Sports News of the Days (7/11)

Fell asleep before I could recap yesterday's sporting news so here it is.

MLB: Robinson Cano, second baseman for the New York Yankees, wins the 2011 Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Cano defeated Adrian Gonzalez (BOS) in the final round 12-11.
David Ortiz (BOS) and Prince Fielder (MIL) were both eliminated in the second round.
Matt Kemp (LAD), Jose Bautista (TOR), Matt Holliday (STL),and Rickie Weeks (MIL) were all out after one round.
   The 2011 All-Star game, which takes place tonight at Chase Field in Phoenix, has its pitching match-up officially set.
   The NL will start Philadelphia Phillies' ace Roy Halladay. Halladay is 11-3, with 138 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.45
   The AL will start Los Angeles Angels' phenom Jered Weaver. Weaver is 11-4, with 120 strikeouts and an stellar ERA of 1.86
   First pitch is expected to be at 8:05 PM.
NBA News: Amar'e Stoudemire plans on not joining other NBA superstars to play basketball in Europe if the NBA Lockout progresses into the regular season. Stoudemire averaged 25.3 points per game and 8.1 rebounds in his first season with the New York Knicks.
MMA News: The UFC released welterweight John Howard yesterday, as a result of losing three fights in a row. Howard (MMA 14-7, UFC 4-3) had won four UFC fights in a row, including a victory over Dennis Hallman, before losing three in a row against Jake Ellenberger, Thiago Alves, and Matt Brown.

   A welterweight bout between Carlos Condit and BJ Penn is slated to be possible for the UFC 137 card, which is expected to be at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in  Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 29. The headliner of the card is Georges St Pierre vs Nick Diaz for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
 Condit (MMA 27-5, UFC 4-1) is on a four fight win streak in the UFC including big wins over Dan Hardy and Don Hyun Kim.
 Penn (MMA 16-7-2, UFC 12-6-2) moved up to the welterweight division after losing his UFC Lightweight Title to Frankie Edgar and not being able to win it back in a rematch. Penn then moved up to welterweight and knocked out Matt Hughes before fighting Jon Fitch to a draw in February.