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PARIVISION, Team Falcons in upper-bracket final at The International
PARIVISION and Team Falcons won their upper-bracket semifinal matches in the playoff stage at The International 2025 on Friday in Hamburg, Germany.,PARAVISION swept Xtreme Gaming 2-0 and Falcons rallied past BetBoom Team 2-1 to reach Saturday's upper-bracket final. The winner of that match will adva...
NFL Week 2: Predictions, Prop Pick for every game
Field Level Media NFL writers offer their prediction and one intriguing prop bet for every Week 2 game.,Cincinnati Bengals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars,Sunday, 1 p.m. ET,FanDuel odds: Bengals -3.5, Total 49.5,Prediction: Bengals 30-23,Prop Pick: Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase over 84.5 yards (-113 Bet365),Cha...
Xtreme, PARIVISION, Falcons, BetBoom notch wins at The International
Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Falcons and BetBoom Team won their opening matches on the first day of the playoff stage at The International 2025 on Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.,Xtreme, PARIVISION and Falcons all notched 2-0 sweeps in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, while BetBoom had to rally to ...
Joe Flacco returns to Baltimore as Browns, Ravens search for first win
Joe Flacco makes his return to Baltimore for the first time as a visiting player when the Cleveland Browns visit the Ravens in an AFC Central battle on Sunday afternoon.,The 40-year-old Flacco was Super Bowl MVP when Baltimore beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 to cap the 2012-13 season. He is also ...
Dolphins desperate to erase Week 1 disaster, extend streak over Patriots
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel anticipates a dialed-in offense as Miami works in overdrive to flip the page and move on from a Week 1 disaster at Indianapolis. ,Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel sees a chance for New England (0-1) to get right with a win at Miami for the first time since 2019. ,"It...
Giants, Cowboys scramble to regroup at risk of 0-2 division hole
Going home gives the Cowboys a chance to start over as the New York Giants head to Dallas for a pairing of NFC East rivals attempting to stay out of an early hole in the division standings. ,The Cowboys lost at Philadelphia (24-20) and the Giants were blasted by the Washington Commanders (21-6) in W...
Week 2 Power Rankings: Dynasties don't last forever
The 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 violation
The 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 International
After 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...
AFC West Primer: New season, same Chiefs
A one-game margin separated the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos from the Chiefs the last time Kansas City failed to finish a season first in the AFC West. ,That Peyton Manning-led outfit ruled the roost with 12 wins in the regular season, and then Kansas City began its current nine-year ...
Ohio State moves to No. 1, rest of Top 25 in chaos in poll
Ohio State's season-opening victory over Texas sent the Buckeyes to No. 1 and the Longhorns plummeting in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Tuesday.,Ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll, Ohio State received 55 of the 66 first-place votes. Texas, No. 1 last week, fell to No. 7.,Losses by Clems...
Michael Jordan expresses defiance during, after NASCAR court hearing
A court hearing for the federal antitrust lawsuit among two racing teams and NASCAR had its share of fireworks on Thursday in Charlotte, with retired NBA Hall of Famer (and racing co-owner) Michael Jordan drawing attention in particular for his comments.,Jordan, a co-owner of 23XI Racing team who, a...
Fake-punt TD helps USF cruise past No. 25 Boise State
Locklan Hewlett threw a touchdown pass to Keshaun Singleton on a fake punt to help South Florida notch a convincing 34-7 season-opening rout over No. 25 Boise State on Thursday night at Tampa.,The stunning trick play gave the Bulls a 10-point lead in the middle of the third quarter and was part of 3...
Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...
NASCAR plans to sell charter tied to 23XI Racing, FRM lawsuit
NASCAR appears ready to transfer ownership of one of the charters held by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, who lost their charters following their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.,As part of ongoing litigation requirements, NASCAR's Sanctioning Body filed a legal notice that it plans to issue...