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In yet another move that suggests esports is pushing into the mainstream, Activision Blizzard announced Wednesday morning that Fox Sports executive Pete Vlastelica will take over as president and CEO of the companys esports division next month.Vlastelica, who was executive vice president of digital for Fox Sports, will be tasked with expanding Activision Blizzards content platform, which includes Major League Gaming. The company acquired MLG, which runs pro leagues and streams live events, in December.Its been on my radar for a while, Vlastelica told ESPN.com. But now seems like the right time. Its the first digital native sport not encumbered by the typical distribution issues of other sports, and what is being watched is already being streamed and has engagement on a massive scale.MLGs Counter-Strike: Global Offensive championship in April set esports viewership records, including a record 1.6 million viewers watching at the same time.Vlastelica, who will start Oct. 3, said his goal is to help simplify the sector to make it easier for those who watch sports to also watch esports. Some of that, he said, will require doing behind-the-scenes work to make rules across leagues and disciplines more clear.I like to fish where the fish are, said Steve Bornstein, former CEO of ESPN and the NFL Network, who joined Activision Blizzard as chairman of its esports division last year. Esports is the next big thing, just like ESPN was 35 years ago and the NFL Network was 15 years ago. Its our responsibility to make it more professional, more accessible and more digestible.The company has its own events for games that Activision Blizzard produces: Call of Duty, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone and StarCraft. Shares of the companys stock hit an all-time high this week. Charlotte Hornets Store . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Stitched Hornets Jerseys . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. https://www.cheaphornets.com/ . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Cheap Hornets Jerseys . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Hornets Jerseys China . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. BEAUMONT, Texas -- Josh Nzeakor scored 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting to lead Lamar in a 90-47 win in its season opener over Howard Payne on Friday night.Colton Weisbrod added 15 points to go with eight rebounds and Nick Garth had 14 points for Lamar, which hit 51 percent of its 61 shots from floor in the win. The Cardinals went 20 of 33 from the free throw line.Leading 53-22 at the break, Lamar continued to pull away in the finall 20 minutes.ddddddddddddoward Payne, an NCAA Division III school, was paced by Khyce Randalls 12 points and eight rebounds. Rickey Guillory added 10 points and had 10 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who were held to just 28 percent shooting from the field (14-50) and hit just 2 of 13 from long range. ' ' '