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January 30, 2021MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Howard 71, Delaware State 60Morgan State 69, Coppin State 51 Howard 71, Delaware State 60 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jayla Thornton hit seven 3-pointers andp oured in 23 points Saturday afternoon in Burr Gymnasium, as Howard kept up its winning ways with a 71-60 victory over Delaware State. With the win, the Bison improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in MEAC play. Iyanna Warren also had a standout game, dishing out a career-high 14 assists. Kiana Coomber led the Hornets (2-8, 1-4 MEAC with 11 points. Box…

Dame Lillard sinks Bulls with last-second shot

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Brandon King

Damian Lillard capped off a 44-point night with a game-winning shot to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to victory, 123-122.

While and grey Adidas Forum 84 Low Minimalist likely coming to the states

January 30, 2021January 31, 2021 Brandon King

The Adidas Forum 84 Low minimalist is the brand’s latest take on their forum Low 84 model. It’s inside out deconstructed look features a while leather upper under land with perforated leather at the toe box and also grey suede at the three stripe branding on the sides and on the Below the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and a white rubber outsole, completing the aesthetic. This Forum 84 Low is already available in Asia, while a domestic is expected to occur in the near future. Adidas Forum 84…

Candace Parker expected to sign with Chicago Sky

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Brandon King

Candace Parker has spent the entirety of her 13-year WNBA campaign with the Los Angeles Sparks, but it appears that could change. League free agents can sign with teams Monday and it is expected that the Chicago native will sign with her hometown Sky. Though Parker is closing in on 35, last season was an indication that she still has some great basketball left in her. Parker averaged 14.7 points, 9.7 rebounds ( which led the league) and 4.6 assists ; she also won Defensive Player of the Year and…

January 29, 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI @ MIN 37 11 3 16-18 ft Trae YoungATL @ WAS 41 3 5 5-9 3-pt G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ NOP 38 11 5 2 stl , 2 blk DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. DEN 30 1 10 11-14 fg James HardenBRK @ OKC 25 10 11 Triple-double Nikola JokićDEN @ SAS 35 10 5 Fred VanVleetTOR vs. SAC 26 5 6 4 stl B. BogdanovićUTA vs. DAL 32 0 2 7-11 3-pt Théo MaledonOKC vs. BRK 24 3 3 6-6 3-pt Harrison BarnesSAC…

KD out against Thunder

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Brandon King

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant ( injury recovery) will not be in the team’s lineup Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder Though he missed all of last year after tearing his Achilles in the 2018 Finals, Durant has looked like the player he was prior to the injury, averaging 30.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists on .517/.440/.860 shooting splits.

January 28, 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR @ HOU 30 4 9 Victor OladipoHOU vs. POR 25 7 5 Mikal BridgesPHO vs. GSW 20 1 5 2 stl LeBron JamesLAL @ DET 22 7 10 Christian WoodHOU vs. POR 22 12 0 Blake GriffinDET vs. LAL 23 3 6 5-10 3-pt Frank KaminskyPHO vs. GSW 12 13 8 Jae CrowderPHO vs. GSW 16 9 3 Mason PlumleeDET vs. LAL 17 10 2 Bam AdebayoMIA vs. LAC 16 13 7 Yesterday’s Scores Los Angeles Lakers (14-6) 92 Detroit Pistons (5-14)…

CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight: Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Brandon King

from the CIAA : The CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, starts off this week with a feature on Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University. Eason is a senior women’s basketball student-athlete from Woodland, NC. She is a psychology major that maintains a 3.5 grade point average. Athletic Accomplishments: Women’s Basketball – Ranked top four or better for SAU with 7.6 points per game (4th), 3.6 rebounds per game (4th), and 45 assists (2nd) during the 2019-20 season. Women’s Basketball – Ranked second with 11 blocks…

Shmya Ward leads Alabama State past Grambling

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Brandon King

from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Shmya Ward posted her fourth double-double this season, leading Alabama State to a 69-61 victory over Grambling State Wednesday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Ward finished with a game-high 19 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for Alabama State (5-1, 5-1 SWAC), shooting 46.7 (7-for-15) percent from the floor and 71.4 (5-for-7) percent from the free throw line in the win. She was joined in double figures by Tyesha Rudolph with 18 points (with three three-pointers) off the bench and Ayana Emmanuel with 13…

NC Central’s Bryan Mills accepts invitation to Senior Bowl

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Brandon King

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications MOBILE, Ala. – When North Carolina Central senior cornerback Bryan Mills accepted an invitation to participate in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday, he became just the third NCCU Eagle in school history to earn an invitation to the nation’s most prestigious college all-star game. Mills, a native of Palmdale, Calif., joins former NFL Pro Bowl selections Doug Wilkerson (1970) and Robert Massey (1989) as the only NCCU representatives invited to play in the Senior Bowl. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is scheduled for Jan.…