Day: October 25, 2023

West Virginia State Men’s Hoops picked 4th on MEC Preseason Poll

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics The West Virginia State University men’s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2023-24 Mountain East Conference Preseason Poll. The annual poll is voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Yellow Jackets finished fourth in the MEC standings last season with a 20-9 overall record and 14-8 conference record. They won 15 of their first 16 games and were ranked as high as No. 11 in the national media and coaches polls.  Head Coach Bryan Poore returns for…

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“Gold Medal” Nike Kobe IV Protro coming next fall

Brandon King

Fifteen years after its original 2009 debut, the “Gold Medal” Kobe IV is planned to make its return next fall in Protro form. At this juncture there are no images available, but what is known is they will make use of a white, dark obsidian, varsity red and metallic gold color palette. The hopeful anticipation is that Nike doesn’t mess these up, meaning we should see a Kobe IV with metallic gold at the toe, forefoot, collar and external heel cup. The midfoot is occupied with a white side panels…

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West Virginia State Basketball picked to win MEC

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Couretsy of Bryan Shepherd, Assistant Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics For the first time in school history, the WVSU women’s basketball team has overwhelmingly been selected as the preseason favorites to win the Mountain East Conference with 8-of-10 possible first place votes. WVSU is coming off of a 2022-23 campaign that saw State win 22 games, the tied for most in school history, make a Mountain East quarterfinal appearance, and make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2004. Head Coach Charles Marshall returns for his eighth season leading…

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“Olympic” Air Jordan 6 on the way next fall

Brandon King

The “Olympic” Air Jordan initially debuted back in 2000, coinciding with the Sydney Olympics Making its last retail appearance in 2012 , the “Olympic 6 is apparently on the docket for a return in another Olympic year, 2024. At the early juncture there are no available images , but what we should see, we hope , is a sneaker that is a faithful recreations of its 2000 progenitor in that it should offer a midnight navy tumbled leather overlaid with white leather in forming the stylized “23” that is a…

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An initial look at this color of the Nike Book 1

Brandon King

This colorway of Devin Booker’s first signature shoe sports a combination canvas and leather upper adorned on the sides with tumbled leather Swooshes. On the outside of the rear pull tab reads “CHAPTER ONE” and “96” , a call back to the year of Booker’s birth, 1996. Book branding appears on the tongue, rounding at an upper that sits atop a white Cushlon 2.0 midsole , heel Zoom Air unit and a milky translucent rubber outsole. The Nike Book 1 is slated to debut next spring

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Albany State Volleyball victorious in home finale

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics In their final home game of the season, the Albany State Golden Rams volleyball team defeated the Middle Georgia State College Knights (3-0) on Tuesday evening. The Golden Rams improved to (15-12) overall while the Knights fell to (4-11) overall. In set 1, the Golden Rams stormed to a (20-10) lead and never looked back as they cruised to a (25-10) victory over the Knights. In set 2, the Knights jumped out to an (11-9) lead over the Golden Rams.  The Golden Rams battled back…

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