MOOSE JOINS CALYX, MICHU ON ENVY ESEA ROSTER FOR ESL ONE RIO MAJOR OPEN QUALIFIER


Envy have added three new players to their ESEA roster ahead of the first North American ESL One Rio Major open qualifier. Kaleb "moose" Jayne spent a majority of 2019 playing under the eUnited banner, briefly stepping down from the active roster in September after the signing of Ryan "freakazoid" Abadir. He made his return to the team two months later after the benching of Anthony "vanity" Malaspina, competing alongside them in the IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers and the fifth Mythic Cup to no avail. More recently, the 21-year-old Canadian was seen playing as a stand-in for the North American Singularity roster in WINNERS League Season 3 Invite and the DreamHack Open Anaheim qualifier just prior to the organization releasing...

Kobe Bryant was my Michael Jordan, says Paul George


NBA players continue to grieve over the loss of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died with eight others, including his daughter, Gianna, in a helicopter crash on Sunday. While speaking with media members on Wednesday, Clippers star forward Paul George, an L.A. native who grew up idolizing Bryant, said that Kobe was the reason that he started playing basketball in the first place. "He was my Michael Jordan. He was what every kid wanted to be here ," George said. "I started playing basketball because of Kobe. I attacked the game the way he played both ends. I took so many things away from him. He made a big impression on me as a kid, just about how to go about playing the game. Aside from...

The search for the next permanent Gilas coach


The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) stressed Mark Dickel's stint as Gilas Pilipinas coach is just on a short term basis and the process of finding a full-time mentor remains a priority. SBP president Al Panlilio said Dickel's stint with the national team will only be for the first window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers, and hopefully, by the second window in November, a permanent coach will already be on board to handle the Gilas program. "We really have to start the process of hiring a full-time coach," said Panlilio Thursday during a break in the annual planning session of the PBA Board, where he also sits as the representative of the Meralco franchise. Dickel was named by...

LEKR0: “IN RECENT PRACTICE WE’VE HAD NAWWK AS THE MAIN AWP”


We spoke to Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson during the media day at BLAST Premier Spring to discuss the addition of Tim "nawwk" Jonasson and the team's opening match against FaZe. BLAST Premier Spring is kicking off in less than 24 hours, featuring an opening series between FaZe and NiP, followed by an Americas face-off involving Liquid and MIBR. The top two teams from Group A will advance to the Spring Finals in Moscow, where $750,000 will be on the line in addition to a direct invite to the $1,500,000 BLAST Premier Global Final. Lekr0 has confidence in the new iteration of NiP During Group A's media day in London, we caught up with NiP's in-game leader, Lekr0, who gave us valuable insight into the team's comfort levels coming into BLAST Premier Spring, as well as first-hand information on...

ESL One Rio Major Qualifiers to be played on latest CS:GO patch


ESL has announced that the open qualifiers for the ESL One Rio Major will be played on the most recent version of the game. Wednesday's update introduced structural changes to three maps in the Active Duty map pool, with Mirage being the one that was impacted the most. A bench has been placed in mid to allow players to self-boost into window and to peek catwalk, the T-side entrance into mid has been widened and a wallbang spot from palace to the scaffolding corner has been added. Dust2 and Train were also tweaked in this update, with skyboxes being opened from the B halls towards the site on the former map, and near ivy on the latter. Players can now self-boost into...

BLAST Premier Spring Series viewer’s guide


With BLAST Premier Spring Series just around the corner, we have prepared a comprehensive viewer’s guide presenting the most important information of the $300,000 event. BLAST Premier Spring Series will begin on Friday in London, United Kingdom, where the first of three groups will fight for qualification to the Spring Finals. FaZe and NiP will kick off the tournament action, with the Swedish side set to debut their new lineup after adding Tim "nawwk" Jonasson to the roster in light of Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg’s departure. Succeeding the opening bout will be a Liquid side looking to begin their climb back to the No.1 ranked team in the world versus a developing MIBR roster. FaZe and NiP will kick off the action in London One week later, Group B will commence in perhaps the most stacked...

Sean Anthony rewarded with two-year maximum contract by NorthPort


Sean Anthony, one of NorthPort’s pillars in the PBA 44th season, reaffirmed his commitment to the franchise by signing a lucrative maximum deal on Thursday. The Batang Pier management locked Anthony to a two-year contract, the reward for all the hard work he did on a year the organization registered the most number of wins and highest winning percentage in franchise history. Team manager Bonnie Tan acknowledged the huge impact the 33-year-old Fil-Canadian had on the success of the Batang Pier, who made all three conference playoffs last season. “Sean was present the entire season and was our team captain, who continuously provides the team’s leadership and support,” said Tan, also the head coach of reigning NCAA men’s basketball champion...

Caloy Garcia expects rookies to bring winning mentality to Rain or Shine


RAIN of Shine coach Caloy Garcia is determined to give all his rookies the chance to shine when the 2020 PBA season rolls along. The Elastopainters have gone on a youth movement in the offseason, signing rookies Adrian Wong, Clint Doliguez, Prince Rivero, and Vince Tolentino to contracts.The new boys include Mike Nieto, who is on loan to Gilas Pilipinas. Garcia assured the changes are not cosmetic, assuring that these rookies from winning college programs will be given the chance to prove their worth, which was why ROS traded away Ed Daquioag to TNT for draft picks. “We want to add some mixtures sa lineup,” said Garcia. “The reason why we took Ed out was because we have four players...

LGD.International has revealed their roster for this season


We have known for some time now that LGD.International has been on the horizon with countless rumours as to who would be on this fresh iteration of the squad – and now all has been revealed. image: Dota 2 Major and Minor registration Talks of LGD.int have been ongoing for the past few months and just last night the roster was confirmed via the Dota 2 Major and Minor registration page. The new roster will feature five players from Southeast Asia and attempt to battle through the perils of the region at qualifiers too. Christian ‘Skadi’ John Abasolo Wang ‘Gy’ Kok Guan Rick Lee ‘darly’ Ryc Kee Yuri ‘Yowe’ Dave Pacaña Pang ‘BrayaNt`’ Jian Zhe Skadi, formerly Skadilicious, is a player...

Carmelo Anthony passes Kevin Garnett on career scoring list


'Melo reaches 17th in career points, with John Havlicek next on the all-time list From NBA.com Staff With a layup in the second quarter vs. the Rockets on Wednesday, Carmelo Anthony moved into 17th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, passing Kevin Garnett. The bucket at the 9:14 mark in the second quarter gave Anthony six points (and counting) for the night and made his career total 26,073, surpassing Garnett's 26,071. He did not score again in the Trail Blazers' 125-112 win. Anthony could move up two more spots on the list this season if he keeps scoring at the same 16.1 ppg pace, possibly moving past John Havlicek (26,395) and Paul Pierce (26,397). 'Melo becomes 18th player to score 26,000 career points...

CS:GO UPDATE BRINGS CHANGES TO MIRAGE; OPENS SKYBOXES ON TRAIN AND DUST2


The latest update to the game has made a number of adjustments to Mirage, while also opening skyboxes near ivy on Train and outside of B site on Dust2. One of the most notable changes sees the opening of the skyboxes from B halls into B site on Dust2, an adjustment that the community previously speculated would be made when the map was reworked in October 2017. On Train, the skybox over the building between ivy and A site has also been opened up. The update also brings a number of changes to Mirage, including the addition of a bench in mid that allows for players to peek catwalk and self-boost themselves into window. The T-side entrance into mid has...

Batangas shocked Marikina on their first home game since the Taal tragedy!


In its first home game since tragedy struck its town, Batangas-Tanduay made sure carved out a thrilling 70-66 victory over visiting Marikina in the 2019-20 Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Cup at the Batangas State University here, Wednesday. With the game deadlocked at 64-all, Jeff Viernes took matters into his own hands and drained a clutch triple to give Batangas a 67-64 cushion with 2:07 remaining in the game. Looking to lift his team up, Yves Sazon answered with a jumper to slice put the Shoemasters to within a point. After a series of missed shots, Viernes finally gave the Athletics their much-needed separation with a split from the line, 68-66, with 6.2 ticks left. Jason Melano then blocked a three-point attempt...

Singularity bid farewell to their American squad


Weeks after the organization announced its 2nd CSGO team last January 16, today they parted ways with their North American squad consisting of "Relyks", "dapr", "seb", "SicK", "ShahZam", " moose" and coach "Immi". Just right after their NA Squad loses its spot at the North American ESL Pro League due to format changes. Their NA squad had been in the region for over a year since they signed the former Gorilla Gang roster at the end of 2018. https://twitter.com/SNG_Esports/status/1222534195760762880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1222534195760762880&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252FSNG_Esports%252Fstatus%252F1222534195760762880%26widget%3DTweet The organization wasn't able to make an impressive run and with a no spot secured at the ESL Pro League, they then made a decision to bid goodbye to its North American Squad. The organization plans to continue their operations by...

Thunder vs. Kings odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 30


The Sacramento Kings will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10 p.m. ET tonight at the Golden 1 Center. Sacramento is 17-29 overall and 8-13 at home, while Oklahoma City is 28-20 overall and 13-10 on the road. The Kings have won two straight after dropping six in a row. The Thunder, meanwhile, had a five-game winning streak snapped on Monday. Oklahoma City is favored by three-points in the latest Kings vs. Thunder odds, while the over-under is set at 221.5. Before entering any Thunder vs. Kings picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread...

Rockets vs. Blazers odds, line: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 30 predictions


Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers will host Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. James Harden (thigh) has missed the last two games and is listed as questionable against Portland. Clint Capela (heel) missed Monday's game and is also questionable on Wednesday. Portland hasn't played since Sunday, so the Blazers are well rested and have a clean injury report for Wednesday's Western Conference showdown. Tip-off is set for 10 p.m ET from the Moda Center. Sportsbooks list the Rockets as two-point road favorites, while the over-under for total points is 238.5 in the latest Rockets vs. Blazers odds. Before you make any Blazers vs. Rockets picks or NBA predictions, see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last...

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