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UCF ready for shot at inconsistent Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- UCF will ride the momentum of a big second half in its Big 12 tournament opener into a second-round matchup against sixth-seeded Kansas on Wednesday.,The 14th-seeded Knights (17-15) trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half against Utah on Tuesday but emerged with an 87-7...

Liquid, Eternal Fire, G2 Esports round out ESL 21 playoff field
Team Liquid, Eternal Fire and G2 Esports nabbed the final three playoff berths at ESL Pro League Season 21 with wins on Tuesday to complete Group Stage 2 in Stockholm.,In Round 5 matches, Team Liquid edged 3DMAX 2-1, Eternal Fire slipped past Team Falcons 2-1 and G2 Esports swept GamerLegion 2-0.,Th...

Big 12 tournament roundup: UCF advances to face Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Keyshawn Hall scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, as UCF defeated Utah 87-72 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Tuesday. ,The Knights will face No. 6 seed Kansas in the second round Wednesday night. ,It was the 15th 20-point game for Hall, who led the Big ...

Andrej Jakimovski's hot second half lifts Colorado over TCU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Andrej Jakimovski scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lift No. 16 seed Colorado to a 69-67 victory over TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.,The Buffaloes will face eighth-seeded West Virginia in the second round Wednesday.,Th...

JunJia powers CTBC Flying Oyster to win in opener of First Stand
CTBC Flying Oyster recorded a 2-0 victory over Karmine Corp on Tuesday to win their opener of the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,Five teams are competing this week in Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, with the winner of Sunday's grand final taking home $300,000. Fol...

MongolZ, MOUZ, Natus Vincere reach ESL 21 playoffs
The MongolZ, MOUZ and Natus Vincere cruised to wins on Monday, clinching berths in the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs in Stockholm.,In Round 4 high matches of Group Stage 2, The MongolZ swept 3DMax 2-0, MOUZ downed Team Liquid 2-0 and Natus Vincere downed G2 Esports 2-0.,The $400,000 Counter-Stri...

UCF, Utah collide in Big 12 tourney not long after first meeting
UCF and Utah are approximately 2,300 miles apart, about as far apart as any two schools in the Big 12 Conference. They've only played once in basketball this season, on the UCF campus in Orlando, Fla.,The rematch will be played in Kansas City, Mo., which serves as a nice halfway point between the tw...

Duke at No. 1 in AP poll for first time since November 2021
Duke ended Auburn's eight-week reign at No. 1 and reached the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday for the first time since November 2021.,The Blue Devils (28-3) earned 52 of the 61 first-place votes to lead the rankings for the first time since Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's final s...

UCLA back to No. 1 after Big Ten tourney run
UCLA reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday following a weekend run to the Big Ten tournament title.,The Bruins (30-2) climbed three spots and received 16 of 32 first-place votes after beating rival Southern California in Sunday's final.,No. 2 South Carolina ...

Hanwha, Liquid win openers at First Stand tourney
Hanwha Life Esports and Team Liquid recorded wins on Monday as the 2025 First Stand Tournament got underway in Seoul, South Korea.,Five teams are competing this week in Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, with the winner of Sunday's grand final taking home $300,000. Following a single Ro...

Vancouver Surge, Atlanta FaZe win again at Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Vancouver Surge and Atlanta FaZe each recorded a win on Sunday to remain on the heels of the unbeaten Los Angeles Thieves in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier.,The Surge posted a 3-1 victory over the Miami Heretics and FaZe notched a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Breach. Also Sunday,...

No. 8 TCU claims 1st Big 12 title with win over No. 17 Baylor
Hailey Van Lith has led TCU all season, and she did it again as No. 8 TCU defeated No. 17 Baylor 64-59 in the championship game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. ,Van Lith led the Horned Frogs with 20 points to help TCU cap...

No. 8 TCU looks to jolt No. 17 Baylor in Big 12 title game
TCU defeated Baylor on the final day of the regular season to claim the Big 12 regular-season title. ,On Sunday, the top-seeded Horned Frogs (30-3) and second-seeded Bears (27-6) will meet again to determine the champion of the Big 12 women's tournament.,No. 8-ranked TCU, which reached 30 wins for t...

Another win for the Thieves at Stage 2 Major qualifying
With each passing day, the Los Angeles Thieves look more and more like the team to beat in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier.,A day after sweeping their opponents to remain unbeaten in the tournament, the Thieves did the same thing Saturday, beating the Boston Breach 3-0 to improve to ...

Big 12 tournament roundup: TCU, Baylor advance to title game
Top-seeded TCU advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament with a 71-65 victory over fourth-seeded West Virginia on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.,The No. 8 Horned Frogs on Sunday will face second-seeded and No. 17 Baylor, which worked overtime to knock off No. 21 Okl...

Los Angeles Thieves stay perfect in Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves stayed unbeaten with a sweep of the Vancouver Surge in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier on Friday.,Like the Thieves, Cloud9 New York posted a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 to begin the Week 3 festivities. Toronto Ultra notched a 3-1 victory over th...

Big 12 tournament roundup: No. 16 West Virginia, No. 8 TCU in semis
Sydney Shaw hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to secure No. 16 West Virginia's 73-69 victory over No. 20 Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.,The Mountaineers (24-6), seeded fourth, used an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter to...

Big 12 tournament roundup: No. 16 West Virginia, No. 8 TCU advance to semfinals
Sydney Shaw hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to secure No. 16 West Virginia's 73-69 victory over No. 20 Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.,The Mountaineers (24-6), seeded fourth, used an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter to...

Big 12 tournament roundup: Kansas State rolls past UCF
Serena Sundell poured in 21 points and No. 20 Kansas State easily handled UCF 80-65 to open the second round of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.,The fifth-seeded Wildcats led 41-30 at halftime, and the No. 13 seed Knights got to within seven points in the four...

TYLOO, paiN, FURIA move on in ESL Pro League Season 21
TYLOO, paiN Gaming and FURIA pulled out 2-1 wins on Wednesday to claim the last three spots in Group Stage 2 at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm.,TYLOO rallied past FlyQuest, paiN Gaming overtook Nemiga Gaming and FURIA edged M80 as Group Stage 1 concluded.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Glob...