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So apparently ESPN2 aired a Heroes of the Storm tournament over the weekend. (WTF is HotS?)

Anyway, Colin Cowherd declared he'd quit if he was told to cover eSports. A Yahoo commentator suggests he not waste time and resign now. I like Cowherd and realize he's a shock jock, but I agree with the article. eSports are a part of sports' future.
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Hey I clicked on this one.

Even though I can fully understand what is going on, I still don't take the time to watch LoL tournies, or anything. Just no time and always 3 other things I'd rather be doing.
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I'm not sure EPSN is the right forum for esports. I would think the viewership for esports are much more likely to be watching on Twitch than ESPN.
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Competition is competition.

The mainstream doesn't watch Twitch. Thus, I think ESPN is perfect to begin introducing competitive gaming to the masses. Ask poker.
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TPRJones wrote:I'm not sure EPSN is the right forum for esports. I would think the viewership for esports are much more likely to be watching on Twitch than ESPN.

It's as much a sport as poker.

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Fair enough.

But I'm not sure the masses will have enough interest to carry the ratings.
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Drug testing. Just for fuck's sake.
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Big Ten Network and Riot launched a LoL college season.

Ohio State plays Michigan Monday night and is airing on the BTN2Go app and the BTN FB page.
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Olympics chief says video games are too violent for the Olympics.

I get that, I do. However, it's a really easy problem to fix. eSports are the future and trying to deny them is ridiculous.
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Leisher wrote: Olympics chief says video games are too violent for the Olympics.
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I get that, I do. However, it's a really easy problem to fix. eSports are the future and trying to deny them is ridiculous.
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