Day: January 21, 2019

Social Status x Air Jordan 6 to release during NBA All-Star weekend

Brandon King

Jordan Brand has linked up with Charlotte, N.C.-based shop Social Status to birth this premium Air Jordan 6 in celebration of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend coming to the Queen City. The shoe is inspired by MJ’s “Black Cat” nickname, conquering fears and surviving the concrete jungle to win his first championship in 1991 and it features a black snakeskin upper with pony hair overlays located at the side panels, heel and toe box. Concord is an accent hue on the tongue, insole, rear spoiler, and midsole. The rest of…

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CIAA Men’s Basketball Players of the Week #11

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEKFor the week ending January 20, 2019 Player of the Week#4 Roger Ray, Livingstone(Jr, G – Raleigh, NC) Ray scored a career high of 33 points in win over Claflin and surpasses the 1,000 point mark for his career. In two games, he averaged 21 points per game. He helped the Blue Bears to go 3-0 for the week. Newcomer of the Week#11 Nakia Rivers, Fayetteville State(Jr, G – Charlotte, NC) Rivers averaged 13 points in two games this week, including scoring 19 points on 7/14 shooting…

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Cairns defeats New Zealand in OT 106-98

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From nbl.com.au: FAST FACTS • Cairns have hosted consecutive home games with overtime for the first time in their history • The Taipans came from 12 points down to win – the first time they have won from more than four points behind this season • It was Taipans first overtime win since December 2015 after five consecutive losses • Melo Trimble had 32 points, five rebounds and five assists. First Taipan ever to have 32/5/5 twice in the same season • Jarrad Weeks scored 17 points for the Bre…

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Jimmy Butler out against Rockets

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Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jimmy Butler will miss the team’s game against the Houston Rockets tonight, according to Kyle Neubeck. Neubreck also added that Butler informed the team he was experiencing discomfort in his wrist and that the team is calling it a “mild wrist sprain.” Since being traded to the Sixers earlier this season, Butler has averaged 19.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 32.1 minutes per contest.

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KD 11 “Just Do It” to release in early February

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Like the Kyrie 5 before it, the KD 11 will also get a “Just Do It” colorway.  This special edition KD11 features a black Flyknit upper with a crimson and blue splatter effect that extends to the midsole and heel. The bright crimson forefoot swoosh is shadowed by photo blue, while the hues are reversed for the same effect for the Nike logo on the inner heel.  This upper sits atop the previously mentioned black splattered midsole and dark translucent outsole.  The “Just Do It” KD is set to release…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Update- MA Teen stabbed over Yeezys

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In our last edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers, we covered the unfortunate story of a Massachusetts teen stabbed while was attempting sell a pair of Adidas Yeezys. The suspect, 19-year-old Dequan Hagen , captured on home security camera of the victim’s residence brandishing a knife, turned himself into to Tyngsborough police the day after the alleged attack tool place. Police said Hagen will be charged with armed robbery, home invasion, assault and battler with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property…

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Official Images Of The “Varsity Royal” Air Jordan 5 Laney

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The Air Jordan 5 JSP “Laney” are two new colorways of the Air Jordan 5, like the 2000 original and 2013 retro,  inspired by Michael Jordan’s Emsley A. Laney High School.  There are two colors, one with a varsity royal upper and the other sports one of varsity maize. Official images of the impending varsity royal release have been released.  The “Varsity Royal” Air Jordan 5 Laney will release January 26 at nike.com and select Jordan Brand retail venues. The sticker price is set at $200 USD.  Air Jordan 5…

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SWAC Indoor Track and Field Recap- January 18-20

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Hornets shine at Samford Invitational, Samford Open BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Alabama State continued its impressive start the 2018-19 Indoor Season with a strong showing at the Samford Invitational Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The men had seven top five finishes while the women tallied six on day one. Alabama State closed out the Samford tournament at the Crossplex with another flurry of top five finishes. Samford Invitational Results | Samford Open Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap Multiple Panthers set personal-best marks at Red Raider Invite LUBBOCK, Texas  – During the Red Raider Invite hosted…

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Albany State defeats Clark Atlanta 62-55

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics ATLANTA, Ga. | Albany State took on Clark Atlanta on Saturday afternoon with second place in the SIAC East Division on the line. The Golden Rams carried a four point lead into halftime and maintained the lead for the first eight minutes of the second half until Clark Atlanta used a 7-0 run to capture their first lead of the game with 11:49 left in the contest. The two teams swapped leads over the next six minutes of game time before Napoleon Harris made a layup…

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Central State’s uses the three to defeat Spring Hill 69-56

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Courtesy of Central State Athletics Marauders  hit season-high 11 three pointers in 69-56 win over Spring Hill WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders ended a three-game losing streak with a 69-56 win over Spring Hill on Sunday. With the win, CSU improves to 3-16 on the season with a 2-9 mark in SIAC play. SHC drops to 5-12 overall with a 1-7 conference record. The Marauders jumped out to a 13-3 lead thanks to early three-pointers from Orion Monford, Josiah Wilson and Tom Johnson. SHC battled back to cut the…

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