For 10 years, ESPN and ABC have been putting on special programming to commemorate V Week, a weeklong tribute to the V Foundation, a cancer research organization founded by ESPN in memory of North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano. This, the 11th year of such programming, featured a decidedly contemporary addition. Twitch partnered with […]
Paul Tagliabue really does not seem to like esports. According to the former NFL chief executive, “things are being called sports that have nothing to do with sports or with the values of sport. I read about esports, and it’s not sports. The only physical activity is pushing keys.” In an interview at the University of Michigan’s […]
Why would the 2017 NBA champions be spending millions of dollars to start a League of Legends team? To learn more about streaming, of course. According to Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob, the team’s acceptance into the North America League of Legends Championship Series through its new Golden Guardians team, signals an […]
As esports grows exponentially, we’re learning more and more about the athletes. Primarily, we’ve learned that in terms of preparation, they aren’t that much different than baseball, basketball or hockey players. And now, BARWIS Methods and KidKesty Productions have partnered to help esports athletes in ways never before seen. The human performance training organization, BARWIS, […]
Following the introduction of the world’s first esports ticker technology, Skillz continues to innovate. The company introduced a cross-platform, cross-app chat system on Tuesday that will enable iOS and Android users alike to communicate on some of the roughly 2,500 Skillz-integrated games. “Esports competitions connect players and fans around the world in an intrinsically social experience,” […]
