Day: October 27, 2021

Grambling-BCU game changes kickoff time

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From Grambling State Sports Information: GSU Announces Time Change for Bethune-Cookman Game  GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Trayvean Scott, announced on Wednesday a time change for the Tigers’ final home football game on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.   Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman are now scheduled to meet at 11 a.m., with the Senior Day festivities set to begin approximately at 10:30 a.m.   The change in the start time happened in light of the recent events on the Grambling State University campus that resulted in an established curfew of 9:30 p.m.   FOLLOW…

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October 27, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Oct 27 Out Willaims (ankle) will not play during Wednesday’s contest against the Pelicans, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Onyeka Okongwu PF Oct 19 Out The Hawks exercised Okongwu’s (shoulder) $6.4 million club option for 2022-23 on Friday. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Romeo Langford SG Oct 27 Out Langford (calf) will not play Wednesday against the Wizards, but an MRI on his calf came back clean, Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME…

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October 26,2021 NBA StatCap: AD and Westbrook lead Lakers to win over Spurs

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ SAS 35 17 4   4 blk R. WestbrookLAL @ SAS 33 10 8   3 stl  Jakob PoeltlSAS vs. LAL 27 14 0   13-17 fg Nikola JokićDEN @ UTA 24 6 6 Tobias HarrisPHI @ NYK 23 9 9 S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs. GSW 30 1 4 Dejounte MurraySAS vs. LAL 21 12 15   Triple-double Eric GordonHOU @ DAL 22 1 2   2 stl  Luka DončićDAL vs. HOU 26 14 7   2 stl  Lonnie WalkerSAS vs. LAL 21 2 6   5-7 3-pt…

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Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status spawns fake media outrage

Brandon King

Right now Kyrie Irving is the most talked about name in the national basketball Association and unfortunately it has nothing to do with his prodigious on-court exploits.  It has already been publicized ad nauseum that Kyrie is one of the few players in the NBA who has chosen not to undergo the COVID-19 vaccination and because of a vaccine mandate in New York he cannot participate in home games or practices due to his unvaccinated status. The Brooklyn Nets, in showing that they are the player-focused franchise that they are, have…

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Week 8 CIAA Football Players of the Week

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Weekly Report – Week 82021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics    FOOD LION OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK #53 Quinton Bobo, Bowie State(Jr, OL – White Plains, MD) Bobo and the BSU offensive line paved the way for 394 yards of total offense, including 282 yards on the ground. The Bulldog offense scored 27 points, averaged nearly six yards per play, and registered 20 first downs in their win against Virginia Union, their 18th consecutive conference win dating back to 2018. FOOD LION QUARTERBACK…

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Albany State ranked No.3 in NCAA Super Region Poll

Brandon King

From the SIAC: The Albany State football team not only cracked the Top 25 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll, landing at No.25, but more importantly the Golden Rams also earned a No.3 super region ranking in the latest NCAA poll.  ASU is grouped in NCAA Super Region 2. The Super Region consists of  the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), Gulf South Conference (GSC), South Atlantic Conference (SAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and UNC-Pembroke which is an independent school. The NCAA developed the four region process to make up…

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Albany State makes AFCA rankings

Brandon King

Fresh off their thorough domination of Savannah State, the Albany State Golden Rams have finally seemed to get the attention, and a measure of respect from the voters in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), as they were voted into the top 25. Here is what ask head coach Gabe Giardina had to say about his now no. 25 ranked football : “I think anything you get should be earned.  I am extremely proud of our guys.  They have shown up to work and have been dedicated to it each…

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