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Several weeks after leaving his previous organization, Team Liquid, top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Nairoby Nairo Quezada has joined multi-gaming organization NRG Esports. The deal with NRG comes after the team actively polled and communicated with the Smash community in search of a player to represent its organization.Nairo represents a big step forward for NRG into the fighting game arena, NRG chairman and Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller tells ESPN.com. He is a carefully chosen first player that we feel will build the foundation for NRGs fighting game presence for years to come. He is an amazing competitor and a huge personality, so he should fit right in with the NRG family.Nairo initially left Team Liquid on Aug. 16 and instantly became one of the most desired free-agents in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U market. Nairo says his desire to leave Liquid came after he felt that Liquid wasnt going in the direction that he thought his career should go.As I learned more about esports, I thought that maybe I could find a team that suited me as a player a bit better, Nairo told ESPN.com about ending his deal with Team Liquid. So after my contract ended, my manager sent out some notices to other organizations. We started by looking at teams who really functioned as one true unit, and not just as teams playing different games who wore the same banner. I wanted teammates.Over the past year and a half, hes had top eight finishes at some of the biggest tournaments in the world, and was responsible for ending Gonzalo ZeRo Barrioss 56-tournament winning streak last October. Nairo also has a popular stream on Twitch, something that is rare among top players.He says that NRG wasnt the only organization to approach him, and that he had something in the works with another team before NRG contacted him. While Nairo did not confirm which team, its been speculated by some of the communitys most prominent members that Nairo was set to join Luminosity Gaming.[Joining NRG] was half luck honestly, he says. I already had a deal in place. A contract was supposed to be sent over from another organization, but travel plans for the teams head had caused a few delays. In the end, there were three organizations I was really leaning towards. What sold me on NRG was the idea that theyre not looking to pick up a million players. They want to go into a few scenes, find people who they think have the passion to bring esports to the next level and put them into the same family.Nairo says that after joining NRG, he hopes to continue to improve and win more. He says that prior to his recent first place at major event Super Smash Con, his mentality was in the dumps. But that flipped when he won Super Smash Con:Winning that tournament became extremely important to me, he says. Immediately I started playing harder, thinking faster than my opponents again, and streaming with a better attitude. I feel more like myself, which might surprise all the people who will continue sleeping on me.Nairo is NRGs first fighting game player and will join the team after Miller actively went on both his personal and company Twitter, as well as in an interview with the Video Game Bang podcast, to seek insight from the community as to which free agents were worth signing. Amid his pursuit, Nairo became a free agent, with Miller and crew working out a deal with the player.Prior to expanding to Smash Bros., NRG founded League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Overwatch teams; the squad purchased Team Coasts League Championship Series spot in Nov. 2015 for a reported $1.4 million, and acquired Counter-Strike and Overwatch teams through 2016.The team is best known for its line of investors, which include Sacramento Kings co-owners, former Apple iAD chief Miller and 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov, as well as former Los Angeles Lakers and NBA Hall of Fame center Shaquille ONeal, former New York Yankees shortstop Alex Rodriguez, and former Chicago White Sox shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Nike Free Sale . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. 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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Will Muschamp isnt surprised by the early success of freshman quarterback Jake Bentley.I dont think the moment is too big for him, Muschamp said.It hasnt been so far, anyway.Bentley improved to 3-0 as a starter, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns as South Carolina handed Missouri its 11th straight SEC loss 31-21 on Saturday. Bentley showed poise, strength and accuracy in the pocket, completing 22 of 28 passes to lead the Gamecocks (5-4, 3-4 SEC) to their third straight victory and keep them in contention in the SEC East.The Gamecocks are in the midst of a rebuilding project with 78 percent of their roster consisting of underclassmen, but they appear to be on the right track. Freshman running back Rico Dowdle ran for 149 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries and also hauled in a 17-yard TD strike from Bentley.Jake is bringing a lot of energy to the offense and when we have a man-to-man matchup we like were going to take it, said wide receiver Deebo Samuel, another young star for the Gamecocks.Samuel, a sophomore, had 125 yards receiving on nine catches and also ran for a score.He muscled us around a little bit, said Missouri coach Barry Odom.Bentley was off limits after the game because of a team rule instituted by Muschump preventing freshman from talking to the media.Hes very level headed and a very humble young man, Muschamp said. He handles the moment very well.Drew Lock threw for 302 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions for Missouri (2-7, 0-5).South Carolina didnt let down after pulling a 24-21 upset of 18th-ranked Tennessee last week. One of South Carolinas assistant coaches set mousetraps around the locker room earlier in the week to remind players it was a trap game.Everyone is patting you on the back, but I told our players `Dont take the cheese, Muschamp said.With the game tied at 21 late in the third quarter, Rashad Fenton intercepted Lock near the goal line on a deep ball along the right sideline. Bentley led a 98-yard drive, culminating in a go-ahead 20-yard TD run by Dowdle .Bentley showed poise beyond his years in his third start.Late in the first half, he took a sack on a second-and-goal at the 1 rather than throw the ball away. Rather than dwelling on the loss, Bentley tossed a 6-yard TD pass to tight end K.C. Crosby onn the next play to give the Gamecocks a 21-14 lead at half.dddddddddddd.When Jake is in there we feel like we can score from anywhere on the field, said Gamecocks tight end Hayden Hurst.THE TAKEAWAYMISSOURI: Odom said it hurts on a lot of different levels that he wasnt able to get this group of seniors into a bowl game. They entrusted me in putting them in position to have a great senior (season) and that one is going to bother me, Odom said. ... Im frustrated in myself that we havent played a complete game yet.SOUTH CAROLINA: Bentley looks like the real deal for the Gamecocks, which makes you wonder why they waited so long to play the true freshman. The defense, which hasnt allowed an opponent to score 30 points all season, can hang with anyone.TARGETING THE QB: Missouri linebacker Cale Garrett was ejected less than five minutes into the game for targeting Bentley. Garrett became the fourth Missouri player ejected for targeting this season, joining Ronnell Perkins, Marcell Frazier and Brandon Lee.South Carolinas Chris Lammons was ejected from the game in the second quarter for a similar hit on Lock.JUST FOR KICKS: Senior kicker Elliott Fry became South Carolinas all-time leading scorer when he converted an extra point in the second quarter to give him 331 for his career. Fry called it a special honor to be at the top, even if someone knocks him off that pinnacle soon.STREAK CONTINUES: The Tigers havent won an SEC game since Oct. 3, 2015 when they won at home against South Carolina.SCORING OUTBURST: South Carolina isnt used to playing high-scoring games, at least in conference play. The Gamecocks 31 points were their most in an SEC game since a 45-42 overtime loss to Vanderbilt in 2014.MISSED CHANCES: Missouris Tucker McCann missed a pair of fourth quarter field goals, including one with 4:49 left in the game that would have cut the South Carolina lead to seven.UP NEXTMISSOURI: The Tigers return home to host Vanderbilt next Saturday.SOUTH CAROLINA: The Gamecocks travel to Florida on Saturday to face the Gators, who have they have beaten in four of the last six meetings.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '