Day: January 7, 2022

Getting Travis Hunter cannot be the endgame for Jackson State

Brandon King

The decision of Travis Hunter, the number ranked high school player in these United States, to attend Jackson State was a watershed moment, not only for HBCU football, but potentially for college football as a whole. Those of us who are student alumni, former athletes of and media that cover HBCU’s have always wanted and strove for ways to make our beloved institutions to a higher level. A highly touted, supremely talent such as young brother Hunter shunning Power 5 schools in favour of an HBCU is precisely what so…

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Tennessee State loses Conference opener to UT Martin

Staff

94 UTM 78 TSU Team 1 2 F UTM 49  45  94 TSU 34  44  78 From Tennessee State Athletics: NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team began Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday evening with a home loss against UT Martin, 94-78. TSU had not played since December 21 due to COVID-19 protocols. FIRST HALF: The Skyhawks ignited the scoring as UTM’s Bernie Andre and Chris Nix registered the initial seven points of the contest. The Tigers responded as Kassim Nicholson tallied four of the first six points for TSU. With 9:14 remaining…

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The “Artic Orange” Air Jordan is coming in February

Brandon King

The “Artic Orange” Air Jordan 5 is a brand-new , women’s-specific color way of the 5 that is slated to make its debut this spring. It sports a monochromatic artic orange upper , with the only visual variety being the siren red on the tongue branding and lace locks and the black Jumpman on the rear heel. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a black and siren red midsole and a siren red and slightly orange-tinted translucent rubber outsole. The “Artic Orange” Air Jordan 5 Low is , as it currently…

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FIBA News: Finland, Hungary and Slovenia get friendly wins

Staff

via Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net With both national teams earning a win over the Netherlands Thursday and Friday, Slovenia bested Montenegro, 70-52, Celje Saturday evening. Head coach Aleksander Sekulic splitting playing time resulted in a balanced scoring effort. Krka big man Jurij Macura and JDA Dijon’s Gregor Hrovat shared a team-high nine points. Gregor Glas of Partizan NIS followed with eight points. Down 23-6 at the end of the first period, the visitors actually climbed into the lead before falling into a double-digit deficit once more in the final minutes of the prep…

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Red and Black Air Jordan 1 Mid coming soon

Brandon King

The sneaker that is the victim of so much baseless and absurd abhorrence, the Air Jordan 1 Mid is back in another variation of the black, red and white color palette. It’s red and black leather upper features a reversal of the color blocking of the classic original black and red colorway, with black Jumpman branding on the tongue. A white midsole and gym red rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. The release of this red and black Air Jordan 1 Mid is expected to be imminent at nike.com and select…

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January 6, 2022 NBA StatCap: Barrett buzzer-beats Beantown

Brandon King

Who Got It Done RJ Barrett’s buzzer-beater completes Knickerbockers comeback win over Celtics Despite being 3-14 from the floor RJ Barrett was able to knock down an improbable 32-foot three pointer as time expired to lift the Knicks to a 108-105 win over the Boston Celtics, completing a 25-point comeback. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS @ NYK 36 6 9   6-11 3-pt Evan FournierNYK vs. BOS 41 8 2   10-14 3-pt Brandon IngramNOP vs. GSW 32 11 6 Marcus MorrisLAC @ PHO 26 8 3 Cameron…

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Sacramento Kings fined $50k

Brandon King

Thursday evening the NBA announced that the Sacramento Kings had been fined $50,000 for a violation of rules that prevents team owners and executive from interacting with score table personnel during games. The release from the league specifies that the infraction occurred during a timeout early in the third quarter of the Kings January 2nd game against the Miami Heat when Assistant GM Wes Wilcox spoke to personnel at the scorers table about a timing issue during a jump ball. It ended up being a double-whammy for the Kings- they…

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