SWOOPES’ TRANSITION FROM SUPERSTAR TO HEAD COACH (VIDEO)

By Benji Cohen The transition from a basketball superstar player to a college head coach has been relatively smooth, according to Sheryl Swoopes. No matter what the record indicates. Swoopes, 44, often called the “Michael Jordan of women’s basketball,” is in her third season coaching  Loyola University’s women’s basketball team, a program that has “no tradition,” Swoopes […]

A “League” of their own: RMU uses old blueprint to pioneer college esports

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By Nick Zazulia “Video games aren’t a sport.” That has been a common refrain heard during the rise of esports. ESPN President John Skipper even famously declared it last year … seven months before his network began broadcasting tournaments. And rise they have, to the point that the 2014 League of Legends Championship in Seoul, […]