2012 Sports Calendar
January
2nd/NHL...Winter Classic from Philadelphia, Penn. (Rangers vs. Flyers)
5th/NHL…World Junior Hockey Championships from Calgary/Edmonton, Canada
6th/Golf...PGA Tour Season begins in Hawaii
7th/NFL...Playoffs begin
9th/MLB...Hall of Fame Class announced
9th/College Football…BCS Title Game from New Orleans, La.
16th/Tennis...Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia
21st/College Football...East/West Shrine from St. Petersburg, Fla.
26th/Golf...(Euro Tour)...Abu Dhabi HSBC from UAE
28th/College Football...Senior Bowl from Mobile, Alabama
28th/NHL…All-Star Game Fantasy Draft from Ottawa, Canada
29th/NHL…All-Star Game from Ottawa, Canada
29th/NFL...Pro Bowl in Hawaii
February
1st/College Football...National Signing Day
4th/NFL…Hall of Fame honoree announcement
5th/NFL...Super Bowl XLVI from Indianapolis, Ind.
9th/Golf...Pebble Beach Pro-Am
18th/NASCAR...Bud Shootout
22nd/Golf...WGC Accenture Match Play from Marana, Arizona
22nd/NFL...Combine from Indianapolis, Indiana
6th/Tennis...Davis Cup 1st Round
23rd/NASCAR...Duels from Daytona
26th/NBA...All-Star game from Orlando, Florida
26th/NASCAR...Daytona 500
27th/NHL…Trade deadline
27th/College Basketball...D1 Conference Tournaments begin
March
2nd/MLB...Mandatory Spring Training reporting date
2nd/MLB...Spring Training begins
8th/Golf…WGC-CA Championship from Doral, Florida
8th/Tennis...Indian Wells
11th/College Basketball...Selection Sunday
13th/NFL...Free Agency begins
13th/College Basketball...Opening round of D1 Tournament from Dayton, Ohio
15th/NBA...Trade deadline
15th/College Basketball...Second round of D1 Tournament
18th/Auto Racing...Formula One Season begins from Melbourne, Australia
21st/Tennis...Sony Ericsson Open from Key Biscayne, Florida
22nd/College Basketball...Regional Finals of D1 Tournament
25th/NFL...Owners Meetings from Palm Beach, Florida
26th/Skating...World Figure Skating Championships from Nice, France
27th/Soccer...UEFA Champions League quarterfinals
28th/MLB...Japanese Opening Day Series (Seattle vs. Oakland)
29th/Golf...LPGA Kraft Nabisco from Rancho Mirage, Cali.
31st/College Basketball...Final 4 from New Orleans, La.
31st/Horse Racing...Dubai World Cup
April
1st/College Basketball...Women’s Final 4 from Denver, Colorado
2nd/College Basketball...D1 National Championship Game from New Orleans, La.
2nd/Tennis…Davis Cup, Quarterfinals
4th/MLB...Opening Night from Miami, Fla. (Cardinals vs. Marlins)
5th/MLB...Opening Day
5th/College Hockey...Frozen 4 from Tampa, Florida
5th/Golf...Masters from Augusta, Georgia
7th/NHL...Regular season ends
7th/Horse Racing...Illinois Derby, Santa Anita Derby & Wood Memorial
14th/Horse Racing...Arkansas Derby & Blue Grass Stakes
16th/Running...Boston Marathon
24th/Soccer...CONCACAF Champions League (2nd Leg)
26th/NFL...Draft (1st round) from New York, NY
27th/NFL...Draft (2nd & 3rd rounds) from New York, NY
28th/NFL...Draft (4th, 5th, 6th & 7th rounds) from New York, NY
28th/NBA...Playoffs begin
May
5th/Horse Racing...Kentucky Derby
6th/NASCAR...Talladega
10th/Golf…TPC from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
17th/Golf…(Euro Tour)...Volvo Match Play from Spain
19th/Horse Racing...Preakness Stakes
19th/Soccer...UEFA Champions League Final from Munich, Germany
19th/NASCAR...All-Star Race from Charlotte, NC
24th/Golf…(Euro Tour)...BMW PGA Championship from England
27th/Tennis...French Open/Roland Garros, Paris, France
27th/NASCAR...Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte, NC
27th/Auto Racing...Indianapolis 500
30th/NBA…Draft Lottery
June
6th/MLB...Amateur Draft
7th/Golf…LPGA Championship from Rochester, NY
8th/Soccer...UEFA (Euro 2012) from Poland & Ukraine
9th/Horse Racing...Belmont Stakes
14th/Golf...US Open from San Francisco, Cal.
15th/College Baseball...World Series begins from Omaha, Neb.
22nd/NHL...Draft from Pittsburgh, Penn.
25th/Tennis...The Championships from Wimbledon, Great Britain
28th/NBA...Draft in Newark, NJ
July
1st/NHL…Free Agency begins
5th/Golf...LPGA US Open from Kohler, Wisconsin
7th/NASCAR...Daytona
10th/MLB...All-Star Game from Kansas City, Mo.
11th/NBA…Free Agency begins
12th/Golf…(Euro Tour)...Scottish Open from Inverness, Scotland
19th/Golf...British Open from Lancashire, England
22nd/MLB...Hall of Fame Inductions from Cooperstown, NY
27th/Olympics...Summer from London, UK
29th/NASCAR...Brickyard from Indianapolis, Indiana
30th/Cycling...Tour de France
31st/MLB...Trade deadline
August
2nd/Golf...WGC-Bridgestone Inv. from Akron, Ohio
4th/NFL...Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony from Canton, Ohio
5th/NFL...Hall of Fame game
9th/Golf...PGA Championship from Kiawah Island, South Carolina
23rd/Golf...FedEx Cup Playoffs begin (The Barclays) from Farmingdale, NY
27th/Tennis...US Open from Flushing, NY
31st/College Football...Season begins...Boise State at Michigan State
31st/Golf...FedEx Cup #2 (Deutsche Bank) from Norton, Mass.
September
1st/College Football...Michigan vs. Alabama from Arlington, Texas
1st/College Football...Clemson vs. Auburn from Atlanta, Georgia
1st/MLB...Rosters increase from 25 to 40
6th/NFL...Season begins
6th/Golf...FedEx Cup #3 (BMW Championship) from Carmel, Indiana
10th/Tennis...Davis Cup, Semifinals
13th/Golf...LPGA British Open from Wirral, UK
16th/NASCAR…Sprint Cup Playoffs begin from Chicago, Illinois
20th/Golf...FedEx Cup #4 (Tour Championship) from Atlanta, Georgia
28th/Golf...Ryder Cup from Medinah, Illinois
October
3rd/MLB...Regular Season ends
7th/NASCAR…Talladega
10th/Golf...(Euro Tour)...Alfred Dunhill Links Championship from Scotland
13th/NASCAR…Charlotte, NC
23rd/Tennis...WTA Championships from Istanbul, Turkey
November
1st/Golf...(Euro Tour)...WGC-HSBC from China
2nd/Horse Racing...Breeders Cup from Santa Anita, Cal.
4th/Running...NYC Marathon
5th/Tennis...ATP World Tour Finals from London, England
7th/College Basketball...Regular Season begins
16th/Tennis...Davis Cup Finals
18th/Auto Racing...Grand Prix from Austin, Texas
18th/NASCAR...Sprint Cup season ends from Homestead, Fla.
22nd/Golf...(Euro Tour)...DP World Tour Championship from UAE
25th/Auto Racing...Formula Season ends with Brazilian GP from Sao Paulo, Brazil
December
3rd/MLB...Winter Meetings from Nashville, Tenn.
6th/MLB...Rule 5 Draft
6th/Soccer...FIFA Club World Cup from Japan
16th/Soccer...FIFA Club World Cup Final from Japan
30th/NFL...Regular Season ends
