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Bilibili Gaming, T1 stay alive at World Championship
Bilibili Gaming and T1 swept their Swiss Stage matches Friday to stay alive at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Competing in best-of-three Round 4 Low Matches between 1-2 teams, Bilibili Gaming eliminated Keyd Stars and T1 sent 100 Thieves home from the competiti...

U.S. overcomes 'rocky' start, stays perfect at International Crown
The United States remained unbeaten at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown tournament on Friday, winning both of their fourball matches in Goyang-si, South Korea.,Americans Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin recorded a 5 and 4 victory over No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand ...

Jets chase bounce-back effort vs. goal-starved Flames
The Winnipeg Jets will not have a long wait to try starting another winning streak when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Friday.,Winnipeg had a six-game run snapped with a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday to kick off a three-game homestand.,It was an inglorious result for a team tha...

Without Jayden Daniels, Commanders try to cool off Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are heating up.,That's bad news for the NFL in general and the reeling Washington Commanders in particular as the teams prepare for a Monday night matchup in Kansas City.,The Chiefs (4-3) have won two straight and are back in the thick of the AFC West race, one game back of th...

Reports: SEC suspends ref of controversial Georgia-Auburn game
The referee crew chief of the Georgia-Auburn football game that featured a large number of questionable calls reportedly was suspended by the Southeastern Conference, according to multiple media reports.,Ken Williamson will not be back on the field this year, and he intended to retire after the seas...

Logan Cooley's hat trick propels streaking Mammoth past Blues
Logan Cooley produced three goals and an assist as the visiting Utah Mammoth defeated the St. Louis Blues 7-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.,Clayton Keller posted two goals and an assist, Nick Schmaltz amassed a goal and two assists, and Ian Cole also scored for the Mammoth.,Dyl...

UConn women’s opener moved from Germany to Annapolis
No. 1 UConn and No. 20 Louisville will open their season at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., rather than an Air Force base in Germany as a ripple effect of the U.S. government shutdown.,The high-profile women's basketball programs were set to participate in the Peraton Armed Forces Classic ...

Lakers' Luka Doncic, Wolves' Anthony Edwards aching but ready
A pair of teams intent on finding more from their early-season game plans meet Friday when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the second game for both.,The matchup revisits last season's first-round playoff series when the No. 6-seeded Timberwolves advanced in five games over...

Stampeders face rival Elks vying for crucial playoff seed boost
The Calgary Stampeders will continue their pursuit of home-field advantage in the West semifinal when they visit the provincial rival Edmonton Elks on Friday night.,Although idle at the time, the Stampeders clinched a playoff berth last Friday before coasting to a 44-13 victory over the Toronto Argo...

Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series a battle of experience vs. 'naivete'
TORONTO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers might have a double on their minds entering the World Series, but the Toronto Blue Jays are aiming for a triple of their own.,The Dodgers have their sights set on a second consecutive World Series title when the best-of-seven series begins Friday night. They're alr...

Hopeful Hawks, Magic set for early-season division matchup
A pair of Southeast Division rivals with lofty expectations will meet for the first time on Friday, as the Orlando Magic play host to the visiting Atlanta Hawks.,Both consensus picks to make the postseason out of the Eastern Conference, Orlando and Atlanta last met in the 7 vs. 8 play-in tournament ...

U.S. prosecutors outline 8 NBA games in wire fraud, conspiracy indictment
An unsealed indictment alleges current and former NBA players and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were part of an illegal gambling ring using "inside information to profit" from illegal betting activity, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said Thursday...

Renewed Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into playoffs vs. Nashville SC
Fresh off the announcement that Inter Miami and Lionel Messi had agreed to a three-year contract extension, the South Florida side will begin their 2025 MLS Cup playoff campaign in the opening game of their best-of-three first-round series against Nashville SC at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday nig...

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling.,Also taken into custody was former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones, who was linked to investigations involv...

Jays name rookie Trey Yesavage as World Series Game 1 starter
Trey Yesavage began the 2025 season pitching for Class-A Dunedin, throwing in front of 327 people in his pro baseball debut on April 8.,On Friday, he'll be pitching on baseball's biggest stage.,The Toronto Blue Jays named Yesavage as their Game 1 starter of the World Series on Thursday. He'll oppose...

Mariners-Blue Jays Game 7 draws highest ALCS viewership since 2017
While only one of the two teams competing in the American League Championship Series was from the United States, that didn't seem to have a negative effect on U.S. viewership numbers.,Monday's Game 7 of the ALCS, won 4-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners to send Toronto its first Wo...

Ex-Alabama QB AJ McCarron launches campaign for lieutenant governor
Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is running for lieutenant governor in the state's 2026 election, he announced Thursday.,The Mobile native and two-time national champion with the Crimson Tide released a statement on YouTube.,"When Coach (Nick) Saban recruited me to play quarterback for the Uni...

Tommy Paul (foot) WDs from Rolex Paris Masters
Tommy Paul withdrew from the upcoming Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday as he works his way through an ongoing left foot injury.,His absence likely will mark the end of the season for Paul, who on June 9 rose to a career-best No. 8 ranking. He currently is ranked No. 20 in the world.,Paul, 28, last co...

Reports: Texas Tech to start QB Will Hammond vs. OK State
Backup quarterback Will Hammond will make his second straight start for No. 14 Texas Tech on Saturday against visiting Oklahoma State, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Behren Morton still is recovering from a knee injury but would be available in an emergency role for the Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1 Bi...

Augusta chairman on Masters criteria change: 'Golf is a global game'
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said the recent change in invitation criteria announced by the Masters was driven by the increased international representation at the tournament.,Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A jointly announced on Aug. 26 a change in qualification criteria to ensure "s...