Author: Brandon King

Albany State baseball to start series with Lane this afternoon

Brandon King

The Albany State baseball team will begin a three game series against the Dragons on Lance College this weekend. The Golden Rams who are 5-2 on the season will look to remain undefeated at the friendly confines of the ASU West Campus, while Lane , 0-11 have yet to win a game anywhere but are 0-9 on the road this year. The two teams last faced off 6 March 2022, with the Golden Rams soundly defeating the Dragons, 11-1. First pitch for game 1 of the three series is set…

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Alabama A&M pounds Prairie View, 13-1

Brandon King

Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics 13  AAMU 1 PVAMU Team R H E AAMU 13 12 1 PVAMU 1 6 3 W: Hall , Jackson (1-0) L: E. Breeden (1-1) NEW ORLEANS, La. __ Alabama A&M baseball got back in the win column on Friday as they defeated Prairie View A&M, 13-1, at Maestri Field on the opening day of the Andre Dawson MLB Classic. Jared Tribett (Lumberton, Miss.) drove in a game-high four runs on the day, going 2-for-3 from the plate along with scoring two runs and hitting a solo homer. Meanwhile, both Tommy Easley (Acworth, Ga.) and Mekhi…

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Tennessee State defeats UT Martin 88-82, now in tie for second place in OVC

Brandon King

88  TSU 82 UTM Team 1 2 F TSU 41  47  88 UTM 33  49  82 Tennessee State picked up another conference win, handing UT Martin only their second home defeat of season, 88-82 Thursday night. UT Martin got out early, jumping on TSU 14-6 but Tennessee State responded with a 10-0 run to tie the game at 14 apiece and took their first lead of the night at 16-14 on a putback dunk from Adong Makuoi.  Tennessee State would remain out front for the rest of the half, using a…

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Donovan Mitchell gift Grambling Basketball special edition kicks

Brandon King

Donovan Mitchell recently the Grambling State basketball team with a gift. The Tigers were in Salt Lake City playing the Jaguars of Southern University for the HBCU Classic and before the game the Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard surprised Grambling with school-specific editions of his Adidas D.O.N. Issue 4 sneakers. @timmycobbsfitness_tv Donovan Mitchell hooked Grambling up with some new shoes ahead of the #NBAHBCUClassic presented by AT&T! Coach Donte Jackson of Grambling State returns the favor with a gift as well #nba #AllStarWeekend #donovanmitchell #adidas #gramblingstateuniversity #hbcu #spidamitchell ♬ original sound…

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Adidas and Grambling agree to 5-year extension

Brandon King

Tuesday Adidas announced the extension of their partnership with Grambling State University. The 5-year extentsion renews on July 1 and includes the following initiatives : Grambling and Adidas began their partnership back in 2018, which made the company Grambling’s official provider of footwear, apparel and accessories.

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“Baroque Brown” Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Low coming this holiday season

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Force 1 Low is the latest chapter of the ongoing relationship between Nike and brand of hypebeast, Supreme. At this juncture no images have emerged but what is known it makes use of a monochromatic baroque brown color palette. Predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a tonal brown upper with a Supreme logo potentially appearing on the lateral heel and likely the insoles. The “Baroque Brown” Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Low is planned to debut during the upcoming holiday season; they will carry a 118…

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Top High School Basketballer Kiyomi McMiller makes history with Jordan Brand NIL Deal

Brandon King

Kiyomi McMiller has made history as the first high schooler to same a NIL deal with Jordan Brand. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kiyomi McMiller (@kiyomi_mcmiller32) McMiller, 5-7 point guard out of Burlington , New Jersey is the sixth-ranked overall player in the 2024 HoopGurlz Super 60, averaged 27.1 points per game as a sophomore. The blue-chip prospect credits her family for her success: “I’m inspired by both of my parents. I get my creativity from my dad and my grandmother, which carries over to my…

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Tennessee State’s JJ Holloman drafted by New Jersey Generals

Brandon King

The USFL held its draft yesterday and the recently resurrected league has shown it has no issue drafting HBCU talent. JJ Holloman was one of several HBCU products to have his name called on draft day, with the Tennessee State wideout taken by the New Jersey Generals in the third round, The FIU and Georgia transfer appeared in 11 games this season for Tennessee State, pulling in 33 receptions for 353 yards and a touchdown.

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Brandon King

The Reebok Blast was originally introduced back in 1996 as part of the Mobius Collection, a group of high performance footwear that share a common design theme of continuous motion. Twenty-seven years later the Blast is planned to make its third retail run, the sneaker was last released in 2014. The Blast with its unique and well-executed aesthetic that has aged very well, is planned to release March 3 at select retail establishments and Reebok.com. They will carry a 150 USD sticker price. Reebok The Blast Core Black/Footwear White-Vector Red…

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“Monarch” Nike Dunk High: Official Images

Brandon King

The summer of 2023 will see the debut of the “Monarch” a new colorway of the classic Dunk High. It sports a sail leather foundational layer overlaid with Monarch canvas at the toe, eye row, wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Monarch leather Swooshes adorn the leather and medial sides with sail “NIKE”branding present on the tongue labels and insoles. Underneath resides a sail midsole and monarch rubber outsole. The “Monarch” Nike Dunk High is anticipated to releases sometime over the course of the coming months at nike.com and…

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