Author: Brandon King

Tennessee State comes up short against no.12 Eastern Washington, 36-29

Brandon King

29 TSU 36 EWU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 19 0 0 10 29 EWUz 15 14 0 7 The Tennessee State football team put up a valiant effort, which was derailed by miscues, but ultimately came up short in the waning minutes against Eastern Washington in the first meeting of the two schools, 36-29. It was fireworks in the first quarter, with 29 points scored between the two teams. Tennessee State got things going right away, scoring on their first play from scrimmage via a 47-yard run…

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An initial look at the ”Violet Rush”

Brandon King

Lebron James was clearly not a fan of the Lebron XIX, having already worn the Lebron XX move this offseason than the handful of times he took the XIX to the court during the NBA season. Images of a second colourway of the XX have come to light. Nicknamed ”Violet Frost” , this LeBron XX sports a violet rush knit upper with dual-displayed Swooshes on the lateral side. Orande is seen at the eye rows , with ”XX” dubraes seen at the bottomlg the lacing system. Other XX brandings are…

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This Air Jordan 1 Mid is coming this fall

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 Mid sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with noble green collar.en leather at the the toe, eye row and wrapping the heel. The same noble green is present at the collar, where it is overlaid with midnight navy that is home for the Wings logo. Midnight navy Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the same hue also shows up on the Jumpman present on tongue. Underneath resides a white midsole and a navy rubber outsole. The “Noble Green” Air Jordan 1 Mid…

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Jayson Tatum signature sneaker coming in 2023

Brandon King

For the past couple of seasons Jayson Tatum has been the banner-carrier for the flagship Air Jordan game shoe, most notably, the Air Jordan XXXIV, XXXV and this past season, the XXXVI. With Tatum on the path to superstardom ,Jordan Brand has decided to give him his own shoe, called the Jordan Tatum 1. At this early juncture there are no images of the Tatum 1 but initial reports are there will be three inspired launch colourways – “St. Louis”, ”Zoo” and ”Pink Lemonade”. The sneaker will includes allusions to…

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Denver Nuggets-inspired Reebok Question Mid on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming Reebok Question Mid is a call back to AI’s time with the Denver Nuggets. It sports a white leather foundational layer with mesh tongues of the same hue and overlaid with a fluid blue toe cap. The same blue also shows up in a complimentary role via the vector symbols on the sides, tongue, lace loops and underlay at the rear heel, with toxic yellow showing up on the Question logo on the aforementioned heel underlay. Underneath resides a white midsole and a ”3” and Reebok-branded fluid blue…

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Signature sneaker for Ja Morant coming in 2023

Brandon King

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies is set to have his name added to the roster of signature Nike signature athletes. While no images are available at this juncture, there is information of three initial colourways- “Phantom/Action Green-Action Grape-White-Laser Orange-University Blue” , ”Cobalt Bliss/Citron Tint-Hot Punch-Medium Soft Pink-Diffused Blue” and ”Game Royal/Black-University Red-Photo Blue-Bright Crimson-Vivid Orange”. Each colorway will reportedly feature Ja-specific branding and personal elements. The Nike Ja 1 is expected to debut next summer at nike.com and select retail venues. They will carry a 110 USD sticker price.…

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Preview and Prediction: Tennessee State v No.12 Eastern Washington

Brandon King

The Tennessee State University Football team kicks off the 2022 season with a trip to Cheney, Washington for a stiff test against no, 12 ranked Eastern Washington, in the two schools first-ever matchup. Tennessee State will van out a lot of new faces on defence, which may not be a bad thing, as they only have three starters returning from a defensive unit that allowed 26.91 poy last season, good for 4th in the OVC and 5th in the conference in total defence, allowing 364.7 yards per game. Depth on…

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This Nike Air More Uptempo is on the way

Brandon King

We here at sneakershoptalk have been outspoken critics of anytime a brand runs a shoe to retail far too often. Often times these colouways are derivative and/or badly executed. Occasionally in the deluge of such sneakers, there will be a scant few that are pulled off well , and such is the case with this upcoming Air More Uptempo. It sports a perforated sail leather upper with the silhouette’s signature “AIR” overlays, which in this case are black-bordered and feature a basketball colour and texture. A sail Swoosh is present…

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“Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG coming October 27

Brandon King

The ” Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High OG is a women’s-exclusive iteration of the silhouette that apparently is also the latest addition to the “Shatteted Backboard” series. Its white leather base is overlaid with that of statfish at the starfish toe, eyerow and wrapping the heel. Starfish Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with cacao present at the collar underneath a starfish overlay that is home to the Wings logo. Below is home to a sail midsole and a starfish rubber outsole. The ” Starfish” Air Jordan 1 High…

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An initial look at the “Tennessee State” Nike Dunk Low

Brandon King

Following Clark-Atlanta and North Carolina A&T before it, the mighty Tennessee State University is the latest HBCU to get a themed Dunk Low. This Dunk Low is outfitted on red, black and blue leather across its upper with white Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. On the tongue appears the University’s logo, while on the rear heel ”1912” is embroidered, a reference to TSU’s founding on June 19, 1912. Tiger-striped laces and insoles, with later featuring ”Tiger Pride” are also seen, while behind the tongue features TSU motto, “Think.…

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