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FUT Esports, G2 Esports, Team Spirit roll into Group A semis at Krakow

Syndication: The Courier-JournalA custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

FUT Esports, G2 Esports and Team Spirit collected sweeps in Group A upper-bracket quarterfinal action Saturday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.

Natus Vincere edged Parivision 2-1 in Saturday’s other Group A quarterfinal to join the other three in the semifinals, slated for Sunday.

In Group B play, Team Vitality swept BC Game Esports, and 3DMAX handled FaZe Clan 2-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to Monday’s Group B semifinals. The other two upper-bracket quarterfinals will be Sunday.

Saturday’s matches launched double-elimination play for 16 teams as they compete in the $1 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament that started with 24 teams.

The six teams that lost Saturday dropped into lower-bracket action and will need to rally to earn spots in the six-team playoffs that will begin Friday. The champion of the playoff receives $400,000. while the runner-up claims $180,000.

FUT Esports handled FURIA 13-11 on Mirage and 13-6 on Dust II. Dmytro ‘dem0n’ Myroshnychenko of Ukraine racked 41 kills vs. 30 deaths to pace FUT Esports. Kazakhstan’s Danil ‘molodoy’ Golubenko fared best for FURIA with a 30-30 split.

G2 Esports rolled past The MongolZ 13-2 on Dust II and 13-11 on Ancient. Bosnia-Serbia’s Nemanja “hunter-” Kovac, the G2Esports captain, posted a plus-13 kill-death differential while Spain’s Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia finished plus-10. Mongolia’s Usukhbayar “910” Banzragch posted 30 kills vs. 28 deaths for The MongolZ.

Natus Vincere’s match with Parivision was the best of the day. After NAVI opened with a 13-11 win on Dust II, Parivision answered with a 19-16 victory on Anubis. Natus Vincere stayed in the winners’ bracket by taking Ancient by a 13-5 count. Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy of Ukraine paced Natus Vincere with a plus-10 differential. Russia’s Ivan ‘zweih’ Gogin responded with 63 kills vs. 50 deaths for Parivision.

Team Spirit closed the Group A upper-bracket quarterfinals by sweeping Astralis. Spirit opened with a 16-13 win on Dust II before claiming a 13-8 victory on Overpass. Russi’a Danil “donk” Kryshkovets dominated with 53 kills against just 28 deaths to pace Team Spirit. Sweden’s Love “phzy” Smidebrant led the way for Astralis with a plus-9 differential.

Team Vitality opened Group B upper-bracket quarterfinal play by bouncing BC Game Esports 13-8 on Dust II and 13-5 on Overpass. Shahar “flameZ” Shushan of Israel earned the game’s best rating (1.65) as he amassed a plus-9 differential for Team Vitality. Oleksandr “s1imple” Kostyliev of Ukraine was plus-1 for BC Game Esports.

Group B’s other quarterfinal match on Saturday featured 3DMAX defeating FaZe Clan 13-7 on Inferno and 13-2 on Nuke. All five 3DMAX competitors amassed positive differentials, with France’s Filip “Graviti” Brankovic leading the way with 37 kills vs. 15 deaths.

Sunday’s schedule:

Upper Bracket semifinals:

Group A — FUT Esports vs. G2 Esports

Group A — Natus Vincere vs. Team Spirit

Lower Bracket quarterfinals:

Group A — FURIA vs. The MongolZ

Group A — PARIVISION vs. Astralis

Upper Bracket quarterfinals:

Group B — MOUZ vs. NRG

Group B — Aurora Gaming vs. Team Falcons

Intel Extreme Masters Krakow prize pool

1. $400,000

2. $180,000

3. $100,000

4. $60,000

5-6. $40,000

7-8. $24,000

9-12. $16,000

13-16. $10,000

17-20. $4,500 — GamerLegion, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Liquid, paiN Gaming

21-24. $2,500 — Passion UA, Legacy, B8, HEROIC

–Field Level Media

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Reports: Giants sending DT Dexter Lawrence to Bengals for No. 10 overall pick

Syndication: The RecordNew York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) gestures during a Thursday Night Football game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Oct. 9, 2025.

The New York Giants have traded three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals for the No. 10 pick overall in Thursday’s draft, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.

Lawrence, 28, requested a trade last week and did not report to the Giants’ offseason program, with reports that discussions over a contract extension had reached an impasse.

The Giants have their original first-round pick at No. 5 and now No. 10.

NFL Network reported on Saturday that the Bengals will be giving Lawrence a contract extension. He is set to earn a base salary of $18.5 million in 2026 and is under contract through 2027 but with no guaranteed money remaining.

A 2019 first-round pick (17th overall) out of Clemson, Lawrence has recorded 341 tackles, 30.5 sacks and 103 quarterback hits in 109 games (102 starts) over seven seasons in New York.

He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2022 through 2024, but not last season when he started 17 games and had 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits and one interception.

Cincinnati already added to its defensive line with offseason signings of former Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe to a three-year, $60 million contract and former Vikings tackle Jonathan Allen to a two-year, $25 million deal.

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Galaxy rally from 2-0 deficit, earn draw with FC Dallas

MLS: LA Galaxy at FC DallasApr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball as FC Dallas forward Petar Musa (9) defends during the first half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images

The visiting LA Galaxy erased an early 2-0 deficit with a pair of late first-half goals and then choked off the FC Dallas offense in the second half to earn a 2-2 draw on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.

Lucas Sanabria got LA (2-3-3, 9 points) on the board and Joseph Paintsil equalized three minutes into first-half stoppage time. It appeared that Dallas (3-1-4, 13 points) snapped the tie when Kaick tallied in the 75th minute, but the goal was nullified for offsides.

Petar Musa collected a brace for Dallas, giving him nine goals on the year and enabling him to take the MLS goal-scoring lead over Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Nashville’s Sam Surridge. But the Galaxy kept him in check after halftime.

Musa needed just seven minutes to start the scoring, with the help of a horrific turnover by LA captain Maya Yoshida. Attempting to boot the ball laterally to a teammate in his end, Yoshida instead squibbed the ball right to Musa.

Given plenty of time and space to make his move, Musa measured goalie JT Marcinowski and calmly booted the ball into the lower left corner from just outside the box.

Dallas controlled the ball for most of the half, bolstering its advantage in the 38th minute via a nice buildup inside the Galaxy zone. Logan Farrington crossed from the left side and a sliding Musa poked it past Marcinowski.

Sanabria pulled one back in the 43rd minute as his shot from the top of the box deflected off the shoe of a Dallas defender and eluded goalie Michael Collodi at the right post.

Paintsil, playing his first match of the year after sitting out the first eight with injury, made it level via a fine feed from Gabriel Pec. Left open in the box, Paintsil wired a shot over Collodi and under the crossbar.

Dallas tried 11 shots to LA’s nine as it stretched its unbeaten string to five matches. Both teams got five shots on frame.

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Minnesota United blank Timbers for 3rd straight win

MLS: Portland Timbers at Minnesota UnitedApr 18, 2026; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota United FC forward Kelvin Yeboah (9) shoots the ball as Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman (20) and defender Brandon Bye (5) defend during the first half at Allianz Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Tomas Chancalay had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota United won their third match in a row with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Saint Paul, Minn.

Kelvin Yeboah scored the other goal, making it three matches in a row that he has a goal for the Loons (4-2-2, 14 points). Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender made two saves for the clean sheet.

Yeboah has half of his team’s 10 goals in MLS play. He’s the team’s only player with more than one goal.

James Pantemis made five saves for Portland (2-5-1, 7 points), which fell to 0-4-0 in road matches.

Chancalay scored his first goal of the season in the 16th minute off Jefferson Diaz’s assist.

Yeboah’s goal in the 60th minute capped a fastbreak with a short-range shot after Chancalay provided the final pass. Chancalay has four assists this year.

Portland has surrendered two or more goals in each of its last three road matches.

The Timbers began a busy stretch that includes several road assignments with a largely solid game despite failing to score. They held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks and a 55%-45% possession advantage, but Minnesota outshot the visitors 17-12, including 7-2 on shots on target.

The teams played to a 1-1 draw last August in the same stadium.

Portland stays on the road next Saturday, visiting San Diego FC. Minnesota plays twice next week, visiting FC Dallas on Wednesday before hosting LAFC on Saturday.

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