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If you had any doubt that Blizzard Entertainment was going all-in on esports, look no further than Fridays announcement of Overwatch League, to be launched in 2017.Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard, has a long history of tournament support for its games, but to run a league, something that takes place over the long haul, reflects a new level of support for Overwatch. Overwatch, still a young game with more than 20 million players within six months of its release, has already attracted a number of high-profile pros, especially the Overwatch Open that debuted on cable television rather than simply the streaming community.This is about doing what we can to allow Overwatch esports to achieve its full potential, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder Michael Morhaime told ESPN.com. And I think we have a big opportunity with Overwatch since the game is newly launched, we dont have an existing ecosystem and we can really design our league upfront in a way thats best for players and teams.Leagues indicate a deeper level of support, from the length of time they run to the need to establish the infrastructure necessary to support their continued play by the competitors involved. A league isnt something you can run in a weekend or even a week, so player compensation is necessary to ensure that the best in the world can afford to play.Its really important to us that our players are treated well, Nate Nanzer, global director of Overwatch esports, told ESPN.com. We want to make this a professional career. We dont want to make this a risky bet that a kid makes to go become an Overwatch pro, we want to make this a real professional career.For the debut season of the Overwatch League, Blizzard is taking a page from the playbook of traditional sports, in this case the NFL. Before the NFL runs its draft every year, it holds the scouting combine, which mainly consists of a battery of tests for players seeking to be drafted. These range from purely athletic tests such as the 40-yard dash and the vertical jump to more cerebral ones such as the Wonderlic test.Overwatch League is taking a similar route. Blizzard will host a combine, inviting eligible players who have been high performers in competitive Overwatch to date. And its not just for hanging out and talking. The players will be evaluated in a range of tests and the teams will be given the opportunity to sign players from their résumé and their performance history. When that combine will happen has yet to be announced.On that path to pro, there needs to be a step between I got No. 1 on the ladder and I got signed to an Overwatch team, Nanzer said. And the combine we think is a great opportunity to do that and a great opportunity to start the storytelling around these players.Any player picked up during the signing period will receive a guaranteed minimum baseline salary and benefits package. Blizzard has not yet said how much that compensation package will be. Overwatch Leagues team structure will also guarantee that team ownership and the players involved will share in the revenues generated. Esports is a world in which, occasionally, payout issues from sponsors or individual team turmoil leads to players not getting all the compensation they deserve. Stability is a key factor for a successful league.Speaking of those teams, Overwatch Leagues team structure also reflects traditional sports. Rather than the typical model of players representing their sponsored sports teams, Overwatch League teams will represent individual cities. And the city teams, when established, will remain in the league, eliminating the yearly shuffle as teams try desperately to guarantee their spots in next years league -- that shuffle being something that has occasionally been a driver of controversy in other esports. Blizzard has already dipped its toe into running esports competitions without the traditional teams, such as Heroes of the Dorm, which focused on individual colleges and the Overwatch (and soon, Hearthstone) competitions, which are country-based.We definitely envision a world where if you live in a city where theres an Overwatch League team, you have regular opportunities to go see that team live, Nanzer said. We think by localizing esports we can unlock [local] revenue streams for esports teams that exist for traditional sports teams but dont exist in todays esports ecosystem. ... We also think [localization] is going to create a stronger bond between the fans, the teams and the players.Esports is a young field, so its necessary for competitions to experiment with these different formats to see which ones grab and sustain the public interest. Whether Overwatch League captures the imagination of the viewers or not, theres little doubt that Blizzard is all-in on its newest and shiniest bit of intellectual property.I think the timing is very good to start up a league like this because were sort of reaching this tipping point in esports, Morhaime said. Theres a ton of interest and a ton of demand. ... We want to provide an experience that spectators have been wanting and I think they deserve. Nike Shox Outlet . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Nike Shox Avenue 808 . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With the Texas Rangers defense committing three errors in the first three innings, Cole Hamels had to pitch out of some dangerous situations.Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and the Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Saturday night.Hamels, who is 6-1 with a 2.24 ERA in his past nine starts, limited the Royals to five hits, struck out four and walked three. Hamels (11-2) lowered his ERA to 2.87, which is tied for third in the American League.A gritty performance, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Obviously, we made it challenging for him with some of the misplays, but he was able to cover them up.The Rangers picked up only their fifth victory in 20 games. Hamels has started three of those victories.Its not too cool here right now, Hamels said of the weather, which had a heat index of 104 degrees for the first pitch. You just try to stay cool. The other guy has got to do it, too. Its just a matter of trying to outlast your opponent. Theyre a good team. Im aware of that. I tried to make pitches when you have to.Mazara homered in the fourth with Jurickson Profar, who had walked, aboard, which was the first hit off Royals starter Yordano Ventura. Mazara, who tops all American League rookies with 25 games with multiple hits and 141 total bases, doubled to center in the fifth, scoring Delino DeShields.Beltre, a career .363 hitter at Kauffman Stadium, hit a three-run homer in the Rangers four-run seventh off Joakim Soria. Ian Desmond singled in the first run of the inning. Soria has allowed six runs in his past two outings and has a 9.72 ERA in his past nine relief appearances.Ventura was struck in the right rib cage by a Beltre laser to end the fifth. After Ventura threw to first base, he collapsed to the ground in pain and was attended to by trainer Nick Kenney. X-rays were negative, but Ventura did not come out for the sixth. Ventura (6-8) gave up three runs on three hits and four waalks while striking out five.ddddddddddddI got hit in the rib, obviously, and just lost my breath, Ventura said through an interpreter. I was trying to just regain my breath. It hurt at first but I recuperated pretty good.He said he does not anticipate missing a start.Cheslor Cuthbert doubled with one out in the first, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games and took third on Mazaras fielding error. Cuthbert scored on Eric Hosmers groundout for the only run off Hamels.The Royals scored three runs in the ninth on four singles and a bases-loaded walk before Salvador Perez grounded into a double play to end the game.Its a big deficit heading into the last inning, said Hosmer, who drove in a run in the ninth with an infield single. We did a good job of getting to Hamels a little bit, getting him in some situations and getting him out of there early, but it kind of got away from us before we can fire back at their bullpen.RANGERS ADD DUFFYThe Rangers claimed 1B Matt Duffy off waivers from the Astros and assigned him to their Triple-A Round Rock club. Duffy, 27, hit .294 with 20 home runs, 29 doubles and 104 RBI last season with Fresno in the Pacific Coast League. He was hitless in three at-bats this season with Houston.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: LHP Derek Holland, who is on the 60-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation, threw his first bullpen session, 25 pitches, since going on the DL. If he has no setbacks, Holland could begin a minor league rehab assignment in early August.Royals: LHP Mike Minor, who had labrum surgery in 2015, threw a simulated game but has yet to pitch in a big league game this season.UP NEXTRangers: RHP A.J. 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