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Thieves, Surge improve to 2-0 at CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves and Seattle Surge notched sweeps Sunday to be the first teams to reach 2-0 at Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying.,The Thieves swept the Boston Breach and the Surge took down the Minnesota Rokkr to move into a tie for first at the end of the first week of qualifying....
OpTic, Ultra pull off sweeps in Stage 4 Major qualifying
OpTic Texas and the Toronto Ultra won their matches via sweeps in the second day of qualifying on the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Saturday.,The Los Angeles Thieves and New York Subliners also won their matches, each going to five maps.,All 12 teams taking part in qualifying will make the Ma...
Close matches dominate early qualifying for CDL Stage 4 Major
The Seattle Surge, Minnesota Rokkr and Los Angeles Guerrillas all opened with 3-2 victories on the first day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Friday.,The Surge defeated the Toronto Ultra, the Rokkr edged the Boston Breach and the Guerrillas knocked off the Carolina Royal Ra...
49ers sign WR Jauan Jennings through 2025 season
The San Francisco 49ers have signed restricted free agent wide receiver Jauan Jennings through the 2025 season on a deal worth a reported $15.4 million. ,The agreement includes $10.5 million guaranteed, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,The 49ers announced it as a one-year extension after tendering Jennings...
Panthers tie up series with OT win over Rangers
Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to even the Eastern Conference final at two games apiece.,Game 5 is Thursday in New York, and Reinhart's game-winner assured the Panthers of a return tri...
Out to avoid 3-1 hole, Oilers try to halt Stars' road success
The pressure is on the Edmonton Oilers as they prepare to host the Dallas Stars for Game 4 of the Western Conference final on Wednesday.,Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven set and coming off a 5-3 home loss on Monday, the Oilers are aware of the importance of this clash and how their odds of advancin...
Boston gets by Minnesota in 2OT, forces Game 5
Alina Muller kept Boston's season alive on Sunday, scoring at 18:36 of double overtime for a 1-0 victory over Minnesota in Game 4 of the first-ever PWHL finals in Saint Paul, Minn.,Boston now has a chance to take the best-of-five series -- and the Walter Cup, awarded to the league champion -- on hom...
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...
Tianba triumphant at Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2024
Tianba recorded 172 points in the grand finals to win the $2.5 million Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2024 on Sunday in China.,Tong Jia Bao Esports finished in second place with 144 points, followed by ThunderTalk Gaming (134) and TeamPal (128). Tianba qualified for the World Cup 2024.,Chinese star...
Curtis Blaydes gets Tom Aspinall rematch at UFC 304
Nearly two years to the day of their first matchup, Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall are set for a rematch at UFC 304 on July 27 in Manchester, England.,Blaydes and Aspinall first squared off July 23, 2022, in London, with Blaydes winning by TKO when Aspinall blew out his knee just 15 seconds into th...
NFL's top 25 games of 2024
Christmas Day for NFL marketing and ticket sales departments finally arrived Wednesday with the release of the 2024 season schedule.,With subplots and peripheral angles multiplying before our eyes -- hello, Netflix, welcome to NFL holiday football broadcasts -- Field Level Media's football-minded co...
Illinois G Terrence Shannon Jr. preparing for draft, rape trial
CHICAGO -- Terrence Shannon Jr. faces rape and sexual assault charges in Kansas next month in a trial scheduled to begin two weeks before the 2024 NBA Draft.,Illinois' All-American guard was briefly suspended last season when the allegations became public, but gained reinstatement when a judge ruled...
Oilers switching goalies for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Oilers G Calvin Pickard to start Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in goal in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,It will be the first career playoff start -- and just the second playoff game ever for the 32-year-old Pickard.,"It's exciting," Pi...
Oilers reportedly switching goalie for pivotal Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Report: 49ers sign OT Chris Hubbard
The San Francisco 49ers added depth to their offensive line by signing tackle Chris Hubbard to a one-year, $1.375 million contract, NFL Network reported Tuesday morning.,Hubbard, 33, started all nine games in which he played with the Tennessee Titans last season. He has played in 94 career games (58...
G2 Esports gain berth in lower bracket semis at MSI Invitational
G2 Esports recorded a 3-0 victory over Top Esports on Tuesday to move to the lower-bracket semifinal at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.,G2 posted 29- and 24-minute wins on red before emerging victorious in blue in Game 3 to advance to Friday's lower-bracket semi...
Oh, snap: Jets, Aaron Rodgers open on MNF again
For the second time in two seasons with the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers opens the regular season on "Monday Night Football.",Rodgers, who was hurt on his first possession in the 2023 regular-season opener on MNF, is recovered from a torn Achilles and planning to kick off his 20th NFL season near hi...
Oilers seek more from goalie, depth scoring in Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks.,Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series...
Chiefs to open 2024 season vs. Ravens
Game 1 of the 2024 NFL regular season features the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5.,The Week 1 headliner was confirmed by the league as the build-up begins for a full schedule release on Wednesday night with select marquee games and dates made...