If there is any overlap between people who are interested in traditional sports leagues, and competitive Starcraft/League of Legends fans, it has to be very sma

If there is any overlap between people who are interested in traditional sports leagues, and competitive Starcraft/League of Legends fans, it has to be very small. To be honest, I think that the more big-tent ESPN tries to go, the more likely they are to fail. There are periods of the year when nothing is happening in the big four US sports leagues, and Sportscenter becomes unwatchable - I'm just not going to tune in to watch highlights of the XYZ Open tennis tournament, or some golf tournament, or whatever other extra-niche sporting event is occurring in those months of the year. At one point, ESPN was farming that kind of stuff out to ESPN2, along with trick billiards competitions, professional bowling, and what have you, but has instead decided to triple-down on hot takes and outrage.