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Penn State, Texas freefall out of AP Top 25; Miami new No. 2Miami 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 3Team 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...

Week 5 Power Rankings: NFC feeling tremors, KC rebounds

While the NFL rests on a traditional off-day Tuesday, Field Level Media NFL writers reviewed their notes to rank all 32 teams entering Week 5.,Philadelphia kept putting up wins and is the last undefeated team left in the NFC, while Kansas City turned in an almost-vintage showing to pile on the injur...

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...