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2013 Ultimate Sports Calendar

A friend asked me the other day if there is a place to find all of the most important dates on the sports calendar, not just the obvious stuff, but the lesser known things like salary arbitration deadlines in MLB and regional combines for the NFL draft. What I discovered is that the information is out there, but you have to search in multiple spots to find it.

Like a thorn in our side we just couldn’t let this go unattended…so here it is, our 2013 Ultimate Sports Calendar full of things you need to know and others you are now more dumber for knowing exist. We aren’t giving team schedules here, just uniquely important dates. If you think we missed anything alert us in the comments at the bottom of the page and we’ll make sure to add it.

January

Date Sport Event
4th-7th GolfHyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii
5th-6th NFL 2013 NFL Playoffs begin: Wild Card Weekend
6th NFL Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games
10th NBA All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season (i.e. Congrats Kent Bazemore!)
10th-13th GolfSony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
12th-13th NFL Divisional playoff round
13th NHL Training camps open around the NHL…finally
13th NFLAssistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
14th-27th Tennis Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
17th-20th GolfHumana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
18th MLB Salary arbitration numbers exchanged.
Players with over 2 years of major league system can file for salary arbitration if they are not under long-term contract. If the sides can’t come to a contract agreement, by this date both the club and the player submit a salary figure for the coming season that they felt the player was worth. If the sides could not reach agreement with the figures submitted, the parties could go before arbitors from the National Labor Relations Board and present their case. The arbitors would then rule on one figure or the other. There is no middle ground. (courtesy: BizofBaseball.com)
19th NFL/College FBEast-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
19th NHL 2012-13 NHL regular season begins with 13 games on opening night. Games include Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, which includes a ceremony to raise the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup banner. Each team plays an adjusted 48-game regular season, as opposed to a full season of 82 games. All games are played within conferences.
23rd NHL/Sports TV NBC Sports Network’s ‘Rivalry Wednesdays’ begin (Boston at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.)
24th-25th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
27th NFL AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (the most irrelevant day on the NFL calendar)
27th NFL If there were actually jobs left, which there never are… An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
28th Sports TV Debut of Michelle Beadle’s new show "The Crossover" on NBC Sports Network
29th USMNT/Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Team Canada – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Texas ESPN2, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes



February

Date Sport Event
31st-3rd GolfWaste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
1st NHL Commencement of Hockey Is For Everyone month, this is the 12th year the NHL has celebrated diversity in the game of hockey during the month of February.
2nd NFL NFL Honors Award show on CBS, hosted by Alec Baldwin. 16 awards to be announced including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year from the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in New Orleans
2nd NFL/CFB NFL Draft Prep: Texas vs. Nation College All-Star Game, Eagle Stadium, Allen, Texas.
3rd NFL Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.
4th-17th Skiing Skiing World Championships Schladming, Austria
4th-20th MLB Salary arbitration hearings held (if necessary). After teams and players submit salary figures by the Jan 18th deadline, if they are unable to come to agreement on a deal, an arbitor from the National Labor Relations Board will hear the case and choose one side or the other.
6th USMNT/Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National team vs. Honduras – Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras broadcast via beIN SPORT
7th-10th GolfAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, California
9th Soccer Friendly: U.S. Womens National Team vs. Scotland Women 5 p.m. ET EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
9th NHL Hockey Day in Canada celebrations. NHL schedule includes Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, and Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks. Coverage by CBC and NHL Network.
11th MLB Voluntary Spring Training report date for pitchers, catchers and injured players
13th SoccerFriendly: U.S. Womens National Team vs. Scotland Women, 7 p.m. CT – LP Field Nashville, Tennessee
14th-17th Golf Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los Angeles
15th NHL USA Hockey: Hockey Weekend Across America. Wear Your Favorite Jersey Day.
15th MLB Voluntary date on which all non-World Baseball Classic position players may be invited to Spring Training
15th-17th NBA NBA All-Star game weekend in Houston Texas
15th NHL USA Hockey: Try Hockey for Free Day
16th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Methodist Training Center (Texans), Houston, Texas
16th NASCAR The Sprint Unlimited, Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, FL
17th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Cleveland, Ohio
17th NHL USA Hockey: Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes day.
17th NHL Hockey Day in America celebrations. NHL schedule includes Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (NBC), Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks (NBC), and Washington Capitals at New York Rangers (NBC Sports Network).
17th NHL Hockey City Classic: Notre Dame vs. Miami (Ohio) and Minnesota vs. Wisconsin. Soldier Field, Chicago.
18th- March 4th NFL The window for teams to place the franchise tag on a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. A franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player’s position as of a date in April of the current year in which the tag will apply, or 120 percent of the player’s previous year’s salary, whichever is greater.
20th-24th Golf WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
20th MLB Mandatory date by which all non-World Baseball Classic players must report to training camp
20th – 26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
21st NASCAR Budweiser Duel 1 & 2, Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida
22nd MLB First games of Spring Training! Tigers v. Braves, Reds v. Indians, Royals v. Rangers, Padres v. Mariners
24th NASCAR Daytona 500 – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
28th-3rd Golf Honda Classic, PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida



March

For a full list of NFL Pro Days click here

Date Sport Event
2nd MLS/Soccer MLS season starts with 6 games slated for 2013 MLS First Kick, including Houston vs. DC United on NBC Sports Network
2nd-3rd NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility, New York/New Jersey
2nd-6th MLB World Baseball Classic, First Round Pool A – Fukuoka, Japan (Fukuoka Dome): Japan, Cuba, China, Brazil
2nd-5th MLB World Baseball Classic, First Round Pool B – Taichung, Taiwan (Intercontinental Stadium): Korea, Netherlands, Australia, Chinese Taipei
3rd NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 – Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
6th USWNT/Soccer Algarve Cup Group B Play: U.S. Women vs. Iceland Women, Municipal Stadium – Albufeira, Portugal
7th-10th Golf Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
7th-10th MLB World Baseball Classic, First Round Pool C – San Juan, Puerto Rico (Hiram Bithorn Stadium): Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain
7th-10th MLBWorld Baseball Classic, First Round Pool D – Phoenix, Ariz. (Chase Field & Salt River Fields at Talking Stick): United States, Mexico, Italy, Canada
8th USWNT/Soccer Algarve Cup Group B Play: China vs. U.S. Women, Municipal Stadium – Albufeira, Portugal
8th-12th MLBWorld Baseball Classic, Second Round Pool 1 – Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome)
9th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, Florida
9th-11th NFL Clubs are permitted to enter into contract negotiations with certified agents of players who will be Unrestricted Free Agents at the end of the current league year.
10th NASCAR Kobalt Tools 400 – Las Vegas International Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
10th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Halas Hall (Bears), Chicago, Illinois
11th USWNT/Soccer Algarve Cup Group B Play: U.S. Women vs. Sweden Women, Municipal Stadium – Lagos, Portugal
12th-16th MLB World Baseball Classic, Second Round Pool 2 – Miami, Fla. (Marlins Park)
12th NFL The 2013 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., EST. Should ESPN rebrand the beginning of NFL Free Agency "Adam Schefter Week"? It worked for "Shark Week" on Discovery.
12th NFL

Many things happen at the official start of the new NFL year:

  • All 2012 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m. ET.
  • All clubs must be under the Salary Cap prior to 4:00 p.m., ET.
  • Trading period begins at 4:00 p.m., ET, for 2013 after expiration of all 2012 contracts.
  • Clubs must exercise options for 2013 on all players who have option clauses in their 2012 contracts
  • Clubs must submit Qualifying Offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation.
  • Clubs must submit a minimum salary offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2012 contracts and who have fewer than three seasons of free agency credit.
14th-17th Golf Tampa Bay Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
16th-17th MLS/Soccer

Rivalry Week in the MLS featuring hotly contested regional match-ups:

  • The Cascadia Cup: Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers
  • New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United
  • The Rocky Mountain Cup: Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids
  • The Clash in Montreal: Motreal Impact vs. Toronto FC
  • The Battle of Texas: FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo.
16th-17th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Atlanta, Georgia
17th NASCAR Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
17th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Selection Sunday
17th-19th MLB World Baseball Classic, Championship Round Finals – San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)
17th-20th NFL Annual League Meeting, The Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona.
19th-20th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Round – UD Arena, Dayton Ohio
20th-22nd XGames Winter XGames – Tignes, France
21st CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: 2nd Round from The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) & HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.)
21st-24th Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
22nd CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: 2nd Round from Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas), UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio), Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) & Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)
22nd USMNT/Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men vs. Costa Rica – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado broadcast via ESPN, WatchESPN, Univision Family
22nd-24th College Hockey 2013 NCAA "Frozen Four" Women’s Hockey Championship. Played at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
23rd CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: 3rd Round from The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) & HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.)
23rd-24th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Virginia Mason Athletic Center (Seahawks), Seattle, Washington
23rd-24th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, Baltimore Ravens Training Facility, Baltimore, Maryland
24th NASCAR Auto Club 400 – Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California
24th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: 3nd Round from Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas), UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio), Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) & Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)
26th USMNT/Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men vs. Mexico, Estadio Azteca – Mexico City, Mexico
28th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen – East Regional from the Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.)
28th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen – West Regional from the Staples Center (Los Angeles)
28th-31st Golf Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC (Tournament Course), Houston
29th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen – Midwest Regional from Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
29th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Sweet Sixteen – South Regional from Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
30th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Great Eight – East Regional from the Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.)
30th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Great Eight – West Regional from the Staples Center (Los Angeles)
31st MLB Major League active rosters trimmed to 25
31st MLB Major League Baseball Opening Night: Texas Rangers at Houston Astros, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
31st CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Great Eight – Midwest Regional from Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
31st CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Great Eight – South Regional from Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)



April

Date Sport Event
1st MLB Opening Day 2013: 12 games on the docket including Yankees vs. Red Sox and Dodgers vs. Giants
3rd NHL NHL Trade Deadline
4th-7th Golf Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
5th USWNT/Soccer Friendly: U.S. Women vs. Germany Women
6th CBBNCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Final Four from the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
7th NASCAR Virginia 500 – Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
7th-8th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Super Regional Combine, Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas
8th CBB NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Championship Game from the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
10th-13th NBA NBA Draft Prep: Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Portsmouth, VA)
11th-13th Hockey 2013 NCAA "Frozen Four" Men’s Hockey Championship. Played at Consul Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
11th-14th Golf Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia (Hello Friends….)
13th NASCAR Texas 500 – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
15th MLB Jackie Robinson Day: a traditional event which occurs annually, commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut.
18th-21st GolfRBC Heritage, Harbourtown GL, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
20th NBA 2013 NBA Playoffs begin
21st NASCAR STP 400 – Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
25th-27th NFL NFL Draft, New York City, New York. (AKA the Todd McShay Invitational)
25th-28th Golf Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
27th NHL Condensed 48-game NHL regular season ends
27th NASCAR Toyota Owners 400 – Richmond International Speedway, Richmond, Virginia



May

Date Sport Event
2nd-5th GolfWells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
3rd-19th Hockey IIHF 2013 World Men’s Hockey Championship. Played in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden
4th Horse Racing Kentucky Derby – (AKA Tom Brady and other celebs wear goofy hats day)
5th NASCAR AARON’S 499 – Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Alabama
9th-12th GolfThe Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
11th NASCAR BOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500 – Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
11th Soccer FA Cup Final – Wembley Stadium, London, England. In 2012 Chelsea defeated Liverpool 2-1 to win the 131st final of the FA Cup.
16th-19th GolfHP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Las Colinas, Texas
16th-26th Hockey 2013 Memorial Cup Tournament. Hosted by the Saskatoon Blades in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The tournament is the annual national championship of major junior hockey in Canada.
18th NASCARNASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
18th NASCAR SPRINT Showdown – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
20th-22nd NFL NFL Spring League Meeting, Hyatt-Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts
21st NBA NBA Draft Lottery (something Charlotte could actually win)
23rd-26th Golf Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas
26th NASCAR COCA-COLA 600 – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
26th-June 9th Tennis French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France (Defending Champions: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova)
30th-June2nd Golf Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio



June

Date Sport Event
1st NFL NFL Restricted Free Agent Current Team Offer Deadline — Deadline for old clubs to submit a qualifying offer to unsigned exclusive rights free agents. 
1st NHL Deadline for signing Unsigned Draft Choices
2nd NASCAR DOVER 400 – Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
6th NBA The NBAFinals begin (possible move-up to June 4)
6th-8th MLB

MLB First-Year Player Draft. A player is eligible for selection if the player is a resident of the United States or Canada and the player has never before signed a Major League or Minor League contract. They must also fall into one of these categories:

 

  • High school players, if they have graduated from high school and have not yet attended college or junior college;
  • College players, from four-year colleges who have either completed their junior or senior years or are at least 21 years old; and
  • Junior college players, regardless of how many years of school they have completed
6th-9th Golf FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
7th USMNT/Soccer U.S. Men vs. Jamaica, Location in Jamaica still to be determined
9th NASCAR POCONO 400 – Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
11th USMNT/Soccer U.S. Men vs. Panama, Location in US still to be determined
13th-16th GolfU.S. Open, Merion GC, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
16th NASCAR QUICKEN LOANS 400 – Michigan international Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
17th NBA NBA Draft: Early entry withdrawal deadline
18th USMNT/Soccer U.S. Men vs. Honduras, Location in the US still to be determined
20th NBA Last possible date for 2013 NBA Finals (possible move-up to June 18)
20th-23rd Golf Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Hartford, Connecticut
23rd NASCAR TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 – Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California
24th-July 7th Tennis Wimbledon – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, UK. Defending Champions: Roger Federer & Serena Williams
27th NBA 2013 NBA Draft
27th-30th Golf AT&T National, Congressional CC (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland
28th NHL Latest possible date that the Stanley Cup Final can end.
29th NASCAR QUAKER STATE 400 – Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky
29th-July 23rd Cycling Tour De France
30th NHL 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Hosted by the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.. Originally scheduled for June 28-29, the revised schedule will see all seven rounds of the draft conducted in one day.



July

Date Sport Event
2nd MLB International signing period begins.
To be eligible, prospects outside of the United States must have turned 16 years old in the past year. The majority of eligible prospects come from the Dominican Republic (1,500 out of 2,700 in 2012).
4th-7th Golf The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
5th NHL NHL Free Agent market opens. This change is in effect only for 2013. In future seasons, the start of free agency will return to its usual date of July 1.
6th NASCAR COKE ZERO 400 Powered by COCA-COLA Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
8th-12th NBAOrlando Summer League
11th-14th Golf John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
12th MLB

Deadline to sign players selected in the 2013 first-year player draft.
Prior to 2007, a team retained the rights to sign a selected player until one week prior to the next draft, or until the player enters, or returns to, a four-year college on a full-time basis. Starting in 2012, the deadline for signing a drafted player is July 12th. A selected player who enters a junior college cannot be signed until the conclusion of the school’s baseball season. A player who is drafted and does not sign with the club that selected him may be drafted again at a future year’s draft, so long as the player is eligible for that year’s draft. 

12th-16th MLBMajor League Baseball All-Star FanFest (Javits Center)
14th NASCAR NEW HAMPSHIRE 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
14th MLBTaco Bell All-Star Sunday at Citi Field featuring SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game
15th MLB All-Star Workout Day at Citi Field featuring the Home Run Derby
16th MLB84th MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field
18th-21st Golf British Open, Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland
18th-21st Golf True South Classic, Annandale GC, Madison, Mississippi
20th-Aug 4th Swimming World Swimming Championships – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21st-23rd NBA Las Vegas Summer League
25th-28th Golf RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario
28th NASCAR CROWN ROYAL Presents THE YOUR HERO’S NAME HERE at the BRICKYARD 400 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
31st MLB Non-waiver Trade Deadline
After the July 31st trade deadline trades may still occur, however the players must clear waivers first. When a player is waived, every team has the option to pick that player, and obtains their current contract.



August

Date Sport Event
1st-4th XGames Summer XGames – Los Angeles, California
1st-4th Golf WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC (South Course), Akron, Ohio
1st-4th Golf Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nevada
4th NASCAR GoBowling.com 400 – Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
4th-11th BadmintonBadminton World Championships – Guangzhou, China
8th-13th Golf PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC, Rochester, New York
10th-18th Athletics World Track and Field Championships – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
11th NASCAR Cheez-IT 355 at the Glen -Watkins Glen Internaitonal Raceway, Watkins Glen New York
15th-18th Golf Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, North Carolina
17th-25th Field Hockey EuroHockey Nations Championships – Men’s & Women’s
18th NASCAR Pure Michigan 400 – Michigan international Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
22nd-25th GolfThe Barclays, Liberty National, Jersey City, New Jersey
24th NASCAR IRWIN Tools Night Race – Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol ,Tennessee
24th MLB Civil Rights Game – US Celular Field, Chicago, Illinois
26th NFL Clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 75 players on Active List prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time. (Monday after the third pre-season game)
26th-Sept 9th Tennis U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York. Defending Champions: Andy Murray, Serena Williams
30th-Sept 2nd Golf Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
31st MLB MLB waiver trade deadline – the last date a player can be traded without having to pass through waivers.
31st MLB Post-season eligibility lists established by midnight ET



September

Date Sport Event
4th-7th GolfHyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii
5th-6th NFL 2013 NFL Playoffs begin: Wild Card Weekend
6th NFL Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games
10th NBA All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season (i.e. Congrats Kent Bazemore!)
10th-13th GolfSony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
12th-13th NFL Divisional playoff round
13th NHL Training camps open around the NHL…finally
13th NFLAssistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
14th-27th Tennis Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
17th-20th GolfHumana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
18th MLB Salary arbitration numbers exchanged.
Players with over 2 years of major league system can file for salary arbitration if they are not under long-term contract. If the sides can’t come to a contract agreement, by this date both the club and the player submit a salary figure for the coming season that they felt the player was worth. If the sides could not reach agreement with the figures submitted, the parties could go before arbitors from the National Labor Relations Board and present their case. The arbitors would then rule on one figure or the other. There is no middle ground. (courtesy: BizofBaseball.com)
19th NFL/College FBEast-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
19th NHL 2012-13 NHL regular season begins with 13 games on opening night. Games include Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, which includes a ceremony to raise the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup banner. Each team plays an adjusted 48-game regular season, as opposed to a full season of 82 games. All games are played within conferences.
23rd NHL/Sports TV NBC Sports Network’s ‘Rivalry Wednesdays’ begin (Boston at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.)
24th-25th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
27th NFL AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (the most irrelevant day on the NFL calendar)
27th NFL If there were actually jobs left, which there never are… An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
28th Sports TV Debut of Michelle Beadle’s new show "The Crossover" on NBC Sports Network
29th Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Team Canada – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Texas ESPN2, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes



October

Date Sport Event
4th-7th GolfHyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii
5th-6th NFL 2013 NFL Playoffs begin: Wild Card Weekend
6th NFL Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games
10th NBA All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season (i.e. Congrats Kent Bazemore!)
10th-13th GolfSony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
12th-13th NFL Divisional playoff round
13th NHL Training camps open around the NHL…finally
13th NFLAssistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
14th-27th Tennis Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
17th-20th GolfHumana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
18th MLB Salary arbitration numbers exchanged.
Players with over 2 years of major league system can file for salary arbitration if they are not under long-term contract. If the sides can’t come to a contract agreement, by this date both the club and the player submit a salary figure for the coming season that they felt the player was worth. If the sides could not reach agreement with the figures submitted, the parties could go before arbitors from the National Labor Relations Board and present their case. The arbitors would then rule on one figure or the other. There is no middle ground. (courtesy: BizofBaseball.com)
19th NFL/College FBEast-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
19th NHL 2012-13 NHL regular season begins with 13 games on opening night. Games include Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, which includes a ceremony to raise the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup banner. Each team plays an adjusted 48-game regular season, as opposed to a full season of 82 games. All games are played within conferences.
23rd NHL/Sports TV NBC Sports Network’s ‘Rivalry Wednesdays’ begin (Boston at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.)
24th-25th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
27th NFL AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (the most irrelevant day on the NFL calendar)
27th NFL If there were actually jobs left, which there never are… An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
28th Sports TV Debut of Michelle Beadle’s new show "The Crossover" on NBC Sports Network
29th Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Team Canada – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Texas ESPN2, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes



November

Date Sport Event
4th-7th GolfHyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii
5th-6th NFL 2013 NFL Playoffs begin: Wild Card Weekend
6th NFL Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games
10th NBA All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season (i.e. Congrats Kent Bazemore!)
10th-13th GolfSony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
12th-13th NFL Divisional playoff round
13th NHL Training camps open around the NHL…finally
13th NFLAssistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
14th-27th Tennis Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
17th-20th GolfHumana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
18th MLB Salary arbitration numbers exchanged.
Players with over 2 years of major league system can file for salary arbitration if they are not under long-term contract. If the sides can’t come to a contract agreement, by this date both the club and the player submit a salary figure for the coming season that they felt the player was worth. If the sides could not reach agreement with the figures submitted, the parties could go before arbitors from the National Labor Relations Board and present their case. The arbitors would then rule on one figure or the other. There is no middle ground. (courtesy: BizofBaseball.com)
19th NFL/College FBEast-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
19th NHL 2012-13 NHL regular season begins with 13 games on opening night. Games include Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, which includes a ceremony to raise the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup banner. Each team plays an adjusted 48-game regular season, as opposed to a full season of 82 games. All games are played within conferences.
23rd NHL/Sports TV NBC Sports Network’s ‘Rivalry Wednesdays’ begin (Boston at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.)
24th-25th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
27th NFL AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (the most irrelevant day on the NFL calendar)
27th NFL If there were actually jobs left, which there never are… An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
28th Sports TV Debut of Michelle Beadle’s new show "The Crossover" on NBC Sports Network
29th Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Team Canada – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Texas ESPN2, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes



December

Date Sport Event
4th-7th GolfHyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii
5th-6th NFL 2013 NFL Playoffs begin: Wild Card Weekend
6th NFL Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games
10th NBA All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season (i.e. Congrats Kent Bazemore!)
10th-13th GolfSony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
12th-13th NFL Divisional playoff round
13th NHL Training camps open around the NHL…finally
13th NFLAssistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
14th-27th Tennis Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
17th-20th GolfHumana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
18th MLB Salary arbitration numbers exchanged.
Players with over 2 years of major league system can file for salary arbitration if they are not under long-term contract. If the sides can’t come to a contract agreement, by this date both the club and the player submit a salary figure for the coming season that they felt the player was worth. If the sides could not reach agreement with the figures submitted, the parties could go before arbitors from the National Labor Relations Board and present their case. The arbitors would then rule on one figure or the other. There is no middle ground. (courtesy: BizofBaseball.com)
19th NFL/College FBEast-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
19th NHL 2012-13 NHL regular season begins with 13 games on opening night. Games include Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, which includes a ceremony to raise the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup banner. Each team plays an adjusted 48-game regular season, as opposed to a full season of 82 games. All games are played within conferences.
23rd NHL/Sports TV NBC Sports Network’s ‘Rivalry Wednesdays’ begin (Boston at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.)
24th-25th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
24th-27th GolfFarmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
26th NFL NFL Draft Prep: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
27th NFL AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (the most irrelevant day on the NFL calendar)
27th NFL If there were actually jobs left, which there never are… An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
28th Sports TV Debut of Michelle Beadle’s new show "The Crossover" on NBC Sports Network
29th Soccer Friendly: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Team Canada – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Texas ESPN2, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes

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