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Forget the regular season.Regardless of how hard it is to ignore the 17-1 regular split campaign by Team SoloMid, which broke its own record en route to a first-place seed in the playoffs, it doesnt matter anymore.Counter Logic Gaming made it to the finals of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational this past May in what was possibly the greatest feat in North American League history, but even that doesnt matter anymore. Not for this Sunday.Even though this fateful match wont even take place at the League Championship Series (LCS) Summer Finals in Toronto, it will change the legacies of both clubs. The stakes are still high; for the winner of the semifinal between TSM and CLG, a place at the World Championship awaits. The victor will have a guaranteed spot at the biggest tournament of the year due to circuit points, and the loser will need to fight its way in.A loss for CLG will end its dream of becoming the first team in the NA LCS to three-peat a first-place finish in the postseason. A defeat for TSM would even be more dire, washing away an entire season of accolades only to end up with the organizations worst placing in the playoffs. For seven straight seasons, TSM has made it to the finals of the NA LCS, and that could all end if Zaqueri Aphromoo Black and CLG can pull off the hat trick of beating TSM in three consecutive postseason matches.I would have rather waited until finals, Aphromoo, the CLG captain, said of facing TSM in the semifinals. Theyre really good, and its always fun to play them in the finals. But, playing them in semis, oh goodness gracious, I mean, TSM is coming off a 17-1 run. Theyre going to be hella good, and [the semis are] probably going to be the finals that should have been.Theyve definitely upped their game a lot by bringing in [Vincent Biofrost Wang], and Im pretty sure [Yiliang Doublelift Peng] is now the shotcaller; hes directing it a lot now, and I dont think thats weird at all.I just think [Doublelift] learned quite a bit from being on CLG and playing with me a little bit, he continued. Im proud hes now taking the shotcalling role because he has pretty good ideas in directing their team. Definitely helped them a lot during the regular split, but coming up against TSM, its going to be my job to stop that, so Im pretty sure its going to be a bottom-centric matchup. Doublelift/Biofrost versus me and [Trevor Stixxay Hayes].Due to recent changes to the game by developer Riot, the bottom lane has become a war zone between the tag teams of AD carries and supports. Instead of being able to laneswap at the start, the bot-lane matchup has now become about being able to push the minion wave of your opponent as close to their turret as humanly possible.Although the rivalry between former teammates and bot-lane partners Aphromoo and Doublelift has been a major subplot throughout the year, this weekends semifinal and the balance changes will finally have the two face off for truly the first time since Doublelifts exit from CLG.?Doublelift is a lot more patient [now], Aphromoo said, discussing his former teammates evolution since last season, especially with his support player. When [Bora YellOwStaR Kim] came in, they tried to force the issue [of the two players working together] a lot of the time because they were two world-class players, and they just didnt mesh when they tried to go at it together. They probably took the wrong approach with that.Coming up with Biofrost [as] a rookie player, [it works better because] Doublelift is very good with new supports. I have experience with that because I came in as a fresh support playing with Doublelift. In the beginning hes a little rough, but over time hes had a lot of experience in nurturing young talent, so Biofrost definitely has a senpai [older brother], so to speak, that he can look up to and learn from. I think Biofrosts play has been really exceptional this split playing with [Doublelift], and Id expect nothing less because [we were] Rush Hour, so we know how to play bottom lane.The head-to-head battle that might very well decide which team goes to Worlds will feature two pairs of veterans and apprentices. The first is Doublelift and his protégé Biofrost, the All-LCS support of the split and front-runner for Rookie of the Split award. The second is Aphromoo and Stixxay, the duo that won a playoffs title the first season they played together, and whose rookie half bested Doublelift in last seasons finals to win the series and honor of Finals MVP.Amid former friends turned rivals, each with a new pupil to continue a legacy, the stage is set for the final battle of the year-long feud in the NA LCS semifinals.May the best master win.Aaron Donald Rams Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Marshall Faulk Youth Jersey . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. http://www.footballramsshop.us/authentic-andrew-whitworth-rams-jersey/ . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. 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NHL MVP Patrick Kane scored his first goal of the season and collected three assists, and Dennis Rasmussen also scored during Chicagos three-goal first.Kind of reminded me of our last game, when we were in a really good spot and we let the other team get back in the game, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. But tonight I thought we did some better things across the board. We didnt give up a ton and we generated some high quality stuff as well.Matt Read had two goals for Philadelphia, which dropped two of three on its season-opening road trip. Claude Giroux had three assists, and Steve Mason made nine saves in relief of a shaky Michal Neuvirth.The positive is the character to come back and tie the game in the third period, coach Dave Hakstol said. To stay with it and do that is a positive. The thing well look at the other side is, just too loose on a couple of plays.The 37-year-old Hossa slid a backhander through Neuvirths legs at 5:04 of the second, becoming the 44th player to reach 500 career goals. The rugged forward, long one of the NHLs best two-way players, then skated behind the net and threw his arms in the air before celebrating with his teammates in front of Chicagos bench.The crowd of 21,263 at the United Center roared when the milestone goal was announced, and Hossa waved his stick to acknowledge the standing ovation.What an amazing moment that was, Kane said. You could tell he was excited. The crowd was excited. Pretty cool celebration with him coming over to the bench and getting everyone involved, too.Hossa left in the third period after blocking a shot and said he would know more about the injury on Wednesday.dddddddddddd After picking up an assist in each of Chicagos first three games, he was happy to get No. 500 out of the way.It feels great. Doing it at home in front of our fans, I cant be happier, he said. And the guys end up winning this game. It feels great.Hossas power-play goal chased Neuvirth and gave Chicago a 4-0 lead, but Philadelphia responded with four goals in a 5 1/2-minute span overlapping the second and third periods. Wayne Simmonds, who hit the left post on two different shots, tied it at 4 on the power play at 3:49 of the third.The Flyers had all the momentum before Panarin stepped up in his best game so far this season. The Calder Trophy winner found a wide-open Anisimov for the tiebreaking goal at 10:24, and then finished off a 2-on-1 with Kane, beating Mason for a 6-4 lead with 3:57 to go.Panarin was kept off the scoresheet during the Blackhawks first three games. Anisimov added two assists for a four-point night after he entered with just an assist so far this year.We just tried to play a simple game, Anisimov said. The momentum came our way (at the end).Sean Couturier also scored for Philadelphia, which went 2 for 4 on the power play after it was unsuccessful on its first six attempts with the man advantage so far this season.We never give up, Simmonds said. I dont think we ever have ever since Ive been here. Weve always been a team whos been able to come back. Obviously thats not the situation you want to be in. We made a good push, but we turned the puck over a couple too many times.Game notesFlyers F Michael Raffl departed in the second with an upper-body injury. ... Corey Crawford made 23 saves for Chicago. ... Blackhawks F Ryan Hartman (lower body) missed his second straight game. ... The Flyers scratched Cs Brayden Schenn and Nick Cousins and were without suspended D Radko Gudas.UP NEXTFlyers: Host the Anaheim Ducks in their home opener Thursday night.Blackhawks: Visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '