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NFL News: Jets’ ‘Hard Knocks’ season to debut Aug. 8

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July 22, 2023

NFL News: Jets’ ‘Hard Knocks’ season to debut Aug. 8

The New York Jets open training camp Wednesday, and it won’t take long for fans to get a look at Aaron Rodgers at the helm of Gang Green.

HBO and NFL Films announced Monday that “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets” will debut Aug. 8, the first of five episodes to run Tuesdays from 10-11 p.m. ET.

This is the 18th annual “Hard Knocks,” which featured the Jets under then-head coach Rex Ryan in 2010.

Although current head coach Robert Saleh said he didn’t want his team on the show, maybe it will bring the Jets good luck; the 2010 Jets advanced to the AFC Championship Game.

“NFL Films has a long and storied relationship with the Jets, from the early days of the AFL and Joe Namath’s ‘#1’ salute after Super Bowl III, to The Sack Exchange, and the team’s first appearance on Hard Knocks in the midst of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances,” Patrick Kelleher, executive producer of NFL Films, said in a news release. “The 2010 Jets changed the profile and the success of Hard Knocks forever. That Jets team made football fun for fans. And now we are excited for a new partnership with this iconic organization and HBO to create another chapter in both NFL and television history filled with great personalities and a roster striving to reach new heights of success.”

The final episode of this “Hard Knocks” will run Sept. 5, just days before the team’s Sept. 11 opener against AFC East rival Buffalo.

The Jets were 7-10 last season, their third consecutive last-place finish in the division. They have not made the playoffs since 2010.

–Field Level Media

CFL News: Dustin Crum, Redblacks hope for another big showing vs. Stamps

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July 22, 2023

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CFL News: Dustin Crum, Redblacks hope for another big showing vs. Stamps

A 31-28 overtime win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was one of the most stunning results in the Ottawa Redblacks’ history.

Ottawa trailed 25-6 after three quarters and was starting its third quarterback in five games. But Dustin Crum led the team to two touchdowns in the final three minutes of regulation and then ran 29 yards for the game-winner in overtime.

The Redblacks will try for an encore on Sunday in Calgary, where they play a Stampeders team coming off its own big win last week.

Ottawa (2-3) got 364 total yards from Crum, who threw for 261 and ran for 103. Crum rushed for a 12-yard touchdown on the final play of regulation and then connected with Nate Behar for a two-point conversion that forced overtime.

“I’m not going sideways, I’m going to go right through him,” Crum said of the scoring run to end regulation. “I wasn’t going to let it happen again. It was a whatever-it-takes mindset.”

Crum was stopped at the 2-yard line on the final play of regulation in the Redblacks’ previous game, a 21-13 loss two weeks ago at Hamilton. He relieved Jeremiah Masoli after the veteran sustained a season-ending Achilles tear in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Calgary (2-3) got a road win it absolutely needed in Saskatchewan, holding off the Roughriders 33-31 as quarterback Jake Maier threw for 315 yards and a pair of touchdowns. A defeat would have given Saskatchewan the season series, which could have hurt the Stampeders’ playoff chances.

Calgary won despite another abysmal week on special teams. It permitted Mario Alford to run back two punts for touchdowns and has allowed seven punt returns of more than 30 yards, the most of any team in the CFL.

“We have to change, we have to find some different ways to get through,” Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson said. “We know CFL is a big field with a lot of returns. We had some nice returns ourselves, but when you’re at your best is when you’re dictating the pace of play and making him feel like he’s got to earn hard yards.”

Calgary and Ottawa played last month in Ottawa, with the Stampeders taking a 26-15 win.

–Field Level Media

OVERWATCH News: Uprising, Shock improve to 3-0 at OWL West Summer qualifiers

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July 22, 2023

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OVERWATCH News: Uprising, Shock improve to 3-0 at OWL West Summer qualifiers

The Boston Uprising beat the Toronto Defiant 3-1 in a battle of unbeatens to move into top spot in Summer Stage qualifiers for the Overwatch League’s West Region on Friday.

The San Francisco Shock also improved to 3-0 at the onset of Week 2 of qualifying by beating the Los Angeles Valiant 3-2, and the Houston Outlaws got into the win column with a 3-0 result over the New York Excelsior.

Summer Stage Qualifiers in the West run through Sept. 4, with each team in the region playing a total of eight best-of-five matches. The top three teams will advance to the playoffs, while the fourth- through 10th-ranked squads will be sent to the play-ins.

Boston beat Toronto 2-1 on both Lijiang Tower and Midtown to open their match. The Defiant got one back by winning 3-1 on Circuit Royal, but the Uprising closed things out with a 1-0 win on Colosseo.

Los Angeles started its match with a 2-1 Lijiang Tower victory, but San Francisco moved ahead by winning 3-2 on both Numbani and Circuit Royal. The Valiant evened the match with a 1-0 triumph on Esperanca before the Shock took the match with a 2-1 win on Oasis.

Houston swept New York with wins of 2-1 on Ilios, 1-0 on Eichenwalde and 1-0 on Watchpoint: Gibraltar.

Qualifying action in the West continues Saturday with three matches:
–Boston Uprising vs. Florida Mayhem
–London Spitfire vs. San Francisco Shock
–Atlanta Reign vs. Houston Outlaws

West Region standings (win-loss record, map differential):
1. Boston Uprising, 3-0, plus-6
2. San Francisco Shock, 3-0, plus-5
3. Atlanta Reign, 2-0, plus-6
4. Florida Mayhem, 2-0, plus-5
5. New York Excelsior, 2-1, plus-3
6. Toronto Defiant, 2-1, plus-2
7. Houston Outlaws, 1-2, minus-2
8. Los Angeles Valiant, 1-2, minus-3
9. Vancouver Titans, 0-2, minus-3
T10. Los Angeles Gladiators, 0-2, minus-4
T10. Washington Justice, 0-2, minus-4
12. Vegas Eternal, 0-2, minus-5
13. London Spitfire, 0-2, minus-6

–Field Level Media

NBA2K News: Blazer5, Hornets reach final of NBA 2K League’s The Turn

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July 22, 2023

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NBA2K News: Blazer5, Hornets reach final of NBA 2K League’s The Turn

Blazer5 Gaming rallied for a 2-1 win over 2-1 win over Pacers Gaming on Friday to advance to the championship match of the NBA 2K League’s The Turn event in Washington.

Hornets Venom GT swept 76ers GC 2-0 in the other semifinal, setting up a matchup with Blazer5 in the final on Saturday.

The other big winner on Friday was Pistons GT, who clinched a playoff berth in the Western Conference thanks to the Pacers’ loss. The Pacers would have had to capture the title at The Turn to sneak into the playoffs.

The Turn is one of three tournaments taking place during the NBA 2K League 5v5 season. The Tipoff, The Turn and The Ticket will set the field for the playoffs, scheduled for Aug. 2-5 in Washington. 76ers GC defeated T-Wolves Gaming to claim The Tipoff in June, and The Ticket takes place in late July.

Group- and bracket-play wins are each worth 10 points, with a win in The Turn final worth 30.

The top five teams in each conference at the conclusion of The Turn qualify for the playoffs. The remaining 15 teams will compete in The Ticket for the final two playoff berths.

On Friday, the Pacers won 51-49 in the opening game before Blazer5 came back with 82-68 and 71-66 victories. In the finale, Isaiah “Harby” Harbinson paced Blazer5 with 24 points while Claude “Claude” Knight added 19 points and seven assists. Kory “Chess” Taylor had a game-high 28 points for the Pacers.

The Hornets handled the 76ers 78-75 and 63-53. Antoine “antoinelove” Times averaged 24.5 points and 11 assists for the Hornets, while Andre “Dre” Marshall logged 19 points and nine assists per game for the 76ers.

NBA 2K League The Turn prize pool
1. $100,000
2. $50,000
3-4. $25,000 each — Pacers Gaming, 76ers GC
5-8. $12,500 each — Pistons GT, NetsGC, NBL Oz Gaming, Cavs Legion GC

–Field Level Media

LOL News: Cloud9 win tiebreaker to top LCS Summer Split group

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July 22, 2023

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LOL News: Cloud9 win tiebreaker to top LCS Summer Split group

Cloud9 topped Golden Guardians in a tiebreaking match to finish in first place in the League Championship Series Summer Split group stage.

After Cloud9 (13-5) defeated FlyQuest (6-12) as Golden Guardians (13-5) got past 100 Thieves (7-11), the top two teams squared off, with Cloud9 prevailing.

TSM (8-10) lost to Evil Geniuses (12-6) on Friday, but TSM still wound up in sixth place — the last position that advances directly to the upper bracket in the playoffs. Dignitas (7-11) and 100 Thieves both had a chance to pull level with TSM, but both lost their Friday matches. Dignitas fell to Team Liquid (10-8).

In a tiebreaker to determine the seventh-place team, Dignitas beat 100 Thieves in 28 minutes on blue behind six kills apiece from Denmark’s Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen and the United States’ Frank “Tomo” Lam. The United States’ Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng had a 3-3-2 kill-death-assist ratio for 100 Thieves.

The 10 teams in the top North American League of Legends circuit will play every other team twice in the group phase. All group-stage matches consist of a single map.

The first- and second-place teams will head to the upper-bracket semifinals of the double-elimination playoffs. The third- through sixth-place teams will open the playoffs in the upper-bracket quarterfinals. The seventh- and eighth-place teams will enter the postseason in the lower bracket, while the ninth- and 10th-place teams will be eliminated.

On Friday, Cloud9 beat FlyQuest in 26 minutes on blue as Australia’s Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami logged a 4-1-5 K-D-A ratio. No FlyQuest player had more than one kill.

Golden Guardians got past 100 Thieves in 37 minutes on red. South Korea’s Kim “Gori” Tae-woo produced a 5-2-8 K-D-A ratio, while Doublelift wound up at 4-2-5 for 100 Thieves.

Evil Geniuses defeated TSM in 28 minutes on blue. Canada’s Joseph Joon “jojopyun” Pyun registered a 6-1-5 K-D-A ratio for Evil Geniuses. The United States’ David “Insanity” Challe ended up at 4-6-1 for TSM.

Immortals topped NRG in 33 minutes on blue, led by a 8-3-8 K-D-A ratio from Sweden’s Onur Can “Bolulu” Demirol. Cristian “Palafox” Palafox powered NRG at 8-2-2.

Team Liquid bested Dignitas in 33 minutes on blue as the United States’ Sean “Yeon” Sung notched a 7-0-6 K-D-A ratio. Jensen led Dignitas at 6-1-2.

The playoffs are set to start on Thursday.

League Championship Series Summer Split group-stage final standings
1. Cloud9, 13-5
2. Golden Guardians, 13-5
3. Evil Geniuses, 12-6
4. Team Liquid, 10-8
5. NRG, 9-9
6. TSM, 8-10
7. Dignitas, 7-11
8. 100 Thieves, 7-11
9. FlyQuest, 6-12
10. Immortals, 5-13

–Field Level Media

DOTA News: BetBoom Team wins twice to open Riydah Masters group stage

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July 22, 2023

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DOTA News: BetBoom Team wins twice to open Riydah Masters group stage

BetBoom Team opened the Group Stage of the Riyadh Masters with a pair of wins on Friday.

BetBoom beat Tundra Esports and Shopify Rebellion to take the top spot in Group B at 2-0-0, while Talon Esports and Team Aster each picked up a win and a draw in the group.

In Group A, Evil Geniuses and PSG.LGD are tied for first with a win and a draw apiece.

The $15 million Riyadh Masters features 20 teams, eight of which qualified directly to the group stage.

The Group Stage began Friday and features two groups of eight teams. Those matches are best-of-two in a single round-robin format. The top four teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the fifth- and sixth-place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket. The remaining teams are eliminated.

The playoffs are from July 25-30 and will be double elimination. All matches are best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.

The winning team pockets $5 million with $2.5 million going to the runner-up.

On Friday, BetBoom, coming off a second-place showing at last month’s DreamLeague Season 20, beat Tundra in 60 minutes on red and 45 minutes on green. They went on to handle Shopify Rebellion in 34 minutes on green and 42 minutes on red.

Talon and Aster each earned their wins against Team Secret — Talon with two 33-minute wins on green, Aster with a 69-minute win on green and a 40-minute triumph on red.

Evil Geniuses beat 9Pandas in 33 minutes and 37 minutes, both on green, to earn their mark in the win column. PSG.LGD prevailed in 40 minutes on green and 28 minutes on red to beat OG.

Play-in action continues on Friday with 16 more matches, eight in Group A and eight in Group B.

Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. Evil Geniuses — 1-1-0, 3-1
T1. PSG.LGD — 1-1-0, 3-1
T3. Gaimin Gladiators — 0-2-0, 2-2
T3. Quest Esports — 0-2-0, 2-2
T3. Team Spirit — 0-2-0, 2-2
T3. Xtreme Gaming — 0-2-0, 2-2
T7. 9Pandas — 0-1-1, 1-3
T7. OG — 0-1-1, 1-3

Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. BetBoom Team — 2-0-0, 4-0
T2. Talon Esports — 1-1-0, 3-1
T2. Team Aster — 1-1-0, 3-1
T4. Team Liquid — 0-2-0, 2-2
T4. TSM — 0-2-0, 2-2
T6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-1-1, 1-3
T6. Tundra Esports — 0-1-1, 1-3
8. Team Secret — 0-0-2, 0-4

Riyadh Masters prize pool
1. $5 million — TBD
2. $2.5 million — TBD
3. $1.7 million — TBD
4. $1.2 million — TBD
5-6. $800,000 — TBD
7-8. $500,000 — TBD
9-12. $300,000 — TBD
13-14. $200,000 — TBD
15-16. $100,000 — TBD
17-20. $50,000 — beastcoast, Entity, Virtus.pro, Execration

–Field Level Media

CSGO News: BIG, Astralis win play-in openers at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups

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July 22, 2023

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CSGO News: BIG, Astralis win play-in openers at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups

BIG rallied past OG and Astralis shut out Complexity Gaming to kick off the play-in stage of the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 on Friday in Copenhagen.

BIG and Astralis stayed alive for the three remaining berths on offer into the Fall Final, while it marked the end of the line for OG and Complexity.

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with a double-elimination group stage, with the field split into three groups of four teams.

All matches were best-of-three and the winners of each group advanced straight to the Fall Final. The remaining nine teams moved to the seeded play-in stage to compete for three more Fall Final berths.

On Friday, OG beat BIG 16-11 on Mirage to begin their match before BIG pulled out victories of 16-13 on Overpass and 16-11 on Ancient to survive and advance. Mateusz “mantuu” Wilczewski of Poland led BIG with 64 kills and a plus-11 kills-to-deaths differential, while Germany’s Karim “Krimbo” Moussa added 59 kills on a plus-12.

Astralis defeated Complexity 16-12 on Vertigo and 16-4 on Overpass. Benjamin “blameF” Bremer paced the all-Danish Astralis squad with 48 kills and a plus-28 K-D, while Nicolai “device” Reedtz contributed 43 kills and a plus-23.

The play-in stage continues Saturday with two matches:
–G2 Esports vs. Evil Geniuses (Round 1)
–Team Liquid vs. Astralis (Round 2)

BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 Final prize pool and points distribution:
1-3. $27,500, 2,400 BLAST Premier points, qualifies to Fall Final — Ninjas in Pyjamas, Heroic, FaZe Clan
4-6. $17,500, 1,800 BLAST Premier points, qualifies to Fall Final — TBD
7-9. $8,500, 800 BLAST Premier points, qualifies to Fall Showdown — TBD
10-12. $5,666, 300 BLAST Premier points, qualifies to Fall Showdown — OG, Complexity Gaming, TBD

–Field Level Media

Sun hope to pick up where they left off, take aim at Mercury

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July 22, 2023

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Sun hope to pick up where they left off, take aim at Mercury

First-year coach Stephanie White and the thriving Connecticut Sun will open the second half of the season on the road Tuesday night against the struggling Phoenix Mercury.

While empowering veteran players like DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas to make decisions on their own in a fast-paced offense, White has also insisted on Connecticut (15-5) playing tough defense. That’s resulted in a league-high 8.2 steals per game, many fueling the Sun’s potent transition game.

“The biggest thing about being a coach who really encourages player feedback, it’s like you know this is bigger than our coaching staff,” White said. “It’s about them and making them feel comfortable and confident in everything that we do and them having a voice that gives them ownership.”

White, Bonner and Thomas have returned from Saturday’s All-Star Game in Las Vegas, where White coached Team Stewart to a 143-127 rout of Team Wilson. Thomas is playing MVP-caliber ball, averaging 15.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game.

Meanwhile, Phoenix (4-15) is aiming to engineer a second-half turnaround under interim coach Nikki Blue. She took over when Vanessa Nygaard was canned after a 2-10 start but hasn’t yet been able to change the team’s sagging fortunes.

“We have all the pieces,” Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham said. “It’s just trying to get them to match at the right time.”

One of those pieces, center Brittney Griner, shined in the All-Star Game with 18 points, 13 rebounds and a first-quarter dunk. Griner, who missed the 2022 season while imprisoned in Russia, is averaging 19.5 points on 60.6 percent shooting from the field.

This is the first time this year the Sun and Mercury have met. Connecticut swept the season series 3-0 in 2022 with an average margin of victory of nearly 14 points.

Beginning with Tuesday’s contest, the Sun will play three of their next four games away from home, while Phoenix begins the second half with back-to-back home games ahead of a four-game road trip.

–Field Level Media

Report: No trade market for James Harden

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July 22, 2023

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Report: No trade market for James Harden

For the third time in as many years, James Harden wants a change of scenery.

But he might not get it.

In late June, the 10-time All-Star opted into his $35.6 million player option for next season, allowing him to work together with the 76ers to find a way out of town.

In the weeks since — mostly crickets, according to Sports Illustrated.

Harden, 33, prefers to move west to the Los Angeles Clippers, who are reportedly interested — but not at the going asking price of Terance Mann and likely first-round draft picks.

The New York Knicks were another team initially expected to engage in potential trade discussions, according to multiple sources, but no action has come from that front.

“He’s wishing for a different situation contractually. … If we can do something that is win-win, helps the Sixers, then we will look at it. If we can’t, then we won’t,” Sixers general manager Daryl Morey said Tuesday during an interview with Philadelphia’s 97.5 FM.

Meanwhile, back at Harden’s current home, relationships have felt the effects of Harden’s request. After nearly a decade of working together, dating to their time in Houston, Harden and Morey are reportedly at odds.

When Harden wanted out of Houston in 2020, Morey sent him to his preferred destination of the Brooklyn Nets eight games into the season. After Morey had moved to the Sixers, he brought in Harden, who had demanded a trade from the Nets in 2022.

But now, “the relationship between James Harden and Daryl Morey is essentially severed, it’s essentially fractured throughout this process,” The Athletic reported.

For their part, the Sixers will continue to attempt to shop Harden.

“If we don’t get either a very good player or something that we can turn into a very good player then we’re just not going to do it,” Morey said. “At this moment he does prefer to be traded and we’re attempting to honor that.”

Harden averaged 21.0 points, 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds in 58 games this past season.

The 10-time All-Star owns career averages of 24.7 points, 7.0 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 1,000 games (786 starts) with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Rockets, Brooklyn Nets and 76ers.

Harden came to the Sixers in the deal that sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond to the Brooklyn Nets.

–Field Level Media

MLB News: Astros’ Framber Valdez goes back to work vs. Angels

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July 22, 2023

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MLB News: Astros’ Framber Valdez goes back to work vs. Angels

Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez has dominated the Los Angeles Angels in his two previous starts this season.

He’s scheduled to face them again on Saturday night in the middle contest of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif., and he’ll be coming off six days of rest this time around.

Valdez (7-6, 2.51 ERA) hasn’t pitched since allowing two runs and five hits in six innings of 3-2 win against the Seattle Mariners last Saturday.

He was selected to the American League All-Star team, but he and manager Dusty Baker decided he would sit it out. He was replaced by Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano.

“You can’t risk Framber on two or three days’ rest for an exhibition game,” Baker said last Sunday. “I know it’s important, but our season is far more important than an All-Star Game. It’s an honor to maybe start, but if he keeps pitching in the groove he’s in, he’ll have three or four opportunities to start in the future. Right now, we’ve got to take care of Framber.”

Valdez outdueled Shohei Ohtani on May 9 in Anaheim, allowing one run and three hits in eight innings of the 3-1 victory. He beat the Angels again on June 2, shutting them out for seven innings in the 6-2 win in Houston.

He has made 17 appearances against the Angels in his career, including 13 starts, and is 9-4 with a 3.46 ERA.

The Angels plan to counter with left-hander Reid Detmers.

Like many of the Angels, Detmers was sharp in the month of June, going 1-1 in five starts with a 2.05 ERA.

Detmers (2-6, 4.31) was also solid in his first start of July, limiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to two runs in six innings. He took a step back in his most recent outing last Saturday, however, surrendering seven runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings of a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He has made five career starts against the Astros and owns a 1-2 mark and 4.62 ERA.

The Angels had a few positives come out of their 7-5 loss to the Astros in the series opener on Friday night, their season-high sixth straight defeat.

Zach Neto returned after missing 21 games with an oblique strain and the Los Angeles shortstop drove in a run with a groundout.

Michael Stefanic was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday and he also delivered an RBI single in his first at-bat to give the Angels an early lead.

On the negative side, Angels manager Phil Nevin benched starting third baseman Luis Rengifo after he booted a high chopper from Jose Abreu in the fifth inning and then didn’t hustle after the ball, allowing another run to score and Abreu to reach second base.

“I’m never going to have a problem with mistakes,” Nevin said. “It’s what happens after the mistake. The next play is too damn important for our team, and for the player and for our fans, quite frankly, to let those plays affect us, and that’s what I thought happened on the Rengifo play.”

–Field Level Media

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OVERWATCH News: Uprising, Shock improve to 3-0 at OWL West Summer qualifiers

NBA2K News: Blazer5, Hornets reach final of NBA 2K League’s The Turn

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DOTA News: BetBoom Team wins twice to open Riydah Masters group stage

CSGO News: BIG, Astralis win play-in openers at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups

Sun hope to pick up where they left off, take aim at Mercury

Report: No trade market for James Harden

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