Canada is newest frontier for ebay’s sneaker authentication service

from Ina Steiner of ecommercebytes.com eBay is expanding its “Authenticity Guarantee” program for sneakers to Canada, it announced this week. Through the program, eBay offers authentication for certain select sneakers that sell for over $100. eBay Canada chose Sneaker Con to fully vet and verify the items’ authenticity and said it would open an authentication center early next month in Toronto. Sneaker Con is an odd name for an authenticator, but it started life as a convention for “sneakerheads” before launching the Sneaker Con platform. Reading Sneaker Con’s About Us…

Read More

Tennessee State to bring in Hue Jackson as Offensive Coordinator

from Kendrick Marshall of hbcusports.com: A day after announcing it had hired Eddie George to be its next head coach, Tennessee State on Wednesday received a commitment that an ex-NFL coach would be joining the staff. Former NFL head coach Hue Jackson has accepted the job to be the offensive coordinator at Tennessee State, 247 Sports and The Orange Is Oranger Browns Podcast reported. Also read: Eddie George ready for the challenge after officially named Tennessee State head coach Jackson has been out of professional football since he was fired in 2018 after…

Read More

April 14 NBA Injury Report

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Apr 13 Day-To-Day Young (calf) is out Wednesday against the Raptors, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Danilo Gallinari PF Apr 13 Day-To-Day Gallinari (foot) won’t play Tuesday against the Raptors, Mike Conti of the Atlanta Hawks Radio Network reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Apr 13 Out Hunter (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Raptors, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Cam Reddish SF Apr 13 Out Reddish (Achilles) will miss at least two more…

Read More

NC Central’s Jim Koerner named USA Director of Player Development

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications CARY, N.C. – North Carolina Central head baseball coach Jim Koerner has been named as the Director of Player Development for USA Baseball, the organization announced on Tuesday. Koerner will start with USA Baseball following the 2021 college baseball season. Koerner will also serve as the Field Coordinator at the Prospect Development Pipeline League, the premier development and showcase experience for high school draft prospects from Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, and the primary identification event for the 18U National Team. Additionally, he will…

Read More

SWAC Football Weekly Honors

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Aqeel Glass,  Alabama State’s Irshaad Davis, Alabama A&M’s Troy Lendvay and Alabama State’s Ryan Nettles it’s SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during conference play this past week the league announced on Monday. Offensive- Glass (St. Louis, Mo.) went 27-of-40 with no interceptions and set career-highs with 440 yards passing and six touchdowns while adding a seventh on the ground to lead the Alabama A&M Bulldogs offensive attack this past weekend. Under his…

Read More