Weber State signs volleyball coach Jeremiah Larsen to contract extension | News, Sports, Jobs

Weber State signs volleyball coach Jeremiah Larsen to contract extension | News, Sports, Jobs

Robert Casey, Weber State Athletics Weber State head volleyball coach Jeremiah Larsen, left, instructs player Kate Standifird during an exhibition match against Air Force on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Swenson Gym in Ogden. After raising the Weber State volleyball program to an annual contender for Big Sky Conference championships, Jeremiah Larsen … Read more

Saudi Arabia investing in sports amid sportswashing accusations | 60 Minutes

In the days of the Roman Coliseum, they called it “Bread and Circuses” – leaders using the superficial appeal of entertainment to distract citizens from genuine problems. The term today: sportswashing: the use of games and teams and stadiums to cleanse an image and launder a reputation. A country that has never won an Olympic … Read more

SPIRE hopes to grow esports | Sports

HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP — The growing esports movement is getting some assistance from SPIRE Academy and a local auto dealer. The sport of video game competition has a professional component where teams compete for as much as a $2 million purse, but there is a wide range of competition in the sport. A recent esports competition … Read more

Northwestern schedules Esports camp on June 2-4 | Local News

April 21 is the deadline to register for an upcoming three-day Esports Camp sponsored by the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Computer Science program and Esports team. The camp is for students entering grades 9-12 in fall 2023 and will occur June 2-4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the Esports Arena in … Read more

Esports at BRES made possible by generous donation

Boothbay Region Elementary School has launched its newest sports program this year: Middle School esports. This was made possible by a generous donation made by Peggy and Tony Kotin to the Boothbay Region Education Fund for this specific project. BRES Principal Shawna Kurr presented to BREF in the fall of 2022 stating that, “we are … Read more

Mount Esports shooting for a national victory in Overwatch 2 | Collegiate

About two weeks ago, the Mount St. Mary’s Esports team saw its opponents face-to-face for the first time. And it was on the biggest stage in the nascent program’s history: the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For three years, the Mount had played all of its matches inside the tricked … Read more