ESL revealed the 11 teams who have received direct invitations to IEM Rio 2024, which will begin Oct. 7 with a full field of 16 teams. RIO INVITES –Astralis (Partner team) –FaZe Clan (Partner team) –G2 Esports (Partner team) –MOUZ (Partner team) –Natus Vincere (Partner team) –Team Vitality (Partner team) –FURIA (Local Hero Invite) –9z Globant (ESL World Ranking Global) –Complexity (ESL World Ranking Global) –The MongolZ (ESL World Ranking Global) –Virtus.pro (ESL World Ranking Global) The remaining five spots will be determined through the Regional Open and Closed Qualifiers that began Tuesday and will run through Sept. 1. EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS Open Qualifier #1: August 14-15 Open Qualifier #2: August 18-19 Closed Qualifier: August 26-28 *The winner and runner-u…
We’ve feted Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace, Bill Russell, Rick Adelman, Jay Wright, Lauren Jackson, Yolanda Griffith, Chris Bosh, and Chris Webber this week for their induction into the hoops Hall of Fame. Now, we take a look at the rest of the Naismith entrants today who deserve their just dues as well. Veterans Committee: Pearl Moore and Bob Dandridge source: AP Pearl Moore is a real OG. She averaged 30.6 points per game in four years at Francis Marion College without a three-point-shot, making her one of the great college scorers we’ve ever seen. She netted 4,061 career points while at Francis Marion, which is the record for the most points ever by a woman in college basketball at any level. She is also a four-time Association for Intercollegiate Athletics Small College All-Amer…
According to Fox's Jay Glazer, Brett Favre admitted to NFL security that he left voicemails on Jenn Sterger's phone, but denied that he sent her photos of his penis. The voicemails and the photos came from the same number, per our reporting. …
1. One of my favorite Roger Ebert quotes goes like this: "The Muse visits during the act of creation, not before. Don't wait for her. Start alone." That's to say: To create great work, you must first work. Not everything you create will be perfect; in fact, most of it won't be. But you can't wait for inspiration to strike. You have to just plug, plug away until you land on something great. Woody Allen was once asked how he comes up with so many jokes. He said (and I'm paraphrasing): "I have no idea. When I write something funny, I laugh, because it's the first time I've seen it. But I have no idea how it got there. I just was writing and then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, there it is." This has essentially been Woody Allen's…
Jets offensive lineman Nick Mangold was hard to miss at Tuesday’s Penguins-Rangers game. He was the guy who looked like Nick Mangold yelling at Pittsburgh’s bench. A few of Jets attended last night’s game, but Mangold was the one who got his money’s worth in heckling:
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Well, at least the PR person who runs both of their Twitter accounts respects Jason Collins. Here's Parker reacting to today's news: And here's Bowen: Awkward! Don't judge Bowen and Parker's designated tweeter too harshly, though. We really RESPECT the fact that TweetDeck can be cumbersome a times. We're just glad that Bowen and Parker can now relax and not have to pretend like they do their own tweeting anymore. h/t NYMag …
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data-mm-id=”_q7cqn6upt”>There's a clear top dog in college football. LSU, which arguably should have been No. 1 headed into the Game of the Century of the Year against Alabama, showed a superiority and poise rarely on display at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Anyone paying any attention should be as excited as Coach O about this team and all its objective attractiveness as a protagonist. After that, though, discerning the College Football Playoff rankings becomes a sketchier proposition. That tends to happen when 50 percent of the top four lose on a single Saturday. But nothing great was every done without taking risk, so let's try anyway.1. LSUKevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesNumber one with a bullet. The Tigers usurped SEC West supremacy and made a Nick Saban defense look like a sieve. Joe …
data-mm-id=”_64smjpblz”>After rabid anticipation by football fans, the revived XFL kicked off this Saturday, and it…wasn't all that bad. Compared to its 2001 incarnation, at least, the 2020 XFL is off to a rolling start.That's good news for football fans if the league can continue to deliver on its promise of providing an alternative to the established NFL through innovation rather than controversy. But it has to be even better for the league's guiding hand, Vince MacMahon, who could use some good news after a string of setbacks to his main business enterprise, WWE.Ask any fan of wrestling – sorry, "sports entertainment" – and they'll tell you that WWE went through a rough 2019 both inside and outside of the ring. Smackdown's debut on FOX Sports did…
data-mm-id=”_z9et8qug2″>Joe Burrow rubs his hands through his hair more often than Justin Bieber. That's not an insult. It's just a fact. The reigning Heisman champion has some luscious locks and it's rare to see him cover up the noggin with a silly hat. For NFL Draft night, he'll have to make an exception. When a team calls your name, you gotta throw on the corresponding lid. Dems da rules. But for some reason, it appears the NFL sent Burrow 32 hats, when he really only needs one. If you’re wondering, each of the 58 players who agreed to participate tonight was sent all 32 @NFLDraft hats. They’re prepared to be selected by any team.— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) April 23, 2020While it makes sense for the NFL to send 32 hats to people not named Joe Burr…