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Vitality, G2 to face off in finals at IEM Dallas
G2 Esports and Team Vitality swept their way into the finals of the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event on Saturday.,G2 beat 9z Team 2-0 to advance, while Vitality topped Team Spirit 2-0.,Sixteen teams competed in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament's double-elimination group stage. ...
UFC 302: Islam Makhachev big favorite over Dustin Poirier
The main card at UFC 302 will get under way at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,The card features a light heavyweight bout between two southpaws in Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.,Makhachev (25-1 MMA), the current champion making his third title defense, is coming ...
Warriors Gaming move to 3-0, hand Kings Gaming 1st loss at The Turn
Warriors Gaming Squad continue to build off their 2K League's title at The Tipoff, improving to 3-0 thanks to a 64-50 win over Kings Gaming Guard on Friday in the third day of group play for The Turn.,Charlie "CB13" Bostic scored a game-high 22 points to help the Warriors hand the Kings (2-1) their ...
G2, Vitality advance to semifinals at IEM Dallas
G2 Esports and Team Vitality swept their way through the quarterfinals of the 2024 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event on Friday.,G2 beat FaZe Clan 2-0 to advance to the semifinals, where they will face 9z Team. Vitality topped HEROIC 2-0 and will meet Team Spirit in the semis.,Sixteen teams competed...
Magic Gaming hand Raptors Uprising GC 2nd straight loss
Less than a week after finishing runner-up at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff, Raptors Uprising GC lost its second game in as many days, falling to Magic Gaming 62-60 on Thursday in the second day of group play for The Turn.,The Raptors took a 46-42 lead into the fourth quarter but couldn't hold on. ...
Warriors keep rolling as NBA 2K The Turn tips off
Four days after winning the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff, Warriors Gaming was back in action Wednesday, highlighting the 12-game slate on the first day of group play for The Turn.,And it didn't take the Warriors long to let the field know they have their eyes on this title, too, beating Jazz Gaming 73...
Paul Skenes gets plenty of support as Pirates earn split against Tigers
Paul Skenes struck out nine in six innings on his 22nd birthday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.,Skenes (2-0) allowed two runs and three hits in his fourth major league start.,Andrew McCutchen blasted a three-run hom...
Gavin Stone, Dodgers finish twin-bill sweep of woeful Mets
Gavin Stone tossed seven strong innings and Will Smith and Miguel Vargas hit solo home runs Tuesday night for the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the New York Mets 3-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep.,The Dodgers overcame a late two-run deficit to win the opener 5-2 in 10 innings. Mookie Bet...
Team Falcons sweeps Gladiators in DreamLeague Season 23
Team Falcons recorded a 3-0 victory over Gaimin Gladiators on Sunday in the grand final of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,Team Falcons sandwiched 29- and 46-minute wins on green around a 43-minute victory on red to pocket $300,000 and 6,000 ESL Pro Tour points. They also avenged a 2-0 s...
Warriors Gaming Squad bounces Raptors Uprising GC to win NBA 2K League's The Tipoff
Warriors Gaming Squad defeated Raptors Uprising GC in two straight games on Saturday to take home the championship at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff event.,The clinching game, Game 2, went to overtime. It was there where the Warriors finally found their stride, outscoring the Raptors 16-5 to earn th...
Gaimin Gladiators win to reach DreamLeague Season 23 grand final
Gaimin Gladiators won the upper-bracket final Saturday to advance to the grand final of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,BetBoom Team and Team Falcons will meet in Sunday's lower-bracket final with the winner taking on Gaimin later Sunday.,Gaimin took out Team Falcons 2-0 to secure the po...
Pac-12 Network signs off from final live broadcast
The Pac-12 Network signed off from a live broadcast for the final time late Friday as the conference will cease to exist in advance of the 2024-25 school year.,Roxy Bernstein, one of the network's original broadcasters going back to 2012, delivered a heartfelt message for both the network and his pe...
Raptors, Warriors advance to NBA 2K Tipoff final
Raptors Uprising GC had all it could handle with Wizards District Gaming on Friday night in Washington, D.C. Warriors Gaming Squad, on the other hand, breezed by Bucks Gaming. Regardless of how they got there, the Raptors and Warriors are the last teams standing at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff.,Th...
Barclay Goodrow scores in OT as Rangers tie series vs. Panthers
NEW YORK -- Barclay Goodrow scored 14:01 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.,Goodrow won it by putting a shot from near the right circle over the stick of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky after getting a clean cros...
Luka Doncic hits game-winning 3 to put Mavs up 2-0 on Wolves
Luka Doncic knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 109-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Doncic registered a triple-double with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 as...
BetBoom wins twice to advance at DreamLeague Season 23
BetBoom Team won a pair of matches Friday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,BetBoom outlasted Aurora 2-1 in the first round before sweeping Tundra Esports 2-0 to move two spots away from the grand final.,Also Friday, Azure Ray defeated HEROIC 2-...
Blackhawks, Islanders swap 1st-round picks ahead of draft
The Chicago Blackhawks moved up in the first and second rounds of the 2024 NHL Draft through a trade with the New York Islanders on Friday.,The Blackhawks received the 18th and 50th overall picks of the draft from the Islanders. ,In turn, New York pocketed the 20th and 54th selections in addition to...
Report: Power 5, NCAA reach historic agreement to pay players
The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences - the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 - and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on Thursday.,"The five autonomy confer...
Bucks Gaming, Warriors GS move on in NBA 2K Tipoff playoffs
After a perfect run through group play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff tournament, top-seeded T-Wolves Gaming were eliminated Thursday by Bucks Gaming in a semifinal matchup in Washington, D.C.,After group play determined seeding for bracket play, the top four teams from each conference gathered i...
Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Celtics take 2-0 series lead vs. Pacers
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals., ,Brown was 14 of 27 from the floor and made 8 of 11 free throws. Boston had a 13-point lead af...