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Vitality, PARAVISION in grand final of PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs
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Team Vitality and PARAVISION swept their single-elimination semifinal matches in the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs Saturday in Romania.
The $625,000 Counter-Strike 2 tournament began Feb. 14 with 16 teams and concludes Sunday with the winning team taking home a top prize of $225,000. All matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.
Team Vitality swept The MongolZ 2-0 and PARAVISION matched that score against MOUZ to advance to Sunday’s grand final. The MongolZ and MOUZ will face off in the third-place match Sunday.
Team Vitality worked overtime to post a 16-13 win on Mirage, then closed out the victory over The MongolZ with a 13-3 triumph on Dust II. Estonia’s Robin “ropz” Kool paced Vitality with 43 kills and a plus-19 kill-death differential. Usukhbayar “910” Banzragch led the all-Mongolian MongolZ with 32 kills and a negative-3 K-D differential.
PARAVISION notched a pair of close wins, 13-11 on Dust II and 13-10 on Inferno, to eliminate MOUZ. Dzhami “Jame” Ali led the winners with 35 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential. For MOUZ, Adam “torzsi” Torzsas of Hungary posted his team’s lone plus K-D differential with 34 kills and 30 deaths.
Sunday’s matches:
–Team Vitality vs. PARAVISION (grand final)
–The MongolZ vs. MOUZ (third-place match)
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 prize pool:
1. $225,000
2. $100,000
3. $68,750
4. $43,750
5-8. $25,000 — Aurora Gaming, FURIA, Natus Vincere, Team Falcons
9-11. $15,625 — Astralis, FUT Esports, G2 Esports
12-14: $9,375 — B8, FaZe Clan, HEROIC
15-16. $6,250 — 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
–Field Level Media
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Report: Guardians signing 1B Rhys Hoskins to minor league deal
Jul 2, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins (12) watches from the dugout prior to game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The Cleveland Guardians are signing free-agent first baseman Rhys Hoskins to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Sunday.
He will earn a $1.5 million base salary should he make the major league roster, per the report. He still must pass a physical but was in the Guardians clubhouse at spring training in Arizona on Sunday.
Hoskins, who turns 33 next month, spent the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers after six seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. He missed the 2023 season due to a torn ACL suffered in spring training.
He has a career batting average of .238 with 186 home runs and 530 RBIs.
He played just 90 games for the Brewers last season, sidelined because of a left thumb UCL sprain and bone bruise. He hit .237 with 12 homers and 43 runs driven in. Andrew Vaughn, acquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, took over at first base.
–Field Level Media
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Report: MLS reviewing Lionel Messi's post-match actions
Feb 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) moves the ball against Los Angeles FC midfielder Mathieu Choinière (66) during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images Lionel Messi could face a suspension from MLS after the Inter Miami superstar was seen following referees through a door after Saturday night’s 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, per The Athletic.
FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazaga was investigated and suspended three matches for “misconduct” after entering the referees’ locker room in 2023 following a playoff match.
In the video, which was posted by Sintesis Deportes, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez appears to attempt to prevent Messi from entering the room. Messi escapes Suarez’s grasp before reappearing eight seconds later, joining his teammates walking to their locker room. It’s unknown if the room Messi walked into was the referees’ locker room.
MLS has yet to issue a statement, and its disciplinary committee usually issues decisions — which include suspensions and fines — by the middle of the week following the previous weekend’s games.
Messi has never been suspended for any incident involving a referee, but he was suspended last summer for one match after being a no-show at the MLS All-Star Game. Also last season, he was fined “for violating the hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy” after a game.
Messi and Inter Miami are off until next Sunday, when the club takes on visiting Orlando City.
–Field Level Media
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Conor McGregor teases 'no name' foe for UFC comeback
March 8, 2024; Austin TX; Conor McGregor speaks to press on the red carpet before the premiere of Roadhouse at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on the first day of South by Southwest, Friday, March 8, 2024. McGregor plays the character “Knox” in the movie.. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins-USA TODAY NETWORK Former two-division champion Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to return to the UFC, and this time against a “no name” foe.
Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor has been rather vocal about returning to the Octagon.
McGregor (22-6) went so far as to take to social media on Saturday and note that he’s just waiting for a contract to sign.
“It’s a no name up next for me possibly, folks. … I ACCEPT. Send the contract, lads,” the 37-year-old Irishman wrote in a now-deleted post.
UFC CEO Dana White poured cold water on McGregor’s claim, however.
“If it was done and he accepted it, I would announce it,” White said.
McGregor has not competed in the Octagon since sustaining a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas in 2021. His planned bout with Michael Chandler for UFC 303 in 2024 was canceled after McGregor withdrew with an injury.
–Field Level Media
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