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Team Falcons win grand final at Betboom Dacha Belgrade
Team Falcons, which beat Tundra Esports on Friday to reach the grand final, beat Tundra again on Saturday to win the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,With a 3-2 victory over Tundra Esports in the grand final, Team Falcons earned the $400,000 first prize. ,Tundra Esports, which fell...
Matthew Dennis kicks winning FG to lift Wake Forest over Stanford
Matthew Dennis kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:48 to play and Wake Forest's defense came up with another turnover to preserve a 27-24 victory at Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday.,Nick Andersen intercepted Ashton Daniels' pass with 22 seconds left after Stanford moved into Wa...
Steelers RB Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) doubtful against Giants
Veteran running back Cordarrelle Patterson is listed as doubtful and rookie center Zach Frazier has been ruled out -- both with ankle injuries -- for the Pittsburgh Steelers' home game Mondy night against the New York Giants.,The Steelers (5-2) also will be without outside linebacker Nick Herbig and...
Taylen Green steers Arkansas to dominating win at Mississippi State
Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green accounted for six touchdowns, four in the first half, as the Razorbacks zipped past the Mississippi State Bulldogs 58-25 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss.,Green rushed for a score and connected on TD passes to Luke Hasz (twice), Jordan Anthony and Andreas P...
Kyron Drones shows scoring versatility in Virginia Tech's win over Georgia Tech
Kyron Drones passed, rushed and caught touchdowns, leading Virginia Tech to a 21-6 win over visiting Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday.,Drones completed 17 of 28 passes for 128 yards. Bhayshul Tuten ran for a team-high 72 yards, as the Hokies (5-3, 3-1 ACC) won for the third st...
ATP roundup: Finals set in Basel, Vienna
Behind his strong serve, Ben Shelton moved into the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel following his 6-3, 7-6 (9) defeat of Frenchman Arthur Fils on Saturday.,In the process, Shelton, the sixth seed, snapped seventh-seeded Fils' streak of 13 consecutive match wins in ATP 500 tournaments. Shelton won 8...
Sixers, Pacers meet trying to find early-season stride
When the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Indiana Pacers for a Sunday matinee in Indianapolis, they will try to avoid an 0-3 start with their star center Joel Embiid sidelined. ,Philadelphia dropped its second game to open the 2024-25 campaign on Friday, 115-107 on the road against the Toronto Raptors. ...
Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. in line to make debut vs. Magic
The Memphis Grizzlies will play their third game during a four-day stretch to start the season when they play their home opener Saturday night against the Orlando Magic. ,The Magic also will play for the third time in four days.,Memphis started the season at Salt Lake City on Wednesday and posted a ...
Blue Jackets bid to build momentum in meeting vs. Predators
The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to post back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they travel to Nashville to face the Predators on Saturday night. ,Columbus enters the game following a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. ,Mathieu Olivier recorded his firs...
Comfortable at home, Stars welcome Blackhawks
The Dallas Stars will look to remain unbeaten at home on Saturday night when they face the Chicago Blackhawks.,The Blackhawks have only one win on the road this season. Chicago will aim to change that narrative on Saturday when it opens a five-game trek in Dallas., ,For the second time in three seas...
Predators overturn deficit, push past Blackhawks
Brady Skjei scored the go-ahead goal at 13:07 of the third period and the visiting Nashville Predators rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.,Skjei took a return pass from Tommy Novak at the point and scored a power-play goal on a wrist shot through traff...
Knicks smother Pacers en route to 25-point win
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 26 points and Karl Anthony-Towns posted a double-double Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who shut down Tyrese Haliburton and rolled to a 123-98 win over the Indiana Pacers.,Towns and fellow newcomer Mikal Bridges both bounced back from their rough Knicks de...
Team Falcons move on to grand final at Betboom Dacha Belgrade
Team Falcons recorded a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports on Friday to advance to the grand final of the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,Team Falcons sandwiched 51- and 40-minute wins on red around a 53-minute victory on red by Tundra Esports. ,The 12-team Dota 2 tournament began on...
Dolphins DE Zach Sieler out with freak eye injury, surgery possible
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler suffered a freak eye injury in practice Thursday that will keep him out of Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, at a minimum, according to multiple reports Friday.,A poke in the eye during Thursday's practice left Sieler, 29, with a fractured orbit...
Report: Pacers C James Wiseman has Achilles surgery
Indiana Pacers center James Wiseman had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, ESPN reported Friday, with a recovery timeline still to be determined.,Wiseman was injured during the first quarter of Wednesday's season-opening win against the Detroit Pistons.,According to the Pacers, Wiseman underw...
Appalachian State plays first home game since Hurricane Helene
Appalachian State will make a return to its home field on Saturday, hosting Georgia State in the first game on campus since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last month.,The Mountaineers played two home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone before Helene hit on Sept. 27. Their Sun B...
Austin FC name Nico Estevez as head coach
Nico Estevez is returning to the MLS coaching ranks in Texas after being named the head coach of Austin FC on Friday.,The 44-year-old Spaniard coached FC Dallas from December 2021 until he was dismissed on June 11.,Estevez will join Austin FC when he completes his duties as a U.S. men's national tea...
Reports: Ravens' Roquan Smith fined for tackle on Bucs' Chris Godwin
The NFL is fining Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith $16,833 for the hit he delivered that left Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin with a season-ending ankle injury, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Godwin suffered a dislocated left ankle in the Ravens' 41-31 victory over the Buc...
Tundra, Falcons advance at Betboom Dacha Belgrade
Tundra Esports and Team Falcons rolled to 2-0 sweeps on Thursday and moved within one victory of reaching the final at the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,In the upper-bracket semifinals, Tundra downed BetBoom Team before Team Falcons defeated Team Spirit.,Lower-bracket action got...
Anthony Edwards' free throws lift Timberwolves over Kings
Anthony Edwards capped a 32-point performance with two tiebreaking free throws with 2.1 seconds left, Julius Randle scored a game-high 33 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out a 117-115 victory in the Sacramento Kings' season opener Thursday night.,Edwards' free throws came after...