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NBA Finals Game 2 ratings lowest in nearly 20 years
A Game 2 blowout in the NBA Finals on Sunday drew an average of 8.76 million viewers, the lowest for a Game 2 in the finals in 18 years - excluding 2020 during the COVID-19 global pandemic.,The Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-107 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers, which evened the best-of-seven s...
F1 replaces Imola with Madrid on 2026 calendar
The 24-race Formula 1 slate for 2026 features a grand prix in Madrid replacing Italy's Emilia Romagna GP at Imola.,Governing body FIA approved the calendar on Tuesday during a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.,The final race on Imola's current contract was last month, won by four-time reigni...
Team Liquid improves to 3-2 at OWCS NA Stage 2
Team Liquid swept Supernova on Sunday as Week 5 concluded in the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2.,Spacestation Gaming was extended to four maps before downing Sakura Esports in the other match on Sunday.,The tournament, played online, features eight teams. The regular-season...
Shopify Rebellion beats Team Liquid to advance at 2025 Split 2
Shopify Rebellion defeated Team Liquid 3-1 to survive and advance in the lower bracket of the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion advanced to the lower-bracket final this Saturday, where they will face Cloud9. FlyQuest beat Cloud9 3-2 in the upper-bra...
Geekay, NTMR remain unbeaten at OWCS NA Stage 2
Geekay Esports and NTMR, tied atop the standings, remained unbeaten with sweeps on Saturday as Week 5 began in the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 2.,NTMR (6-0) downed DhillDucks (0-6), and Geekay Esports (6-0) reached the same outcome against Extinction (1-4).,The tournament,...
FlyQuest tops Cloud9 to reach grand final at 2025 Split 2
FlyQuest advanced to the grand final with a 3-2 victory over Cloud9 in the upper-bracket final on Saturday in the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 moves on to the lower-bracket final on June 14 and will face the winner of Sunday's lower-bracket semifinal between Team L...
Stewart Friesen wins thrilling triple-OT Truck Series race in Michigan
Stewart Friesen hoisted his first trophy of the season in Saturday afternoon's triple overtime DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway - a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that didn't want to end, ultimately featuring 24 extra laps.,The victory snapped a 72-race winless str...
Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing charter in jeopardy after court ruling
A United States appeals court on Thursday vacated a preliminary injunction that allowed Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and another NASCAR team to be treated as chartered teams, putting the teams' futures in NASCAR in question.,23XI Racing -- whose owners include Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin -...
Panthers hope to use 1-0 Final deficit to their advantage vs. Oilers
The defending champion Florida Panthers are not on the ropes, but they are well aware they need to counter-punch when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday.,Florida appeared to have the series opener in hand when they held a 3-1 lead early in the second period,...
Five-week bowl schedule set, CFP title game Jan. 19 in Miami
The college football season, set to kick off in August, will culminate with the College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami on Jan. 19.,A five-week bowl season begins Dec. 13 with a noon ET kickoff in Atlanta in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, but cheer up grasshopper, there are 44 to...
Shopify Rebellion faces Team Liquid in lower-bracket semifinal at 2025 Split 2
Shopify Rebellion advanced to the lower-bracket semifinals with a sweep of 100 Thieves in the quarterfinals on Sunday in the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid awaits Shopify Rebellion in the best-of-five semifinals on June 8. The winner advances to the lower-bracke...
At 5-0, Geekay takes over top spot in OWCS NA Stage 2
Geekay Esports swept DhillDucks on Sunday in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2, improving to 5-0 and moving into first place via map differential. ,Spacestation Gaming also posted a sweep, taking down Supernova as Week 4 came to a close.,The tournament, played online, features eig...
PARIVISION wins, takes $250,000 grand prize at DreamLeague 26
PARIVISION completed a dominant run, parlaying the top playoff seed into an equally dominant grand final, downing BetBoom Team 3-0 to take the championship at DreamLeague Season 26.,The Serbian Dota 2 squad lost just two matches, including none during the second stage or playoffs, to finish 14-2 and...
Team Liquid advances to lower-bracket semifinal at 2025 Split 2
Team Liquid knocked out Dignitas 3-1 on Saturday in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in the League of Legends LTA North 2025 Split 2 in Los Angeles.,Shopify Rebellion faces 100 Thieves on Sunday in the other best-of-five lower-bracket quarterfinal, with the winner going up against Team Liquid on June...
NTMR, Geekay remain perfect at OWCS NA Stage 2
The two teams that entered Saturday unbeaten in the Overwatch Champions Series North America Stage 2 ended the day the same way, as NTMR and Geekay Esports each remained perfect -- barely.,NTMR, 4-0 to start the day, looked headed for another dominating performance, winning 2-0 on Busan Control and ...
PARIVISION advance to DreamLeague grand final
PARIVISION swept BetBoom Team on Saturday to reach the grand final at DreamLeague Season 26.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament ends on Sunday with PARIVISION facing the winner of the lower-bracket final between BetBoom Team and Talon Esports. ,PARIVISION posted 36- and 28-minute wins against BetBoom ...
BetBoom, Aurora win tiebreakers at DreamLeague 26
BetBoom Team defeated Talon Esports in a tiebreaker to determine second place and Aurora Gaming took down Gaimin Gladiators in another tiebreaker for the fourth and final playoff berth at DreamLeague Season 26 on Friday.,BetBoom's 2-1 win earned it a ticket directly into the upper-bracket final of t...
Big 12 commish: Big Ten, SEC share 'great responsibility' with CFP model
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormak doubled down on his support of the 5+11 model for the College Football Playoff on Friday, despite another proposed model that would guarantee his conference two playoff spots.,The 5+11 model would give five automatic spots to the highest-ranked conference champions, ...
Chris Sale's strong start carries Braves to DH split with Phils
Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves routed the host Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in the nightcap of a split doubleheader on Thursday.,Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Atlanta, which had lost six of its previous seven games. Ozzie Albies knocked in thre...
BetBoom, Talon headed to tiebreaker at DreamLeague 26
BetBoom Team and Talon Esports will meet in a tiebreaker after the sides tied for second at Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 26 on Thursday.,While PARIVISION completed its undefeated run through the seven-round stage by beating Gaimin Gladiators 2-0, BetBoom swept Yakult Brothers 2-0 and Talon di...