Author: Brandon King

Incense and sepia New Balance 550 on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming and women’s-specific iteration of the New Balance 550 sports a combination suede, mesh and canvas upper with the edges of overlays fringed with light purple. New Balance branding is found on the sides, tongue and rear heel, with “550” seen on the lateral forefoot. Underneath resides a white midsole and white and lilac rubber outsole. The “Incense” New Balance 550 is planned to debut sometime over the course of the coming months at newbalance.com and select retail venues. New Balance 550 WMNS Incense/Sepia BBW550FA $120 2023

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Tennessee State drops home conference game to UT Martin 77-66

Brandon King

77  UT Martin 11-7,3-2 OVC 66 Tennessee St. 10-8,2-3 OVC Team 1 2 F UT Martin 38  39  77 Tennessee St. 29  37  66 The Tennessee State University men’s basketball came up short Thursday evening, falling 77-66 to UT Martin. Tennessee State took an early 8-0, but UT Martin answered back with 9 consecutive points to take a 9-8 lead on Jordan Sears’ fastbreak layup. TSU would briefly square things at 9 apiece on a Zion Griffin free throw. A Parker Stewart three-pointer put the Skyhawks up 12-9 and from that point…

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“Psychic Purple” Nike Dunk High is coming January 18

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Dunk HIgh will be part of a bloated line up of the classic silhouette in 2023. It sports a black leather foundational layer overlaid with that of psychic purple in the usual locations – toe , eye rows, wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Pyschic purple Swoshes adorn the lateral and medial sides ,with the hue also showing up on the laces and and the tongue label branding. Underneath resides a white midsole and psychic purple rubber outsole. The “Psychic Purple” Nike Dunk High is scheduled…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops wins second consecutive OVC game with 71-67 win over UT Martin

Brandon King

67 UT Martin 6-10,2-3 OVC 71  Tennessee St. 7-9,2-3 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F UT Martin 17  16  10  24  67 Tennessee St. 17  16  15  23  71 The Tennessee State Lady Tigers extended their OVC winning-streak to two with a 71-67 win ver UT Martin Thursday evening at the Gentry Center. The first quarter saw the Skyhawks jump out by as much as nine points at 15-6 on Anaya Brown’s layup with 3:54 remaining in the period. Tennessee State came roaring back, out scoring the Skyhawks 11-2 over the…

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An initial look at the Jordan Tatum 1

Brandon King

initial images of Boston Celtics’ forward Jayson Tatum’s maiden foray in the world of signature sneakers have emerged. Monikered the “Zoo”, this intial colourway makes use of a black, metallic gold, university gold and beach colour palette. Its mesh upper is black up front before giving way to an ornate good Jumpman-branded red and black heel, with a “JT” logo on the tongue. Underneath resides a red bordered white Formula 23 mmidsole that extends up in the foot, in part, on the lateral side and white outsole. The Jordan Tataum…

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“Valentine’s Day” Nike Air Force 1 Low coming next month

Brandon King

If there is a holiday on the calendar, you can bet Nike will figure out a way to capitialize on it ( I can see “Arbor Day” Dunks at some point on the future). As has been the case for several years, Nike is bringing forth a “Valentine’s Day Air Force 1 Low. This year’s iteration sports a sail leather upper with pink-stitched bordered red Swooshes adorning the lateral and media sides. The heart theme of this sneaker can be seen on the pink lace dubraes, depiced dangling from the…

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Making a Difference: Ja Morant gives jersey and sneakers to fan

Brandon King

Although he occasionally shoots his mouth off, Ja Morant is certainly a man of the people. When a young Grizzlies fan had an autographed basketball stolen from her by some rapscallion, the star guard stepped in to fill that void and gave her his game-worn jersey and sneakers. Much respect to Ja Morant for this.

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“Aqua” Air Jordan 5 release postponed until April 8

Brandon King

Deriving it’s visual from a Chris Paul PE from 2006, the “Aqua” Air Jordan 5 was “new” colourway of the 5 that was slated to debut in the upcoming spring season. The black nubuck of the upper is joined by aquatone, via the Jumpman branding on the reflective tongue, rear heel, and the hue also shows up backing the aforementioned tongue. Clear netting is found on the sides with aquatone making a final appearance on the taxi Jumpman-branded lace locks. Underneath resides a black midsole accented with aqua-speckled taxi “teeth”…

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CIAA Indoor Track News: Saint Augustine’s Men’s track gets it done at VCU Invitational

Brandon King

Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s Athletics Freshman Terrell Robinson continued his hot start from Winston-Salem last month with two first place finishes at the VCU Invitational. The talented freshman posted a 6.74 time in the 60m final, and a 21.90 in the 200m. Not to be outdone, fellow freshman, Kailen Perry won the 400m with a time of 49.54. Even more impressive is the Falcons had the top four finishes in this event.  The Falcons in Virginia Beach Next Up

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TSU’s Erica Haynes-Overton earns second OVC Newcomer of the Week honours

Brandon King

Title image via Aaron Quinn For the second time this season, Tennessee State guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. In matchups last week, the guard averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 steals, 1.5 assists and shot an uber-efficient 58.6% from the floor. Last week the Kansas transfer scored 30 points on 11/16 FG in the Tigers’ loss at SIUE and followed that up for with 20 points, 5 steals, and 2 assists in the come-from-behind victory over Lindenwood. On the season, Haynes-Overton averages 14.9 points…

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