Day: July 1, 2020

The NBL’s tenth club will be in Tasmania

Brandon King

from NBL.com.au : The people of Tasmania now have a team all of Tasmania can get behind after the league finalised its agreement with the Tasmanian Government to issue a licence to participate in the 2021/2022 Hungry Jack’s NBL Season. The agreement includes a new home for the team with the Tasmanian Government providing $68.5 million for the upgrade of the Derwent Entertainment Centre, including $20 million for a community four court multisport facility. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein said the milestone agreement paved the way for Tasmania to have a…

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Georgia mayor makes coded, racist comments

Brandon King

One of the ancillary benefits of the nationwide protests of anti-black racism that is that is flushed out covert handkerchief heads and suspected white supremacists. This story deals with the later. Bloomingdale, Georgia is a town that many people including residents of the state, are not familiar with but mayor of Bloomingdale is garnering attention for the town and for all the wrong reasons. Mayor Ben Rozier posted on the Gossip Bloomingdale GA Facebook page saying , “Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you’ve never had a job,” He then…

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Florida A&M introduces Michael Johnson as Associate AD of Administration and Operations

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Florida A&M University’s Director of Athletics, Kortne Gosha, announced the appointment of McNeese State University’s Associate AD for Operations & Facilities, Michael Johnson, as the new Associate AD for Administration and Operations of FAMU Athletics. “We are excited to welcome Michael Johnson to our administrative staff,” Gosha said. “As we implement our strategic plan and vision for Athletics, it was imperative that we identified a high-energy creative thinker and dynamic professional with a lense of experience as a former student-athlete, student-leader, and athletic…

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Domestic release of “Varsity Royal” Air Jordan 3 postponed

Brandon King

Release dates of sneakers getting moved around is not uncommon. A variety of factors can contribute to a release getting moved up or back. With the COVID-19 pandemic release dates have been more dynamic than ever, as it seems that more release dates have been postponed than have stuck to their original date. The latest example of release moving to a point further in the future is the “Varsity Royal” Air Jordan 3. Although the sneaker had already made its retail debut overseas, it now appears that this colorway will…

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