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Crazy Raccoon takes Overwatch Esports World Cup final over Ultra
On the heels of a dominant semifinal victory, Crazy Raccoon dispatched the Toronto Ultra 4-1 Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Toronto, which had defeated ZETA DIVISION 4-3 earlier Sunday to advance to the final itself, dropped the fir...
Three Overwatch teams go 3-0 at Esports World Cup
Crazy Raccoon, ZETA DIVISION and Virtus.pro completed perfect runs through group play at the Overwatch event on Thursday at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Twisted Minds emerged as the other group winner. Those four teams all clinched byes into the playoff quarterfinals.,Four teams we...
Hawks sign No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher
The Atlanta Hawks signed the No. 1 pick of this year's NBA Draft, Zaccharie Risacher, the team announced Saturday.,Per team policy, no further details of the deal were disclosed. Spotrac predicted Risacher's deal to be for four years at $57.2 million.,Risacher -- who was born in Spain but grew up in...
Hurricanes agree with D Jaccob Slavin on 8-year extension
The Carolina Hurricanes locked up defenseman and two-time Lady Byng winner Jaccob Slavin on an eight-year contract extension worth $51.69 million.,The team announced Monday that the extension begins with the 2025-26 season and will keep Slavin in Raleigh, N.C., through the 2032-33 season.,"Jaccob mi...
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
With Victor Wembanyama on the table, there was little doubt as to who was going No. 1 overall at last year's NBA draft.,It was a different story this time around.,Fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr frequently traded places atop the board in mock drafts over the past month, but it...
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in 2024 NBA Draft
The Atlanta Hawks selected forward Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.,Risacher comes out of France, where he most recently played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of LNB Elite, the country's premier division of professional basketball.,In 32 games last sea...
Iowa's Ava Jones medically retiring from basketball
Iowa's Ava Jones is medically retiring from college basketball, two years after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash that killed her father.,Jones, from Nickerson, Kan., was with her parents and brother on July 5, 2022, standing on a sidewalk when they were struck by an allegedly intoxicated d...
Crazy Raccoon sink Falcons, win OWCS Major Dallas
Crazy Raccoon downed Team Falcons 4-2 on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,After earning a 2-1 victory on Oasis and falling 3-1 on New Junk City, Crazy Raccoon took control of the match by taking Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2-0 and New Queen Street 1-0. Team...
Falcons, Raccoon step into upper-bracket final at OWCS Major Dallas
Team Falcons and Crazy Raccoon swept into the upper-bracket final on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,The Falcons dispatched Spacestation in three maps, and the Raccoon did likewise to the Toronto Defiant. Those winners will meet Sunday for a berth in the grand final ...
Four teams sweep to upper-bracket semis at OWCS Major Dallas
Spacestation, Team Falcons, Crazy Raccoon and Toronto Defiant all posted 3-0 victories in the upper-bracket quarterfinals on Friday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,In Round 1 of the lower bracket, M80 earned a 3-0 victory and ENCE advanced with a 3-1 win. ,All matches in the ...
Reports: LaMelo Ball, Hornets sued by North Carolina mother
A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and the team, contending Ball struck her then-11-year-old son with his SUV.,USA Today and ESPN, whom reviewed the lawsuit, said Wednesday that Tamaria McRae alleges that her son approached Ball's vehicle as he was...
Scottie Scheffler fires 66 following 'huge misunderstanding,' arrest
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offenses, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.,Scheffler shot a second-round 66 after returning to the course in the vehicle of one of the co-owners of Valhalla ...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship, calls it 'big misunderstanding'
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offenses, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.,He was released from custody after being booked at the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Department of Corrections, his mug s...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship, expected to play second round
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offenses, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.,He was released from custody after being booked at the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Department of Corrections, his mug s...
Scottie Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and detained by police prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.,The start of the round also was delayed because of a fatal crash, with PGA Championship officials expected to make an announcement at 7:30 a.m....
James Harden finally found a restaurant willing to carry his wine
Are you looking for traditional flavors with a Japanese flare, a stunning lounge with a live DJ, bowling lanes, exotic hookah, a nightclub, and bottomless J. Harden Wine prosecco all in one convenient, classy one-stop shop? Well look no further than Thirteen Houston, James Harden’s new restaurant ve...
These MLB players went straight to the majors
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates told No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes that he will begin in the minor leagues. While it is disappointing we get robbed of seeing one of the league’s most exciting pitching prospects right out of the gate, the move is not unprecedented. In the history of the MLB, only ...
Should Broncos fans, or anyone, have faith in Denver’s front office anymore?
Nathaniel Hackett is who we thought he was, and the last time head coach Sean Payton won a ring the sports world was still a month away from being introduced to Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs. Putting the Denver Broncos’ mistakes all on Russell Wilson’s shoulders is a cowardly move....
New York Jets' options for Aaron Rodgers' backup/Zach Wilson replacement
The New York Jets have a ton of areas of weakness heading into the 2024 offseason, but one of their more under-appreciated needs coming up is a backup quarterback. The lack of a competent reserve signal-caller in 2023 doomed the Jets to their 13th straight year without a playoff appearance. With 40-...
