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07/07/22: NBCU flies with Rally Cry

Thursday July 7, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. NBCUniversal is targeting an esports play through its subdivision NBC Sports Next and SportsEngine, partnering with youth and amateur esports hosting platform Rally Cry to launch a national youth esports tournament series designed for players ages 13-18 to […]

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07/01/22: USC and UCLA revived college expansion with an unexpected move to the Big 10

Friday July 1, 2022 A radical shift in the college sports landscape sees USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12’s flagship programs, reportedly planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024, according to multiple reports, which state that the process is already underway and an announcement could come within the […]

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06/30/22: Sony is launching a new gaming line with a trio of deals with esports events

Thursday June 30, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Sony Electronics is launching its new gaming gear brand with a trio of high-profile deals that will include monitors and headsets, among other products. With the launch, the company’s new INZONE brand tied up partnerships with the Evolution […]

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06/29/22: The PGA TOUR and DP World Tour deepened their alliance

Wednesday June 29, 2022 The DP World Tour and the PGA TOUR are deepening their ties, locking in a new 13-year operational joint venture partnership. The partnership will run through to 2035, with the PGA TOUR increasing its existing stake in European Tour Productions from 15 percent to 40 percent, while leveraging the DP World […]

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06/27/22: ESPN’s Linda Cohn talks 30 years at ESPN

Monday June 27, 2022 July sees Hall of Fame sportscaster Linda Cohn celebrate a 30-year milestone at ESPN, where she is – among other roles – the longest-tenured anchor for the network’s signature program SportsCenter. Cohn joined ESPN in 1992 and anchored her first SportsCenter on July 11, 1992 and in 2017, she was inducted […]

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06/24/22: The NHL sealed a deal with Sweet to produce NFTs

Friday June 24, 2022 The National Hockey League Players’ Association, the NHL, the NHL Alumni Association and non-fungible token (NFT) distribution platform Sweet cooked up a new multiyear partnership naming Sweet the Official NFT Digital Collectibles Marketplace and an Official NFT partner of the NHL, NHLPA and NHLAA. With a planned launch at the start […]

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06/23/22: FaZe Clan got clearance to go public with its merger.

Thursday June 23, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. FaZe Clan has the green light to go public, where they will be listed on the NASDAQ exchange following the org’s merger with SPAC was “declared effective” by the SEC. Last October, FaZe Clan announced plans for the […]

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06/22/22: Sir Nick Faldo will retire at the end of the season

Wednesday June 22, 2022 Sir Nick Faldo, who serves as CBS Sports’ lead golf analyst in addition to analyst duties as NBC Sports/GOLF Channel, announced his decision to retire from broadcasting following the last event of CBS’ 2022 golf season on Aug. 7 with the Wyndham Championship, the PGA TOUR’s regular-season finale. On CBS, Trevor […]

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06/17/22: FIFA announced which North America cities will host the 2026 World Cup

Friday June 17, 2022 FIFA made history yesterday when the org unveiled the 16 cities across three countries who would play host to matches in the 2026 World Cup with the event marking the first edition to feature 48 teams and three host countries, with 11 venues chosen in the United States, three in Mexico […]

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06/16/22: G4 fuels new LCS series

Thursday June 16, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. G4 is launching G4 Gameday LCS, a weekly new hour-long “SportsCenter”-style breakdown series designed to showcase the LCS match of the week, along with highlights, and educational breakdowns, player profiles, postgame interviews, the Poggers & Not Poggers Plays […]

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