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LOL News: Gen.G completes dominant run, wins LoL Mid-Season Invitational crown

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Just like they had done three nights earlier, Gen.G Esports and T1 needed all five games to determine a winner Saturday night at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver, Canada.

And just like last time, Gen.5 won the game that mattered most. But this time, they won the tournament championship with it.

Gen.G completed its perfect run through the event, picking up $500,000 in prize money and a berth in the $5 million League of Legends World Championship, to be played this fall in China.

The $2 million event began with two teams from each League of Legends region: China, Korea, Pacific, the Americas and Europe-Middle East-Africa.

T1 got things started on Saturday with a 34-minute on red. Gen.G responded with a 30-minute win on blue, but T1 went ahead again, this time with a 28-minute victory on blue.

Once again, Gen.G evened the match, taking the game in 27 minutes on blue. In the decider, Gen.G got the better of T1, winning in 35 minutes on red.

South Korea’s Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon led all players with 21 kills and added 29 assists to pace Gen.G and be selected the most valuable player. Countryman Joo “Duro” Min-kyu posted a team-high 39 assists without registering a kill.

Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong led T1 with 19 kills while fellow Korean Ryu “Keria” Min-seok posted a match-high 44 assists.

League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational final standings / prize pool:
1. $500,000, berth in League of Legends World Championship — Gen.G Esports
2. $300,000 — T1
3. $240,000 — Anyone’s Legend
4. $200,000 — Bilibili Gaming
5-6. $160,000 — CTBC Flying Oyster, FlyQuest
7-8. $130,000 — G2 Esports, KOI
9. $100,000 — GAM Esports
10. $80,000 — FURIA

–Field Level Media

Fred VanVleet elected president of the National Basketball Players Association

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Fred VanVleet elected president of the National Basketball Players Association

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.

The 31-year-old was elected by his fellow NBA players and will serve a four-year term starting immediately.

“It’s truly an honor to be elected as President of the NBPA by my peers and I look forward to continuing to advocate for the best interest of all the members,” VanVleet said.

“With a deep appreciation for the complexities and challenges players face on all levels of their NBA journeys, I am committed to approaching this role with the passion, dignity, and dedication every player deserves.”

The NBPA negotiates collective bargaining agreements, files grievances on behalf of players and educates players about benefits and post-NBA career opportunities, among other responsibilities, according to a statement from the NBPA today.

VanVleet has dedicated himself to philanthropic and advocacy efforts off the court. He founded the VanVleet Family Foundation in 2016, an organization with a mission “to increase the access and exposure for the youth through educational opportunities, athletics, and career development.”

He succeeds CJ McCollum, who had served as NBPA president since 2021 and will now serve in an “advisory capacity.”

“It’s been a privilege to serve on the NBPA Executive Committee for the past seven years and uniquely shape the business of our game,” McCollum said. “I am encouraged by the future of the PA under Fred’s leadership, as he has earned the basketball community’s respect and has proven he is ready for this next step.

“I look forward to supporting him as we continue building a stronger Association that serves past, present, and future generations of players.”

VanVleet has had an unlikely career path in the NBA. After four years at Wichita State, he signed with the Toronto Raptors as an undrafted free agent. He spent time in the G League in his rookie year before developing into an All-Star, NBA champion and eventually the highest-paid undrafted player of all time.

He has averaged 14.9 points and 5.7 assists per game in his nine-year career with the Raptors (2016-23) and Rockets.

–Field Level Media

NAS News: Shane van Gisbergen completes second straight NASCAR pole sweep

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NAS News: Shane van Gisbergen completes second straight NASCAR pole sweep

SONOMA, Calif.- For the second straight weekend, Shane van Gisbergen dominated NASCAR time trials – and predictably so.

On his second lap Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, the New Zealander became the only driver to top 96 mph on the 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course.

Touring the circuit in 74.594 seconds (96.040 mph), van Gisbergen secured the pole position for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Van Gisbergen beat second-place qualifier Chase Briscoe (95.719 mph) by 0.25 seconds to claim his first Busch Light Pole Award at Sonoma, his third of the season and the fourth of his career.

His pole-winning run followed Friday’s top qualifying effort for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma. Last weekend on the Chicago Street Course, van Gisbergen swept the poles and races in both series.

Qualifying in Group B, SVG picked up speed substantially from his first lap to his second, from 74.833 seconds to 74.594.

“I thought it could be faster,” said van Gisbergen, who won last season’s Xfinity race at Sonoma but will be making his first start here in a Cup car. “And then in the first group, we saw big gains from people in their second runs. I think the 24 (third-place qualifier William Byron) made a huge jump, which is pretty abnormal, I think, on these tires, especially this new soft tire.

“My first lap was just a banker almost. The second lap was really good.”

Byron navigated the course at 95.488 mph to claim the third spot on the grid. Ross Chastain was fourth at 95.409 mph, followed by AJ Allmendinger (95.367 mph) and Ty Gibbs (95.357 mph).

Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman and Christopher Bell claimed the sixth through 10th starting spots, respectively.

Drivers facing off in the third round of the In-Season Challenge qualified as follows: Gibbs, sixth vs. Zane Smith, 12th; Bowman, ninth vs. Ty Dillon, 26th; John Hunter Nemechek, 18th vs. LEGACY Motor Club teammate Erik Jones, 31st; and Reddick, eighth vs. Ryan Preece, 20th.

Preece, two points below the current elimination line for a berth in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, may be more concerned with the position of 30th-place starter Bubba Wallace, who is two points above the cut line with seven races left in the regular season.

Katherine Legge, who finished 19th last Sunday on the Chicago Street Course, did not make a qualifying attempt and will start 37th.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, California
Saturday, July 12, 2025

1. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 96.040 mph.
2. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 95.719 mph.
3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 95.488 mph.
4. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 95.409 mph.
5. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 95.367 mph.
6. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 95.357 mph.
7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 95.350 mph.
8. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 95.296 mph.
9. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 95.224 mph.
10. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 95.212 mph.
11. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 95.198 mph.
12. (38) Zane Smith, Ford, 95.167 mph.
13. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 95.161 mph.
14. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 95.047 mph.
15. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 95.003 mph.
16. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 94.967 mph.
17. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 94.919 mph.
18. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 94.866 mph.
19. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 94.808 mph.
20. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford, 94.776 mph.
21. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 94.732 mph.
22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 94.726 mph.
23. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 94.679 mph.
24. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 94.594 mph.
25. (21) Josh Berry, Ford, 94.467 mph.
26. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 94.222 mph.
27. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, 94.112 mph.
28. (35) Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 93.949 mph.
29. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 93.929 mph.
30. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 93.923 mph.
31. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota, 93.896 mph.
32. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford, 93.894 mph.
33. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 93.695 mph.
34. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 93.497 mph.
35. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 93.364 mph.
36. (51) Cody Ware, Ford, 92.465 mph.
37. (78) Katherine Legge, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.

— By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.

Report: G Cole Anthony expected to sign with Bucks

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Report: G Cole Anthony expected to sign with Bucks

Guard Cole Anthony has reached a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, per a source at ESPN.

The 25-year-old guard was shipped to Memphis in June as part of the Desmond Bane deal after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Orlando Magic. In 2024-25, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists, while shooting 35.3 percent from 3-point range.

Anthony was the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and developed into a valuable microwave scorer in Orlando’s rotation. He has scored 20 or more points in 49 career games.

Even with Ja Morant coming off a hip injury, the Grizzlies elected to part ways with the young guard. Anthony carried a $13.1 million cap hit this coming season and had a club option for $13.1 million for 2026-27.

Meanwhile, the Bucks had a glaring need at point guard following their decision to waive superstar Damian Lillard. Anthony can provide some much-needed playmaking and scoring in the backcourt.

–Field Level Media

ATP News: Public flips Carlos Alcaraz to Wimbledon favorite over Jannik Sinner

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ATP News: Public flips Carlos Alcaraz to Wimbledon favorite over Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner opened as a slight favorite to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s highly anticipated men’s final at Wimbledon, but that has shifted with the public siding with the young Spaniard.

Sinner was the -115 favorite when BetMGM opened the market once the final matchup was determined. However, he had flipped to the +100 underdog by Saturday with the public supporting Alcaraz with 57 percent of the total bets and 67 percent of the money wagered while shifting from -105 to -118.

Alcaraz, 22, is seeking his third consecutive Wimbledon title after dispatching Taylor Fritz in four sets on Friday. Sinner then took the court and swept through 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to set up the final against Alcaraz.

Alcaraz owns an 8-4 head-to-head lead against the 23-year-old Sinner. It will be a rematch of an epic French Open final in June in which Alcaraz won a five-set marathon that lasted five hours, 29 minutes, the longest Roland Garros final ever.

“I’m pretty sure he’s going to take a lot of things from the French Open final, that he’s going to be better,” Alcaraz said.

“He’s going to be better physically. He’s going to be better mentally. He’s going to be prepared on Sunday to give his 100 percent. I’m not thinking I have an advantage mentally Sunday because of that match.”

Alcaraz enters Sunday’s final scheduled for 11 a.m. ET with a career-best 24-match winning streak and is 33-1 in his past 34 matches.

“I’m not thinking about the winning streak or the results at all. This is my dream, stepping on these beautiful courts and playing tennis in the most beautiful tournaments in the world,” Alcaraz said. “That’s all I try to think at every tournament and why I try to bring the joy to the courts.”

Alcaraz is trying to become the fifth man in the Open Era to win at least three straight Wimbledon titles, joining Djokovic, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg.

Sinner was four games away from potentially losing to Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round when Dimitrov was forced to retired. However, he has not dropped a set in any other match during the tournament.

“It’s a huge honor for me once again to share the court with Carlos,” Sinner said. “We try to push ourselves to the limit. He’s one of the players I look up to. I love watching him.”

–Field Level Media

INDY News: Pato O’Ward holds off Josef Newgarden to win at Iowa

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INDY News: Pato O’Ward holds off Josef Newgarden to win at Iowa

Pato O’Ward found his way into the winners’ circle for the first time this season while driving in his 100th career IndyCar race, winning the first of two weekend races at Iowa Speedway on Saturday in Newton, Iowa.

Race 2 will take place on Sunday.

O’Ward held off polesitter Josef Newgarden over a 17-lap restart following a red flag because of damage to the safety barrier on an outside wall.

Will Power was third, followed by Scott McLaughlin, while series leader Alex Palou was fifth. McLaughlin started in the back of the 27-car field.

With 462 points through 11 of 17 races this season, Palou has a 106-point lead on O’Ward, while Kyle Kirkwood is third overall, trailing Palou by 140 points.

O’Ward gave Chevrolet its first victory of the season and again found success at Iowa after winning his first race there in his 50th career start.

Newgarden was denied his first victory of the season despite leading 232 of the 275 laps.

Palou won five of the first six races of the season but has won just once in the past five races. Scott Dixon picked up his first win of the season in the most recent race on July 6 at Mid-Ohio.

–Field Level Media

CFL News: After delivering first win, Elks now chasing revenge on Lions

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CFL News: After delivering first win, Elks now chasing revenge on Lions

The visiting BC Lions and Edmonton Elks will have a rematch of their season-opening clash on Sunday.

The Lions (2-3) handed the West Division rival Elks (1-3) a 31-14 loss on June 7 in Vancouver.

Both teams snapped three-game losing streaks last weekend, with Edmonton defeating Ottawa 39-33 for its first win of the season and BC winning 21-20 at Montreal for its first victory since Week 1.

Justin Rankin rushed 12 times for 105 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 69 yards and another score to lead the Elks against the RedBlacks. Fellow running back Javon Leake returned five punts for 163 yards, including a 94-yard touchdown.

“Thunder and lightning,” Rankin told the team website this week of his pairing with Leake. “You ain’t never seen nothing like it.”

Rankin said he and Leake have been able to carry over their success from last season because there’s no jealousy between them.

“When I started to get hot, he’s like, ‘You rolling? Go, go, go,’ you know?” Rankin said. “When he’s hot, it’s vice versa. You got the spark, keep being the spark. I don’t think there’s any selfishness in the room. And when you have depth at a position like that, it’s hard to stop.”

The Lions found a way to stop them in the first meeting, limiting Rankin and Leake to a combined 29 yards on 10 carries.

The star for BC in the season-opening win was Nathan Rourke, who completed 27 of 36 passes for 324 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Rourke returned from a two-game absence for an oblique injury and threw for 352 yards with one TD and also ran for a score in last Saturday’s win at Montreal. Sean Whyte’s walk-off 43-yard field goal provided the winning points.

“I think there are a lot of things we can do better, starting with me,” Rourke said, per the team website. “Good teams find a way when it’s not perfect, and it definitely wasn’t perfect today. So, we’ll go back to the drawing board and get ready for Edmonton next week.”

–Field Level Media

UFC News: Derrick Lewis scores quick TKO of Tallison Teixeira in Nashville

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UFC News: Derrick Lewis scores quick TKO of Tallison Teixeira in Nashville

Heavyweight Derrick Lewis needed only 35 seconds to end the undefeated run of Tallison Teixeira with a left hook in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Nashville.

The 40-year-old Lewis (29-12 MMA, 20-10 UFC) secured the TKO in the first round to earn back-to-back stoppage victories and hand Teixeira, 25, his first loss in nine MMA bouts.

Lewis said that immediately following the fight, before his interview in the Octagon, he received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump, and the fight could barely put his reaction into words.

As for the fight itself, Lewis did not have too many kind words for Teixeira, a Brazilian who entered the contest as one of the promotion’s rising heavyweight prospects.

“I just knew he had been fighting tomato cans,” Lewis said.

Brazilian welterweight Gabriel Bonfim squeaked out a split decision against former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson in the co-headliner. Bonfim won on two of the three judges’ scorecards — 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 in a back-and-forth affair.

The 27-year-old Bonfim (18-1 MMA) has won six of his last UFC seven bouts, while the 42-year-old Thompson (17-9-1 MMA) saw his losing skid increase to three.

Featherweight Steve Garcia extended his win streak to six, defeating Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision, 30-27 on every scorecard.

Using productive striking and unorthodox angles, Garcia (18-5) landed 34 percent of his combinations compared to 21 percent for Kattars (23-10). The Massachusetts native has dropped five consecutive fights.

French featherweight Morgan Charriere silenced the Bridgestone Arena audience by knocking out home-state fan favorite Nate Landwehr 27 seconds into Round 3.

Charriere (21-11-1) has won six of his last eight, securing his 13th KO/TKO victory. Landwehr (18-7 MMA) has dropped three of his previous four amid back-to-back defeats.

In his first fight since moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, Brazil’s Vitor Petrino needed under a round to submit former NFL defensive end Austen Lane by rear-naked choke at 4:16.

Petrino (12-2) now has nine finishes in his career, whereas Lane (13-7) has lost back-to-back fights to fall to 1-4 in the UFC.

Light heavyweights kicked off the UFC Nashville main card, as England’s Tuco Tukkos secured a head-and-arm choke at 4:25 of Round 2 against Australian Junior Tafa. The win marked Tukkos’ (11-5 MMA) first UFC win in three matcheds, securing his third career MMA victory by submission. Tafa (6-4 MMA) has dropped four of his last six, still seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since 2022.

-Field Level Media

CHAMP News: Steve Allan leads Dick’s Open, seeking second Champions win

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CHAMP News: Steve Allan leads Dick’s Open, seeking second Champions win

Steve Allan of Australia shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday and holds a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Dick’s Open at Endicott, N.Y.

Allen is at 12-under 132 after two trips around En-Joie Golf Club. Boo Weekley is one shot back after a sizzling 64 on Saturday, while Jason Caron is two behind after carding a 68.

Kevin Sutherland (66 on Saturday), Paul Goydos (68) and Australia’s Greg Chalmers (66) are tied for fourth at 135.

The 51-year-old Allan is looking for his second Champions title. His first was at the Galleri Classic earlier this year.

Allan made four birdies to go with a bogey on 17 during Saturday’s round. He closed with a birdie to hold the one-shot edge.

Allan was red-hot in the first round with a 63. He has the opportunity to be a wire-to-wire winner.

“Yeah, it’s always nice to have a chance. It doesn’t happen that often, for me anyway,” Allan said. “I didn’t play my best today. I’m going to have to play a lot better than that tomorrow to win. I was in the rough way too often and sort of scrambling.”

“Hung in there really well,” he continued. “Almost got away with no bogeys, made one on 17, but bounced back on the last.”

Weekley carded eight birdies during his stellar bogey-free round. He made three straight birdies early in his round (Nos. 3-5) and twice made two straight on the back nine.

“It’s good to be back in contention,” Weekley said. “I mean, been playing pretty solid this week and making some putts, which is fun to see go in.”

Caron knocked down six birdies and also had two bogeys, both coming on par-4s on the back nine. But he recovered to make birdies on 16 and 17.

“I’m just going to do what I’ve been doing, which is just trying to control what I can do and not what everyone else does, (and) have fun,” Caron said. “I’ve got my family out here, so it’s always nice to see them on the sidelines, and they’re always cheering regardless if it’s a birdie or a triple bogey.”

Billy Mayfair shot 64 and is part of a seven-way tie for seventh. Also, part of the logjam at 8 under are Notah Begay III (66), Harrison Frazar (67), Jeff Maggert (67), Jeff Sluman (68), Paul Stankowski (68) and Gene Sauers (68).

–Field Level Media

FIFA News: Chelsea eyeing upset of PSG in Club World Cup final

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FIFA News: Chelsea eyeing upset of PSG in Club World Cup final

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Six weeks removed from their first UEFA Champions League title, Paris Saint-Germain have been the indisputable best team at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Chelsea are a more familiar sight on the international stage, and they’ve had a strong tournament themselves, but they will be the underdogs when they go toe to toe with PSG in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.

Riding high off their 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan, which completed a continental treble, PSG have torn through the Club World Cup with 16 goals scored and only one conceded. Their knockout-stage victories over Inter Miami, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid came by a combined 10-0.

“For sure, they are the top team in Europe, in the world, probably in this moment the best team in the world,” Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said in the pre-match press conference. “But I think that every game is different, every game can be different and we’re going to try our best to do a good game.”

PSG have played a tremendous possession game during the tournament and lead all teams in turnovers forced (272). Defender Achraf Hakimi has forced a CWC-high 44, and the Parisians were quick to convert Real Madrid giveaways into three goals in the first 24 minutes of Wednesday’s semifinal.

If there’s any team that can stay patient in the face of that style of play, it may be Chelsea, led by the midfield duo of Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. Fernandez leads all players in the Club World Cup with three assists, and he’s helped coordinate a balanced attack in which 10 different players have scored at least one goal.

“They are up there with the best midfielders in the world. I think that will be clear on Sunday,” Chelsea captain Reece James said of his teammates.

Caicedo is less than 100 percent healthy and Maresca hopes he can play Sunday, as he took part in training but not fully.

Chelsea, who won this tournament in 2021, made it to the final by defeating Benfica 4-1, Palmeiras 2-1 and Fluminense 2-0. PSG coach Luis Enrique praised Maresca and Chelsea’s playing style at his pre-match press conference.

“This is elite competition and if you think this game is just going to be a walk in the park, that’s because you don’t really know what Chelsea are about,” Enrique said. “They just won the Conference League, they are growing, they have really good players, and Mr. Maresca is doing such a great job.”

Fabian Ruiz (three), Ousmane Dembele (two), Joao Neves (two) and Hakimi (two) have guided PSG on the scoring front.

–Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media

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