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Transfer roundup: Maryland loses two starters as coach leaves
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice, two starters for Maryland's Sweet 16 team, reportedly entered the transfer portal Monday in the wake of coach Kevin Willard bolting the program for Villanova.,Both guards played a single season for the Terrapins; Gillespie transferred from Belmont last spring and R...
No. 13 Maryland slams No. 17 Michigan's Big Ten title hopes
Rodney Rice scored 19 points to lead No. 13 Maryland to a 71-65 Big Ten win over No. 17 Michigan Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,With Michigan's loss, league-leading Michigan State clinched a share of the conference title. The Spartans can claim the Big Ten all for themselves with a win Thursday...
Figure skating community gathers for tribute to D.C. crash victims
The figure skating community will gather Sunday in Washington, D.C., to remember the victims of the Jan. 29 aircraft collision that killed 67 people, including 11 young skaters and members of their families.,The event, "Legacy on Ice," will be co-hosted by Olympic gold medalists Brian Boitano (1988)...
No. 18 Memphis fends off stubborn effort by Rice
Dain Dainja had game highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 18 Memphis pulled away in the last two minutes for an 84-72 American Athletic Conference win over visiting Rice on Wednesday night.,PJ Haggerty added 21 points and five assists for the Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC), while Nicholas Jourdain con...
Dain Dainja, No. 18 Memphis seek to exploit interior vs. Rice
When Dain Dainja poses a danger to opponents on the interior, No. 18 Memphis might be as dangerous as any other team.,Dainja certainly was at his best Sunday during the Tigers' 84-65 victory over Florida Atlantic, tying his career high with 22 points and finishing just one rebound off his season hig...
Rome Flynn, Team Bonds win NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Actor Rome Flynn scored 22 points to earn MVP honors while leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 win over Team Rice on Friday in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland.,The victorious team was coached by San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds and rapper/actor 2 Chainz. The losing team was led by anothe...
Brice Williams, Nebraska look to stay hot vs. No. 25 Maryland
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January.,Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention.,The fifth-year guard will try to lead Nebraska to a fifth straight win Thursday night when No. 25 Maryland visits Lincoln, Neb.,W...
Team Vitality claim IEM Katowice grand final
Team Vitality knocked out Team Spirit in three straight maps to win the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland on Sunday.,Vitality claimed the top prize of $460,000, which was revised upward from $400,000 over the weekend. Spirit pocketed $216,000 as the runner-up.,Vitalit...
Team Vitality, Team Spirit sweep into IEM Katowice grand final
Team Vitality and Team Spirit rode sweeping wins into the grand final of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland on Saturday.,Those teams will meet for the title on Sunday.,Vitality eliminated The MongolZ with victories on Mirage (13-7) and Nuke (13-9). ,Mathieu "ZywOo) Herbaut of France led ...
MongolZ, Spirit charge into IEM Katowice semifinals
A triple-overtime map victory helped The MongolZ defeat Eternal Fire 2-0 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland.,The other quarterfinal match also resulted in a 2-0 sweep, with Team Spirit eliminating Virtus.pro.,In the semifinals on Saturday, The Mongol...
Want in to Super Bowl LIX? Ticket prices down significantly
NEW ORLEANS -- Blame Chiefs fatigue or a simple matter of supply and demand, but ticket prices for Super Bowl LIX are down sharply ahead of Sunday's game.,StubHub reported that as of Wednesday night, the "Get In" price was $3,229. That was down 5 percent from the previous day and down a whopping 43 ...
Vitality, Natus Vincere win groups as IEM Katowice playoffs finalized
Team Vitality and Natus Vincere won their respective groups Tuesday and clinched byes into the playoff semifinals of the Intel Extreme Master Katowice event in Poland.,On the final day of the group stage, Vitality swept Virtus.pro 2-0 in the Group A upper-bracket final and Natus Vincere defeated The...
NaVi, MongolZ qualify for IEM Katowice playoffs
Natus Vincere and The MongolZ clinched playoff spots at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice by winning Group B upper-bracket semifinal matches on Monday in Poland.,NaVi eked out a 2-1 win over Team Sports, while The MongolZ dumped GamerLegion 2-0.,In other Group B action on Monday, Astralis edged FUR...
Virtus.pro land in Group A upper-bracket final at IEM Katowice
Virtus.pro rallied for a 2-1 victory over Eternal Fire on Sunday to reach the Group A upper-bracket final at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland. ,After falling 13-9 on Anubis, Virtus.pro took Dust II 13-10 and Train 16-13 to avoid falling into the lower bracket. Kaisar "ICY" Faiznuro...
No. 19 Memphis fends off Rice for fifth straight win
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and No. 19 Memphis held on to post an 86-83 American Athletic Conference win over host Rice on Sunday in Houston.,Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (18-4, 8-1), which took a one-game lead in the conferen...
Virtus.pro among those to start strong in group play at IEM Katowice
Virtus.pro and Eternal Fire completed sweeps on Saturday to set up a meeting in the Group A upper-bracket semifinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland. ,Both teams got through the upper-bracket quarterfinals with ease, with Virtus.pro topping G2 Esports 13-9 on Inferno and 16-14 ...
No. 19 Memphis meets Rice in matchup of teams on different paths
It's not always as impressive as its fans -- or probably its players and coaches -- would prefer, but No. 19 Memphis continues to win even when it doesn't play its best.,After muddling through a first half in which it led by only three points in a 68-56 American Athletic Conference win at Tulane on ...
FURIA squeeze into IEM Katowice group stage
FURIA Esports rallied for a 2-1 victory over Wildcard on Friday in the last upper-bracket second-round match at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice, earning a group-stage spot in Poland.,Four more teams -- BIG, Virtus.pro, Astralis and Team Liquid -- worked their way into the group stage by earning 2...
Three teams secure advancement at IEM Katowice
Eternal Fire, 3DMAX and GamerLegion nabbed the first three play-in berths into the group stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event on Thursday in Poland.,Eternal Fire defeated HEROIC, 3DMAX beat MIBR and GamerLegion knocked off paiN Gaming -- all by 2-0 scores -- in the second round of the p...
HEROIC comes back for opening win at IEM Katowice
HEROIC rallied for a 2-1 victory over Team Liquid on Wednesday as the play-in bracket for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event got underway in Poland.,Sixteen teams are competing in the double-elimination play-in bracket, chasing eight spots in the group stage of the $1 million Counter-Strike: G...