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G2 Esports grab final IEM Cologne playoff spot in nail-biterWith one playoff spot left, G2 Esports and Natus Vincere played like two teams on the brink of elimination -- which they were -- providing one of the best matches of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major on Monday in Germany.,And despite dropping the first map, it was G2 emerging with the win, tak...

High drama abounds as 3 more eliminated at IEM CologneOn a day a trio of teams booked playoff spots and another three were eliminated at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major in Germany, it was hard to find a team more relieved at the end of Sunday's Stage 3 action than Team Falcons. ,Unless you're looking at The MongolZ.,Team Vitality and Aurora Gam...

Team Spirit, FURIA first to clinch IEM Cologne playoff spotsTeam Spirit and FURIA punched their tickets to the playoffs of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major with their third consecutive Stage 3 victories on Saturday in Germany.,Team Spirit, which earned a bye to Stage 2, and FURIA, which earned a bye to Stage 3, are the first two teams to clinch playof...

Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts

Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night to become the 11th pitcher in major league history to amass 3,500 strikeouts.,Scherzer, 41, threw a changeup on a 1-2 count that caught the Phillies' leadoff man looking. ,The ...

Spirit, FUT, G2, 9z start IEM Cologne Stage 2 with 2-0 records

Team Spirit, G2 Esports, FUT Esports and 9z Team moved to the brink of advancement with a pair of wins apiece on the opening day of Stage 2 play of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major in Germany on Saturday.,Each of the teams need just one more win in any of their next three potential matches to...

SoFi Stadium workers set to vote on strike ahead of World Cup

With tensions between the union that represents 2,000-plus workers at SoFi Stadium and the stadium operators at their boiling point, Unite Here Local 11 has halted negotiations and authorized a strike vote, The Athletic reported Friday.,The vote is set to take place at the end of next week -- just o...

Natus Vincere dominates competition for IEM Atlanta title

Natus Vincere completed an unbeaten playoff run with a 3-0 victory over GamerLegion on Sunday in the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event.,Legacy swept BetBoom Team 2-0 in the best-of-three third-place match.,Winning the best-of-five grand final earned Natus Vincere the $125,000 fi...

Natus Vincere, GamerLegion advance to IEM Atlanta grand final

Natus Vincere and GamerLegion advanced to the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Atlanta event Saturday with semifinal victories.,Natus Vincere swept BetBoom Team 2-0, while GamerLegion survived with a 2-1 triumph over Legacy. They'll play in Sunday's grand final after the semifinal losers fac...