Author: Brandon King

“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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Coppin State baseball completes sweep over Saint Peter’s

Brandon King

Courtesy of Steven Kramer, Coppin State Athletics 8 SPU 16  CSU Team R H E SPU 8 8 0 CSU 16 15 1 W: Thompson, Clay (1-0) L: Coombes,Christian (0-1) HANOVER, Md. – Coppin State’s baseball completed a three-game series-opening sweep with a 16-8 victory over Saint Peter’s on Sunday afternoon at Joe Cannon Stadium. The Eagles are now 3-0 for the first time in their history while the Peacocks fall to 0-3. CSU hit .393 for the series, outscoring Saint Peter’s, 42-19, with 42 base hits and ten stolen bases. Sixteen of Coppin’s 42…

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Jr. Clay goes off for 40, leads TSU past SIUE, 100-85

Brandon King

85 SIUE 17-12,8-8 OVC 100  Tennessee St. 17-12,9-7 OVC Team 1 2 F SIUE 37  48  85 Tennessee St. 57  43  100 Jr. Clay exploded for 40 points in a virtuoso performance as Tennessee State defeated Southern Illinois Edwardsville, 100-85. The grad transfer connected on 8 of his 9 field goal attempts, including 3 of his four attempts from downtown in scoring 26 points in the first half. However TSU as a team was locked in offensively, shooting 63.3% ( 19-30) from the floor and 54.5% ( 6-11) from three. This hot…

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Savannah State defeats Albany State, 58-54

Brandon King

Savannah State shot better than Albany State from field, (48.0 % to 35.6%), from three, (57.1% to 15.4%) in defeating the Golden Rams 58-54 Saturday afternoon. Albany State got off to a horrendous start; the Golden Rams’ first six possessions ended with 4 turnovers and 2 missed shots. They did not score their first points until Kayla Milner knocked down a three-pointer at the 6:56 mark of the period. Fortunately for Albany State, Savannah State was unable to capitalise , as they themselves had ball security issues, turning the ball…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thieves breach Nike Distribution Center in the middle of the day

Brandon King

For a long time this column has displayed loud and clear the depths that people will sink to for a pair of shoes. Once again the spotlight is on Memphis, Tennessee for all the wrong reasons. Memphis is a shipping hub for many companies; Federal Express is headquartered in the city and NIke has their distribution center located there as well. With it masses receives and stores of sneakers and other Nike products ,the distribution center is seen to sneaker thieves the same way Fort Knox (when it had gold)…

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Check out these latest images of the 2023 “Thunder” Air Jordan 4

Brandon King

The “Thunder” Air Jordan 4 is finally making its retail return in 2023 after being in cold storage since its last retail run in 2012. Like its forbears, the 2023 iteration will sport a black nubuck upper with tour yellow showing up on end of the lace tabs and “wings” , underneath the netting, backing the tongue as well as on the “Flight” branding on the tongue. White is present on the Jumpman logos on the tongue and rear heel, respectively. Underneath resides a tour yellow midsole and a black…

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Albany State Baseball to open SIAC play against Tuskegee

Brandon King

The Albany State baseball team (1-2) will open conference play against the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University (1-5) in a three-game set on February 18-19 at the ASU West Campus. Saturday will feature a doubleheader, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:00 PM EST, The two schools last met March 27, 2022 with Albany State claiming a 20-12 victory. To view the Live Stream, click on the following link:https://team1sports.com/asugoldenrams/ For Live Stats, click on the following link:http://www.asugoldenrams.com/sidearmstats/baseball  

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Albany State baseball defeated by Valdosta State

Brandon King

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After scoring 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning, the Albany State Golden Rams lost (7-5) to the Valdosta State Blazers on Wednesday evening in Valdosta, Georgia.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (1-2) on the season while the Blazers improved to (5-2). In the 1st inning, the Golden Rams scored when Lavoisier Fisher doubled down the right field line to score Zane Ross.  Austin Robertssingled to right field to score Nate Lloyd and Lavoisier Fisher.  Hill Corley scored when Chase Karn singled to center field to give the Golden…

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“Red Satin” Nike Air Max 97 coming this spring

Brandon King

This Nike Air Max 97 is part of Nike’s spring 2023 release plans. It sports a red upper consisting of a satin foundational layer overlaid with red and white leather. Embroidered white Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides and on the tongue. Black shows up on the tongue, inner, and “air max”-branded rear pull tab. Underneath resides a white midsole, a minimally obscured full-length Air Max unit and black rubber outsole . The “Red Satin” Nike Air Max 97 is anticipated to debut sometime over the course of the…

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“Lakers Home” Adidas Crazy 1 returning All-Star Weekend

Brandon King

Known as THEKOBE in its previous life, the “All-Star” Adidas Crazy 1 is set to make its return. It sports a white molded upper with bold gold and collegiate purple showing up as complimentary hues, bringing a Lakers flavor to this sneaker’s aesthetic. Underneath resides a white Torsion-equipped midsole and a bold gold and collegiate purple-accented rubber outsole. The “All-Star”Adidas Crazy 1 is set to begin its second retail run February 18 at adidas.com and select retail venues; they will carry a 150 USD sticker price. Adidas Crazy 1 Cloud…

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