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Week 2 Power Rankings: Dynasties don't last foreverThe first off day of the NFL regular season arrived Tuesday and a collective deep breath could be in order. ,A loss by the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens' lateral of a sure victory into the hands of the Buffalo Bills are no cause for immediate panic. ,A...

Big 12 punishes officiating crew for rules violationThe Big 12 Conference reprimanded an officiating crew Tuesday for a gaffe in Missouri's weekend win over Kansas.,The rules violation occurred following a first-quarter touchdown by Missouri, when the Tigers were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. After Kansas blocked the extra-point try followin...

Eight-team playoffs set at The InternationalAfter three days of group-stage competition and the first elimination match Saturday, things heated up on Sunday with four more eliminations at The International 2025, establishing the final eight teams who will compete for the title in Hamburg, Germany.,Sixteen teams were competing in the prestigio...

G2 edges Team Vitality 3-2 to win BLAST Open Fall title

G2 Esports rallied to a 3-2 victory over Team Vitality in the grand final of the BLAST Open Fall 2025 event on Sunday in London.,G2 won the fourth and fifth maps of the best-of-five showdown in order to claim the $150,000 grand prize. Vitality had to settle for $60,000 in second place.,Both teams sw...

Top 25: South Florida cracks poll for first time in seven years

South Florida is part of the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since 2018 after recording back-to-back victories over ranked teams.,The Bulls are No. 18 in the latest poll, released Sunday, while Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained as the three best teams in the land. The Buckeyes ...

Team Vitality, G2 Esports are BLAST Open Fall finalists

Team Vitality and G2 Esports advanced to the grand final with sweeps in the semifinals on Saturday at the BLAST Open Fall in London.,The opponents were set for Sunday's championship after Team Vitality knocked off MOUZ 2-0, and G2 Esports did the same to FURIA.,The six-team, $330,000 Counter-Strike:...

Cal Ripken Jr. honored on 30-year anniversary of consecutive games record

Saturday night in Baltimore, Cal Ripken Jr. and the Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of his breaking the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games played with his 2,131st appearance, now known as the "2-1-3-1" record.,The Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman, now 65, was honored ...

MOUZ, G2 charge into BLAST Open Fall semifinals

MOUZ pulled out a 2-1 win over M80 to advance to the semifinals of the BLAST Open Fall on Friday in London.,G2 Esports also prevailed on the opening day of the event, defeating FaZe Clan 2-0 in a quarterfinal match.,The six-team, $330,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament features a single...