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FaZe, Ultra earn berths in winners bracket final at CDL Stage 3 Major
The Atlanta FaZe swept the New York Subliners to advance to the winners bracket final of the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Major in Toronto on Saturday.,The FaZe, who have won six of seven maps in their two matches, will face the Toronto Ultra, who defeated OpTic Texas 3-1 in the day's other winners...
Xtreme grab spot in grand final in PGL Wallachia playoffs
Xtreme Gaming pulled off a sweep of Team Falcons on Saturday to earn a berth in the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 grand final.,The Falcons were dropped into the lower bracket final and will face a red-hot Team Spirit team on Sunday. Spirit won four straight maps over two matches on Saturday in their r...
Heretics win twice, stay alive at CDL Major 3
The Miami Heretics won twice Friday and advanced to the third round of the elimination bracket at the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Major in Toronto.,The Heretics beat the Vegas Legion 3-2 in the first round and the Los Angeles Thieves 3-1 in Round 2.,In a back-and-forth first-round match in the low...
Xtreme, Falcons reach upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia playoffs
Xtreme Gaming and Team Falcons will clash in the upper-bracket final after advancing through the semifinals of the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event on Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Xtreme posted its second 2-0 sweep in two days, beating Team Spirit. Falcons rallied past Team Liquid 2-1.,On Friday, ...
Struggling Dynamo face quick turnaround vs. FC Dallas
The Houston Dynamo might reside higher in the Western Conference standings, but rival FC Dallas have been playing the better soccer of late.,Dallas, which has yet to win on the road this season, can sweep the annual Texas Derby on Saturday night by winning at Houston for the first time since 2016.,H...
Nationals activate Joey Gallo (shoulder) from IL
The Washington Nationals activated first baseman/designated hitter Joey Gallo from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the host Philadelphia Phillies.,Gallo was placed on the IL on April 27 due to a right shoulder sprain. He missed the past 17 games.,Gallo, 30, batted .122 w...
Host Mavericks looking to bounce top-seeded Thunder
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to stay the course and not get overly wrapped up in the consequences of Saturday's contest against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Mavericks hold a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference second-round series and a victory would propel fifth-seeded D...
Arike Ogunbowale, Wings look to subdue Sky again
The Dallas Wings put together a strong effort on both ends of the floor in their 87-79 season-opening win over the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night.,That effort particularly was noticeable late in the second half as the Wings scored 14 straight points in the final few minutes of play to overcome a two...
Wings F Natasha Howard (foot) out 3-6 weeks
Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard is expected to miss three-to-six weeks with a broken foot, the team announced Friday.,The Wings signed free agent forward Monique Billings to a salary cap hardship contract to replace Howard, who sustained the injury during Dallas' 87-79 victory over the Chicago S...
FaZe, Ultra, OpTic, Subliners open CDL Major 3 with wins
The top three seeds -- the Atlanta FaZe, Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas -- opened the Stage 3 Major with 3-1 victories on Thursday in Toronto.,Also on Thursday, the fifth-seeded New York Subliners took down the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Thieves 3-1.,Whichever team wins the major, which runs through S...
Xander Schauffele shoots 62 to sit atop packed PGA leaderboard
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Xander Schauffele capitalized on advantageous early-morning scoring conditions in the first round of the 106th PGA Championship on Thursday at Valhalla Golf Club.,On a rain-softened course, Schauffele shot a 9-under-par 62 to break both the PGA Championship and course records. ,It...
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...
Xtreme Gaming, Falcons advance in PGL Wallachia playoffs
Xtreme Gaming and Team Falcons each recorded a sweep on Thursday to advance to the upper bracket semifinals of the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Xtreme Gaming posted a 2-0 victory over G2 x iG to set up an encounter versus Team Spirit on Friday in the upper bracket semis. ...
'Scrappy' Rory McIlroy happy with 66 to open PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An opening round of 66 put Rory McIlroy three shots back of the lead at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course and he hit the clubhouse on Thursday in a defensive mood. ,The 2014 PGA Championship winner on these same grounds, McIlroy was suggestively queried about leaving "a...
PGA Championship: Schauffele starts strong, Scheffler eagles opening hole
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For the second consecutive year, Xander Schauffele shot a 62 in a major championship.,Schauffele had the latest record-setting round on Thursday at Valhalla Golf Club, firing a 9-under 62 to break the PGA Championship record and to set a new competitive round record at Valhalla.,On...
Xander Schauffele's 9-under 62 sets PGA Championship record
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Xander Schauffle traced his own name in the record books with a 9-under-par 62 in the first round of the PGA Championship, good for the course record Thursday at Valhalla Golf Club and the clubhouse lead in the second major of the season. ,Schauffele now has two of the four rounds...
Hall of Fame Game returns to ABC
The 2024 Hall of Fame Game will be broadcast on Aug. 1 by ABC and ESPN.,The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Thursday this will be the first time ESPN has aired the game. It's sister network, ABC, had rights to the Hall of Fame Game from 1971-2005.,This year's preseason game in Canton, Ohio, will feat...
Former Louisville K John Wallace dies at 31
Former Louisville kicker John Wallace died on Wednesday, the school announced. He was 31.,The university didn't divulge a cause of death.,Wallace played for the Cardinals from 2012-15 and kicked a school-record 66 career field goals. He booted two field goals to help Louisville beat Florida 33-23 in...
Xander Schauffele looking to continue strong play at Valhalla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It looked like Xander Schauffele all but had his eighth PGA Tour win in hand last week.,And then he had to play the final 11 holes at the Wells Fargo Championship.,The 30-year-old Schauffele saw a two-shot lead turn into a five-shot loss as Rory McIlroy pulled even with birdies at...
No shortage of storylines, intrigue at PGA Championship
With storylines ranging from Scottie Scheffler's return to the course to Rory McIlroy's quest to end his major drought to Tiger Woods' latest attempt to recapture the magic, golf's greatest questions and most compelling figures have converged at the PGA Championship., ,Usually considered the sport's...