Author: Brandon King

Week 2 MEAC Women’s Basketball

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: MEAC Basketball Coaches Video Conference | 2020-21 MEAC Women’s Basketball StatisticsMEAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Notes | MEAC Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors  With one week in the books on the 2020-21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball season, six of the league’s eight programs that will be playing this season have already tipped things off — and four of those squads have already notched victories. Howard was the most recent to get into the win column, taking care of Mount St. Mary’s on Monday evening behind 26 points from sharpshooter…

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Texas State football player shot and killed, two charged with murder

Brandon King

The young life of sophomore Texas State football player Khambrali Winters was tragically and needlessly cut short last week. According to KXAN out of San Marcos, TX two individuals Enalisa Briana Blackman, 20, and Michael Tyreek Ifeanacho, also aged 20, along with Winters were planning to purchase marijuana at the Lodge Ridge Apartments in San Marcos. According to police, Winters was shot in the chest during the deal and died at the scene. Officers responding to the scene discovered Winters’ boys and attempted to save his life, but unfortunately their…

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Week 2 MEAC Men’s Basketball

Brandon King

By Noah Goodin of meacsports.com: 2020-21 MEAC Men’s Basketball Statistics | MEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly NotesMEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors MEAC teams will be back in action for the second week of a highly unusual 2020-21 season. This week features a number of intriguing matchups against Power Five schools, some strong mid-majors, and local rivals. Morgan State will start the week by playing host to CIAA foe Lincoln (Pa.) on Tuesday On Wednesday, Howard will welcome La Salle to Burr Gymnasium, while South Carolina State will take on in-state rival Clemson and Norfolk State will…

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Sydney signs former NBA first rounder Jaren Martin

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From nbl.com.au: The Sydney Kings have announced the signing of former NBA first-round pick Jarell Martin. Martin joins the Club after four years in the Association with the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic. At 6’10, the 26-year-old Baton Rouge native most recently played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in NBA G-League and with the Schenzhen Leopards of the CBA. Having already spent time with Martin during his tenure as the Director of Basketball Operations with the Memphis Grizzlies, Sydney Kings CEO Chris Pongrass was pleased to be welcoming the…

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NBA releases Christmas Day schedule

Brandon King

Christmas Day is one of the biggest days for the NBA, which likely played a role in the league trying to get the upcoming season started when it shall. Tuesday, the league released the docket of games for the sun’s birthday. Here are the slate of games: Pelicans @ Heat (12pm ET) Warriors @ Bucks (2:30pm ET) Nets @ Celtics (5pm ET) Mavericks @ Lakers (8pm ET) Clippers @ Nuggets (10:30pm ET)

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Warriors delay start of individual workout, two players test positive for COVID-19

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From nba.com: The Golden State Warriors will delay the start of individual workouts after two players tested positive for COVID-19, general manager Bob Myers announced on Tuesday. The team’s individual player workouts will instead begin on Wednesday, with group player workouts beginning next week. The league stated in a health-and-safety protocol guide that was distributed to teams last week that any player who tests positive, even if asymptomatic, must wait 10 days and then be monitored in individual workouts for an additional two days. To return to work, both players must go…

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Lull Deng coached South Sudan on verge of AfroBasket qualification

Brandon King

from Liam Santamaria at nbl.com.au: With a trio of former NBL players leading from the front, South Sudan turned heads at last week’s FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Rwanda. The South Sudanese national team was added to the tournament as a last-minute replacement and, despite limited preparation, completed the initial round of group phase games with an impressive 2-1 record. The squad, coached by two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng and featuring a host of South Sudanese-Australians, lost their initial game to top-ranked Nigeria but bounced back to defeat both Mali…

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An initial look at the “Taupe Haze” Air Jordan 4

Brandon King

Next year, 2021, will see the release of a new colourway of the Air Jordan 4. it sports a grey upper accented with black at the wings and undergirding the lateral and medial netting. It appears this upper sits atop a white and black midsole and a black rubber outsole. The “Taupe Haze” Air Jordan 4 is , for the time being, scheduled to make its retail debut February 21, 2021 and it will carry a $200 USD sticker price, Air Jordan 4 Taupe Haze/Oil Grey/Off-White/Infrared 23 DB0732-200 $200 February…

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FIBA postpones both of North Macedonia’s games in the November window

Brandon King

Following several positive COVID-19 test amongst North Macedonia team members, FIBA made the decision to postpone both of its games -against Italy and Estonia- in the November window of the EuroBasket qualifiers. From FIBA: Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team and Club Competitions and the advice of its Medical Commission, FIBA has decided to postpone both North Macedonia FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games scheduled to take place in November to the February 2021 window. Additional tests were performed yesterday, and with the health and safety of payers,…

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