Day: January 31, 2022

SIAC Commences Inaugural Men’s Volleyball Season

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Click here for SIAC Men’s Volleyball Composite Schedule ATLANTA, Ga. (January 31, 2022) – Through a grant from USA Volleyball and the First Point Volleyball Foundation, the SIAC announced its intent to add men’s volleyball as a conference sport back in 2019. This year, six SIAC member institutions – Benedict College, Central State University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, and Morehouse College — will compete for the inaugural SIAC crown in April as men’s volleyball becomes the league’s 15th championship sport. In the…

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Embiid and Paul named Conference Players of the Week

Brandon King

Monday the NBA named their weekly Conference Players of the Week. Western Conference Player of the Week, Chris Paul PG, Phoenix Suns Paul continues to be a godsend since arriving in Phoenix. In keeping the best team in the Association keep up their winning ways, averaging 22.3 points, 12.8 assists and 7.5 rebounds in helping the Suns go 4-0 last week. On the season Paulis averaging 14.8, points, 10.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game, with his play making a strong case for Paul to be named to his 12th…

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“Particle Grey” Air Jordan 9 release postponed

Brandon King

The ”Particle Grey” Air Jordan IX was a colorway of the IX that Jordan Brand intended to make its retail debut in January. As this is the last day of said month and the sneaker is not on retailers’ shelves, the IX is the latest release to have its debut postponed. It sports a black upper overlaid with particle grey. University Red shows up on the ”AIR JORDAN” on the tongue and the global Jumpman logo on the rear, above a black embroidered ”23”. A particle grey midsole and black…

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January 31, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 31 Day-To-Day Hunter (ankle) is listed as probable for Monday’s game against the Raptors, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Trae Young PG Jan 31 Day-To-Day Young (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Raptors, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Dennis Schroder PG Jan 31 Day-To-Day Schroder is listed as probable for Monday’s game against the Heat due to tendinopathy in his right Achilles. P.J. Dozier SG Jan…

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Terrorists threaten several HBCUs

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Wlja.com: PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A shelter in place has been issued for students and staff at Bowie State University due to a bomb threat Monday.  CNN is reporting that at least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities have received bomb threats launching police investigations. The schools that received threats Monday include Bowie State, Howard University, Southern University and A&M, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State Universityand Delaware State University, according to campus spokespeople or social media posts. Later Monday morning, Judson University, an Evangelical Christian university in Elgin, Illinois, announced its closure due to…

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New images of the ”Playoff” Air Jordan XII

Brandon King

Each new group of pictures that emerge serve to further stoke the fires of anticipation of for the release of the “Playoff” Air Jordan XII. Like the original it sports a black leather upper overlaid with white lizard print leather on the medial and lateral sides. The tongue sports embroidered “TWO3” lettering along with a red Jumpman at the top. The top two uppermost eyelets are metallic silver and sport debossed Jumpman, while on the rear heel a red, Jumpman-branded pull tag sits above a an overlay that reads “JORDAN…

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Navy and Pink Nike Air Max Terrascape Plus is coming soon

Brandon King

This Air Max Terrascape Plus sports a navy recycled polyester upper overlaid with a TPU cage. The smaller Swooshes that normally adorn the lateral and medial sides have been beefed up and are much larger, with the lateral extending to the forefoot. Pink also shows up around the lace holes and tongue branding and stitching, as well as the branding on the rear heel. Below the aforementioned upper resides a speckled midsole and a 10% Nike Grind outsole, which is comprised of factory waste and recycled sneakers. This Air Max…

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January 30, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Cade Cunningham notches his second career triple-double Sunday against Cleveland. The number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft posted 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Pistons’ 115-105 come-from-behind victory over the Cavaliers. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast K. TownsMIN vs. UTA 31 11 10   Triple-double Luka DončićDAL @ ORL 34 12 11   Triple-double Trae YoungATL vs. LAL 36 5 12 Nikola JokićDEN @ MIL 18 9 15   3 stl  Malik MonkLAL @ ATL 33 10 5   8-14 3-pt DeMar…

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Check out these latest images of the ”72-10” Air Jordan XI Low

Brandon King

Interest in the ”72-10” Air Jordan XI Low is starting to grow as time marches closer to their eventual release date. This low-collared Air Jordan XI sports a black-tumbled leather upper overlaid with suede on the lace loops and and at the heel and a black patent leather rand. Gym red shows up on the Jumpman on the tongue and at the heel. A ”23” resides on the rear heel, ”JUMPMAN JORDAN” traverses the tongue and the message “Inspired by the most historic season led by the greatest player ever”,…

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From the National Basketball League : The Sydney Kings set up an impressive lead and this time were able to hold off the charge of the Perth Wildcats to make it back-to-back wins with the 95-81 triumph on Sunday. The Kings had a couple of rough losses after giving up winning positions before a dominant 24-point win last Sunday over the Brisbane Bullets.  They had a week to then prepare for the Wildcats to come to town but it was going to be a test with the ‘Cats off two…

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