Another great Sunday in women’s basketball was filled with a national championship rematch, close games and more. Here’s what you need to know.Source
Month: January 2022
Women’s college basketball: No. 2 Stanford beats No. 8 Arizona, 75-69, in national championship rematch
No. 2 Stanford held off a late comeback from No. 8 Arizona to win the national championship rematch, 75-69. Source
Women’s basketball rankings: Baylor reenters, Louisville moves up a spot in latest Power 10
NCAA.com’s Autumn Johnson breaks down her Power 10 women’s college basketball rankings for Jan. 31, 2022. Louisville moved up one spot to No. 4, and Baylor rejoined the rankings at No. 10 after winning its fifth straight game in the Big 12.Source
Basketball Hall of Fame names 10 point guards to 2022 Bob Cousy Award watch list
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 10 watch list candidates for the 2022 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.Source
Men’s college basketball: February Madness? — 9 college basketball questions before a potentially wild month
Before March Madness, February might answer some big questions heading into the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament. Source
Men’s college basketball stats: We analyzed the best shot-blockers in the country. Here’s how many points they’ve saved
Using the play-by-play data from each player’s games this season, I gave an approximate expected point value for each blocked shot.Source
Interview: ESL FACEIT Group co-CEO’s on an industry-defining deal
One week ago, competing tournament organisers ESL and FACEIT unified in a $1.5bn merger and acquisition deal that shocked the industry. It was by far the biggest acquisition in esports since… well, the week before, when Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn (~£50.5bn). Savvy Gaming Group, an investment group launched by the Saudi Arabian government’s […]
2022 Splitgate Pro Series and Challengers Series announced
Game developer 1047 Games and peripheral manufacturer Logitech have announced the 2022 Splitgate Pro Series and Challengers Series with a total annual pool amounting to $500,000 (£372,500). The newly-announced Challengers series is a competition aimed at players who wish to become professionals and will feature a series of smaller tournaments throughout the year. The flagship […]
Guild Esports publishes 2021 financial results
British esports organisation Guild Esports has published its financial results for the period between October 1st 2020 and September 30th 2021. This is the company’s first audited full-year results since its June 2020 debut. The company accumulated £8.8m (~$11.8m) in losses, compared to last fiscal year’s £2.7m (~$3.6m). The annual revenues were £1.9m (~$2.6m), an […]
Nation’s receiving yards leader Coy Eakin commits to Texas Tech
Coy Eakin is a classic example of how sometimes, production and recruiting don’t align. Despite not being ranked in the top 1,000 players in the class of 2022 on the 247Sports Composite, Eakin led the nation with 2,140 receiving yards as he helped Stephenville (Texas) go 16-0 and win the Class 4A Division I state […]