Day: March 1, 2020

SIAC releases Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Brackets

Brandon King

From the SIAC: ROCK HILL (February 28, 2020) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) reveals its 2020 conference championship brackets which feature 13 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams vying for the SIAC crown. The women’s bracket will kick off tournament competition on Monday morning at the Rock Hill Indoor Sport & Event Center at 11 a.m. as No. 4 Eastern Division seed, Clark Atlanta, is slated to take on the No. 5 Western Division seed, Lane. Following, the No. 4 Western Division seed, Spring Hill, will face off against the…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers : NJ duo arrested in knifepoint sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Police in Garfield, New Jersey arrested two men who allegedly robbed a victim of a $400 pair of sneakers at knifepoint. The victim relayed to police that he had arranged to sell a pair of Travis Scott Air Jordans on January 10 in the parking lot of a Burlington Coat Factory, according to Police Captain Richard Uram. Instead of making a sale, the victim found himself staring at the business end of a knife, while a second individual ” gestured as if he had a gun in his pocket and…

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Winston-Salem State wins 2020 CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Brandon King

From the CIAA : CHARLOTTE, NC – Robert Colon’s three free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining completed a late comeback by Winston-Salem State University as they defeated Fayetteville State University 63-62 to capture the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball tournament title Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The championship was Winston-Salem’s 12th in the conference tournament’s 75-year history and their first since winning the title in 2012.  The Rams, who were the #2 seed in the south entering the tournament, earn the CIAA’s automatic bid to…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: NC thief makes off with Travis Scott sneakers

Brandon King

A North Carolina man decided he could not wait for the release date of an anticipted pair of sneakers, so he decided to get them early-with the help of a gun. According to Ashville police, on the evening of February 25 a masked man entered Sole 82 and stole three pairs of the Travis Scott x Nike Dunk Low SB “Cactus Jack”. Christina Hallingse, APD spokeswoman, said the special edition shoes were valued at $2,400 per pair.

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February 29, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast R. WestbrookHOU @ BOS 41 8 5   3 stl Ja MorantMEM vs. LAL 27 6 14    Andre DrummondCLE vs. IND 27 13 4   4 stl CJ McCollumPOR @ ATL 35 5 5   2 stl D. SabonisIND @ CLE 18 13 9   2 stl Trae YoungATL vs. POR 25 4 15   10-10 ft T.J. WarrenIND @ CLE 30 3 6    Kevin LoveCLE vs. IND 20 12 7    M. RobinsonNYK vs. CHI 23 10 2   2 blk J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. LAL 22…

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NBL adds tenth team

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au ; The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League is set to return to Tasmania for the 2021-22 season following a landmark agreement between the Tasmanian Government and the NBL.  NBL Owner and Executive Chairman Larry Kestelman and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announced today that the league’s 10th team would be based in Tasmania.  Under the agreement, the Tasmanian Government will become the sponsor of the new team and undertake a significant redevelopment of the Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC) in Hobart.  The new Tasmanian team will play the majority of…

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Cairns pushes series to decisive Game 3 with 85-74 win

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: The Cairns Taipans have answered every challenge so far in a remarkable #NBL20 campaign and they responded to the call on Sunday at Cairns Convention Centre to fix up what went wrong Friday and beat the Perth Wildcats 85-74 in Game 2 of the semi-final series. MVP Bryce Cotton was simply unstoppable on Friday night despite the best defender in the league DJ Newbill making him work hard for everything he earned. Cotton still delivered 42 points including 10/19 shooting from three and the Snakes just couldn’t let…

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