Are esports growing too fast for their own good? A detailed piece on a gaming news site has expressed concern with the esports industry - and specifically on the fact that the metrics for accurately measuring don't exist. Are we seeing an updated version of the dot-com craze?

A brand-new Louisiana law makes harassing a ref on the scholastic or rec level a crime punishable by up to 90 days in jail. And the offender has to undergo counseling and perform community service. Will it be challenged by those who say their free speech is being repressed?

The picture showed a long line of climbers winding like a bizarre crocodile across icy ridges, trying to summit Everest. Not only would all of them not succeed but a record number would die trying. Will Nepal cut back on permits - and economic impact? Does it affect the U.S.?

Esports continues to reinvent the image of gamers as sedentary slobs who lack real-world involvement. In fact, its newest foray takes them far outside their comfort zone - into military boot camp. And after that, soldiers get to see if they have what it takes to be gamers.

Could the World Combat Games be back in the fight? The on-again/off-again multi-sport event featuring boxing, wrestling and martial arts has been in organizational limbo since 2013. Now with a new host city and a 2021 date, it may have a fighting chance.

Plenty is written about keeping young athletes from overheating. But right beside the sports fields is something that can pose an equally grave danger: the playground, where second- and even third-degree burns from equipment are being reported. Sports planners should caution parents before kids hit the slides and swings.