Owen Sound native Bob Hamley
The franchise will play its games starting in the 2021-22 season at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
Epstein Evacuates
The Chicago Cubs announced that Theo Epstein will step down from his role as club president at the end of the week.
The architect of the Cubs 2016 World Series victory, Epstein joined the club in 2011 after a decade with the Boston Red Sox.
Jed Hoyer, the Chicago’s General Manager, will assume the role of club president