The NFL Draft, The NHL, Esports Scholarships and Pigs Killing Members of ISIS

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Here are a few things that I wanted to share from this past week. They include the greatest draft pick announcement in the history of professional sports, an entire stadium of hockey fans in Edmonton, Alberta Canada sing the US National Anthem, the University of Utah has announced that they will now offer scholarships for playing video games and 3 members of ISIS were killed by wild pigs.

Drew Pearson Announces the Dallas Cowboys 2nd Round Pick

This past weekend marked the annual NFL Draft. The Draft was held in Philadelphia and it was estimated that a few hundred thousand fans attended over the three days of the draft. On Friday night during the 2nd Round, former Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Drew Pearson was invited to announce the Dallas Cowboys pick. The fans in Philadelphia, whose team the Philadelphia Eagles are arch rivals of the Cowboys, gave Mr. Pearson a warm Philly welcome. It was epic.

NHL Fans in Edmonton Sing the US National Anthem

What happens when the microphone goes out right before you are going to sing the US National Anthem in Canada? Just invite the crowd to sing. That’s what happened this last week in Edmonton, Alberta Canada during the NHL Playoffs. Edmonton, you are awesome!

The University of Utah to Offer Scholarships for Esports

The University of Utah will become the first big-time sports school to offer scholarships for competitive video gaming, so far the most high-profile entry into collegiate esports.

Backed by the Salt Lake City school’s video game development program, Utah’s first varsity esports team will play Riot Games’ popular League of Legends and compete in Riot’s collegiate league. More teams in other games will be announced this year.

Utah is the first school in the “Power Five” — the five richest athletic conferences in college sports — to offer scholarships for video gaming, lending a high-profile endorsement to the the rapidly-growing industry. “We want others schools to join us,” said A.J. Dimick, who will run the new esports program. “Let’s move this along together.”

To continue reading this story on Bloomberg, click here.

Wild boars overrun Islamic State position, kill 3 militants

Three Islamic State militants setting up an ambush in a bitterly contested area of northern Iraq were killed by a herd of stampeding boars, local leaders say.Sheikh Anwar al-Assi, a chief of the local Ubaid tribe and supervisor of anti-ISIS forces, told The Times of London the militants were hiding on the edge of a field about 50 miles southwest of Kirkuk when the boars overwhelmed them Sunday. Five other militants were injured, al-Assi said. He said the group was poised to attack a band of local tribesmen who had fled to nearby mountains since militants seized the town of Hawija three years ago.“It is likely their movement disturbed a herd of wild pigs, which inhabit the area as well as the nearby cornfields,” he said.To continue reading this story on MSN, click here.
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