This year’s Duke’s Mayo Classic featuring Notre Dame-Wake Forest will be played at Wake’s Truist Field on Saturday, Dec. 12, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The matchup, first scheduled to take place at Bank of America Stadium, was postponed from its original date of Sept. 26 due to COVID-19 (Charlotte Sports Foundation).
Saturday's game between Arizona State and Cal "has been canceled because the Sun Devils do not have the minimum number of scholarship players available due to the coronavirus." Among those who "tested positive for COVID-19 within the ASU program is head coach Herm Edwards" (ESPN.com, 11/13).
ESPN’s “The Woj Pod” will debut three-part narrative podcast series -- “The Giannis Draft” -- on Monday ahead of next week's NBA Draft. Host Adrian Wojnarowski landed access to Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo and the '20 MVP's agents, Alex Saratsis and Giorgios Panou, among other execs (ESPN).
Organizers of the early-season Maui Invitational collegiate basketball tournament unveiled plans for the Maui Esports Invitational. The tournament, set for November, will feature "20 collegiate esports teams" competing in Psyonix’s Rocket League. The event, "sponsored by goPuff," will air on delay on ESPNU Nov. 22 (ESPORTSOBSERVER.com, 11/13).
DFS brand PrizePicks signed a strategic partnership with esports franchise Ghost Gaming. The two Atlanta-based organizations will partner on integrations ranging from contests and apparel to talent utilizations and digital assets (THE DAILY).
