Day: June 11, 2021

FAMU graduate student Calvin Sykes selected as ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: Florida A&M University (FAMU) sports management graduate student Calvin Sykes has been selected as one of six recipients of the ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative.  The fifth class will feature five different Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  Sykes is the second FAMU student in two years to be selected for the program.   “This dream really started in high school when I began working as an intern for CBS when I did South Florida High School sports,” said Sykes. “This is about all the…

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This Air Jordan 1 is inspired by MJ’s frat

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 High OG is inspired by the fraternity he pledged , Omega Psi Phi, the first fraternal organization founded at an HBCU (Howard University) on November 17, 1911. At this early juncture there are no images available but what is known is that it will make use of a white, university gold and purple palette. These Air Jordan 1 High OGs are anticipated to release next spring at nike.com and select retail establishments. They will carry a 170 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1 High OG…

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June 11, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Team InjuriesAtlanta HawksBoston CelticsBrooklyn NetsCharlotte HornetsChicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksDenver NuggetsDetroit PistonsGolden State WarriorsHouston RocketsIndiana PacersLA ClippersLos Angeles LakersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans PelicansNew York KnicksOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ersPhoenix SunsPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsSan Antonio SpursToronto RaptorsUtah JazzWashington WizardsTeam InjuriesAtlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the…

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June 10, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done The real Khris Middleton showed up with 35 big points Jrue Holiday’s go-ahead bucket with under 6 second ends to go keeps Bucks’ season alive Donovan Mitchell once again puts the Clippers over his knee with 37 points pt rb ast Khris MiddletonMIL vs. BRK 35 15 1 D. MitchellUTA vs. LAC 37 3 4   6-12 3-pt Kevin DurantBRK @ MIL 30 11 5   4 stl Reggie JacksonLAC @ UTA 29 3 2 Paul GeorgeLAC @ UTA 27 10 6 Joe InglesUTA vs. LAC 19 4…

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An initial look at the 2021 “Quai 54” Air Jordan 5

Brandon King

This Air Jordan 5 joins the previously covered Air Jordan XXXV as part of the Quai 54 footwear collection. For the 5, this marks the second time the silhouette has been tapped to be part of the collection; it made its first appearance back in 2011. It sports a white leather upper accented with university red, including the Jumpman that resides on the reflective tongue. Like the 54 Air Jordan XXXV it too features the African designed and Parisian haute couture inspired geometric prints, with them being present on this…

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Euro club passed over “fat” Nikola Jokic

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Check out this interesting read at EuroHoops.net about how a young Nikola Jokic was overlooked by a club in Belgrade for being fat and no one though the future NBA MVP had any game. From the Eurohoops.net team/ info@eurohoops.net Partizan Belgrade’s former legendary coach Dusko Vujosevic talked about how the club ignored Nikola Jokic back when the current NBA MVP was a youngster because he was considered “fat” and because no one believed in his potential at all. Not even Vujosevic, who has an eye for prospects, himself thought that Jokic…

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CSKA Moscow takes VTB League Finals

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net UNICS Kazan put on one last effort to come back but CSKA Moscow didn’t allow it and sealed the deal with an 89-81 win in Game 3 of the VTB United league Finals. CSKA won the series with a 3-0 sweep and has won the VTB league for the 11th time in total and the 9th time straight. Last season was canceled and no champion was named. Daniel Hackett was named MVP of the VTB United League playoffs. Tornike Shengelia brought extra energy to the court and led the way with 19…

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Ioannis Papapetrou and Dinos Mitoglou lead Panathinaikos to the Greek League title

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By Eurohoops team at EuroHoops.net /  info@eurohoops.net Dinos Mitoglou and Ioannis Papapetrou have had a great season with Panathinaikos and they confirmed it with a big performance in the Greek League Final. They led the team to an 82-66 win to close out the series with 3-1 and hand the Greens their 39th domestic league trophy, fifth straight. The team captain Papapetrou logged 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while Mitoglou had 23 points and 11 rebounds. They shot 8-13 and 10-14 from the field respectively. Georgios Papagiannis added 14 points…

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Check out these images of “University Gold” Off-White x Nike Air Force 1

Brandon King

Virgil Abloh’s Off-White’s various footwear collaborations have been one of the apples of the eyes of hypebeasts and resellers alike and this upcoming “University Gold” Off-White a Air Force 1 will likely be no different. It sports a university gold upper with metallic silver Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Side branded tongues along with off-white text on the medial side and stitched over rear branding completes the upper. Below the aforementioned upper resides a university gold midsole with more Off-White text and an rubber outsole of the same…

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