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Team Yandex, Aurora Gaming reach BLAST Slam VII quarterfinals
YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year. Team Yandex and Aurora Gaming each earned their way through the last-chance qualifier and into the playoffs of BLAST Slam VII on Saturday, with a pair of quarterfinal matchups now set at Copenhagen, Denmark.
Team Spirit defeated OG to open the last-chance qualifier and earn a matchup with Team Yandex, who moved on with a 2-0 victory. Team Yandex will now face Team Falcons in the upper-bracket quarterfinals on Monday.
Team Spirit won in 42 minutes and 25 minutes to knock out OG. Team Yandex, who finished tied for fourth in the group stage standings, took over from there winning in 53 minutes and 40 minutes to finish off the sweep against Team Spirit.
Aurora Gaming used a pair of victories to advance, first knocking out Tundra Esports 2-1 in Round 1 of the last-chance qualifier, then defeating Team Liquid 2-0 to advance. Aurora Gaming finished seventh in the group stage standings, while Team Liquid finished sixth.
Aurora Gaming won in 51 minutes and 34 minutes to pull off the sweep and advance to Monday’s quarterfinals against BetBoom Team.
LGD Gaming and PARIVISION await in the upper-bracket semifinals after finishing first and second, respectively, in the group stage standings.
The tournament continues with three playoff matches Thursday:
–Team Falcons vs. Team Yandex (quarterfinals)
–BetBoom Team vs. Aurora Gaming (quafrterfinals)
–LCD Gaming vs. Falcons/Yandex winner (semifinals)
BLAST Slam VII final group standings
1. LGD Gaming, 8-3
2. PARIVISION, 8-3
3. BetBoom Team, 8-3
T4. Team Falcons, 7-4
T4. Team Yandex, 7-4
6. Team Liquid, 6-5
7. Aurora Gaming, 6-5
8. Team Spirit, 5-6
T9. OG, 3-8
T9. Tundra Esports, 3-8
11. Xtreme Gaming, 3-8
12. GLYPH, 2-9
BLAST Slam VII payouts (prize money, team earnings)
1. $300,000, $100,000
2. $150,000, $45,000
3. $70,000, $23,000
4. $50,000, $17,000
5-6. $40,000, $15,000
7-8. $25,000, $10,000 – Team Spirit Team Liquid
9-10. $15,000, $5,000 – OG, Tundra Esports
11-12. $10,000, $2,500 — Xtreme Gaming, GLYPH
–Field Level Media
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Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova bounced from French Open
France’s Diane Parry shakes hands with the Amanda Anisimova after upsetting the American at the French Open on May 30, 2026. Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff and sixth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Saturday became the latest high-seeded players to bow of the French Open tournament.
No. 28-seeded Anastasia Potapova overcame a first-set setback to notch a 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over Gauff at Roland Garros.
Benefited by the support of the home crowd, unseeded Frenchwoman Diane Parry posted a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) victory over Anisimova on Saturday at Roland Garros.
Gauff and Anisimova joined fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula in earning early exits from the tournament. Kimberly Birrell recorded her first-ever French Open victory on Tuesday with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Pegula.
Gauff looked poised to take control of her match after holding a 40-15 advantage while tied 3-3 in the third set. She failed to convert a pair of break points before Potapova rallied to win three of the final four points to end the match.
Anisimova held a 5-4 lead in the final set with the chance to break the 23-year-old Parry but was unsuccessful in her bid to end the match, The two were tied at 3-3 in the tiebreaker before Parry rattled off seven consecutive points to pick up the win.
Parry advanced to the fourth round to face unranked Maja Chwalinska on Monday.
–Field Level Media
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Marina Mabrey's 18 points lead Tempo to win over Storm
May 27, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey (3) celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Sky during the first half at Wintrust Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Marina Mabrey scored 12 of her 18 points in the first half on Saturday afternoon, and the Toronto Tempo defeated the visiting Seattle Storm 93-72.
Kiki Rice scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and added six rebounds and four steals as the Tempo (5-4) defeated Seattle (3-6) for the second time this season.
Toronto was 31-for-33 in free throws.
Brittney Sykes added 15 points, Laura Juskaite scored 14 and Maria Conde scored 13.
Natisha Hiedeman had 18 points and seven assists for the Storm. Jordan Horston added 15 points and four steals.
The Tempo used a 33-20 third quarter to take a 14-point lead into the fourth quarter. Rice’s layup bumped the lead to 16 with 8:26 left. Rice converted two free throws to give the Tempo a 20-point lead with 6:33 to go. Juskaite hit a 3-pointer to put Toronto into a 23-point lead with 3:34 to play.
Toronto led by as many as 11 points before taking a 21-13 lead after one quarter, taking advantage of some sloppy Seattle play.
Jordan Horston’s layup finished off some good Seattle ball movement to cut the lead to three with 7:30 left in the second quarter. Horston trimmed the margin to one when she scored on a layup after picking off Rice’s errant pass. Mabrey nailed a 3-pointer with 2:57 to go, bumping the lead to four. Awa Fam’s layup off Horston’s steal completed the first-half scoring and cut Toronto’s lead to 37-36.
Each team committed nine turnovers in the first half. Seattle shot 41% (16-for-39) in the half and Toronto was 37.9% (11-for-29).
Stefanie Dolson opened the scoring in the third quarter with a 3-pointer to give the Storm a two-point lead. The score was tied at 49 after Mabrey’s layup with 5:29 to play in the third. Mabrey set up Rice for a layup that had Toronto ahead by two. Julie Allemand’s steal and layup put Toronto ahead by four with 3:00 remaining. The lead reached six on two Rice free throws. Conde’s 3-pointer gave the Tempo a 10-point lead with 0:52 to go and Juskaite drained a 3-pointer to finish the third quarter with Toronto leading 70-56.
–Field Level Media
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Blue Jays DFA RHP Austin Voth for second time this season
Sep 10, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners Austin Voth (30) delivers a pitch against the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Right-hander Austin Voth was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time as the club purchased the contract of right-hander Hayden Juenger on Saturday.
Voth, 33, was signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent on March 25 and called up for a single appearance of 2 2/3 innings on April 9 before he was designated for assignment. He was re-signed on April 11 and called up for a 3 1/3-inning outing Friday before another DFA.
In eight major league seasons, Voth is 17-19 with a 4.77 ERA in 209 appearances (39 starts) with four clubs, including his first five seasons with the Washington Nationals. He pitched for Chiba Lotte in Japan last season.
Juenger, 25, is set to make his major league debut after he went 1-2 with a 3.15 ERA in 17 appearances (two starts) at Triple-A Buffalo.
–Field Level Media
Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova bounced from French Open
Marina Mabrey's 18 points lead Tempo to win over Storm
