Day: January 28, 2021

CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight: Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University

Brandon King

from the CIAA : The CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, starts off this week with a feature on Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University. Eason is a senior women’s basketball student-athlete from Woodland, NC. She is a psychology major that maintains a 3.5 grade point average. Athletic Accomplishments: Women’s Basketball – Ranked top four or better for SAU with 7.6 points per game (4th), 3.6 rebounds per game (4th), and 45 assists (2nd) during the 2019-20 season.    Women’s Basketball – Ranked second with 11 blocks…

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Shmya Ward leads Alabama State past Grambling

Brandon King

from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Shmya Ward posted her fourth double-double this season, leading Alabama State to a 69-61 victory over Grambling State Wednesday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Ward finished with a game-high 19 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for Alabama State (5-1, 5-1 SWAC), shooting 46.7 (7-for-15) percent from the floor and 71.4 (5-for-7) percent from the free throw line in the win. She was joined in double figures by Tyesha Rudolph with 18 points (with three three-pointers) off the bench and Ayana Emmanuel with 13…

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NC Central’s Bryan Mills accepts invitation to Senior Bowl

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications MOBILE, Ala. – When North Carolina Central senior cornerback Bryan Mills accepted an invitation to participate in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday, he became just the third NCCU Eagle in school history to earn an invitation to the nation’s most prestigious college all-star game. Mills, a native of Palmdale, Calif., joins former NFL Pro Bowl selections Doug Wilkerson (1970) and Robert Massey (1989) as the only NCCU representatives invited to play in the Senior Bowl. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is scheduled for Jan.…

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January 27, 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast James HardenBRK @ ATL 31 8 15   5-9 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ NOP 47 4 6   4 stl Rudy GobertUTA vs. DAL 29 20 1   3 stl , 3 blk Buddy HieldSAC @ ORL 29 5 3   7-12 3-pt Zion WilliamsonNOP vs. WAS 32 2 2   12-16 fg Brandon IngramNOP vs. WAS 32 6 8   7-12 3-pt Al HorfordOKC @ PHO 21 11 2   5-5 3-pt LeBron JamesLAL @ PHI 34 6 6 Norman PowellTOR vs. MIL 26 5 2   5-7 3-pt Collin…

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