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ESL One will invade New York with one of the best cards in professional tournament Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). ESL One New York 2016 will feature three of the worlds best teams and a prize pool of $250,000. For analysts, it will be a perfect showcase to truly gauge where the elite rank as well as provide plenty of entertainment for bullet fiends.The lineup of teams heading into New York are full of intrigue and interest. Whether its the new-look Natus Vincere and Team Liquid or the questions surrounding SK Gaming and Fnatic, the tournament wont be devoid of drama. Its been a while since weve seen these teams together, but well get answers to questions like Will SK continue its dominance with the full lineup? or Is Fnatic good?The favorites: SKIts been nearly three months since the world watched SK play at full strength at the last major, ESL One Cologne. The worlds best team may be a controversial choice for the favorite of the tournament due to its extended break without its full lineup, but the kings of CS:GO deserve the notation until the wheels fall off. The return of rifler Fernando fer Alvarenga is more than a morale boost, its also the return of the simple strategies that SK implement on every map.Because of the superior aim of the lineup from top-to-bottom, SKs strategies rarely differentiate from basic outplay. Fer will provide the luxury of another world-class aimer in a lineup with the best player in CS:GO, Marcelo coldzera David and one of the best clutch players and captain, Gabriel FalleN Toledo.This choice could very well be the Polish hammer, Virtus.Pro, due to the teams recent surge in tournament placing and overall consistency in play. Virtus.Pro would make for a safe call for a long tournament run because the teams style and wide map choices lend to success more often than not, but this spot is still SKs to lose. Call it a consolation shout-out.The dark horse: AstralisAstralis is the definition of a dark horse team. It was tempting to add Natus Vincere to this list because of the star power on paper, but Astralis is a lineup that absolutely can break out at any time. There are hardly any duos on any other team better than the combination of Nicolai device Reedtz and Peter dupreeh Rasmussen. This was once a top-3 team under a former sponsorship and only improved on paper with the inclusion of Markus Kjaerbye Kj?rbye. Much of the pressure and tension that surround this team look to be gone which only spells trouble for the opposition. If Astralis plays to the finest levels of capability, this may be its tournament and time to shine. The talent is all there.Danny Ainge Jersey . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Dennis Johnson Celtics Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Marcus-Smart-Jersey/ . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. John Havlicek Jersey . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Reggie Lewis Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg.PHOENIX -- Brittney Griner scored 21 points and Penny Taylor had eight in her final regular-season home game to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 86-62.Taylor announced her retirement at the end of July. The Australian international was a three-time All-Star during 13 WNBA seasons, beginning her WNBA career with the Cleveland Rockers in 2001 and joining Phoenix in 2004.The Mercury (15-18) clinched a playoff spot before tipoff with Washingtons 94-91 loss to Atlanta.The Storm (15-18) fell into a tie withh Mercury but retained their hold on the No.dddddddddddd 7 seed due to winning the season series. Both teams conclude the season Sunday when Phoenix visits San Antonio, and Seattle hosts Chicago.Phoenix led by as many as 17 in the first quarter and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Seattle trailed by 24 at the break and got no closer than 65-50 late in the third quarter. ' ' '