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Team Spirit, PARIVISION advance at Esports World Cup
Team Spirit and PARIVISION advanced to the semifinals with victories on Wednesday at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Spirit swept Gaimin Gladiators and PARIVISION outlasted Aurora Gaming 2-1 in the first two quarterfinals. Spirit and PARIVISION will meet in the first semif...
Quarterfinal matches set at Esports World Cup 2025 playoffs
The Gaimin Gladiators, PARIVISION, Tundra Esports and Team Falcons emerged from the elimination phase with sweeps on Sunday to advance to the playoffs at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The elimination phase began...
Esports World Cup: Tiebreakers sort out Groups C, D in Dota 2
A pair of best-of-three tiebreakers helped determine the final order of Groups C and D at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,In Group C, Aurora Gaming defeated Tundra Esports 2-1 to clinch first place and a coveted double bye in the elimination phase. PARIVISION def...
Sepp Straka, long-hitting Jake Knapp part of tie atop Scottish Open
By Sepp Straka's math, two out of three equals 64 and a share of the lead at the Scottish Open. ,Straka polished off a round of 6-under-par to finish the first round at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard on Thursday. ,"My iron play was pretty good," said Str...
Esports World Cup: Team Spirit, BetBoom Team top groups
Team Spirit and BetBoom Team finished atop their respective groups with wins Thursday at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Team Spirit swept Natus Vincere to complete the round-robin action in Group A, winning in 26 minutes on red and in 32 minutes on green. NAVI finished wi...
Esports World Cup: Team Liquid stands as lone unbeaten
Team Liquid is the only undefeated squad two-thirds of the way through group stage play at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Team Liquid swept PARIVISION 2-0 on Wednesday to seize sole possession of first place in Group D. Team Liquid needed just 25 minutes to take Game 1 pl...
Report: Thunder, Chet Holmgren agree to $250M extension
Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $250 million, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The contract is fully guaranteed and comes on the heels of Oklahoma City's landmark contract with NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA agreed to a four-year, $285.4...
Esports World Cup: Four Dota 2 squads grab early advantage
Tundra Esports, Aurora Gaming, PARIVISION and Team Liquid each pulled out 2-0 victories on the first day of group stage play at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Those Tuesday results ended up providing some clarity in Groups C and D, where those four teams are off to strong...
Best NBA draft prospects available after Round 1
With the first round and 30 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft books, teams are resetting their prospect boards to be prepared to make second-round selections on Thursday night. ,Minnesota will be active with the 31st pick to kick off the second day of the draft. The Timberwolves also have picks 37, 38 and...
2025 NBA Draft: Sleepers to know
As the NBA draft kicks off Wednesday, the names of several fringe prospects will begin percolating by the end of the night and fully simmer to the surface before the final selection is made Thursday. ,Here are five players well below the radar we'd classify as "sleepers" to keep your eye on.,Bogolju...
Flagg & Co: Who's No. 2 in the 2025 NBA Draft?
Here is the challenge for everyone behind the Dallas Mavericks, who will invest the No. 1 pick on purported franchise centerpiece Cooper Flagg: He's one of one. ,Flagg is far and away the top prospect available Wednesday, but the 2025 NBA Draft pool is not devoid talent. ,The San Antonio Spurs pick ...
2025 NBA Draft makes single-file line behind No. 1 Cooper Flagg
A whirlwind four months for the Dallas Mavericks begins anew Wednesday with the launch of the Cooper Flagg era. ,The draft lottery in May turned into an unexpected gift for the Mavericks when they jumped the line of teams with the NBA's worst records. Against the odds, they went from the playoff pla...
2025 NBA Draft: Top 30 prospects -- and a few to know for Day 2
Cooper Flagg planted his flag as the No. 1 prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft long before he guided Duke to the Final Four as an 18-year-old freshman. ,The 6-foot-9 forward is viewed as the surefire top pick in the draft Wednesday, but how the rest of the class will develop behind him is anyone's guess....
Chase Elliott hopes to continue road success at Mexico City
Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 in Mexico City means a few road-course standouts should be antsy to make the long trip south and claim a playoff berth.,NASCAR makes history Sunday when it holds the first points-paying international Cup Series race in the modern era at the tricky Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigue...
Streaking Chanticleers, newcomer Murray State add underdog vibe to CWS
For more than a decade, Coastal Carolina is more aptly defined as dominant than underdogs. Considering the 2016 national champions last lost nearly five weeks -- and 23 games -- ago, the Chanticleers are no surprise at the 2025 College World Series.,No. 3-ranked Arkansas takes on No. 6 LSU in a heav...
Cup Series set to dish out points in Mexico for first time
MEXICO CITY - Amid much anticipation from fans and teams alike, the NASCAR Cup Series has arrived in Mexico City for the series' first points-paying international race in seven decades.,Sunday's race is aptly named Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.,The industry has long been preparing...
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...
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...
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...