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BOSTON -- The crowd goes wild as U-S-A chants fill the Boch Centers Wang Theatre. Weve seen this before in Seattle in front of tens of thousands, but American pride is at an all-time high following one of the biggest wins on Thursday in the past few months from North Americas most popular Dota 2 team, Evil Geniuses.Four months ago, Wings Gaming decimated Evil Geniuses at Seattles KeyArena during The International 6, a tournament which Evil Geniuses had won just a year prior. But on Wednesday, a rematch between the teams took place in the Round of 16 of The Boston Major, one of two events leading up to the International 7 in 2017. Evil Geniuses, for their part, reversed the roles and smashed the reigning International champions 2-0.For Evil Geniuses coach Clinton Fear Loomis, a retired player who was on the team during their historic International 5 win in 2015, and also a member of the team who lost to Wings in August, the Wings Gaming win on Wednesday was a massive confidence boost.It felt really great [to beat Wings], he says. [They are] one of the most respected teams, but especially by our guys in particular. We respect them a lot. Being able to overcome them when were feeling down was probably one of the biggest confidence boosters we could have.That boost paid dividends on Friday morning as Evil Geniuses beat Virtus.Pro, a team which has won several tournaments prior to the event and was a favorite coming into the Boston Major. Predictably, the crowd roared for their home team, EG. Hundreds of fans then lined up in the two lower levels of the Wang Theatre to meet and greet with Evil Geniuses.But despite the Virtus.Pro win, Evil Geniuses side of the bracket will continue to get harder. The team will now face OG, a two-time major winner that defeated Evil Geniuses at The Summit 6 several weeks ago. That match on Saturday will determine which of the two moves onto the grand finals.If we do it make it to grand finals, its going to be quite the journey and we would be very confident because we wouldve gone through a lot of the tough competition already, Fear says. Thats the most exciting thing for me. The journey to get to the grand finals is very tough for us.Unlike previous tournaments, however, there is no second chance here in Boston. One series loss and youre out, something new to Dota 2 tournaments, particularly as The International has been praised for its double-elimination bracket.I think what were really looking forward since we won [Wednesday], the format is kind of interesting for us, Fear says. Its a single-elimination tournament and on top of that, we believe to have the harder side of the bracket. So basically whoever wins their side of the bracket is guaranteed grand finals, [but] I think our side of the bracket, in my opinion, has four of the best or hardest teams that most people thought going into this tournament.The Boston Major doesnt just mark a stepping stone for Evil Geniuses in bracket strength, but its the first major tournament the team has competed in since a massive restructuring in September through October. The team not only made two roster changes -- bringing back Artour Arteezy Babaev and adding Andreas Cr1t- Nielsen -- but also made organizational changes, having former Dota player Peter ppd Dager move to a managerial role atop the organization and Fear became coach.I think the restructuring [in Evil Geniuses] in particular was just trying something new, Fear says about the changes. Before, you would just have some captain, older players just kind of leading the younger guys. Instead [now], were just trying to bring in all the talent and then we have the older players helping from outside instead of inside the game.Fear says that he believes in their current talent but that success will rely on how the teams two new members, Arteezy and Cr1t-, mesh into the team.Its a new way of looking at it and its something I think has a lot of promise, because in particular [Arteezy] is a great player, he says. He hasnt had the most success before but I think I can lend him my wisdom and he can play the role I played better than I can. If they can all just get their stuff together and [Cr1t-] needs to be able to pull them together as the captain, because you need to have an in-game captain. If hes able to pull them, which hes doing a really good job, this team should be, on paper, one of the strongest teams in Dota.While The International 6 marked an end to Fears 11-year competitive playing career, his role as a coach in the team is still in the process of being figured out. Like many other retired pros, he has moved into the role without any form of coaching experience. As a player, he was often praised as being an encyclopedia of Dota knowledge, but he seems himself differently in the role. He says that he wants to offer his player skills and knowledge of how to be successful, rather than strategic advice.Most of the coaching structure right now [in Dota] is players who are current players but failed to get to an event, he says. There are a lot of smart players in Dota and someone will be in the qualifiers but its unfortunate when they dont qualify but they still want to be part of the experience. Im not going to be actively competing in any tournaments from now on, Im just going to be using my previous experience. Its still fresh in my head now, but going on in the next 2-3 years, if I dont continue playing, how good will I be as a coach still? Im not sure. Ill still just do it for now and right now, I am enjoying it and well see where it goes. Reggie White Womens Jersey . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. 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Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. CLEVELAND -- Maybe Ryan Fitzpatrick can stop worrying about what the New York Jets coaching staff and front office thinks of him. The proof came at halftime of a 31-28 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.Fitzpatrick walked into the locker room having completed just three of 14 passes for 30 yards while getting sacked twice and having his helmet go flying during a first-quarter scramble.Yet head coach Todd Bowles refused to turn to backup Bryce Petty. The way Bowles figured it, the issues the Jets were facing little to do with its quarterback.Ryan doesnt play defense and Ryan doesnt block, catch or run, Bowles said. We had to play better as a team.Fitzpatrick included. The veteran repaid his coachs patience by passing for 222 yards and a touchdown in the second half as the Jets (3-5) put together the biggest road rally in franchise history. New York has won two straight after dropping five of its first six. The fact the victories have come over reeling Baltimore and luckless Cleveland (0-8) hardly matters.Starting off the season the way we did, its hard to come back from, Fitzpatrick said. It takes a veteran group of guys who have been through these things and know that each week you can change your fortune by winning a game. That is the track we are on right now. Hopefully we can continue to put the work in and continue to win games.The plan, for now, will continue to include Fitzpatrick. Bowles made Petty the backup behind Fitzpatrick on Sunday while rookie Christian Hackenberg was inactive, a small acknowledgement from Bowles that Petty has separated himself in the race to perhaps become Fitzpatricks eventual successor.Bryce has been here a year and has a little more experience so we went that way, Bowles said. I thought Bryce was ahead of him, but Hack is not too far behind.In the end, it didnt matter. Fitzpatrick played well enough after halftime and the defense responded to a challenge from cornerback Darrelle Revis for the Jets to avoid the kind of loss that would have pretty much ended the competitive portion of their season before November.This is a great boost for us, Revis said. We can build off this. We showed a lot of courage today.ANOTHER COLLAPSEThe Browns have dropped 111 straight overall and 26 of their last 29 dating to 2014.ddddddddddddThey were good enough for long stretches to win for the first time in 322 days, but failed to make pivotal plays. Quarterback Josh McCown passed for 341 yards and two scores, but also tossed interceptions on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter and the defense was pushed around in the second half after doing the pushing in the first.Three times, Clevelands been up at the half this season. And, all three times, the Browns have lost. Cleveland, however, is trying to draw some inspiration from the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers and baseballs Cleveland Indians, who have put together an unlikely run to the World Series.It is encouraging just to see how organizations fight through things and turn things around, McCown said. It is awesome ... but at the same time, when you feel like the city has momentum like that, you want to be a part of that.HAPPY TRAILS?Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall downplayed the idea he could be traded before Tuesdays deadline. The 32-year-old caught four passes for 68 yards on Sunday, while 24-year-old Quincy Enunwa did the heavy lifting. Marshall stressed he likes playing in New York and is nowhere close to giving up on the season or the Jets.I want to finish what we started here, Marshall said. Were not out of it. Were going to continue to fight, rally the troops, and get this team on the right track.GLORY DAZEThe Browns paid tribute to the 1986 team that captured the AFC championship game, bringing in more than two dozen former players and coaches, including head coach Marty Schottenheimer. It was a nice bit of nostalgia to take the mind off the murky present.Schottenheimer stressed theres nothing like Browns football.Maybe, but the day didnt exactly go off without a hitch. A series of banners held by the fans in the beloved Dawg Pound second behind one of the end zones got scrambled, leading to a spelling error symbolic of Clevelands disjointed season.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '