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Team USA finalizes FIBA World Cup roster

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Team USA has finalized their roster for the FIBA World Cup. That roster will not include Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers wing went down with an ankle injury prior to Team USA’s 98-94 loss to Australia Saturday and that will keep him out of the international competition, announced USA Basketball on Saturday. Sans Kuzma, here is the 12-man roster: Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings) Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets) Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks) Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) Mason Plumlee (Denver Nuggets) Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics)…

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Making A Difference: Kawhi Leonard and Clippers donate 1 milllion book bags to local school children

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Tuesday Kawhi Leonard announced that he has been working with both the Clippers and local non-profit Baby2Baby to donate 1million book bags to Southern California students.  “My goal this year is to make a meaningful contribution both on and off the court. This felt like the right way to get started. It was important to me to make this announcement in my hometown of Moreno Valley at my former elementary school, but the benefits this program will have across all of Los Angeles makes even more special.” Leonard’s announcement came…

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Australia shocks USA 98-94

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From Bleacher Report: The United States men’s basketball team suffered its first loss while using NBA players in nearly 13 years Saturday morning, as Australia pulled off a 98-94 upset in a FIBA Basketball World Cup warm-up game at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. “They wanted it more than us tonight,” Team USA guard Kemba Walker told reporters. “Lesson learned for us.” It marked the end of a 78-game winning streak for the U.S. senior men’s national team. Patty Mills, who plays for U.S. head coach Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio…

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Dwight Howard to sign with Lakers

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Dwight Howard’s agent Charles Briscoe told Shams Charania of the Athletic and Stadium that the big man has finalized a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers the moment he clears waivers. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN notes that the Howard deal will be a non-guaranteed contract that the Lakers are proceeding “with caution.” More from Woj: “Howard had several meetings with Lakers officials, and they’ll give him a chance to show he’s made changes in how he conducts himself. Lakers players…

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Black and Red Air Jordan to feature original-style packaging

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People have been on pins and needles since it was confirmed that the black and red Air Jordan 11 would return in 2019. With the questions of patent rand height and 23 or 45 on the already answered, the only uncertainty was what would the packaging look like. It seems that question too has now been answered. It appears that the black and red 11 will follow the precedent set by other retro models ( I, III, IV, V, VI, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XVIII), including last year’s…

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Florida A&M Legend Inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: LUBBOCK, Texas — Florida A&M University Hall of Famer and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson earned another accolade on Thursday, as he was announced as part of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019. The 2019 class, which will be inducted as part of the College Baseball Night of Champions celebration Nov. 1-2 in Baton Rouge, La., is headlined by former Florida State coach Mike Martin, winner of 2,029 games, and Cal State Fullerton’s Mark Kotsay,…

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North Carolina A&T no.19 in AFCA FCS Preseason Rankings

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From meacsports.com: North Carolina A&T State is ranked No. 19 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll, which was released on Monday. The Aggies, who have won at least a share of three of the last four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) titles and back-to-back Celebration Bowl championships, went 10-2 overall last season and defeated Alcorn State 24-22 for their third Black College National Championship in four years. North Carolina A&T State ended last season ranked No. 11 in the AFCA FCS poll. Defending FCS…

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Florida A&M’s Isaiah Martin signs with CSM Galati

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Romanian basketball team CSM Galati signed former FAMU center and alum Isaiah Martin. In the three games Martin played in the Eurobasket Summer league, considered the top international summer league, he averaged 5.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals per contest. In the 18 games he played for the Rattlers, Martin put up 9.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game and was named to the National Association of Black Coaches (NABC) NCAA D1 All-Dsitrict Team.

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Kentucky State’s David Jelks signs with Argentinian pro basketball team

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Courtesy of Kentucky State Athletics : Former Kentucky State University men’s basketball player David Jelks is headed to Argentina. Jelks (Conyers, GA) becomes the third Thorobred in the Jamaal Jackson era to sign a professional basketball contract. He signed with Tomas de Rocamore of LaLiga Argentina, and is currently the only American on the roster.  They finished 11th in the South Division a season ago. He joins Julius Barton and Toussaint Rose as the other two professional basketball players under Jackson. “I remembered all the hard work I have put in through…

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Kemba Walker and Donovan Mitchell lead Team USA to 102-86 win over Aussie Boomers

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From nba.com: After a slow start Thursday, the U.S. Men’s National Team stayed perfect in its exhibition play with a 102-86 win against Australia. Although there was fairly balanced scoring for Team USA, the win was fueled in large part by the play of starting guards Kemba Walker and Donovan Mitchell. The duo sizzled in the second half of the game, with each finishing with double-figure scoring. * Box score: USA vs. Australia Walker led all scorers with 23 points, many of which came in the second half. Mitchell had 13 points, while Kyle…

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