Day: October 2, 2023

Tennessee State Volleyball to take on reg season champ UT Martin Tuesday

Staff

Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball , Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University Tiger volleyball team and the UT Martin Skyhawks have two things in common. They both are coming off seasons that they are the defending Ohio Valley Conference championships. The Tigers were the surprised OVC postseason winners after being picked to finish last in the preseason. Martin won the regular season championship. They both have started the 2023 season on a bit of a struggle.TSU (2-12, 2-2) opened the season by losing all ten…

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Red Nike Calm Slide coming later the year

Brandon King

The Nike Calm Slide is on the way in this new all-red look. Just as with other iterations of this slide it sports fully foam construction with a debossed Swoosh on the overstrain. A larger Swoosh has its home on the textured footbed. The only component of this slide that is not flexible foam is the fully rubber outsole. The “Red” Nike Calm Slide is planned to debut in the upcoming weeks at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a very palatable 50 USD sticker price. Nike Calm…

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Meac names Volleyballers of the Week

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Norfolk State senior Shonte Seale was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Morgan State’s Jada Williams was named Rookie of the Week, while Coppin State’s Andrea Tsvetanova was named Setter of the Week. North Carolina Central junior Loren Johnson earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Seale (Sr., OH, Bridgetown, Barbados) averaged .362 kills, including 26-of-58 attempts, and 1.43 digs per set over seven matches last week. She recorded 14 kills in four matches, hitting .444, along with two assists, two aces, and three digs in a win over Maryland…

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An initial look at the “Ivory” Air Jordan 3 Craft

Brandon King

Next year the “Ivory” Air Jordan 3 will be the latest addition to Jordan Brand’s craft roster. This upcoming Air Jordan 3 sports an ivory tumbled leather upper, underpaid with a perforated collar. At the midfoot are smooth leather overlays joined by suede and elephant print at the toe and wrapping the heel. Suede also shows up on the midfoot underlay below the middle three eyelets. On the rear heel is a semi-translucent and aged aesthetic tab that displays both “NIKE AIR” and Jumpman branding. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides…

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Jimmy Butler shows up to Media Day with new ‘do

Brandon King

It’s never a dull moment with Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler was the talk of last year’s NBA Media Day when he showed up sporting a set of dreadlocks that clearly did not grow out of his head. Just as last year, the follicles of the Heat star was a subject of NBA Media Day, as he sported a look that would fit in perfectly in an anime or as a Justin Bieber backup singer.

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