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Alabama A&M women’s hoops to take part in Tulane Holiday Classic

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title image via Ryan Young Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director Looking to capitalize off the best pre-season start in the last 15 years, the Alabama A&M women’s basketball team will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana for the Tulane Holiday Classic where they will face either Central Arkansas or the University of Louisiana-Monroe, in addition to the host team, this weekend.    The Bulldogs will face off with the Green Wave on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+ with Jack Benjamin and Tiffany…

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N.C. Central thrashed 79-45 by West Virginia

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title image via West Virginia Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 45 NCCU 79 Winner WVU Team 1 2 F NCCU 18  27  45 WVU 36  43  79 In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, the North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team fell to West Virginia University 79-45 on Tuesday evening at the WVU Coliseum. Redshirt senior Isaac Parson had another strong game scoring 16 points as the only Eagle in double figures. NC Central (4-8) continued its three-game road trip looking to ride momentum after last Saturday’s thrilling last-second…

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Another Air Jordan 1 Low coming in 2025

Brandon King

It should come to no surprise that the Air Jordan 1 in all many of it iterations- ‘85 High, OG High, Mid, Low, and Low OG- is in Jordan Brand’s 2025 release plans. One of those planned colorway is this upcoming Jordan 1 Low. It’s black upper features a combination of leather paired with nylon that appears at the mid panels. A Jumpman is perched atop the nylon tongue, with reflective Swooshes adorning the sides, along with a reflective Wings logo on the rear heel. Underneath this upper resides a…

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”Worn Blue” Air Jordan 4 coming August 2025

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Air Jordan 4 will be denim’s reintroduction to the classic silhouette. At this early juncture there are no available images but what’s known is that they will utilize a sail,gum light brown,worn blue and metallic gold color palette. Initial predictive speculations assigns an aesthetic featuring a combination of light and darker denim with a distressed aesthetic on the the “Wings” and rear heel tab. Jumpman branding appears on the tongue, as well as debossed on the heel, along with a golden lace dubrae. Underneath this…

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Jaylen Brown wears grey 741 Rovers

Brandon King

title image via basketpackfr We recently covered the independent sneaker company launched by Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, 741 Sneakers.  In a recent preseason game, the 2024 Finals MVP wore his brand’s flagship model the Rover, in a grey-based colorway. At this juncture, there is no purchase information on this colorway. In the meantime, the “Black Moon” is currently available for preorder here.  Image via basketpackfr 

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A pair of Tigers garner weekly Big South-OVC honors

Brandon King

The Big South-OVC announces their weekly football honorees and two Tennessee State players were among the players selected.  Special Teams Player of the Week | CJ Evans | WR/KR | R-Sr | Mobile, AL After a Howard touchdown trimmed the Tennessee State lead to 20-14, the momentum of the game was up in the air. On the ensuing kickoff, Evans returned it for a 99-yard touchdown that put the Tigers firmly in charge of the game, as it returned the proceeding to a two-score TSU lead at 27-14. In addition…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 8 Major Division Top 7

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll was rife with movement. With the exception of the top spot, every position in the poll is occupied by a different team than from the previous week. 7.Florida A&M (3-3, 1-1)  After losing to Jackson State in their highly anticipated matchup, 35-21, FAMU tumbles down the standing from its previous no. 3 slot. Florida A&M, up 21-20, was snakebitten by two critical turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to…

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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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PE Corner: “Golden Medal” Adidas AE 1 

Brandon King

This AE 1 was made for now Olympic gold medalist, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards. They sport a black textile upper paired with lustrous gold, with the same/ golden detailing appearing on the Adidas Three Stripes branding on the rear heel as well as the AE logo on the tongue.  Underneath resides a Boost-equipped Lightstrike midsole and a golden rubber outsole  As with the majority of the subjects of PE Corner, there are no indications, currently, of a retail release for these.  images via lovedrose16

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“XMAS” Adidas AE 1 Low Sample

Brandon King

This sample iteration of the Adidas AE 1 Low sports a winter blue upper spread across its textile and synthetic upper. Adidas Three Stripes branding is seen on the rear heel,along with “AE” in script appears on the back of the front pull tab.  Underneath this largely monochromatic upper resides a Boost midsole augmented with Lightstrike cushioning. A herringbone winter blue rubber outsole rounds out this mostly single hued aesthetic.  We will keep a close eye for further developments on this sneaker as they avail themselves. images via allinlivee

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