Saudi Arabia investing in sports amid sportswashing accusations | 60 Minutes

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

Grizzly eSports has 20-15 record after 4 weeks of competition

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly eSports program has a 20-15 record after four weeks of action during the NJCAAE’s spring season.             Grizzly eSports Head Coach Alex Pinnon says two rosters remain undefeated entering week five, March 13-17, and one roster has secured a playoff berth. Advertisement             During … Read more

In post-Roe world, college coaches search for middle ground

The conversation Cecile Landi never imagined she’d feel compelled to have with the gymnasts she coaches came abruptly last summer, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Landi, who competed for her native France at the 1996 Olympics before going into coaching with her husband, Laurent, gave her athletes a brief, heartfelt … Read more