Day: December 8, 2018

December 8 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Morgan State 74, Towson 69Howard 85, American 83North Carolina A&T State 92, Greensboro 67Appalachian State 82, North Carolina Central 73Jacksonville State 81, Delaware State 54Cal Poly 80, Bethune-Cookman 78 (OT) Morgan State 74, Towson 69 BALTIMORE, Md. – Trailing by 14 points in the first half, Morgan State appeared headed for a fifth straight loss to the Tigers since 2013. Box Score | Recap Howard 85, American 83 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coach Kevin Nickelberry and the Howard University Men’s Basketball team held on to knock off crosstown rival American (AU), 85-83, inside Burr Gymnasium. Box Score | Recap North Carolina A&T State…

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December 8 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From SWAC.org Today’s Scores:Texas Southern 107, Concordia 70Alcorn State 109, Champion Christian 45Central Florida 70, Grambling State 45Pepperdine 69, Jackson State 66California-Santa Barbara 55, UAPB 45 Crosby records triple-double as Braves rout Champion ChristianLORMAN, Miss. – A historic night for Troymain Crosby saw the sophomore register 18 points, 10 rebounds 10 assists to headline a 109-45 drubbing for the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program over Champion Christian on Saturday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Crosby becomes just the second student-athlete in the history of Braves (3-6) basketball to finish…

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December 8 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

SWAC.org: Today’s Scores:Texas Southern 69, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 55Alcorn State 67, Fisk 64Rice 68, Prairie View A&M 58 Turner leads TSU past Texas-Rio Grande ValleyEDINBURG, Texas – Behind a 26-point effort from Marquia Turner, the Texas Southern University’s women’s basketball team snapped the four-game win streak of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, winning a 69-55 contest Saturday afternoon at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Texas Southern (3-5) jumped out to a 14-3 lead over the first six and a half minutes as Turner scored eight points during the initial surge. UTRGV managed a pair of baskets…

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Police put the kibosh on SoleFly’s Jordan 1 release

Brandon King

Limited shoes + limited IQ’s= a potential recipe for disaster.  As we previously noted, both of the SoleFly x Air Jordan 1s released today at the Miami boutique. With the limited quantities of both pairs, demand was high and that drew scores of sneaker enthusiasts (and undoubtedly some resellers) clamoring to get their hands on one or both pair. All those factors came together at today’s planned release and as such, police decided to halt the release due to safety concerns. SoleFly said they will announce the new date for…

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Air Max ‘98 ”Chinese New Year”

Brandon King

In celebration of its 20th anniversary and to pay respect to its rabid Chinese fan base, Nike is Release this special edition of the Air Max ‘98.  This Air Max ‘98 features Chinese artwork on its upper which is overlaid by rands of pony hair and snakeskin. Other touches include red patent leather detailing and teal accents. This upper sits atop a white midsole and a black outsole with an image of praying hands on the heel. The Nike Air Max ‘98 CNY to release at some point in February…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: FL man steals sneakers after job interview at Kohl’s

Brandon King

Even for Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers this is a new one. A Florida man was arrested after he stole two pairs of sneakers from a local Kohl’s department store- a few minutes after he interviewed for a job there.  Dominick Breedlove, 24, returned to the store shortly after  his job interview there abnd began to look at a women’s display of Nike shoes. The shoes were not security tagged and that was all Breedlove needed to see. He exited the store and retuned with a shopping bag from a previous…

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