Day: December 8, 2023

North Carolina Central women’s hoops faces Jacksonville Saturday

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title image via Kevin L. Dorsey The North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team will play Jacksonville University for the first time in program history when the Eagles make the trip to Florida to play the Dolphins on Monday at 6:30 p.m. GAME NOTES: NCCU vs. Jacksonville (PDF) GAME INFO Monday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m.NC Central at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Fla. (Swisher Gymnasium)WATCH (ESPN+); LIVE STATS; TICKETS NCCU BENCH The Eagles are still searching for their first road win of the season after slipping to Campbell University, 74-61, on Tuesday. NC Central (3-5 Overall) will be playing its fourth consecutive road game…

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Mississippi Valley State has 7th highest GSR in the SWAC

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title images via Mississippi Valley State Athletics Courtesy of MVSU Athletics The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data was announced on Wednesday by NCAA. The announcement showed that Mississippi Valley State overall GSR was 74 percent, the seventh highest among the Southwestern Atlantic Conference (SWAC). MVSU had one team record a perfect GSR of 100 percent (Men’s Tennis) and four teams with a GSR over 80 percent (Men’s Tennis, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, and Softball). Today’s figures reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who enrolled at MVSU from 2013-16. The NCAA…

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”Black/ White” Air Jordan 1 High OG coming February 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Air Jordan 1 High OG feeds on the most recent craze of black and white colored kicks. It sports a largely black upper underlaid with white leather at toe box and also overlaid with the same material that wraps the heel. White Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, while atop the black nylon tongue, white “NIKE AIR” branding can be seen. A black Wings logo has it home on the lateral ankle, completing an upper that resides atop a white midsole and black rubber…

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”Chlorophyll” Nike Air Max 1 coming next spring

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Max 1 sports a summit white canvas foundational layer , overlaid with white leather at the radar heel black rand. White leather Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with chlorophyll showing up on the on the tongue and uppermost eyelets, while black “NIKE AIR” branding is seen on the tongue. Underneath resides a black midsole that houses visible Air Max cushioning as well as a matching rubber outsole. When it debuts next spring, the “Chlorophyll” Nike Air Max 1 will carry a $150 USD sticker…

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Alcorn Women’s Hoops travels to get it on with North Texas on Saturday

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title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn Sports Alcorn State University women’s basketball heads to Denton, Texas for a weekend match up with the University of North Texas on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.     The last time these two teams met up was on Nov. 11, 2019 and Alcorn was defeated 67-31. However, ASU has several weapons to put up a fight in UNT Coliseum or the “Super Pit”.      The Lady Braves enter the game riding a 78-45 win over Arkansas Baptist University. In their last outing, Alcorn was…

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Jackson State hoops to face top-3 rated Houston Saturday

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Title image via Ian Penny Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Houston, Texas – The Jackson State men’s basketball road warriors will travel to H-Town to face one of the best teams in the country, the No. 3/2 Houston Cougars, on Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.   The Tigers (2-6) are coming off a 75-71 road win at Arkansas State. Ken Evans Jr. scored 32 points and added five rebounds and two steals to lead the Tigers. Jordan O’Neal helped out with four points, seven rebounds, and five…

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