Day: February 27, 2023

Brick-laying help ends Albany State’s season in SIAC opening round

Brandon King

A rough shooting night , the Golden Rams shot just 27.6% from the floor, and bad late game decision-making put the nail in the coffin of the Albany State women’s hoops team as they fell to Lance College, 53-50 in the opening round of the SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Albany State fell on their collective faces, coming out of the locker room, shooting just 3-13 and committing 7 turnovers in a first quarter that saw them only score 9 points and greatly contributed to the 19-9 deficit the Golden Rams…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops defeats N.C. Central 79-67, claims second consecutive MEAC regular season crown

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst. AD/Communications, Norfolk State Athletics 79  Norfolk St. 23-5,11-2 MEAC 67 N.C. Central 13-15,7-6 MEAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Norfolk St. 15  24  22  18  79 N.C. Central 16  12  14  25  67 DURHAM, N.C. | For the second consecutive season, the Norfolk State University women’s basketball team will finish the regular season atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) standings. This time, they did it as outright champions.  The Spartans dominated from start to finish on Monday night in avenging their last loss with a 79-67 victory…

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SWAC announces officiating errors were made in Alabama A&M v Alabama State Men’s hoops game

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference, upon review of the closing seconds of regulation during the Alabama A&M at Alabama State men’s basketball game, has announced an incorrect adjudication of the playing rules. Alabama State’s Eric Coleman converted a successful three-point shot attempt with 4.1 seconds on the game clock subsequently giving ASU a 53-51 lead. Upon the officials’ review of the play, it was determined that a flagrant 1 foul occurred prior to the shot attempt with 6.9 seconds remaining in regulation. The successful…

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An initial look at the Adidas D.O.N. Issue 5

Brandon King

Jayson Tatum was not the only NBA All-Star to have his signature officially unveiled during the NBA’s midsason celebration. Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers also had the latest iteration of his signature line- the Adidas D.O.N. Issue 5. The black mesh of the upper is overlaid with blue that transitions to a darker shade as it approaches and wraps the heel. Three Stripes branding is seen on both lateral and medial sides, along with Mitchell’s spider logo appearing on the tongue. D.O.N. ( Dtermination Over Negativity) branding appears on…

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Stadium Green and Fuschia Nike Dunk Low on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Dunk Low sports a stadium green leather foundational layer overlaid with that of fuschia at the toe, eye rows and wrapping the heel. White Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides. Red branding is present on the on the tongue, with the embroidered “NIKE” on the rear heel appearing in fuschia and green, respectively. Underneath this brightly colored upper resides a white midsole and stadium green rubber outsole. Already available in China, this Nike Dunk Low is expected to debut domestically soon at nike.com and select retail…

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Damian Lillard explodes for 71 points

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Courtesy of Fox Sports Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made NBA history on Sunday night, scoring 71 points in a 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets. Lillard surpassed 70 points on a floater in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. He finished the night 22-for-38 from the field, 13-for-22 from behind the arc and 14-for-14 from the free-throw line. Lillard scored 41 points in the first half, which is tied with Kyrie Irving for second-most by a player in a first half of an NBA game over the last 25 seasons (Kobe Bryant is first…

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