Relevent Sports will produce an MMA event in Miami on July 27 called "Combate Clasico." Abner Lloveras and Javier Fuentes will fight in the main event for the card that is two days before the Barcelona-Real Madrid El Clasico Miami. The match is the clubs' first meeting in North America (Relevent Sports).
Former NBAer Charles Oakley "rejected a plea offer from the Manhattan district attorney's office to dispose of the charges" stemming from his February incident at MSG with Knicks Owner James Dolan. Oakley instead insisted that he "wanted to go to trial," which would start Aug. 4 (N.Y. TIMES, 6/3).
Harriette Thompson, 94, "plans to run in the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego half marathon" today to become the oldest woman to ever run a half marathon (SACBEE.com, 6/3).
ESPN MLB analyst David Ross tonight will work with the No. 1 crew on "SNB," less than three weeks "after his debut" on air. The broadcast crew will "call the Cardinals and Cubs from the stands at Wrigley Field" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/2).
The MLB Rangers have been "giving away a cape-and cowl Cole Hamels bobblehead" as part of superhero weekend at Globe Life Park. With each at-bat, the main video board "shows a graphic with each player depicted as a superhero" (DALLASNEWS.com, 6/3).
A sellout crowd of 15,412 attended UFC 212 last night at Jeunesse Arena in Rio, which featured Max Holloway-Jose Aldo (UFC).
Today's Red Sox-Orioles matinee will be the "final game of longtime Orioles radio broadcaster Fred Manfra's career." He "retired from full-time broadcasting after last season, and returned" for a brief schedule this season (BALTIMORESUN.com, 6/3).
