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A Comprehensive List of E-Sports Scholarships

All those late nights grinding up the ladder may finally be paying off. As e-sports have emerged as sustainable big business (and increasingly competitive sporting), colleges have begun to jump int the fray. From e-sports programs created by small groups…

How Can I Become a E-Sports Manager?

Though E-Sports are not as young of a scene as most mainstream audiences may believe, the industry and business side of professional gaming is still developing rapidly. What used to be a completely grassroots by-the-players, for-the-players circuit sponsored by endemic…

The 20 Best Apps for High School Coaches

Sports have changed dramatically in the digital era. Instead of measuring athletic performance through guesswork or the vaunted “eye test,” athletes, coaches, general managers and other executives can use a vast array of advanced statistics and computations to predict, measure…

History of Civil Rights Protests in Sports

Protesting in American sports over civil rights issues is ingrained into our culture. From Jesse Owens’ four gold medals in the Nazi-hosted 1936 Olympics in Berlin to Jackie Robinson entering baseball, even the presence of black athletes in major sports…

Is a Sports Management Degree Worth it?

Athletics is a multibillion-dollar industry, and sports management careers can be exciting, prestigious and lucrative. A sports management degree, along with a lot of hard work, can lead to a fulfilling career as the head of a nonprofit sports league,…

The 10 Longest Races in the World

One of the oldest forms of human competition is the race. The premise is eternal: start at the same time, from the same place (or thereabouts) and finish at a predetermined location. Whoever gets there first wins. Simple right? From…