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* **Police Arrest Man in Connection with Death Threats to Boston Globe:**
Police arrested Robert Darrell Chain on Thursday for threatening to kill Boston Globe employees. He allegedly made a dozen calls to the paper after it released a national campaign denouncing President Trump's political attacks against the press. During the calls, Chain borrowed Trump's rhetoric, calling reporters "the enemy of the people." After he made bail later in the day on Thursday, Chain reportedly said, “America was saved when Donald J. Trump was elected.” Here’s a [transcript of one of the calls](https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1035167781635981314?s=20).
* **Kaepernick's Case Will Go to Trial:**
Former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL will go to trial after the league's request to dismiss his case was denied. Kaepernick, who filed his grievance almost a year ago, alleged that the NFL conspired to keep him off rosters after he refused to stand during the ceremonial National Anthem in protest of police brutality. For more [click here](https://apnews.com/1f2d200cce75456ea1645531198fcd1f/Arbitrator-sends-Kaepernick's-grievance-against-NFL-to-trial).
* **Students Sue Harvard:**
The Justice Department voiced its support Thursday for a group of Asian-American students who are suing Harvard over the school's affirmative action policies. The plaintiffs said Harvard is limiting the number of qualified Asian-Americans it accepts in order to advance less-qualified applicants of other races. For the full story [click here](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/us/politics/asian-students-affirmative-action-harvard.html).
* **Popular Apps Hacked:**
Snapchat and StreetEasy briefly replaced the label "New York City" with "Jewtropolis" on their maps Thursday morning. Snapchat apologized hours later and blamed the error on its third-party mapping software, Mapbox, which was reportedly hacked. Mapbox said in a statement it fixed the issue within an hour. [See the maps](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mapbox-Hack-Snapchat-Jewtropolis-492073931.html).
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Naz Aletaha, head of esports partnerships for Riot Games, said that the "priceless" experiences with new global sponsor Mastercard will start with the world championships in October, offering premium content and behind the scenes access to the biggest event for esports lovers.
Mastercard, seeing a market opening in the skyrocketing popularity of esports, signed a deal to become first global sponsor for Riot Games' "League of Legends." Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and communications officer for Mastercard, said the company will become exclusive payment service provider for the game. The deal represents the largest mainstream sponsorship thus far in the esports world.
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As the online gaming world continues to boom, professional sports organizations are working to marry the online and physical sports world. Hugh Weber, president of the New Jersey Devils, said that there is a way for live esports events to be compelling enough to translate to ticket sales.
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Chris Raybon, senior editor at The Action Network, breaks down the best bets for sports fans heading into Week 2 of the NFL Season.
The company's recent growth on the back of a newly invigorated gaming segment is only the beginning, according to president and CEO Bracken Darrell. He said in an interview on Cheddar that esports could become "the biggest sport in the world," and Logitech will be there as its top hardware provider.
If you had any lingering doubts that eSports had gone mainstream, they would have been erased when the North American League of Legends Summer Split took over the Oracle Arena ー home to the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Cheddar was there for the last stop before the World Championships in South Korea next month.
Bettis, known as "The Bus" when he was an unstoppable running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, voiced support for the NFL player protests but also said he thought the league was "doing the right thing" in a tense situation.
Serena Williams's altercation with a chair umpire during the U.S. Open final was just the latest example of women being treated differently than their male counterparts in the sport. But whether things change by the Australian Open in January, said the Washington Post's Cindy Boren, is hard to say.
