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Surge first team to 3-0 at Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Vancouver Surge lived up to their name on Saturday, surging to the top of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major standings with a 3-1 win over Los Angeles Guerrillas M8.,The Atlanta FaZe, Carolina Royal Ravens and Toronto Ultra also picked up wins Saturday.,The Stage 2 Major qualifying round cons...

Liquid, Spacestation pull off sweeps in OWCS NA Stage 1
Team Liquid and Spacestation Gaming stayed alive in pursuit of the top two playoff spots in North American Stage 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series on Saturday.,Liquid swept Avidity 3-0, and Spacestation did likewise to Shikigami. Those winners joined Timeless and NTMR with 5-1 records going into t...

Oilers tasked with stopping high-flying Capitals
Any thoughts that a 13-day break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament might cool down the Washington Capitals were quickly dismissed on Saturday when the Eastern Conference leaders blew out the host Pittsburgh Penguins, 8-3. ,The win extended Washington's point streak to seven games (4-0-3) and the...

Suns hope to ride revamped lineup to success against Raptors
The Phoenix Suns are back in the win column and look to add another Sunday against the host Toronto Raptors.,The Suns snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday with a 121-117 road victory over the Chicago Bulls. It was only their second win in nine games.,The Raptors have dropped six of seven af...

Chimera Esports, PARIVISION remain unbeaten at DreamLeague Season 25
Chimera Esports and PARIVISION are the early teams to beat at DreamLeague Season 25, as each improved to 2-0 with wins on Day 2 of Group Stage 2 play on Saturday.,In the day's two other matches, Team Spirit and Team Falcons picked up their first Group Stage 2 wins to improve to 1-1.,Group Stage 2 of...

Thieves, Liquid to play for title in Championship of The Americas Cross-Conference
100 Thieves and Team Liquid posted victories on Saturday to earn berths in the grand final of the Championship of The Americas 2025 Cross-Conference event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.,The Thieves and Liquid won their matches in three maps and will meet on Sunday, with the winner qualifying for the First St...

Zack Steffen nets Rapids a point despite St Louis City's domination
Colorado Rapids goalie Zack Steffen came up with five saves Saturday night to help his team manage a 0-0 tie with host St. Louis City SC in each team's season opener.,Playing in cold conditions that plummeted to 29 degrees by match's end, St. Louis tilted the field toward the Colorado net all night,...

Tai Baribo's brace in opener lifts Union over Orlando City
Tai Baribo scored two goals -- one in each half -- as the visiting Philadelphia Union opened the 2025 MLS season with a 4-2 win over Orlando City on Saturday.,Daniel Gazdag and Mikael Uhre added a goal each for Philadelphia (1-0-0, 3 points), making a winner of Bradley Carnell in his first match as ...

Emmanuel Latte Lath scores twice in MLS debut as Atlanta United edge CF Montreal
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored twice in his first match with Atlanta United and teammate Edwin Mosquera's goal in the 85th minute broke a tie in a 3-2 victory over visiting CF Montreal in the season opener for both teams Saturday night.,It marked a successful debut for new Atlanta coach Ronny Deila.,Mon...

Lionel Messi (two assists), Inter Miami draw with NYCFC
Telasco Segovia scored in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time in his MLS debut and Lionel Messi had two assists as 10-man Inter Miami salvaged a 2-2 draw against visiting New York City FC in both teams' MLS opener.,Tomas Aviles opened the scoring for the defending Supporters' Shield champio...

Falcons, MOUZ set to battle for PGL Cluj-Napoca title
It will be Team Falcons vs. MOUZ for $400,000 on Sunday.,Despite finishing fourth and sixth, respectively, in the group stage of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 in Romania, Falcons and MOUZ completed the run to the grand final on Saturday with semifinal victor...

Knights move into division lead with win over Canucks
Adin Hill made 33 saves and Brendon Saad scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl also scored and Brett Howden added two assists for Vegas, which move...

Jets best Blues in shootout, extend win streak to 9
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the host St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.,Nikolaj Ehlers also scored and Cole Perfetti earned two assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor decided the shootout as the only scorer and Eri...

Jordan Morris tallies brace in Sounders' draw vs. Charlotte FC
Jordan Morris scored twice as the Seattle Sounders opened the Major League Soccer season with a 2-2 draw against visiting Charlotte FC on a rainy Saturday night.,Charlotte tied it in second-half stoppage time on an own goal. Idan Toklomati stole a pass along the right sideline and drove down the win...

Arkansas erases 2nd-half deficit, upends No. 15 Missouri
Zvonimir Ivisic scored a game-high 20 points and the Arkansas Razorbacks claimed a crucial 92-85 victory over the No. 15 Missouri Tigers on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,Slotted in ESPN's "Last Four In" category ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas (16-11, 5-9 SEC) got a big showing from tr...

Jamar Ricketts' first goal highlights Quakes' rout of RSL
Jamar Ricketts scored a goal in his first career MLS start and the San Jose Earthquakes poured it on by scoring three times in the second half to earn a 4-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Rodrigues added a goal off a corner kick in the 70th minu...

Stanford makes clutch foul shots to hold off Cal
Maxime Raynaud broke a tie with two free throws with 32 seconds left, then teamed with Oziyah Sellers for three more foul shots in the final 16 seconds, allowing Stanford to stave off a furious California rally for a 66-61 home win on Saturday night.,Raynaud finished with 20 points and a team-high-t...

Blazers post club-record margin of victory (53) in ripping Hornets
Anfernee Simons scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers posted the largest winning margin in franchise history with a 141-88 steamrolling of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,Toumani Camara recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Shaedon Sharpe scored 20 points of...

Richie Saunders, BYU upend No. 19 Arizona 96-95
Richie Saunders hit two free throws with 3.2 seconds left and scored 23 points to help BYU upset No. 19 Arizona 96-95 in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday night.,Saunders clinched the fourth consecutive victory for the Cougars (19-8, 10-6 Big 12) by intercepting the inbound pass near midcourt.,Egor Demin to...

Keyonte George scores 30 as Jazz rebound to beat Rockets
Keyonte George hit five 3-pointers and scored 30 points to lift the Utah Jazz to a 124-115 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Lauri Markkanen broke out of a slump, scoring 23 points with 10 rebounds, and Walker Kessler hauled in 17 rebounds with 11 points, thr...