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Global esports organization Gen.G is relocating its NBA 2K League franchise, the Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai, to the University of Kentucky for its second season as the only team in the NBA2K League that is not affiliated with an NBA team. The Tigers will practice and compete in the University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union […]
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Esports organization Gen.G will be committing $100,000 annual for the next decade toward developing college students interested in pursuing careers in gaming or other industry professions, with Eastern Michigan University and the University of Kentucky among its foundation partners. The scholarships will support women, low-income students or people of color who want to major in […]
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Gen.G will be partnering with Eastern Michigan University for a multiyear program that brings esports to the school along with several high school and women’s gaming initiatives, the latest move into the collegiate gaming space for the global esports organization. The program will include a Futures Program, High School Invitational and Women in Gaming Summer […]
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Given the popularity of gaming among younger demographics, it only makes sense that Gen.G’s latest partnerships have concentrated not on further establishing its professional teams but entering the collegiate space. The gaming franchise, coming off a successful partnership with the University of Kentucky in running an NBA2K tournament on Twitch, will team with the University […]
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The Penn Relays, which had been held uninterrupted since 1895 until this year’s cancellation, will hold a Digital Penn Relays on April 24 on Twitch in partnership with global esports organization Gen.G. The event, presented by The United States Marine Corps, will take place on April 24 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST on […]
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The University of Kentucky will put on a 64-person NBA2K tournament that will be broadcast on the school’s Twitch channel and organized by its gaming partner, Gen.G. The tournament is open to gamers who are at least 13 years old, have a PS4 and own the NBA2K20 game. The 64 players will be chosen at […]
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The University of Kentucky will be partnering with Gen.G to build a global gaming and esports program as part of a larger campus initiative to become more involved in the esports ecosystem. The program will focus on three pillars of academic, community and professional development in collaboration with the UK esports Club. The partnership between […]
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For the first time, the NBA 2K League will have a team based outside the United States and not affiliated with one of the league’s teams. The NBA 2K League has announced that esports company Gen.G will field a team from Shanghai in 2020 that will compete against the other 22 teams in the league, […]
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The drive to get more females involved in esports took another leap forward when Bumble and Gen.G announced that they will form the first all-women esports team, Team Bumble, that will compete in Fortnite tournaments around the world. The partnership between Bumble, which promotes itself as a women-first social networking app, and Gen.G, an esports […]
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The @USFL has announced two additional stadiums that will host its games during the upcoming 2023 season. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in @VisitCanton and @fordfield in @visitdetroit will both have two USFL teams calling their facilities home.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/canton-ohio-and-detroit-to-host-usfl-franchises-in-2023/
The Chicago area will host two major softball tournaments this summer at @pkwybanksports in Rosemont, Illinois. The AUX Softball (June 9–25) and the @AUProSports Softball Championship season (July 28–August 27) are both set to take place in Rosemont.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/athletes-unlimited-softball-events-heading-to-rosemont-illinois/
The @CrossFitGames will remain in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2024. @DestinationMSN has played host to the Games since 2017 and officials have been vocal about the benefits Wisconsin’s capital city have enjoyed as a result of hosting the event.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/crossfit-games-to-remain-in-madison-in-2024/
.@USABoxing has announced a new partnership with Tulsa-based tech company @EngineRoomTulsa, creator of virtual reality boxing game @GlovesVr. The collaboration includes the creation of a virtual USA Boxing training facility and arena inside the game.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usa-boxing-partners-with-engine-room-vr/
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