Author: Brandon King

Sixteen former FAMU tennis players named to MEAC all-time teams

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: Sixteen former Florida A&M University (FAMU) men’s and women’s tennis student-athletes were recently named to the all-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 50th anniversary tennis teams.  Rochelle “Nikki” Houston, Rachel Harden, Donna Millington, Asia Muhammed and Rachel Pye were named to the women’s team.  Houston, who is the director of Tennis of the Rattler program, said it was truly special to be recognized as one of the best in conference history.  “I am truly honored to be on this list,” said Houston, who was a two-time…

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June 22, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Reddish SF Jun 19 Out Reddish (Achilles) is out for Sunday’s Game 7 against the 76ers, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 15 Out Hunter (knee) underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery before the start of training camp, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to a minor respiratory condition that…

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NBA 2021Draft Lottery Odds

Brandon King

The hope that fuels every NBA offseason will commence with Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery. The new anti-tanking rules mean that at most, a team has only a 14% chance of snagging the number 1 pick. Probabilities of getting the #1 overall pick in tonight’s lottery Team. #1 Odds Percentage HOU 14.0 DET 14.0 ORL 14.0 OKC 12.5 CLE 10.5 MIN 9.0 TOR 7.5 CHI 6.0 SAC 4.5 NOP 3.0 CHO 2.0 SAS 1.5 IND 1.0 GSW 0.5 Other pick possibilities to track: Houston Rockets: If pick falls outside top…

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June 22, 2021 NBA Playoff Schedule

Brandon King

Today’s Playoff Docket all times EST Los Angeles Clippers  (47-25) Phoenix Suns  (51-21) 9:00p – ESPN Series Snapshots Western Conference FinalsPhoenix vs. LA Clippers Phoenix leads Best-of-7 series 1 games to 0Next game: Tuesday, June 22, 9:00PM @PHO Eastern Conference FinalsAtlanta vs. Milwaukee Teams tied in Best-of-7 series  games to Next game: Wednesday, June 23, 8:30PM @MIL

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“Cardinal” Air Jordan 3 coming January 2022

Brandon King

Although I don’t want to prematurely knock this shoe, it illuminates a major issue with Jordan Brand. As was touched on in our article on the “Royalty” Air Jordan 12, Jordan Brand he’s well aware of the sneakers in specific colorways that their consumer/fan base wants. However instead of taking the wide open slam dunk this Brand will either release a shoe that is similar enough to cause mild to severe annoyance or go in a completely different and a necessary direction. Such is the case with this particular Air…

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Olympiacos and Panthanaikos targeting Kostas Antetokounmpo

Brandon King

From Barbarousis of eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens have inquired about big man Kostas Antetokounmpo according to Eurohoops sources. Antetokounmpo, 23, is becoming a free agent after spending the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s now occupied with the Greek national team ahead of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament of Canada and will then evaluate the offers he has in order to decide on his future. He had 14 points with Greece in a friendly win over Puerto Rico Saturday (20/6). In 2020-21 Antetokounmpo played 3.7 minutes over 15 NBA…

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June 20, 2021 WNBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Erica WheelerLAS vs. NYL 20 6 10   3 stl Rebecca AllenNYL vs. LAS 19 6 3   3 stl , 3 blk Sami WhitcombNYL vs. LAS 17 9 3 Brittney SykesLAS vs. NYL 10 4 0   7 stl Kylee ShookNYL vs. LAS 11 7 2   2 stl Yesterday’s Scores New York Liberty (7-6)  76 Los Angeles Sparks (5-7)  73 PTS E.Wheeler-LAS – 20   TRB S.Whitcomb-NYL – 9   Today’s On Court Docket No games scheduled today League Standings Western Conference W L W/L% GB Seattle Storm 12…

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Supreme court rules against NCAA in athlete compensation dispute

Brandon King

Monday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously (9-0) against the NCAA in a dispute over limitations on types of compensation that athlete-student can receive. The Justice Neil Gorsuch penned decision will pave the way for athletes to finally being able to partake in the mountains of cash they generate for everyone else.

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June 20, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap: Devin Booker with triple double, Hawks heading to conference finals

Brandon King

Who Got It Done The ascension of Devin Booker continues to happen right before our eyes as he post a 40-point triple double Kevin Huerter 27 points was key in the Hawks’ game 7 win in Philadelphia Paul George dropped 34 in losing effort against Suns pt rb ast Devin BookerPHO vs. LAC 40 13 11   Triple-double Paul GeorgeLAC @ PHO 34 4 5   2 stl Kevin HuerterATL @ PHI 27 7 3 Deandre AytonPHO vs. LAC 20 9 2 Joel EmbiidPHI vs. ATL 31 11 3 John CollinsATL @…

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New images of the “Aluminium” Nike Dunk High

Brandon King

It seems the Nike Dunk may be giving the Air Jordan 1 a serious run for its money as the umbrella’s most overdone silhouette. The year 2021 is bursting at the seams with Dunk releases and this women’s colourway will be the latest addition to that already bloated lineup. It sports white leather foundational layer overlaid with aluminium at the toe, eyerows, heel and at the lateral and medial Swooshes. Aluminium also shows up at the inner and the tongue label, which features white branding. Below the aforementioned upper resides…

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