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Delaware State v Delaware Football game to air on ESPN2

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Delaware-Delaware State football game scheduled for Saturday, April 10 at the Hornets’ Alumni Stadium, will now be televised live on ESPN2. Kickoff remains scheduled for 6 p.m. The game was originally to be shown live on ESPN3 and via tape delay on ESPNU. About the Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceThe Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State…

LaMarcus Aldridge signs with Brooklyn Nets

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Brandon King

The NBA wealth get even wealthier. Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge , who was recently bought out by the San Antonio Spurs, will reportedly sign a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge had posted numbers 13.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in the 45 appearances he made for the Spurs this season. The Nets may not yet still not be done bolstering their roster, as Wojnarowski adds they have a remaining roster spot they can fill in the buyout market.

March 27 NBA Injury Report

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF Mar 23 Day-To-Day Gallinari (knee) is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Sacramento, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Kris Dunn PG Mar 21 Out Dunn (ankle) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Clippers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Cam Reddish SF Mar 15 Out Reddish was given a projected recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent a non-surgical procedure last week on his right Achilles’ tendon, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE…

49ers make deal with Dolphins to acquire 2021 no.3 overall pick

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Brandon King

The San Francisco 49ers have made the first splash of the NFL draft season with a move to the acquire the Miami Dolphins’ third overall pick. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, San Francisco is sending two 2021 picks, which includes their no.12 overall selection and the 102 pick , as well as first round picks in 2022 and 2023.

March 25, 2021 NBA Recap

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Brandon King

It was quite busy in the Association leading up to Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline. Here are the deadline day moves: In a three-team trade:The Philadelphia 76ers acquire George Hill and Ignas Brazdeikis.The Oklahoma City Thunder acquire Tony Bradley, Austin Rivers, and Philadelphia’s 2nd-round picks in 2025 and 2026.The New York Knicks acquire Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier, draft rights to Emir Preldzic, Philadelphia’s 2021 2nd-round pick and Miami’s (via Philadelphia) 2024 2nd-round pick. The Orlando Magic trade Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Orlando Magic for Wendell Carter, Otto Porter,…

New Orleans Pelicans trade J.J. Redick to the Dallas Mavericks

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Brandon King

The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade guard J.J. Redick to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for James Johnson, Wes Iwundu and a second round pick. As Reddick had been rumoured to be a buyout candidate, the Pelicans were able to scrounge up something for the veteran guard.

Clippers send Lou Williams and picks to Hawks for Rajon Rondo

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Brandon King

Lou Williams will be even closer to those awesome and beloved Magic City chicken wings. That is because the guard , along with two future second-round draft picks, was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo. Williams has been renowned sixth man for several seasons, winning the Sixth Man of the Year award three times ( 2014-15, 2017-18 and 2018-19) , but has seen his production drop this season. His 12.1 ppg is down from the 18.2 ppg from last season. The 21.9 minutes per game is…

Cavaliers send JaVale McGee to Nuggets for Isaiah Hartenstein and picks

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Brandon King

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Cleveland Cavaliers are wrapping up a deal that would send center JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets. Shortly after this initial tweet, more details surrounding the trade emerged: For McGee this will be a return to the Mile-High City. He was traded there in 2011-12 and spent the next three seasons before being traded to the Sixers during the 2014-15 season. This season McGee is averaging 8.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contests.

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Two sought in California assault and sneaker robbery

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Brandon King

The Kern County (CA) Sheriff’s Office is seeking two suspects in connection with a robbery at the WSS sneaker shop. According to the Sheriff’s office the robbery took place on March 8 at the Bakersfield location, situated at 3000 Niles Street. The alleged perpetrators, a male and a female, took merchandise after assaulting a store employee. The two suspects subsequently fled in a silver SUV that had black stripes on the driver side front end and had custom rims that was occupied by a third person. The Kern County Sheriff’s…

NBA Injury Report : March 23, 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Brandon King