Top-ranked 2022 recruit Emoni Bates has backed off his commitment to Michigan State, according to Tipton Edits. Bates originally committed to Michigan State on June 29, 2020, over offers from DePaul, Florida State, Kentucky and Michigan. The 6-foot-7, 185-pound small forward is now expected to consider other opportunities from the collegiate and professional ranks. The […]
Publisher Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming Rainbow Six Siege esports event, the Six Invitational, will still take place in Paris after gaining authorisation from the French government and local authorities. The offline event, which commences on May 11th, will take place with no audience on-site and will be under strict sanitary measures, according to […]
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. In this week’s ESI Digest, we cover Huya’s monumental Chinese League of […]
Investment company Guinevere Capital has partnered with peripherals firm Logitech G, telecommunications company Spark, and Eden Park to launch an esports facility in New Zealand. The Spark Esports Hub is located within Eden Park, New Zealand’s largest stadium, and features training rooms, a 5G mobile gaming area, and a venue to host esports events. Photo credit: […]
The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award is a part of Diverse‘s quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits. In addition to their athletic ability, the students named 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative […]
The NFL was infused with an abundance of promising talent in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. It was not too long ago that the NFL’s newest brightest stars were dominating at their respective high schools, though. Long before the college stardom that led them to be drafted in the first round, many […]
Esports talent agency Prodigy Agency has appointed Jordan Savelli, formerly of Nicecactus, as the firm’s FPS agent. In his new role, Savelli will be scouting and signing mainly new CS:GO and VALORANT talents, as well as securing opportunities for the agency’s existing players. Photo Credit: Prodigy Agency RELATED: Prodigy Agency receives €1m investment from Trust Esport […]
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, skin-trading platform CS.MONEY and Nubia Technology’s smartphone line Red Magic have been named partners of BLAST Rising‘s second season. As a result of the partnership, the branding of all three partners will be featured throughout the CS:GO tournament. This includes integrated in-game promotion, giveaways, and coverage throughout. Photo Credit: BLAST Premier […]
Professional football league Ligue 1 Uber Eats has named French esports channel ES1 as the official TV broadcaster for its 2021 eLigue 1 campaign. ES1 will broadcast the championships alongside commentary by the channel’s on-screen talent, Alix ‘Nanix95’ Dulac and Bob Obéron. The French esports channel will also provide written editorial pieces dedicated to eLigue […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There was some jostling in this week’s USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll, but not at the top, as perennial power Neshoba Central continued to win and remained No. 1 for a fourth-straight week. The (25-0) Rockets defeated West Lauderdale last Thursday in the Mississippi playoffs, then defeated Center Hill […]