Nathaniel Searl

Journalism and Communications

United States

B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications. Writer, Editor and Social Media Manager.

Portfolio
Daily Esports
02/16/2021
Fletchling featured in Pokémon GO March Community Day

Pokémon GO Developer Niantic announced Tuesday that the March Community Day will highlight the Flying-type Pokémon Fletchling. While Fletchling came to Pokémon GO back in December, those caught during the March 6 Community Day apart have a chance to be shiny, and all will receive an exclusive move once fully evolved into Talonflame.

Daily Esports
02/15/2021
Valorant Patch 2.04 will add tougher punishments for verbal abuse and AFK'ing

Valorant developer Riot Games will take a harder stance on disruptive gameplay behaviors like verbal abuse and abandoning matches, Riot announced Monday in a dev post. Player penalties for those who go AFK in games will include harsher punishments than before, such as warnings, increased rating loss, queue restrictions and bans, according to Riot.

Daily Esports
02/09/2021
Sign-ups for the United States Valorant Campus Clutch are now open

Collegiate esports are on the rise, and on Tuesday Feb. 9, signups go live for the biggest collegiate esports event for Valorant. This is of course, the Red Bull Campus Clutch, now open in the United States for Valorant players. The Red Bull Campus Clutch tournament will feature students from Universities across the world showcasing their Valorant skills.

Daily Esports
02/09/2021
The Pokémon Company cancels 2021 Pokémon World Championships

The Pokémon Company International announced on Tuesday it has cancelled the 2021 Pokémon World Championships due to persisting complications with the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Pokémon World Championships were originally scheduled to take place in London in August.

Motor City Bengals
08/14/2019
Detroit Tigers snap losing streak against Seattle Mariners

The Detroit Tigers played the second game of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners tonight and were able to snap an eight-game losing streak against the team with a 3-2 victory. Detroit got off to a hot start, picking up two runs in the second and a third run in the third, and never let go of the lead.

Motor City Bengals
09/30/2019
Detroit Tigers: Looking back on a rough 2019 season

2019 was the second-worst season in Detroit Tigers' history, and the third-worst season of all MLB teams since 2000, behind only the infamous 2003 Detroit Tigers and the 2018 Baltimore Orioles. The statistics aren't pretty, but it is important to take away as many positives as possible from such a rough season.

Busting Brackets
03/20/2019
Houston Basketball: Cougars are a real threat in the NCAA Tournament

Houston Basketball was able to snatch a No. 3 seed on Selection Sunday despite an ugly loss to Cincinnati in the AAC championship final. Houston still had an impressive season, finishing 31-3 overall and only losing to UCF, Temple, and Cincinnati. Houston is a No.