The “Altitude” will make its 3rd retail appearance this holiday season. It originally dropped way back in 2005, and again in 2010, sans the leather side panel, but with a mesh like that on the black/red colorway. This year’s version will stay truer to the 2005 version and feature leather side panels. Air Jordan 13 Black/Altitude Green 414571-042 December 21, 2017 $190
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A tough season for Tennessee State came to a rough end with a 36-6 loss at the hands of the no.2 ranked Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The scoring did not get going until 4:07 to go in the first half with a Cade Stinnett 19-yard field goal, to give the Gamecocks a 3-0 lead. Two minutes later Jacksonville State would find the end zone for the first time in the game when quarterback Bryant Horn connected with tight end Austin Cummins for a 45-yard touchdown pass. The PAT gave JSU a…
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Steven J. Gaither of HBCU Gameday have been all over this story about Hampton leaving the MEAC. Head over to HBCU Gameday and give I️t a perusal.
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Colin Kaepernick made news last year by sitting and then kneeling for the national anthem. Since that time, despite him being very clear and concise as to why he was he was taking the actions he was ( which was because of police brutality, systematic racism ), there has been a concerted effort by those in the media, and even in politics, to change the narrative over the actual reason for the protesting. Initially the fake outrage was directed at non-existent disrespect of American soldiers, both past and present. The…
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A bit of trash talk, that used to be a staple of NBA basketball, broke out in tonight’s Cavaliers/Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. After throwing one down off a lob from Dwyane Wade, Knicks’ rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina bumped James. LeBron stood over Ntilikina as he was trying to pick up the basketball. Ntilikina kind of bumped James a few times as he was rising up. Then Knicks center Enes Kanter and James started jaw-jacking at each other ansd the two were separated. James and Ntilikina were both…
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Jordan Brand recently announced that the University of Oklahoma is now part of its roster of college programs. In addition to football, the deal will also extend to men’s and women’s basketball. The uniforms will feature the iconic Jumpman logo at the start of the 2018-19 season.
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Though it was thought these would see an early 2018, Jordan Brand, in a surprising move has scheduled these to release on November 27th, 2017 (Cyber Monday). Yeezy Mafia first broke the news of this pending release. The expected retail price is $350 and will reportedly releases exclusively through the Nike SNKRS app and the KAWS online shop.
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Despite Adidas putting on the full-court press to sign him, including sending him a truck filled with Ultra Boosts and Yeezy’s, Giannis Antetokounmpo announced via his twitter today that he will remain with the Swoosh. Family. Loyalty. Legacy. Excited to announce my long-term partnership with @NikeBasketball #FamilyOverEverything @Thanasis_ante43 pic.twitter.com/remyaTVuhZ — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) November 7, 2017 There are plans in the works for a signature for the Greek Freak.
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Official images of an upcoming colorway of the KD10 were recently released. It is a military inspired, version that features an olive green Flyknit upper. It is further detailed with premium suede heel accents, Anthracite swooshes on the lateral and medial heel, as well as the tongue KD logo. A thick stripe across the olive green midsole and outsole completist the look of this shoe. Look for these at nike.com and at select retailers on November 11. Retail is set for $150 USD.
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Ten years ago the Levi’s x Air Jordan 1 collaboration was released. In commemoration of that release, the two brands will reprise this successful partnership in 2018. This time the subject shoe will be the Air Jordan 4 and there will be three colorways that include a white, a black and a denim. *image via py_rates Although there has been no release date or images leaked yet, the retail price will be $220 USD and will release sometime next year. We will keep you posted on further information on this…
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