Day: January 12, 2023

Tennessee State’s Elaina Housworth named OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – Tennessee State track and field’s Elaina Housworth was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week after her performances in the long jump and triple jump at the Edmonds-Wilt Invite and the Ed Temple Classic. In her first meet of the season at the Edmonds-Wilt Invite, the Covington Ga., native recorded a first place finish out of eight in the triple jump after finishing with a leap of 12.34. She would also finish in fifth place out of 10 in the long jump with…

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“Valentine’s Day” Nike Air Force 1 Low coming next month

Brandon King

If there is a holiday on the calendar, you can bet Nike will figure out a way to capitialize on it ( I can see “Arbor Day” Dunks at some point on the future). As has been the case for several years, Nike is bringing forth a “Valentine’s Day Air Force 1 Low. This year’s iteration sports a sail leather upper with pink-stitched bordered red Swooshes adorning the lateral and media sides. The heart theme of this sneaker can be seen on the pink lace dubraes, depiced dangling from the…

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TSU frosh Leilany Laureano named OVC Female Freshman Track and Field Athlete of the Week

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Courtesy Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – Tennessee State track and field freshman Leilany Laureano put together two good showings in her first two meets of the season to earn Ohio Valley Conference Female Freshman Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week. Laureano collected a third-place finish out of 13 performers in the shotput in her first career meet at the Edmonds-Wilt Invitation that was hosted by Purdue. The Florida native had a long toss of 12.80. This past Saturday Laureano was able to earn the first first-place finish of her career at…

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Langston’s Chasity Veals named SAC Field of the Week

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference indoor track & field athletes of the week for 2022-23 were announced which includes Langston’s Chasity Veals (women’s field athlete of the week). Women’s field athlete of the week: Chasity Veals | Jr. | Richardson, Texas  Chasity Veals outdistanced the competition in the triple jump in the First Chance Qualifier with a leap of 39 feet, ½ inch. Veals’ mark ranks as the fourth best in the NAIA for 2022-23, putting her on the A standard list…

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Strong second half lifts Talladega College women’s hoops over College of Coastal Georgia

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Courtesy of Talladega College Athletics 72  TC 65 CGU Team 1 2 3 4 F TC 11  15  24  22  72 CGU 17  20  13  15  65 BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Led by a 31-point effort from Makayla Transou, the Talladega College women’s basketball team ramped up in the second half to grab a 72-65 victory over the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners Tuesday evening in the Coffin Gym. Transou, a sophomore from Jackson, Tennessee, finished the game 10-of-18 from the floor, which included a 4-of-6 effort from three, and connected on 7-of-9 free…

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Making a Difference: Ja Morant gives jersey and sneakers to fan

Brandon King

Although he occasionally shoots his mouth off, Ja Morant is certainly a man of the people. When a young Grizzlies fan had an autographed basketball stolen from her by some rapscallion, the star guard stepped in to fill that void and gave her his game-worn jersey and sneakers. Much respect to Ja Morant for this.

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West Virginia State wins close one at Notre Dame College

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Title image via Todd Griffith Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginian State Athletics 88  WVSt 82 NDOH Team 1 2 F WVSt 38  50  88 NDOH 38  44  82 SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The No. 15 West Virginia State men’s basketball team (14-1, 8-1 MEC) won a gritty game at Notre Dame College (8-6, 5-4 MEC) by a final score of 88-82 after making one of the longest road trips of the conference schedule on Wednesday. The contest was deadlocked on 10 occasions and the lead changed eight…

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Langston Basketball ranked 3rd in NAIA Basketball Top 25 Poll

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team enters the top five for the first time since the 2018-19 season in the fourth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is the only undefeated team in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll at 15-0 and ranked third overall with 520 total votes and also received one first-place vote. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in…

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