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Blizzard Revokes Two Invites To Global Hearthstone Tournament for "Unsportsmanlike" Comments

Blizzard has revoked the invites of two players, Thomas “Sintolol” Zimmer and Mats “P4wnyhof” Kathage, to the upcoming Global Games because of “recent, inappropriate, and unsportsmanlike comments,” after at least one player protested the inclusion of P4wnyhof by withdrawing from the tournament.

U.S. Women's Hockey Team Reaches Agreement With USA Hockey, Will Play In World Championship

A very public weeks-long contract standoff between the U.S. women’s national hockey team and USA hockey was resolved tonight, two days before the IIHF World Championships is scheduled to begin in Plymouth, MI. The women’s team, which said in mid-March it would boycott the World Championships if USA Hockey didn’t…

USA Hockey Tries, Fails To Find World Championship Replacement Players As Women's National Team Boycotts

With less than a week until the World Championship begins, negotiations between USA Hockey and the women’s national team have only gotten rockier. An attempt to find replacement players has been publicly embarrassing, with dozens turning down the request and instead declaring their support for the women’s national…

U.S. Women's Hockey Team To Boycott World Championships Unless USA Hockey Steps Up Support

The U.S. women’s hockey team is threatening to boycott the IIHF World Championships, starting March 31, unless USA Hockey increases wages, benefits, and support for the women’s game.