James Holzhauer, best known for winning $2.46 million on the game show Jeopardy!, is about to play in the 50th Annual World Series of Poker. Every year, the best poker players in the world flock to Las Vegas for the opportunity to play in the most prestigious poker tournament. This […]
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Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am Sees Sports Stars Team Up With Pro Gamers
A slew of professional athletes were among the 50 celebrities who teamed up with esports pros to participating in the 2019 Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am on Sunday. The event, which was part of the Fortnite Summer Block Party in Los Angeles, allowed two-player teams to compete for part of a $3 […]
Apple App Store HTML5 Policy Change Scrambles Mobile Sportsbooks
Apple’s new app policy threatens online sportsbooks, right before the all-important NFL season.
ESPN Launching EXP Esports Series with Professional, Pro-Am and College Events
ESPN is continuing its expansion into the esports sector with the creation of EXP, an esports series that will feature gaming competitions held at a number of existing ESPN events. The EXP series will feature a number of different games and formats, with the series having stops at events like […]
Red Sox Ban ‘Fortnite’ Until Slumping Champs Start Winning Again
The Boston Red Sox are suffering from a World Series hangover with a 14-18 record to start the season and the team has cut down on its video game usage in the clubhouse, particularly the controversial ‘Fortnite’ battle royale video game. Fortnite was a popular activity in the Red Sox […]
Overwatch League Teams to Begin Playing in Home Markets for 2020 Season
The Overwatch League is planning on having its franchises host matches in their home cities next year, the first time such a system has been attempted in a major professional esports league. Overwatch League currently features 20 teams that represent 19 cities, with two teams – the Gladiators and the […]
ESPN Launching Collegiate Esports Championship Covering Several Popular Titles
ESPN announced Tuesday that it would be creating a new event known as the Collegiate Esports Championship, a tournament series that could include hundreds of colleges and universities across North America. The series will begin with qualifiers, with the semifinals and finals taking place at the LAN Championship on May […]
Chiquita Evans Becomes First Woman Drafted to NBA 2K League, Joining Warriors Gaming
Chiquita Evans was drafted by Warriors Gaming in the fourth round of the NBA 2K League draft on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to join the esports league. The former collegiate and semipro basketball player was one of two women who were eligible to be drafted after evaluation in the […]
Fortnite World Cup Set for July 2019, Includes $30 Million Prize Pool
The Fortnite World Cup will take place in New York City at the end of July with the top 100 Fortnite players and Top 50 teams in the world vying for $30 million, which is the largest prize pool in the history of esports. Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, […]
New York Knicks Losing Season Includes Fortnite
The New York Knicks are one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, is a young squad that is also losing the battle against the popular survival video game, Fortnite. The Knicks have four players under 21-years old, including rookie sensation Kevin Knox, who is 19. Ten members […]
Esports Revenues Expected to Break $1 Billion for First Time in 2019
According to an analysis by Newzoo, global esports revenues are expected to eclipse the $1 billion mark for the first time ever in 2019, continuing the expansive growth of the competitive video gaming industry. The research firm released a report on Tuesday that found that the esports industry as a […]
Fortnite Adds NFL Uniforms to Celebrate Upcoming Super Bowl
To commemorate Super Bowl LIII, special edition NFL uniforms and skins for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams are available for Fortnite users. Epic Games, the creator of the popular and addictive 100-person battle royale game Fortnite, initially joined forced with the NFL in November 2018. Jerseys for […]
Marquette Starts First Esports Varsity Team in Big East
An official esports varsity squad is coming Marquette University, the first major college in the Big East conference to field a full-fledged team collegiate gamers. Starting in the fall of 2019, Marquette will field its first varsity esports team. Marquette started a club team in 2015, but this fall will […]
Madden NFL 19 Video Game Simulation Predicts LA Rams Will Win Super Bowl
In a simulation created by Madden NFL 19 video game system, the LA Rams defeated the New England Patriots 30-27 courtesy of a late touchdown drive. The LA Rams are currently 2.5-point underdogs against the New England Patriots, who are appearing in their third consecutive Super Bowl. The Madden video […]
New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Shakes Maturing US Online Gambling Industry
Gaming industry observers were both freaking out and insisting “no big deal†when it emerged late Monday that the DOJ had reversed a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act with a new interpretation that potentially put an emergent US online gambling industry at risk. The new interpretation of the 1961 […]
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins Equates Fortnite and Esports Pros with NFL Players
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, an esports pro and popular Fortnite streamer, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and he responded to haters criticizing professional gamers and streamers. “You watch the NFL because you want to watch people do things that you know you can’t,” Ninja told Fallon. “It’s the […]
Fantasy Football Playoff Deep Cuts: Justin Jackson and Damien Williams
Running backs Justin Jackson and Damien Williams are two key backups who might help boost your team to the next round of your fantasy football playoffs. High-quality, late-season waiver wire pickups are rare to find these days. You might have advanced to the fantasy football playoffs, but your ranks are […]
IOC Backs Away from Support for Esports in Olympic Competition, Citing ‘Uncertainties’
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) backed off somewhat on its support for esports appearing in an Olympic program after a meeting on Saturday, calling such talk “premature.†That proclamation came after IOC officials met in Lausanne for the seventh Olympic Summit, during which many sports-related topics were discussed, including if […]
Fortnite: Razor-Thin Line Between Gaming Passion and Addiction
Fortnite is one of the most popular titles in the history of gaming, but Epic Games’ battle royale could be a little too much fun for some, according to a recent Bloomberg report on rising concerns about Fortnite addiction. Such consideration for the well-being of the world’s youth comes at […]
Garry Shandling’s Secret Hollywood Basketball Game
Starting the early 1990s and lasting 25 years, comedian Garry Shandling hosted a Sunday pick-up basketball game at his house in the swanky Brentwood section of Los Angeles. The secret weekly game, attended by some of the biggest names in comedy and the entertainment industry, discontinued in 2016, when Shandling […]