Author: Brandon King

Jackson State releases statement on Southern Heritage Classic

Brandon King

The Southern Heritage Classic, as we have largely known it, will exist for at least one more season. Jackson State releases a statement regarding the 2022 Southern Heritage Classic: Last week, confidential legal correspondence between Jackson State University and Summitt Management Corporation was leaked, which did not reflect the ongoing communication between the parties. We understand how football fans plan to attend games months in advance, and it was never our intent to abruptly cancel participation during the 2022 season. The 2022 Southern Heritage Classic game between JSU and Tennessee…

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February 10, 2022 NBA StatCap

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top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Luka DončićDAL vs. LAC 51 9 6   7-14 3-pt Gary Trent Jr.TOR @ HOU 42 1 4   5 stl  Jimmy ButlerMIA @ NOP 29 8 3   11-11 ft Bam AdebayoMIA @ NOP 29 10 1   3 stl  Chris PaulPHO vs. MIL 17 7 19   2 stl  K. PorterHOU vs. TOR 30 3 8   6-9 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. NYK 35 2 10 Deandre AytonPHO vs. MIL 27 7 1   12-14 fg Julius RandleNYK @ GSW 28 16 7 Kyrie IrvingBRK @ WAS 31…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Idaho men in custody over sneaker robbery

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Sneaker lunacy has come to Idaho. Two Canyon County, Idaho men were arrested for robbing a sneaker seller of his merchandise. According to the 17-year old victim , he made arrangements to sell four pairs of sneakers at a community park near Maple Road and Desert Avenue. Upon arrival at the predetermined location, the seller placed the boxes on the ground and awaited his buyer. Shortly thereafter a car pulled up and two males, Danny Borges Santiago, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho and Ismael A. Aceves, 20, of Nampa, Idaho, emerged…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Lenox Square shopper robbed at gunpoint

Brandon King

The latest edition of Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers takes us to Atlanta, GA, where a Lenox Square Mall shopper found himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Acccording to a police report from Atlanta PD, the customer purchased a pair of Air Jordans at the Nike store located at the front entrance of the mall. As he made his way back to his vehicle, two males in a red Chevy Camaro pulled up on him. One of the males got out the car pulled out a semi-automatic…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Thieves steal $18,000 worth of sneakers

Brandon King

Police in Ocala, Florida are on the lookout for three thieves who are accused stealing approximately $18,000 worth of footwear from a store in the city’s Paddock Mall. Investigators state the theft occured on January 27 when the three thieves used ladders to ascend to the roof and then cut a hole in the ceiling above the store to gain access. “While inside, the thieves stole multiple exclusive brand-name sneakers at a total value of $18,000. Some of the shoes stolen were Air Jordan Retro 5 and 6, Nike Dunk,…

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Who will, Who might, Who ain’t : February 10, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Feb 8 Day-To-Day Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT P.J. Dozier SG Jan 19 Out Dozier (knee), along with Bol Bol (foot) was traded from the Nuggets to the Celtics in a three-team deal that resulted in the Nuggets acquiring Bryn Forbes and the Spurs acquiring Juancho Hernangomez and a second-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bol Bol C Jan 19 Out Bol, along with PJ Dozier, was traded from the Nuggets to the Celtics in a three-team…

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February 9, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got it Done DeMar Derozan scored 36 points and 13/19 FG to help the Chicago Bulls to aa 121-109 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. It was DeRozan’s fourth consecutive game of dropping 30 or more points. On the season DeRozan is averaging 27.4 points 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists. Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Harrison BarnesSAC vs. MIN 30 8 3   10-10 ft Pascal SiakamTOR @ OKC 27 16 5   13-17 fg LaMelo BallCHO vs. CHI 33 9 5   5-10 3-pt DeMar DeRozanCHI @ CHO 36 5…

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All-Black New Balance 550 on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming all-black version of the New Balance 550 sports a tonal combination leather and mesh black upper. The only bit of visual variety is via the dark grey “NB” branding on the heel, ”550” on the lateral forefoot and the grey and silver logo on the tongue. The aforementioned upper sits above a dark grey midsole and black rubber outsole. The release New Balance version of the black Air Force one future shoe of choice of fast food and restaurant workers is expected to be imminent at newbalance.com and…

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An intial look at the ”Denim” Air Jordan I High OG

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This upcoming Air Jordan I High OG will be a women’s colourway. What can be gleaned from the initial image is an Air Jordan i that sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with blue denim at the toe, eyerow and appearing to wrapping the ankle and heel. Denim Swooshes adorn the lateral, and likely the medial, side , with a Wings logo on the lateral ankle. Underneath resides what looks like what could be a sail midsole, but that appearance could be due the lighting, and grey rubber outsole.…

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NBA fans thinks trades are easy

Brandon King

NBA fans always want their teams to get better and front offices, at least the competently run ones, are always in search of ways to improve the rosters of their ball clubs. Over the past decade-plus, free agency has become the most immediate way for a franchise to elevate themselves to the upper echelons of contending teams. The other way is via player swaps, also known as trades. We have seen over the course of the history of the NBA that the right trades have altered the course of players,…

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