FirstCuts: Major League Gaming Partners With ESPN

By Chris Littmann
Sports don’t start and end with a referee’s whistle. FirstCuts, a blog dedicated to sports culture, will cover everything outside the lines, from the games to the gear.
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Major League Gaming made big news today, partnering with ESPN to distribute a load of content. Here are the gory details:
[quote="MLGPro.com"]ESPN will serve as a primary outlet for news about MLG, providing extensive digital coverage of MLG’s 2008 Pro Circuit Competitions, including exclusive streamed matches, pro player interviews, and scores and stats. Additionally, MLG will host ESPN co-branded online video game tournaments.
ESPN will be on site at each of the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit Competitions, reporting news from its own coverage booth for various ESPN programs and platforms, including ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband sports network.[/quote]
It’s a big step for MLG, which has become a lot more mainstream in the last few years with big personalities like Tsquared. Have I revealed more than a little of my inner nerd by admitting I know who Tsquared is?
> A Historic Day For Major League Gaming | MLGPro.com
And while we’ve got your attention: Two quick corrections to an article you’ll see on newsstands in the latest issue of Sporting News. Toward the front of the magazine, I put together a piece on two shoe releases from the past month along with two upcoming releases. Somewhere along the way, two incorrect photos were used with the article. If you happened to check out the magazine and came here, looking to beat me with a stick, I can only say a goof was made, but here are the correct pictures for the Nike Zoom LeBron V and the Nike Zoom Kobe III.↵