yeah... i've heard this argument before but what else are they supposed to call it? For me, i find esports to be far more entertaining than a vast majority of "real" sports and you can't tell me it is easy for them to cover it either. Those world championships in the FPS games are intense.
Used to love watching the Counter-Strike tournaments, and EVO is always a blast. They're so entertaining.
I'd also try to consider the Magic the Gathering Pro Tours as eSports but they technically aren't electronic. AltSports maybe? Not a great name.