[h=1]Sports betting calendar for 2016[/h]
There are normally plenty of sporting events that you can bet on during any given day of the year. A few events in particular, however, stand out as highlights over all of the rest -- and you can never be too well-prepared when one of those days rolled around.
To help you have a better sense for when these events will take place, Chalk has put together a full calendar of sports betting highlights through the rest of 2016. This list, which includes a wide range of sporting events from around the world, will be updated as new events are announced during the coming months.
[h=2]February[/h]23, 24: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (first leg)
[h=2]March[/h]5: (MMA) UFC 196: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
8, 9: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (second leg)
15, 16: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (second leg)
17-20: (NCB) NCAA tournament (first two rounds)
24-27: (NCB)NCAA tournament Sweet 16, Elite Eight
[h=2]April[/h]2: (NCB) NCAA Men's Basketball: Final Four -- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
3: (MLB) Opening Day
4: (NCB) NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship -- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
5, 6: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinals (first leg)
7-10: (GOLF) The Masters - Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
9: (BOXING) Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III -- MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
12, 13: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinals (second leg)
13: (NHL) Playoffs begin
16: (NBA) Playoffs begin
23: (MMA) UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones 2 -- MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
26, 27: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Semifinals (first leg)
[h=2]May[/h]3, 4: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Semifinals (second leg)
7: (HORSE) Kentucky Derby -- Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
7: (BOXING) Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
14: (MMA) UFC 198 -- Brazil
15: (SOCCER) Barclays Premier League: Final match day
21: (HORSE) Preakness Stakes -- Pimlico Race Track, Baltimore, Maryland
28: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League Final -- San Siro, Milan, Italy
[h=2]June[/h]11: (HORSE) Belmont Stakes -- Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
16-19: (GOLF) U.S. Open -- Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
[h=2]July[/h]9: (MMA) UFC 200 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
14-17: (GOLF) Open Championship -- Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
28-31: (GOLF) PGA Championship -- Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield Township, New Jersey
[h=2]August[/h]5-21: (OLY) Summer Olympics -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[h=2]September[/h]22-25: (GOLF)TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola -- East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
30-Oct. 2: (GOLF) Ryder Cup -- Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
- Tim Fiorvanti
espn
There are normally plenty of sporting events that you can bet on during any given day of the year. A few events in particular, however, stand out as highlights over all of the rest -- and you can never be too well-prepared when one of those days rolled around.
To help you have a better sense for when these events will take place, Chalk has put together a full calendar of sports betting highlights through the rest of 2016. This list, which includes a wide range of sporting events from around the world, will be updated as new events are announced during the coming months.
[h=2]February[/h]23, 24: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (first leg)
[h=2]March[/h]5: (MMA) UFC 196: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
8, 9: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (second leg)
15, 16: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 (second leg)
17-20: (NCB) NCAA tournament (first two rounds)
24-27: (NCB)NCAA tournament Sweet 16, Elite Eight
[h=2]April[/h]2: (NCB) NCAA Men's Basketball: Final Four -- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
3: (MLB) Opening Day
4: (NCB) NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship -- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
5, 6: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinals (first leg)
7-10: (GOLF) The Masters - Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
9: (BOXING) Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III -- MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
12, 13: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinals (second leg)
13: (NHL) Playoffs begin
16: (NBA) Playoffs begin
23: (MMA) UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones 2 -- MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
26, 27: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Semifinals (first leg)
[h=2]May[/h]3, 4: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League: Semifinals (second leg)
7: (HORSE) Kentucky Derby -- Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
7: (BOXING) Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
14: (MMA) UFC 198 -- Brazil
15: (SOCCER) Barclays Premier League: Final match day
21: (HORSE) Preakness Stakes -- Pimlico Race Track, Baltimore, Maryland
28: (SOCCER) UEFA Champions League Final -- San Siro, Milan, Italy
[h=2]June[/h]11: (HORSE) Belmont Stakes -- Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
16-19: (GOLF) U.S. Open -- Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
[h=2]July[/h]9: (MMA) UFC 200 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
14-17: (GOLF) Open Championship -- Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
28-31: (GOLF) PGA Championship -- Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield Township, New Jersey
[h=2]August[/h]5-21: (OLY) Summer Olympics -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[h=2]September[/h]22-25: (GOLF)TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola -- East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
30-Oct. 2: (GOLF) Ryder Cup -- Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
