Author: Brandon King

Tennessee State comes from behind to beat Lindenwood, 24-20

Brandon King

title image via Tennessee State Athletics Falling behind 14-0 within the first four minutes, it appeared the competing portion of the game would be short-lived. However, the Tennessee State defense found its way, allowing just two field goals of the ensuing 56 minutes of gameplay, along with timely plays from the TSU offense to claim a resilient, 24-20 win.  After their defense forced a Tennessee State three and out on the game’s opening drive, the Lindenwood offense needed just 3 plays to travel 75 yards, reaching the endzone when quarterback…

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Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 6 Major Division Top 7 Rankings

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 6 of the Inside the HBCU Sports Lab major division saw movement amongst the bottom 5 teams all ascending in the rankings as well as a previously unranked team joining the fray.  7. Morgan State (3-3, 0-0)  Morgan State enters the polls at no.7, after being outside of the top 7 the previous week. The Bears are coming off a 41-0 decimation of homecoming opponent, Lincoln (PA) of the CIAA. The Bears’ defense was able to limit Lincoln to just 37 passing…

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“Black Cat” Air Jordan 3 to return in 2025

Brandon King

There reportedly is now another notable addition to the 2025 release lineup. According to the incomparable zsneakerheadz, 18 years after its 2007 release, the “Black Cat” Air Jordan 3 will see its return as part of an already insanely stacked 2025. At this juncture, there are no available images but what we should see is a fairly faithful recreation of its 2007 progenitor, meaning an all-black upper featuring a suede foundational layer overlaid with blacked out elephant print at the toe. Black also should appear at the inner, tongue, and…

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Would you buy these Kobe VII if they were to release?

Brandon King

This unreleased Kobe VII sports a white, Flywire-equipped upper adorned on the sides with navy Swooshes. The same navy also takes care of the Kobe logo perched atop the white tongue.  Red shows up on the external heel counter, which also displays a Kobe signature, as well as at the inner. On the rear of the tongue, a USA Basketball logo can be seen.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a red-accented, as opposed to the navy of the released pair, white midsole, and a white rubber outsole.  QqqqqAs these weren’t…

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Can Tennessee State win at Lindenwood?

Brandon King

This weekend, the Tigers of Tennessee State University head to St. Charles, Missouri to take on Lindenwood. Last season In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, Tennessee State claimed a comfortable 43-20 victory.  Tennessee State Tennessee State (3-2, 1-1), is coming off a gutsy, come from behind win over Charleston Southern 13-9. Despite only possessing the football for just 18:39, when it was needed the most, the TSU offense buckled down and was able to craft the go-ahead possession, via an 11-play, 92-yard drive that ended when Jordan Gant…

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Shaq list his all-time starting 5 and GOAT, LeBron nowhere in sight

Brandon King

In a recent chat with German platform Sport Blid, NBA Hall of Famer and legend Shaquille O’Neal was asked who his all-time starting 5 and his lineup will cause the LeSychophants to go apoplectic. Dirk Schlickmann : What is your personal best starting five of all-time? Shaq: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dr. J, Karl Malone and [myself].  He was then asked who he thought was the greatest player ever and O’Neal’s response will make LeSychophants rend their garments. Here is what the all-time great had to say:  Mr. Schlickmann then…

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Jaylen Brown launching his own sneaker brand

Brandon King

Boston Celtics star forward Jalen Brown is launching his independent sneaker brand, 741 Sneakers. The 2024 NBA Finals MVP wore his brand’s sneaker at Boston Celtics media day.  For the first five years of his professional career, Brown was an Adidas athlete but did not have a signature sneaker. Brown has been a sneaker free agent since his Adidas deal ended in 2021. Although he was never signed to the brand, Brown Nike sneakers, primarily Kobe, eventually took to removing the Swoosh. Brown had been publicly critical of the athletic…

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“Black Toe” Air Jordan XIV : Official Images

Brandon King

This holiday season will mark the return of the “Black Toe” Air Jordan XIV after a decade-long hiatus. Although Michael Jordan never wore these in NBA action, as we know that honor was bestowed on the “Last Shot” colorway, and the return of the “Black Toe” is quite a highly anticipated one.  Official images of the upcoming iteration have emerged and Houston, we have a problem. Although the overall visual attributes of the “Black Toe”’ are retained- black suede toe cap, tumbled and smooth leathers, Ferrari-styled Jumpman logo lack suede…

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An initial look at the “Wolf Grey” Nike Air Foamposite Pro

Brandon King

With all the attention turned toward the Jordan holiday lineup and a very robust release roster, it can be easy to overlook other quality release  from the orange clad company in Beaverton . An example of oneof these overshadowed sneakers is this upcoming Foamposite Pro, of which an initial set of images have emerged.  They sport a wolf grey Foamposite upper paired with black at the tongue inner, collar and Swooshes that adorn the lateral sides.  An embroidered Wolf Grey Swoosh shows up at the  on the rear heel, along with “FOAMPOSITE” on…

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No Aristocrat of Bands for the Howard game

Brandon King

title image via the Tennessee Tribune The Tennessee State/ Howard game has been an eagerly anticipated matchup, not only because of the gridiron action between the Bison and the Tigers but also because fans would get a chance to see Howard’s “Showtime” marching band square off against the Aristocrat of Bands, adding something extra to Howard’s homecoming festivities. Unfortunately, the latter part of that equation will not be taking place. Thursday afternoon, Tennessee State released a statement revealing that the band would not be making the trips for the Lindenwood…

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