Author: Brandon King

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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Albany State to take part in “ATL Has Something to Say HBCU All-Stars Challenge”

Brandon King

This weekend will see the debut of the inaugural ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge. The event will be held at Morehouse College, it will feature SIAC and CIAA teams squaring off as well as Atlanta public high schools taking each other on. The Challenge tips off with four games, starting at 1pm EST and Saturday, action tips off at 10 AM EST with Atlanta Public School play . The SIAC v CIAA action tips off at 12 pm, with Virginia Union facing LeMoyne-Owen. SIAC versus CIAA basketball games…

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Casey Johnson of Delaware State garners ECAC equestrian honour

Brandon King

Delaware State’s Casey Johnson was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Rider of the Week. In the match against UC Davis on November 12, Johnson posted a score of 76.5 , earning the senior out of Rose Hill, NC the Most Outstanding Performer honours in helping to lead to Delaware State’s victory in the conference matchup.

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Nike: Just Full of It

Brandon King

As with Kanye West several weeks earlier, Kyrie Irving has also drawn the ire of the Jewish Community. Irving’s posting of link to the movie, Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, was deemed antisemetic and within short order the Brooklyn Nets laid a suspension on him and then doubled down with a series of requirements that the All-Star and NBA Champion would have to fulfill before he would be reinstated. Nike decided they wanted to get in on the public flogging of Kyrie , issuing a statement admonishing Irving…

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Tennessee State’s Gia Adams earns OVC Player of the Week Honours

Brandon King

The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Tennessee State sophomore guard Gia Adams was named its Player of the Week. In two games last week, against Fisk and Kansas City, the Jersey Village product averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in helping the Lady Tigers to a 1-1 record. This award is nothing new for Adams, as she garnered the honor three times last season. Up next for Adams and the Tigers is a trip to Chattanooga for a meeting with the Moccasins of UT Chattanooga. Tip off time…

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Albany State’s Stephan Pierre selected to 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl

Brandon King

Since its inception in 2022,the HBCU Legacy, which is presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason contest that displays top-tier NFL draft eligible HBCU football talent. Consisting of more than the game, it is rather a week-long celebration that not only gives these talented players national exposure , but that of black culture an pieas well. We are proud to announce that Albany State University LB STEPHAN PIERRE has been selected for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl! ✊🏿https://t.co/jGmWVZCpFr pic.twitter.com/RyKLiyAobo — HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) November…

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Tennessee State Basketball gets 87-76 win over Alabama A&M

Brandon King

76 Alabama A&M 0-2,0-0 SWAC 87  Tennessee St. 3-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Alabama A&M 35  41  76 Tennessee St. 47  40  87 Tennessee State moed to 3-0 on the young season , as they completed their opening three-game homestead with a 87-76 victory over Alabama A&M. With leading scorer Jr. Clay, saddled with foul trouble and with his shooting stroke a bit off the mark, the TSU bench picked up the slack with 34 points, 20 of which came from Christian Brown who made his season debut. Although the first…

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An initial look at the ‘White” A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

This collaborative Air Jordan 12, which will come in women’s sizing, will debut in a white-based as well as a black-based aesthetic. Each colourway will sport burgundy crush mudguards and other detailing. Other features will include waxed laces, co-branded insoles and A Ma Maniére hangtags. Both colouways of the A Ma Maniérex Air Jordan 12 will debut in 2023 at amamaniere.com and other select retail venues; they will carry a 225 USD sticker price. A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 12 Black/Black-Burgundy Crush DV6989-001 $225 2023 A Ma Maniére x…

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Langston’s Hailey Jordan named SAC Player of the Week

Brandon King

Langston University forward Hailey Jordan was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week. In the course of helping the Lions to an undefeated 3-0 week, which consisted of wins over Avila University, Wiley College and Harris-Stowe, Jordan averaged 20.7 points and 10.0 rebounds on a very efficient 57% from the floor and 80% from the foul line. Her best stat line of the past week was a beastly 29 points and 14 rebounds she put up against in their road matchup against Avila University. On the season, the…

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Albany State blown out by University of West Alabama, 87-56

Brandon King

The Albany State University Men’s Basketball team has continued to stumbled out of the blocks of the 2022-23 season with a 87-56 throttling at the hands of the University of West Alabama. ASU lead this game for all of 2 minutes and 36 seconds before West Alabama tied the game at 4 on the second of a pair of free throws by Kuran Garner. Albany State would tie the game at 6 on a layup from Jovian Johnson with 16:37 left in the first half and that is the closest…

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