Nigma joins the WePlay! Tug of War: Mad Moon team line-up


Coming our way in about two weeks' time, WePlay! Tug of War: Mad Moon is the final part of the WePlay! Tug of War trilogy. The tournament will be played February 19-23 in a LAN setup in Kyiv, Ukraine, with eight teams fighting for the trophy and a share of the $300,000 prize pool. Team Nigma, the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 champions are the latest addition to the tournament. They will be joining Team Secret and Gambit Esports from a direct invite spot. Ninjas in Pyjamas secured their place at the final part of the trilogy by claiming the title of Tug of War: Radiant online event last year, while Royal Never Give Up and Infamous are coming to Kyiv...

Chiefs part ways with 2019 lineup, sign ex-Genuine


Chiefs have announced the signing of the ex-Genuine roster, replacing their former lineup headlined by Tyler "tucks" Reilly. Departures of Chris "ofnu" Hanley and Peter "BL1TZ" Athanasatos to AVANT, and not taking part in the IEM Katowice Qualifiers signaled big changes in Chiefs, which are now finally confirmed. The three remaining players from the 2019 lineup — tucks, Matthew "Texta" O'Rourke, and Ryan "zewsy" Palmer — are now free agents, with a new five-man lineup coming in. Chiefs have cut ties with texta, tucks, and zewsy The ex-Genuine roster averages just 21.4 years of age, and has recently reached the grand final of the IEM Katowice qualifier where they put up a fight against Renegades. As the third-highest ranked team playing in the region currently — behind Renegades and ORDER —, the team featuring Hugh "stat" Anderson has been scooped up by Chiefs. In the announcement of the signing, Tom "apocdud" Henry stated his excitement for the chance to represent...

SmithZz announces retirement


Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux has announced that he has ended his career as a professional player. The Frenchman's official departure from G2 marks the end of an exceptionally long playing career, which began in Counter-Strike: Source, where SmithZz won a plethora of tournaments as a part of various VeryGames rosters in 2008-2012 before transitioning to CS:GO. In the new game, the now 31-year-old became the 17th best player of 2013 and won 14 more titles as a player, including the game's fourth Major at DreamHack Winter 2014 with LDLC. He went on to put his playing career on hold as he moved to a coaching position in G2 at the beginning of 2017 and added three more trophies to his name from behind the team. SmithZz officially ends his playing career In mid-2018, SmithZz was...

NA`VI BREEZE PAST OG EN ROUTE TO ICE CHALLENGE SEMIS


Natus Vincere picked up a convincing two-map victory over OG to secure first place in Group B at ICE Challenge and move on to the tournament's semi-finals. The Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov-led team continues a successful run at the ICE Challenge with their second consecutive victory with Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, this time looking much more convincing compared to their close debut against GODSENT in the opening round. After a great start to the tournament against ENCE, OG looked completely outclassed throughout their second series in London, starting Dust2 and Mirage down 0-7 and 0-8, respectively, which eventually led to their quick demise. Nonetheless, they have advanced to the quarter-finals, where they'll face the winner of MAD Lions and Heroic. A red-hot Denis "electronic" Sharipov started off with seven kills in the first two rounds of Dust2, helping Na`Vi assert dominance on the...

MAD LIONS SEND HEROIC PACKING; GODSENT DOMINATE ENCE AT ICE CHALLENGE


In the Danish derby of group A MAD Lions overcame Heroic to book a place in the playoffs, while GODSENT outclassed ENCE to eliminate the Finnish side from the tournament. The two elimination matches wrapped up the group stage at ICE Challenge 2020 in London, with the first match being another meeting of MAD Lions and Heroic. Nicolai "HUNDEN" Petersen's team secured their third victory of the year over Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer and co., proving to be the second-best team in Denmark at this point. After losing to OG in the opening match, ENCE were looking to get out of the rut with a win over GODSENT. However, in the meeting of two former mousesports players, Martin "STYKO" Styk came out on top, eliminating Miikka "suNny" Kemppi's team from the tournament. Heroic kicked off the series with a 4-0 start on the offensive side of Mirage before MAD Lions could reply with two...

Houston Rockets are engaged in Clint Capela trade talks with Eastern Conference teams, including Atlanta.


According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets were engaged Sunday with multiple Eastern Conference teams — including Atlanta — in trade talks regarding their 25-year-old big man. The NBA’s trade deadline comes at 2 p.m. Central time on this Thursday, Feb. 6. While the Rockets and GM Daryl Morey might not can get the object of their desires from a trade with a rebuilding team, it seems they’re interested in repackaging a draft asset for Capela from a team such as the Hawks in another deal for the type of wing player they reportedly crave. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1224133493111902208 Related Report: Rockets have received several trade calls on Clint Capela Report: Rockets prioritizing trade for wing player by deadline At just 25 years old, Capela is averaging...

FAZE DEFEAT LIQUID; QUALIFY FOR BLAST PREMIER SPRING SERIES FINALS


FaZe have dominated the first two days of the BLAST Premier Spring Series with two-map victories over NiP and Liquid to become the first team confirmed at the BLAST Premier Spring Series Finals in Moscow, Russia. FaZe ended 2019 on a low going out in last place at the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals, but they have now opened the 2020 LAN season by becoming the first team to qualify for the BLAST Premier Spring Series Finals after defeating a lackluster Liquid in a two-map series. The match highlighted the North American side’s struggles, which were seen in their opening map against MIBR where several players had to go above and beyond individually to close it out in overtime. Despite easying past the Brazilians in the second map of the...

Uniforms To Honor Kobe, Gianna


Team LeBron to wear No. 2 and Team Giannis to wear No. 24 as a tribute to the Bryants during 69th NBA All-Star Game NEW YORK -- The NBA, NBPA and Nike announced today that the 2020 NBA All-Star uniforms will pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and their seven friends and teammates who tragically passed away in last Sunday’s helicopter accident.  The 2020 NBA All-Star Game will feature Team LeBron (James) wearing the No. 2 and Team Giannis (Antetokounmpo) wearing the No. 24 – Gianna and Kobe’s basketball jersey numbers, respectively. In addition, both teams will wear jersey patches displaying nine stars, representing those who lost their lives in the crash, including John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Payton Chester,...

All-Star Reserves Announced


East All-Star Reserves: Jimmy Butler, Ben Simmons, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Domantas Sabonis, Kyle Lowry, Bam Adebayo West All-Star Reserves:  Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Jokic, Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram NBA All-Star Draft to Air on TNT on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. ET NEW YORK --  Former Kia NBA All-Star MVPs Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets lead the list of 14 players selected by the NBA’s head coaches as reserves for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago. The 69th NBA All-Star Game – Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis – will take place on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the United Center, airing live at 8 p.m....

All-Star Snubs?


Devin Booker’s level-headed comportment and measured response last week indicated he knew how voting would shake out for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. By now, he’s used to being snubbed, which is exactly what transpired Thursday when the NBA All-Star reserves were announced on TNT, once again without Booker in the fold. Told he had come in at fourth for guards in the Western Conference last week in the votes submitted by the players, Booker shrugged. “That was good news,” he said. Then came the bad Thursday for the guard, who is averaging 27.1 points, 6.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting a career-best 51% from the floor. A five-year veteran, Booker hasn’t yet been named an NBA All-Star, and was...

Kyrie Irving injury update: Nets star to be reevaluated in week after MRI confirms knee sprain


Kyrie Irving made history on Friday night, scoring 54 points on 19-of-23 shooting to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 133-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Just 24 hours later, he was hobbling off the court against the Washington Wizards with a knee injury. The Nets diagnosed it as a medial ligament sprain, and said that he would be reevaluated in one week after undergoing an MRI. Irving left the game late in the fourth quarter and made his way to the locker room with the Nets leading 101-98. After his departure, the Wizards went on a 15-6 run to close the game and secure a 113-107 victory. With just over five minutes left in the fourth, Irving went up for a rebound and got tangled up with Bradley Beal on...

PBA, SBP plans on launching 3×3 in March


The Philippine Basketball Association and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas have firmed up their partnership, with the decision of the pro league to launch a 3x3 event in an effort to help the national cage federation boost a bid to make the Olympics. "If not Tokyo (in July), maybe 2024 in Paris," said SBP president Al Panlilio, also a PBA governor representing the Meralco Bolts team. The PBA 3x3 kicks off in March, but the event details are still up in the air pending the appointment of a tournament director. "Through the recommendation of the vice chair (Bobby Rosales of Columbian Dyip), we decided to make it a stand-alone program, something like the D-League. It will be run by an...

The BIG winners of Dota 2 patch 7.24


Patch 7.24 was released right after the Leipzig Major. That was followed by the True Sight Premier from the TI9 grand finals and the OG’s big announcements. Things have settled down now and the next thing to look forward to are the qualifiers for the ESL One LA Major. We saw how the changes from patch 7.24 will affect game play. Now let’s take a step back and see what heroes will be stepping out as winners from patch 7.24 and which others will probably come out as losers. WINNERS 1) Death Prophet -Base armor increased by 1 -Base movement speed increased by 5 -Spirit Siphon charge restore time reduced from 60/52/44/36 to 45/40/35/30 Death Prophet is already a hero that...

Faze Clan defeats Liquid for a slot the Blast Premier Spring Series Finals


FaZe have dominated the first two days of the BLAST Premier Spring Series with two-map victories over NiP and Liquid to become the first team confirmed at the BLAST Premier Spring Series Finals in Moscow, Russia. FaZe ended 2019 on a low going out in last place at the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals, but they have now opened the 2020 LAN season by becoming the first team to qualify for the BLAST Premier Spring Series Finals after defeating a lackluster Liquid in a two-map series. The match highlighted the North American side’s struggles, which were seen in their opening map against MIBR where several players had to go above and beyond individually to close it out in overtime. Despite easying past the Brazilians in the second map of the...

Celtics vs. Sixers odds, line: 2020 NBA picks, Feb. 1


In what might be the most-anticipated matchup on the Saturday NBA schedule, the Philadelphia 76ers (31-18) and the Boston Celtics (32-15) will square off in a matchup that pits two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference against one another. Josh Richardson (hamstring) will miss the game for Philadelphia, while Kemba Walker (knee) and Enes Kanter (hip) are questionable for Boston. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET at TD Garden. Sportsbooks list the Celtics as 2.5-point home favorites, holding steady from the opener, while the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 214.5 in the latest Sixers vs. Celtics odds. Before making any Celtics vs. 76ers picks or NBA predictions, see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game...

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