Day: April 19, 2023

Norfolk State’s Bryant and Bankston named to VaSID All-State squads

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State seniors Joe Bryant Jr. and Kris Bankston have been named to Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division All-State Men’s Basketball teams, the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon. Bryant was named to the All-State First Team for the second consecutive season, while Bankston received a spot on the Second Team for his first All-State selection. It marked the first time the Spartans have had two players represented on All-State teams since 2014-15, when Jeff Short and RaShid Gaston earned Second Team honors. Bryant…

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Albany State softball takes a pair of loses at Georgia Southwestern

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams 3-game winning streak was snapped by the Georgia Southwestern University Hurricanes on Tuesday evening in Americus, Georgia.  With the loses, the Golden Rams fell to (21-13) overall.  The Hurricanes improved to (32-15).  In game 1, the Golden Rams were defeated (9-1) by the Hurricanes.  In the top of the 3rd inning, Keyatta Ayers hit a single to right field to score Ty’janae Brown.  The Golden Rams would maintain a (1-0) lead until the bottom of the 5th inning when the Hurricanes exploded for…

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FAMU x APB x Nike LeBron XX pack on the way

Brandon King

Since the partnership between FAMU and NIke/LeBron James was announced in 2021, the Rattlers have been outfitted in some of the most visually well-executed team-exclusive footwear in all of the college sports, with the fleet of Rattler-specific footwear including iterations of the Lebron XVIII, XVIII Low, XIX, and XX.  Earlier in the year, a retail launch of a FAMU version of the Lebron VII took place to great fanfare, with the sneakers selling out quickly in many locations. FAMU and retailer APB are teaming up to release two colorways of…

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Week 6 SIAC Trackletes Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Ed Gilbert (Albany State) and Jaylynne Williams (Kentucky State) were named this week’s men and women Track Athletes of the Week, alongside Donte Gosier (Fort Valley State) and Sydney Blackburn (Albany State) who collected this week’s men and women Field Athletes of the Week honor. Women’s Track and FieldTrack Performer of the Week – Jaylynne Williams, Kentucky State Williams finished first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a season and personal best record of 14.99…

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Kevin Durant debuts latest shoe against Clippers

Brandon King

Recently we reported on initial images surfacing of the KD 16 and now the man himself, Kevin Durant, has unofficially introduced his latest shoe to the world. In the first two games of the Suns’ opening round playoff series against the Clippers, Durant broke out a mostly black version of his new kicks. Durant had a near triple-double, scoring 27 points, dishing out 11 assists and grabbing 9 rebounds but the Suns came up short, 115-110 in Game 1. KD grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 5 assists to go along…

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