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Defending champion UConn ranks No. 1 in preseason poll
Defending champion UConn is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll released on Tuesday.,It is the 13th time since 1995 that the Huskies have entered a season in the top spot and the first since 2017.,Despite the loss of Paige Bueckers to the 2025 WNBA Draft as the No....
Purdue ranked No. 1 in preseason poll for first time
Purdue claimed the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 men's preseason college basketball for the first time on Monday.,Coach Matt Painter's Boilermakers, who ranked No. 1 at some point during three of the past four regular seasons, received 35 of 61 first-place votes.,Following Purdue are las...
Team Liquid stays perfect while NTMR makes move at OWCS NA Stage 3
Team Liquid boosted its record to 7-0 by downing the winless DhillDucks Sunday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3, setting the stage for the playoff round.,The win provided Liquid a first-place finish during pool play, giving it the top seed when the regional playoffs ki...
Team Liquid remains unbeaten at OWCS NA Stage 3
Team Liquid improved to 6-0 with a victory over Sakura Esports on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,Spacestation Gaming (6-1) and Team Z (2-5) also opened Week 6 with victories.,The online tournament features eight teams. Week 6 concludes Sunday and will wrap ...
Penn State, Texas freefall out of AP Top 25; Miami new No. 2
Miami slid past Oregon for the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll, while preseason favorites Penn State and Texans now can be located in the "others receiving votes" category.,The Nittany Lions and Longhorns entered the weekend Nos. 7 and 9, respectively, before...
NRG defeat Fnatic, claim Valorant Champions 2025 title
NRG recorded a 3-2 victory over Fnatic on Sunday in Paris to win the Valorant Champions 2025 title and a $1 million first prize.,Fnatic claimed $400,000 as the runner-up in the tournament.,NRG's Brock "brawk" Somerhalder of the United States was named the MVP of the playoffs.,NRG jumped out to a 2-0...
Team Liquid hands Geekay Esports 1st loss at OWCS NA Stage 3
Team Liquid improved to 5-0 and took over first place with a comeback win over previously unbeaten Geekay Esports on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3. ,Spacestation Gaming edged Extinction to improve to 5-1, while Sakura Esports swept Team Z and is now 3-3. ,T...
PWHL dropping puck on third season on Nov. 21
The Professional Women's Hockey League will open its third regular season on Nov. 21.,The 2025-26 campaign will feature a total of 120 games, with all eight teams playing a 30-game slate.,Expansion teams PWHL Seattle and host PWHL Vancouver will meet in one of two games on opening night.,The two-tim...
Spacestation Gaming keeps DhillDucks winless at OWCS NA Stage 3
Spacestation Gaming moved up the standings with a dominant effort over winless DhillDucks on Sunday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,While Spacestation won in a sweep, unbeaten Team Liquid also recorded a 3-0 victory over Team Z as Week 4 came to a close.,The online t...
FlyQuest tops Keyd Stars for Championship of the Americas title
FlyQuest had to work harder to beat Keyd Stars for the second time in the tournament and capture the grand final on Sunday of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,The 3-1 victory was worth $80,000 and earned qualification for the world championship in China. Keyd Stars...
Oregon, Ole Miss rewarded for Top-4 wins with Top-4 rankings
Oregon and Ole Miss parlayed Top-4 victories into Top-4 rankings in the latest AP Top 25 poll, released Sunday afternoon.,Oregon supplanted Miami at No. 2 just behind top-ranked Ohio State - a 24-6 winner over Washington - while Miami is now third, and Ole Miss is fourth. ,The Ducks defeated previou...
Geekay Esports unblemished with another win in OWCS NA Stage 3
Geekay Esports remained undefeated with a sweep of Extinction on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,NTMR swept Sakura Esports 3-0 in the other match on Saturday to improve to 2-3. Geekay Esports is 4-0 while Extinction is 1-3.,The online tournament features eig...
Keyd Stars get another shot at FlyQuest for Championship of the Americas
Keyd Stars won the lower-bracket final on Saturday to earn a rematch with FlyQuest in the grand final on Sunday of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,FlyQuest had swept Keyd Stars 3-0 on Sept. 20 in the upper-bracket final and advanced to the best-of-five grand final...
DhillDucks set mark no team wants at OWCS NA Stage 3
It may not be the distinction they wanted, but DhillDucks stand alone at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,In falling 3-0 to Team Z on Sunday, DhillDucks are the lone winless team remaining in the event at 0-4.,With the top three teams in the standings all having the day ...
100 Thieves win again, one win from FlyQuest rematch
Only one team stands between 100 Thieves and a rematch with FlyQuest.,Thieves had little trouble with getting by RED Canids on Sunday, winning 3-0 to advance to the lower-bracket final at the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,Thieves will face Keyd Stars in the lower-br...
Miami rises to No. 2, Oklahoma enters top 10 in AP poll
The top four teams in the AP Top 25 poll underwent some reshuffling Sunday, as Miami rose two spots to No. 2 after a thorough win over rival Florida.,Idle Ohio State remained No. 1, but the Hurricanes moved past Penn State and LSU for the second spot. Penn State also had the weekend off and LSU defe...
Geekay Esports, Team Liquid stay unbeaten in OWCS NA Stage 3
Team Liquid beat Spacestation Gaming in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday to improve to 3-0 in Week 3 of the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,Geekay Esports also improved to 3-0 with a sweep of NTMR, leaving just two undefeated teams left, while Sakura Esports swept Dhillduc...
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins historic double at worlds
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden made history at the 2025 World Athletics Championships at Tokyo on Friday, becoming the first American woman to win both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the event.,Jefferson-Wooden, 24, won the 200 on Friday in 21.68 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. Her win...
RED Canids join 100 Thieves as weekend winners at Championship of the Americas
RED Canids were extended to a fifth game before downing Shopify Rebellion 3-2 on Sunday in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.,Next up is a meeting with 100 Thieves in the lower-bracket semifinals on Sept. 21. 100 Thieves swept paiN ...
Miami, Texas A&M rise in AP Top 25 poll, Ohio State stays No. 1
Five teams received first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday as Ohio State remained the No. 1 team in advance of Saturday's Big Ten opener at Washington.,Ohio State, Penn State and LSU were 1-2-3 for the second week in a row, while Miami swiped two of Ohio State's first-...