The men’s baseball team of Vanderbilt University is facing off against Mississippi State in the best of three finals of the College World Series. Notably, three of the institutions represented in the College World Series have African American athletic directors. Just last month, Dr. Candice Storey Lee made college sports history when she was named […]
Month: June 2021
Syracuse University to Hire Outside Firm to Review Women’s Basketball Program
Syracuse University will hire an outside firm to review its women’s basketball program, following allegations of threats, bullying and unwanted physical contact by Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman, The Associated Press reported. This comes almost 10 weeks after Hillsman attributed the departure of 11 players to attrition, COVID-19 and the transfer portal. No formal […]
Jalen Duren passes Emoni Bates for top spot in 2022 rankings
There is a new player top-ranked recruit on the high school basketball scene. 247Sports updated its class of 2022 rankings on Wednesday and they were full of change — including a big one at the top. Emoni Bates, who had been the No. 1 player in the class of 2022 for over a year, dropped […]
Dignitas names Zytara Labs official NFT and playing card partner
North American esports organisation Dignitas has named Zytara Labs as its official partner for digital playing cards and NFTs. The multi-year partnership will see Zytara Labs create a series of Dignitas NFT collections and playing cards on the DigitalBits protocol. Zytara will launch its NFT platform in Q3 2021. Image credit: Dignitas RELATED: The legal considerations of […]
Guild Esports reports £4.3m loss over a six month period
UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has announced a loss of £4.3m over a six month period, ending 31st March 2021. The figure was revealed following the release of Guild’s unaudited financial results earlier today. The organisation has cited its investment in esports teams, the Guild Academy, content creation, and corporate infrastructure as a factor in […]
GameSquare Esports acquires Complexity Gaming for $27m
North American esports organisation Complexity Gaming has been acquired by GameSquare Esports, the parent company of esports agency Code Red Esports. The acquisition will cost a total of $27m (~ £19.5m) in an all-stock transaction. As a result, Complexity’s current ownership group will become ‘major shareholders’ of GameSquare Esports. From left to right: Travis Goff […]
Esports Technologies added to Russell 3000 Index and Russel Microcap Index
Esports wagering service brand Esports Technologies, Inc. has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000 Index and the Russell Microcap Index, effective June 28th. Russell Indexes are part of FTSE Russell. Investment managers and institutional investors widely use them as the basis for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Image credit: Esports […]
Ford Models joins Esports Fashion Week
Esports Fashion Group has announced that legacy fashion agency Ford Models will take part in the pilot Esports Fashion Week, set to launch in Q3 2021. Ford Models will produce a line of original content in and around Esports Fashion Week through its newly launched esports and gaming talent division. Image credit: Esports Fashion Group […]
ESL Gaming adds Monster Energy as global partner
ESL Gaming has entered into a strategic partnership with Monster Energy that extends the energy drink’s involvement to include 18 tournaments worldwide as well as the new CS:GO HUB. Monster Energy has been an active partner of Dreamhack since 2014. Now that Dreamhack has merged with ESL, Monster Energy will expand its support to include […]