Day: March 10, 2022

New images of the “Midnight Navy” Air Jordan VI

Brandon King

Though the “Playoff” Air Jordan XII is getting a lot of the anticipatory attention, the return of this classic colourway should not be ignored. New images have emerged of this upcoming Jordan VI have emerged that give us a better look at the white tumbled leather of the upper, the midnight navy accenting, the white and midnight navy midsole and the translucent and navy outsole. The navy packaging can also be seen as well. Last seen in 2000 the “Midnight Navy”, per the incomparable zsneakerheaz, is anticipated to make their…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: March 10, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 9 Out Celtics head coach Ime Udoka said Wednesday that Nesmith (ankle) will remain out for “a while,” Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT LaMarcus Aldridge C Mar 8 Out Nets head coach Steve Nash said that Aldridge (hip) has returned to Brooklyn and will be out for road games Tuesday in Charlotte and Thursday in Philadelphia, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reports. David Duke Jr. SF Mar 7 Out Brooklyn is…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: NY teens robbed of sneakers

Brandon King

A pair of New York teens found themselves the unfortunate victims of an armed robbery, According to police the two victms- an 18-year-old male his 16-year-old female friend- were inside Prospect Park Sunday , March 6 at around 7:10 pm when they were approached by the suspects. The plunderous duo brandished a firearm before forcibly relieving the teens of their shoes, of which at least one pair was that of some Air Jordans- in addition to their wallets, and bags. After they had completing their pilfering of the youthful victims,…

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Coleman leads Grambling to victory over Alabama A&M

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Justice Coleman scored 12 of her team-high 19 points in the first half as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team advanced to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals with a 62-54 victory over Alabama A&M on Wednesday at Bartow Arena.  Grambling State (14-16), which used a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to move past Alabama A&M, advances on the 2022 Cricket SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals as the seventh seed and will face the winner of Alabama State (third…

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March 9, 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight-Jayson Tatum Tatum chased the 54 points he dropped on the Brooklyn Nets by giving a 44-piece on 16/24 from the floor, including 6/9 from downtown to the Charlotte Hornets. To go along with all those buckets, Tatum added 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, a block and was a +18 on the evening. The back-to-back 40 point games were the first time a Celtic had achieved the feat since Paul Pierce laid 42 on the Lakers on March 13, 2001 and then followed that…

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Texas Southern women’s begins SWAC Tourney play this afternoon

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics • No. 4 Texas Southern women’s basketball starts postseason play Thursday afternoon as they’ll host #5 Southern in the first round of the SWAC Tournament at 5:30 p.m. • TSU finished fourth in the SWAC standings this season after being picked sixth. This marks their first meeting against Southern in the postseason since March 11, 2016. • Since 2012, TSU is 8-7 in postseason play and last advanced past the first round since 2020 but the remainder of the tourney was canceled due to COVID-19.…

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Texas Southern gets by Jackson State 54-50 in SWAC tourney opener

Brandon King

Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 50 JSU 54 TSU Team 1 2 F JSU 33  17  50 TSU 28  26  54 For the second consecutive postseason, TSU went down to the wire with Jackson State and came up with big plays down the stretch after a 54-50 opening round win at the SWAC Tournament. With news of JSU’s head coach retiring once its season concludes, Wednesday’s opener had even more pressure for No. 2 TSU as emotions were turned up for JSU prior to the game. In addition to the…

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Can the Chicago Bulls come out of the East?

Brandon King

Despite what BSPN and FS1 may attempt to portray, there are teams other than the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. One of those teams is the Chicago Bulls, who have not been not only been one of the unforeseen surprises of the not just the Eastern Conference, but the entire NBA. The Bulls currently sit second , as of the writing of this article, and have done so largely under the radar. With the success the Bulls are enjoying , the question is how far can this team…

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March 9, 2022 SWAC Baseball Weekly Player Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Gabe Vasquez and Bethune-Cookman’s Nolan Santos for SWAC Baseball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of non-conference play. Hitter of the Week – Gabe Vasquez, Texas Southern University Vasquez batted .556 (10-of-18) in four games with 8 RBIs. He finished the week with 10 hits, five runs, four doubles, three triples and a home run. Vasquez had a 1.278 slugging percentage with his best outing a 4-for-6 performance with three runs and…

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