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HBCU Heroes Celebrity eSports Holiday Showdown To Stream Live on Weds,…

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HBCU Heroes Celebrity eSports Holiday Showdown To Stream Live on Wednesday, December 16 at 2 P.M. ET Featuring Celebrity Exhibition Match Ups Between Pro Players and NBA2K Pro Gamers Marquee participants include Tarik Cohen, Chicago Bears running back and HBCU alum facing off against Boston Celtics NBA2K League gamer Sheriff Cruz aka FTW. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams goes up against Hawks Talon Gaming Club’s Lee Lamb aka LEE. ATLANTA (PRWEB) December 15, 2020 The countdown is on leading to this week’s epic HBCU Heroes virtual HBCU eSports Holiday

Minnesota RØKKR to Host All-Women Call of Duty Warzone Event Sponsored by Crocs

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Call of Duty League franchise Minnesota RøKKR, eFuse, and ESPN Esports have joined forces to produce an all-women Call of Duty Warzone event with Crocs as its presenting partner. The #WeRokk Women of the eRena presented by Crocs will have a play-in round on Oct. 21, with the main event to be broadcast on ESPN Esports’ Twitch channel on Oct. 29. The play-in round will be broadcast on the Røkkr YouTube channel. The competition will feature a $10K USD prize pool. This is the third edition of eFuse and ESPN

Report: Call of Duty League to Wait Until 2022 Before Expansion

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The Call of Duty League will not pursue expansion in 2021 according to a report by ESPN Esports. Following initial reporting by Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern that the league has seen interest from prospective buyers in expansion franchises, ESPN’s Jacob Wolf writes that the league hopes to showcase its original city-based event model, which was forced to shift away from live events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Following a year of city-based competition in 2021, the league will look to expand in 2022, and will likely seek

Guangzhou Charge Owner Nengking Group Launch Esports Umbrella Brand Ultra Prime

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Chinese conglomerate Nengking Group, owner of Overwatch League (OWL) team Guangzhou Charge (GZ Charge), announced on Friday that the company has established a new esports brand called “Ultra Prime” (UP) for “better connecting to the esports industry.” UP will operate multiple esports businesses, and one of the businesses will be a young player training program, called “Ultra Prime Academy.” Ignite One, the current academy team for GZ Charge, has been added into the program. Nengking Group said that UP is looking to add multiple “promising” esports titles to the program,

Disney Signs Deal With Colin Kaepernick For New Content About Social Justice

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Disney has entered into an overall "first-look" deal with Colin Kaepernick and his production company Ra Vision Media for new scripted and unscripted content focused around race and social justice.In a statement, Disney said it is looking to produce new content with Kaepernick to showcase work of Black and Brown directors and producers. Whatever form the new content takes, it will appear on Disney's network of platforms, including ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, and The Undefeated, which is ESPN's website dedicated to the intersection of sports and culture."During this unprecedented time, The