Author: Brandon King

Olivo’s field goal lifts NC Central to victory in closing seconds

Brandon King

image via North Carolina Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 22  NCCU 20 TTU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NCCU 10 3 0 9 22 TTU 0 7 7 6 20 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – North Carolina Central University junior Adrian Olivo kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired to secure a 22-20 come-from-behind road victory for the No. 25 Eagles over Tennessee Tech University on Saturday inside Tucker Stadium. Olivo’s heroic kick, his third field goal of the day, capped a 12-play, 53-yard game-winning drive after Tennessee Tech…

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Takeaways power Tennessee State to 22-14 season-ending win over Texas A&M Commerce

Brandon King

22  TSU 14 AMC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 12 3 0 22 AMC 7 0 7 0 14 Although the 2022 campaign did not turn out as they hoped, coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers were able to close the season out on a positive note with a 22-14 over the Lions of Texas A&M Commerce. Translating defense into offense was the theme of the afternoon, with the unit forcing 3 turnovers, which were turned into 16 points. The Tennessee State offense was unremarkable…

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Check out these new images of the “FAMU” LeBron XX

Brandon King

Friday we reported on images of an, up until that point, never before seen pair of FAMU-specific LeBron XX that surfaced via the twitter account of Rattlers head coach, Willie Simmons in a since-deleted tweet. Shortly after that tweet was deleted , the FAMU Athletics Instagram account posted clear beauty shots of the aforementioned kicks. This latest set of images allows for a better look at the upper , which features a snake scale aesthetic. The same serpent-inspired pattern is seen on the Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.The…

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FAMU Football head coach Willie Simmons shows off LeBron XX PEs

Brandon King

With the recent deals inked by Florida A7M and Howard, with Nike and Jordan Brand, respectively no longer will jaw-dropping PE’s be the exclusive domain of places such as Oregon and UNC. Since embarking on their six-year partnership with Nike in 2021, Florida A&M has already had its share of saliva-inducing exclusive footwear, with several editions of the LeBron XVIII, XIX and XX. Head football coach Willie Simmons took to twitter ( in a now-deleted tweet) to show off the latest iteration of FAMU-specific Lebrons. They sport a sail-colored upper…

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Enes Kanter, where are you?

Brandon King

To basketball fans, the gentlemen pictured in the title image should be quite familiar. As you may recall NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom had a lot over the past couple of years, going on national television to daftly finger-wag at Lebron James as he laid responsibility at the feet of the NBA Superstar for the skepticism of and reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccination.  Freedom was also critical of Lebron and Nike for the, according to him, their complicity via their silence over the plight of the whygars in China.…

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Turnovers and brick-laying sinks TSU against Salukis

Brandon King

The Tennessee State men’s basketball team tasted defeat for the first time this season, falling on the road 57-44 to Southern Illinois on Thursday evening. Tennessee State brought their chops on the defensive side of the ball, holding SIU to 38% from the field and a frigid 14% from downtown , but turnovers and their own misfires from the field proved to be the Tigers’ undoing, as they had 17 turnovers. The Tigers left their shooting eye in Nashville, connecting on just 28.3% of their field goal attempts, 21.1% from…

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Tennessee State looks to end season on winning note

Brandon King

Saturday Eddie George and the Tigers of Tennessee State University seek to end this uneven season with a win when they face Texas A&M Commerce. The Lions come in to the matchup coming off a tough 12-10 loss in a defensive struggle against Nichols State. Commerce scored 10 points in the first quarter and was shut out the rest of the game. The Lions defense only gave up 10 points, which came in the second and third quarters respectively, but it was ultimately a safety that came from a sack…

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Texas Southern women’s hoops falls to UTEP, 80-65

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Courtesy of Chad Hensley / Special to TSUSPORTS.com 65 TSU 80  UTEP Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 12  17  13  23  65 UTEP 19  27  18  16  80 EL PASO, Texas – Micah Gray’s career-best 26 points were not enough as the Texas Southern University women’s basketball team dropped an 85-60 decision at the University of Texas at El Paso on Tuesday night. TSU (0-4) will undoubtedly go through some growing pains in the non-conference schedule as they find their identity on the court with so many freshmen, sophomores…

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Albany State women’s hoops look to keep winning streak alive

Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team will look to keep their winning ways going when they play host to Columbus State Saturday. After dropping their season opener 63-52 to Elizabeth City State, the Rams have won two straight, defeating Johnson C, Smith 74-71 and a surprising 68-60 win over Tuskegee. Senior Kashay Hankerson leads the team in scoring with 15.0 ppg. Juanisha Black is the squad’s other double figure scorer, putting up 13.3 points per game. Their Peach Belt Conference opponent, Columbus State, enters the matchup sporting an identical 2-1…

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