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Week 7 Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Top 7 Mid-Major Poll

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Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this reoprt The operative word for Week 7 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Top 7 Poll Rankings is movement, with positions 2-6 each home to a new team than the prior week.   7. Clark-Atlanta (5-2, 4-2) For the second time in the past three weeks, Clark Atlanta has fallen to number 7 in the rankings. The Panthers are coming off a 49-28 defeat at the hands of Miles College, who also played the role of Homecoming spoiler. CAU limps into its…

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Tennessee State’s Sanders Ellis named to Jerry Rice Award watch list

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University linebacker Sanders Ellis was amongst 30 players named to the 2024 Stats Perform Jerry Rice Watchlist. The award, named after the former Mississippi Valley State and NFL Hall of Famer, honors the top freshman at the FCS level.  For a player to be eligible for the award he must be considered a freshman by his conference in his first or second academic year without participating in more than 4 games in the previous academic year.  Ellis who has been named Big…

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Langston men’s hoops sits atop NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll

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title image via Langston Basketball Courtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston University Sports Information The Lions of Langston (Okla.) tip off the 2024-25 season atop of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll with 13 first-place votes after playing in the national championship game just a season ago. College of Idaho opens the new season ranked second with five first-place votes, Indiana Wesleyan ranks third; and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) the 2023-24 national champions garnered two first-place votes and will begin their campaign in fourth. Eight teams begin the new season…

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“Tokens” Monopoly Go x Nike LeBron XXII

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The folks at Monopoly Go and Nike Basketball have joined forces to birth this collaborative LeBron XXII. It sports a deep blue upper that serves as the canvas for a regal pattern in which a lion can also be seen.  A Monopoly Go logo can be seen perched atop the tongues with a tri-branded LeBron, Nike, and Monopoly crest embroidered on the medial side.  Additionally adorning the upper is a vibrant yellow piping that forms a Swoosh on the lateral side and a LeBron signature on the rear heel. A…

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SWAC unveils its 2024 Hall of Fame Class

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 SWAC Hall of Fame Class which is set to be enshrined on Friday, December 13th, 2024. The enshrinement ceremony is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The newest members of the SWAC Hall of Fame were chosen from a list of nominees who were submitted by their respective institutions and selected by the SWAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The 2024 Hall of Fame Honorees includes Alcorn State’s Fred McNair, Grambling State’s Hillary…

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Howard coach Larry Scott praises Tennessee State’s physicality

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As a player, Eddie George was tough, physical and was typically able to impose his will on his opponent. It is that same mentality he has brought to Tennessee State as its head football coach and the team has began to adopt the mindset of their head coach. The Bison of Howard University got an up close and personal view of Tiger physicality, as TSU played Homecoming spoiler, defeating HU 24-14. On the most recent MEAC Football Media Call Howard’s head coach Larry Scott said Tennessee State was “the most…

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Kansas City Chiefs finalized trade for DeAndre Hopkins

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Courtesy of Cody Benjamin, CBS Sports Another day, another new face for the Kansas City Chiefs offense. Struck by injuries to key playmakers like Rashee Rice, Marquise Brown and Isiah Pacheco, the reigning Super Bowl champions welcomed a new No. 1 wide receiver for Patrick Mahomes on Wednesday, finalizing a trade with the Tennessee Titans for five-time Pro Bowler DeAndre Hopkins, as CBS Sports NFLinsider Jonathan Jones reports. The 32-year-old Hopkins will go to Kansas City in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick, which can become a fourth-rounder, while the Titans will eat some of the wideout’s remaining salary, per NFL.com. ESPN recently reported that Tennessee was not…

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Jaylen Brown wears grey 741 Rovers

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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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2024-25 SIAC Men’s Basketball Preseason honors and predicted order of finish

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-SIAC Men’s Basketball Team, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Monday, featuring four returning players from the 2023-24 All-SIAC lineup. Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. FIRST TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN Walter Peggs Jr.* Guard Spring Hill Senior Jackson, Tenn. Alvin Miles* Guard Miles Senior Memphis, Tenn. Martez Jones* Forward Clark Atlanta Junior Tuskegee, Ala. Shakur Poteat* Guard Albany State…

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