The top soccer leagues in Europe are entering their final few weeks of action in mid-July, but soccer is back in the United States for a month. The MLS is Back Tournament began on Wednesday, and it will run until early August. Dana White’s Fight Island will make its debut this week too as UFC 251 will see three title fights, headlined by Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal.
Saturday Morning, July 11
Baseball
KBO League
NC Dinos vs. LG Twins, 5 a.m.
Doosan Bears vs. Lotte Giants, 5 a.m. (ESPN)
Samsung Lions vs. KT Wiz, 5 a.m.
Kiwoom Heroes vs. Kia Tigers, 5 a.m.
SK Wyverns vs. Hanwha Eagles, 5 a.m.
Soccer
Korea K League
Pohang Steelers FC vs. Suwon Bluewings, 6 a.m.
Incheon United vs. Sangju Sangmu Phoenix, 6 a.m.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Seongnam Ilhwa, 6 a.m.
Premier League
Watford FC vs. Newcastle United, 7:30 a.m.
Norwich City vs. West Ham United, 7:30 a.m. (NBCSN)
Anything but a win for Norwich City would ensure they are dropping back down to Championship after just one season in the Premier League. The Canaries are essentially done for, but this is a huge opportunity for West Ham to save themselves from the drop. They are currently three points ahead of AFC Bournemouth with four matches to play.
Liverpool FC vs. Burnley FC, 10 a.m. (NBCSN)
Poland Ekstraklasa
MKS Arka Gdynia vs. LKS Lodz, 9 a.m.
Legia Warszawa vs. KS Cracovia, 11:30 a.m.
Russia Premier League
FC Arsenal Tula vs. FC Tambov, 9 a.m.
Republican FC Akhmat Grozny vs. Zenit St. Petersburg, 11:30 a.m.
La Liga
CA Osasuna vs. RC Celta Vigo, 11 a.m.
Serie A
SS Lazio Roma vs. US Sassuolo Calcio, 11:15 a.m. (ESPN Plus)
Esports
League of Legends
LCK Korea
DRX vs. DAMWON Gaming, 4 a.m.
Afreeca Freecs vs. SeolHaeOne Prince, 7 a.m.
LPL China
Dominus Esports vs. Rogue Warriors, 5 a.m.
Top Esports vs. FunPlus Phoenix, 7 a.m.
Saturday Evening, July 11
Soccer
Premier League
Sheffield United vs. Chelsea FC, 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)
Russia Premier League
PFC Sochi vs. FC Spartak Moscow, 1:30 p.m.
Serie A
Brescia Calcio vs. AS Roma, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
Juventus vs. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
La Liga
Real Valladolid vs. FC Barcelona, 1:30 p.m. (beIN)
Atletico Madrid vs. Real Betis Balompie, 4 p.m. (beIN)
Poland Ekstraklasa
Wisla Krakow vs. Korona Kielce, 2 p.m.
Turkey Super Lig
Goztepe SK vs. Genclerbirligi SK, 2 p.m.
Portuguese Primeira Liga
Belenenses SAD vs. Moreirense FC, 2:15 p.m.
Major League Soccer
Atlanta United FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 8 p.m. (FOX)
FC Cincinnati vs. Columbus Crew, 10:30 p.m. (FS1)
Golf
Workday Charity Open, 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m. (CBS)
MMA
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal, 6 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN Plus)
This figures to be one of the most popular PPV events in UFC history. Usman and Masvidal are two of the most exciting fighters in the sport, and there are two other title belts on the line when Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway for the featherweight title and Petr Yan will face Jose Aldo for the bantamweight belt.
Esports
League of Legends
LCS
Cloud9 vs. Team SoloMid, 4 p.m.
Golden Guardians vs. Evil Geniuses, 5 p.m.
Team Liquid vs. Counter Logic Gaming, 6 p.m.
FlyQuest vs. Dignitas, 7 p.m.
Sunday Morning, July 12
Baseball
KBO League
NC Dinos vs. LG Twins, 4 a.m. (ESPN)
Doosan Bears vs. Lotte Giants, 4 a.m.
Samsung Lions vs. KT Wiz, 4 a.m.
Kiwoom Heroes vs. Kia Tigers, 4 a.m.
SK Wyverns vs. Hanwha Eagles, 4 a.m.
Soccer
Korea K League
Daegu FC vs. Ulsan Hyundai FC, 6 a.m.
Gangwon FC vs. Gwangju FC, 6 a.m.
Poland Ekstraklasa
WKS Slask Wroclaw vs. MKS Pogon Szczecin, 6:30 a.m.
GKS Piast Gliwice vs. Jagiellonia Bialystok, 9 a.m.
KKS Lech Poznan vs. KS Lechia Gdansk, 11:30 a.m.
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Everton FC, 7 a.m. (NBCSN)
Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace, 9:15 a.m. (NBCSN)
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal FC, 11:30 a.m. (NBCSN)
La Liga
RCD Espanyol Barcelona vs. SD Eibar, 8 a.m.
UD Levante vs. Athletic Bilbao, 11 a.m.
Major League Soccer
Toronto FC vs. DC United, 9 a.m. (ESPN2)
Russia Premier League
FC Lokomotiv Moscow vs. FC Ufa, 9:30 a.m.
FC Orenburg vs. FC Rostov, 11:30 a.m.
CSKA Moscow vs. FC Rubin Kazan, 11:30 a.m.
FC Dinamo Moscow vs. FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, 11:30 a.m.
Serie A
Genoa CFC vs. SPAL, 11:15 a.m. (ESPN Plus)
Turkey Super Lig
MKE Ankaragucu vs. Galatasaray, 11:30 a.m.
Esports
League of Legends
LCK Korea
T1 vs. Team Dynamics, 4 a.m.
Hanwha Life Esports vs. Gen. G, 7 a.m.
LPL China
LGD Gaming vs. Oh My God, 5 a.m.
Edward Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up, 7 a.m.
These two rivals are both struggling. Only a few years ago, EDG and RNG were the cream of the crop in China, but they have since been surpassed by several organizations and they are now fighting for a spot in the Summer Split Playoffs.
Sunday Evening, July 12
Soccer
Russia Premier League
FC Krasnodar vs. FC Ural Yekaterinburg, 1:30 p.m.
Serie A
Parma Calcio 1913 vs. Bologna FC, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Cagliari Calcio vs. US Lecce, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
AFC Fiorentina vs. Hellas Verona, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
Udinese Calcio vs. UC Sampdoria, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
SSC Napoli vs. AC Milan, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
Internazionale vs. Torino FC, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN Plus)
La Liga
CD Leganes vs. CF Valencia, 1:30 p.m. (beIN)
FC Sevilla vs. RCD Mallorca, 4 p.m. (beIN)
Premier League
AFC Bournemouth vs. Leicester City, 2 p.m. (NBCSN)
Turkey Super Lig
Fenerbahce vs. Sivasspor, 2 p.m.
Antalyaspor AS vs. Alanyaspor, 2 p.m.
Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NASCAR
Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, 2:30 p.m. (FS1)
Kevin Harvick picked up his fourth checkered flag of the season last week at the Brickyard 400, and he now has a commanding lead near the halfway point of the season. Harvick is 85 points ahead of Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.
Golf
Workday Charity Open, 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m. (CBS)
Esports
League of Legends
LCS
Immortals vs. Team SoloMid, 4 p.m.
100 Thieves vs. Cloud9, 5 p.m.
Golden Guardians vs. Team Liquid, 6 p.m.
Counter Logic Gaming vs. Evil Geniuses, 7 p.m.
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