Author: Brandon King

Kylen Milton and Joe French combine for 49 in 86-70 win over Grambling

Brandon King

title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 86 Winner Ark.-Pine Bluff 9-11,4-3 SWAC 70 Grambling 8-12,5-2 SWAC Team 1 2 F Ark.-Pine Bluff 37  49  86 Grambling 23  47  70 GRAMBLING, LA —Kylen Milton collected 26 points and Joe French added 23 and the UAPB men’s basketball team beat the Grambling Tigers 86-70 on the road Monday. The Golden Lions had four players score in double figures, led by Milton, who had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists. French tacked on 23 points and Ismael Plethelped out with 14 points and six rebounds. The…

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UAPB defense key in win over Grambling

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title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 56 Final Jan. 29, 2024 49 Team 1 2 3 4 F Ark.-Pine Bluff 12  20  9  15  56 Grambling 11  15  12  11  49 GRAMBLING, LA – After taking down Southern in the first game of the lone matchup of the season, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team kept Grambling to just 7.7 percent from deep in a 2-for-26 shooting performance on the way to a 56-49 victory against the Tigers on the road Monday to complete the sweep of the…

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29 January 2024 NBA StatCap

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Player Spotlight – Jalen Green In their 135-119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Rockets guard Jalen Green scored 34 points, on 12/23 from the floor, including 4/10 from downtown. Green also grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. On the season Green is averaging 18.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest on .410/.321/.812 splits. Top Performers Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Luka Dončić…

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New FAMU head football coach James Colzie III introductory press conference

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Monday afternoon Florida A&M formally introduced James Colzie III as the 19th head football coach in the program’s history. After a needlessly protracted search, Colzie had the interim tag removed this weekend as the replacement for former coach Willie Simmons.

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Vanessa Bryant unveils Valentines Day themed Kobe VIII

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Earlier today on her Instagram story, Vanessa Bryant showed a never before seen color of the Kobe VIII. This iteration of the VIII Protro sports a red knit upper with deeper red embroidered hearts scattered across its landscape that gives it a Valentine’s Day feel. White shows up via the embroidered Swooshes on the sides and the Kobe logos on the tongue and rear heel. Underneath resides a red midsole and a red rubber outsole. More information on a potential release will be reported as it avails itself.

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Who Will, Who Might and Who Won’t : 29 January 2024 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Dejounte Murray SG Jan 30 Day-To-Day Jan 28: Murray (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Raptors, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. Bruno Fernando PF Jan 30 Out Jan 27: Fernando (back) won’t play in Sunday’s game versus the Raptors, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. Vit Krejci G Jan 30 Out Jan 27: Krejci (shoulder) won’t play Sunday against the Raptors,Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. De’Andre…

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28 January 2024 NBA StatCap: At least no one scored 60

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Player Spotlight- Paolo Banchero In the Orlando Magic’s 113-98 win against the Phoenix Suns, the no.1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft turned in a solid performance, helping his team secure the victory with 26 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds and was a +11. On the season, the 2022-23 ROY has averaged 22.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists on .450/.349/.700 splits. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc…

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TSU Lady Tigers come up short in OT, 71-67

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The Lady Tigers were able to force the game into overtime on a free throw from Saniah Parker with 20 seconds left in the game, however were outscored in the extra frame 11-7 as they fell to Eastern Illinois 71-67.  TSU was able to turn an early 9-4 deficit into a 16-9 advantage with 2:18 left in the quarter via a 12-0 run. A three-pointer from Ellie Buzzelle trimmed the Tiger lead to 16-14 at the close of the first quarter.  Tennessee State was able to show the way for…

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Florida A&M names James Colzie III as 19th head football coach

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After a coaching search that was filled with more twists and turns than a weekday soap opera, the FAMU coaching search has finally come to a conclusion with Interim head coach James Colzie named the 19th head coach in the program’s history. After former head coach Willie Simmons departed in early January to accept the running backs coach position on Manny Diaz’s staff at Duke, Colzie III was named interim coach. A letter that was sent out to both AD Sykes and FAMU president, Dr. Larry Robinson, by the FAMU…

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Who Will, Who Might, and Who Won’t: January 27, 2024 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Bruno Fernando PF Jan 28 Day-To-Day Jan 26: Fernando (back) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Mavericks. Vit Krejci G Jan 28 Out Jan 25: Krejci (shoulder) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against Dallas, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 28 Out Jan 25: Hunter (knee) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against Dallas. Mouhamed Gueye F Feb 10 Out Jan 18: The Hawks announced Thursday that Gueye…

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