Day: January 5, 2021

Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins Heisman

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From Alex Scarborough of ESPN: The nearly three-decade drought of wide receivers failing to win the Heisman Trophy ended when Alabama senior DeVonta Smith was presented the award during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday night. Smith is the third player from Alabama to claim college football’s most prestigious award and the first receiver to win it since Michigan‘s Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith beat out three other finalists, all of whom were quarterbacks: Alabama’s Mac Jones, Clemson‘s Trevor Lawrence and Florida‘s Kyle Trask. Smith leads the FBS in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641) and receiving touchdowns (20). He’s dropped…

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National Title game could be postponed due to COVID-19 instances at Ohio State

Brandon King

From Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk: Six days before Ohio State is slated to play Alabama for college football’s national championship, a COVID-19 outbreak may result in the Buckeyes seeking to delay the game. According to AL.com, Ohio State, Alabama, the Big Ten, the SEC and College Football Playoff officials have had discussions about possibly postponing the game by a week, from January 11 to January 18. The report says Ohio State could be without an entire position group because of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. Similar issues…

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Positive COVID-19 cases postpones Memphis/UCF bball game

Brandon King

Tuesday the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the game between Memphis and Central Florida due to positive COVID-19 cases. The conference released this brief statement: The American Athletic Conference has announced that the men’s basketball game between Memphis and UCF scheduled for Jan. 5 has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases and the ensuing contract tracing of student-athletes at UCF.  Rescheduling information has yet to be determined

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Westchester duo arrested for sneaker robbery

Brandon King

A pair of Westchester males were arrested for allegedly robbing a man of a pair of sneakers from the seller. According o Hudson Police Chief David Dosin, the incident occurred on Monday, December 21 at around 9 p.m. The Hudson PD received a call from a Brooklyn resident who indicated that he was in the parking lot of The Andrus Home completing the arranged meeting with two individuals regrading the sale of high-end sneaker valued at $4,000. Upon arrivals at the predetermined location, the seller allowed the individuals to take…

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January 4, 2021 NCAA Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Oscar Da Silva*Stanford @ Oregon St. 31 10 4 Orlando Robinson*Fresno St. vs. Wyoming 33 13 1   12-16 fg Jordan Schakel*San Diego St. vs. Colorado St. 28 9 3   8-11 3-pt Trayce Jackson-Davis*Indiana vs. Maryland 22 15 1   2 stl Daman TateBoston U. @ Holy Cross 26 10 1   4 stl Dejuan Clayton*Coppin St. vs. Delaware St. 32 5 6   14-15 ft Cade CunninghamOklahoma St. vs. West Virginia 25 9 3   2 stl Derek CulverWest Virginia @ Oklahoma St. 22 19 0   2…

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January 4, 2021 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. DET 43 9 4 Jayson TatumBOS @ TOR 40 6 2   5-8 3-pt Fred VanVleetTOR vs. BOS 35 8 3   6-9 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. SAC 30 9 8 T. HardawayDAL @ HOU 30 7 2   8-10 3-pt Julius RandleNYK @ ATL 28 17 9 Luka DončićDAL @ HOU 33 16 11   Triple-double RJ BarrettNYK @ ATL 26 11 5   2 stl Malcolm BrogdonIND @ NOP 21 7 11   3 stl N. VučevićORL vs. CLE 23 8 2   2 stl…

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“Taupe Haze” Air Jordan 4: Official Images (GS)

Brandon King

The “Taupe Haze” is a new colourway of the Air Jordan 4 that is planned to make its retail debut this later this month. It sports a taupe haze upper that is a wear away upper that conceals another pattern beneath. Black shows up at the lace tabs, back tabs and laces. On the tongue is found an infrared 23 Jumpman with the same branding showing up in white on the rear tab. Below this midsole is a white midsole and black rubber outsole with white and infrared 23 sections…

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