Day: July 6, 2022

Grambling soccer adds Jazmyne Lewis as Associate Head Coach

Staff

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Grambling State University head women’s soccer coach, Justin Wagar, announced on Wednesday the addition of Jazmyne Lewis as the Associate Head Women’s Soccer Coach.  Lewis returns to Grambling State after previously serving as an assistant coach from 2018-19 and helped guide the team to a 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) regular season championship.  “She’s a talented coach who really helps the team both on and off the field to keep things running smoothly,” Grambling State head women’s soccer coach Justin Wagar said.  “She leads good…

Read More

Baker Mayfield to be traded to Carolina Panthers

Staff

From Charles Robinson of Yahoo!Sports Baker Mayfield will soon no longer be a Cleveland Brown. Mayfield is being traded to the Carolina Panthers for a fifth-round draft pick that can improve with play markers, league sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. The Panthers later confirmed the trade on Twitter. This ends a contentious rift between Mayfield and the Browns following their pursuit of Deshaun Watson earlier this offseason. Mayfield now becomes Carolina’s presumed replacement for Sam Darnold. The move officially solidifies Cleveland’s quarterback depth chart with Watson and backup…

Read More

SIAC announces 2021-22 All-Academic honourees

Staff

From the SIAC: A record high, 1,474 student-athletes, was named to the 2021-22 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Commissioner’s All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average throughout the 2021-22 academic year. Student-athletes with a 3.2 or higher were considered for all-academic team honors. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions usually involved in that sport. Fifty-one students from 13 institutions recorded a 4.0 grade point average. Benedict College and Kentucky State University led all institutions in this year’s…

Read More

An initial look at the “Team Orange” Nike Air Ship

Brandon King

For those of you who may not know, the Nike Air Ship and not the Air Jordan I , was the actual shoe that the NBA banned, but as we know , facts were not allowed to trump clever marketing and that narrative was born. A new colorway of the largely overlooked silhouette is planned for release later this year, Initial images have emerged and they reveled a clean and simple look, as it offers a white leather upper that features team orange Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.…

Read More

“Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG WMNS release postponed

Brandon King

The “Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG is a pretty nice colourway of this women’s-specific iteration of the Jordan 1. It sports starfish overlays the white leather foundational layer, with starfish Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Cacao wow appears at the collar as well and the Wings logo, with starfish showing up on the laces and tongue branding. Underneath resides a sail midsole and starfish rubber outsole. There were initially set to debut September 22, but have been postponed to sometime in October.. When that date is announced,…

Read More

“True Red” Nike Air Zoom Flight 95: Official Images

Brandon King

From being on the feet of Jason Kidd as well as a young, warmup jacket clad Brent “Bones” as he soared to victory in the 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the Nike Air Zoom Flight 95 is one of the many storied silhouettes from the golden age of Nike Basketball. The “True Red” which is the colorway Comes wore in the ’96 Dunk Contest, is making a return later this year. As can be seen in the images below it sports a white leather upper overlaid with red. piped with…

Read More

An initial look at the “Off-Noir” Air Jordan 5 Gore Tex

Brandon King

Typically winterized versions of silhouettes are noting to write home about but I must admit with these Air Jordan 5s, Jordan Brand may have a hit on their hands. This Air Jordan 5 is made to stand up to the rigors of winter. They sport an off-noir Gore-Tex upper with clear netting on the lateral and medial sides. The signature reflective tongue is home to a fire red Jumpman, with the same branding present on the rear heel and coloration on the lace locks. “GORETEX appears on the left lower…

Read More