Day: February 10, 2023

New Mexico State suspends basketball season indefinitely in lieu of fresh set of allegations

Brandon King

Courtesy of Myron Medcalf, ESPN New Mexico State men’s basketball has canceled Saturday’s game at Cal Baptist and suspended its season indefinitely following “new allegations” within the program, according to a statement from the school. The new allegations have prompted an investigation by the school and led to the coaching staff being put on paid administrative leave, the statement said. The Aggies have been embroiled in controversy since November, when forward Mike Peake shot and killed a New Mexico student in self-defense in Albuquerque after he’d been lured to the campus. Per the school’s statement,…

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HBCU Showcase brought HBCU culture to NY high schoolers

Brandon King

Since its inception in 2020, Nike’s Yardrunners program was created with the intent of amplifying and empowering HBCU athletes by celebrating HBCU history, heritage, and the impact their alums have had on global sport and culture. In the most recent iteration, Yardrunners 3.0, Nike awarded scholarships and collaborated with 4 Black women designersfrom Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T, and Tennessee State University on special Nike Dunk Lows. Recently, the brand partnered with Armory Track for the HBCU Showcase, an all-day showcase sponsored by KPMG that not onyl featured some of the best track…

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“First Game” Nike Zoom Generation coming March 21

Brandon King

Although these are called the “First Game” Lebron James did not actually wear this colourway of the Zoom Generation; he actually played in the white, black and iteration. Like its progenitor from 2003, this hummer-inspired sneaker sports a white leather upper with varsity crimson paneling on the lateral and medial sides. LeBron’s former “LJ23” logo appears on the tongue, with “LEBRON” showing up in the clear tab at the top of the aforementioned tongue. A navy-bordered white Swoosh appears on the lateral panel, with “11-5-2023” , the date of Lebron’s…

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Take a look at these latest images of the “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 1 High OG

Brandon King

The “Lucky Green” is one of many looks for the Air Jordan 1 HIgh OG that is slated to debut during the course of 2023. Sporting color blocking similar to that of the classic “Black Toe” colouway, it sports a white foundational layer, overlaid with black leather at the toe box, eye rows, with that of lucky green wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with the same coloration present on the inner and Wings logo. Lucky green also shows up…

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CIAA Track News: Fayetteville State 4x400m posts NCAA Qualifying Time at Camel City Invitational

Brandon King

Courtesy of Fayetteville State Athletics The Fayetteville State women’s 4x400m relay squad ran an NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying time of 3:52.92 at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, NC. The Bronco squad of Jessica McQueen, Teanna Bell, Queen Burnett, and Tracy Idugboe carried the baton around the JDL Fast Track facility for a third-place finish behind Troy and Elon in Section 1. FSU is currently ranked 31st in Division II after surpassing the 3:53.36 standard. M’Smrya Seward won the long jump with a leap of 5.84 meters (19-2) while Tiara Wilson ranked sixth overall in the triple jump with a…

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Albany State Baseball gets first win of season

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team earned their first win of the season after defeating the Auburn University at Montgomery War Hawks (7-0) on Thursday afternoon.  The Golden Rams improved to (1-1) while the War Hawks fell to (1-4). In the 1st inning, Lavoisier Fisher hit a 2-run homer to give the Golden Rams a (2-0) lead.  The Golden Rams extended the lead to (3-0) when Tucker Jordan drew a walk with the bases loaded. The Golden Rams scored again in the 3rdinning when Austin Robert hit a…

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Tennessee State mauls SEMO, 85-65

Brandon King

65 Southeast Mo. St. 13-13,8-5 OVC 85  Tennessee St. 15-11,7-6 OVC Team 1 2 F Southeast Mo. St. 35  30  65 Tennessee St. 47  38  85 Tennessee State extended their win-streak to 4 and how have a winning record in conference play with a 85-65 win over Southeast Missouri Thursday night at the Gentry Center. The Redhawks took an early 5-0 lead before Tennessee State got on the with a Zion Griffin three-pointer at the 18:14 mark of the half and taking the lead a minute and seven seconds later when Marcus…

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Tennessee State drops home game to SEMO in OT, 90-86

Brandon King

90  Southeast Mo. St. 10-14,5-8 OVC 86 Tennessee St. 8-15,3-9 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F Southeast Mo. St. 14  25  25  11  15  90 Tennessee St. 22  14  13  26  11  86 After being behind by double figures in the fourth quarter, Tennessee State fought back to tie the game, but came up short in overtime 90-86. Tennessee State came out strong in the first quarter shooting 57.1% ( 4-7) from downtown and leading for for 8:53 of the ten minutes of the opening quarter. Erica Haynes-Overton scored…

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