Category: Nike

MEAC football recap week 1

Brandon King

Norfolk State 34, Virginia State 13 NORFOLK, Va. – Aaron Savage tied his career high with 112 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns, and Norfolk State pulled away with a strong second-half performance to top Virginia State 34-13 in the Union Bank & Trust Labor Day Classic on Saturday night at William “Dick” Price Stadium. Box Score | Recap Ohio 38, Howard 32 ATHENS, Ohio – Coach Mike London and the Howard University football team came up short as they were edged out by Ohio University, 38-32, despite putting up an impressive 645…

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GP II among three players to sign Trail Blazers training camp deal

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According to ESPN’S Adrian Wojnarowski, the Portland Trail Blazers have inked Gary Payton II , Chinanu Onuaku, and Cam Oliver to training camp deals. Chinanu Onuaku, Cam Oliver and Gary Payton II have agreed to training camp deals with Portland, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2018 We last stew Payton II last year, as he played on a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. In his 23 total game between the Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks, Payton II posted averages of 3.0 points and…

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SIAC Football Recap September 1

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Clark Atlanta 30, Mississippi College 31 From clarkatlantasports.com: In his first game at quarterback for Clark Atlanta University, Charles Stafford threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and had a big pass to set up a go-ahead fourth-quarter TD, but Drake McCarter’s 18-yard field goal with 3:58 left lifted Mississippi College to a 31-30 win over CAU Thursday in Clinton, Miss. With CAU (0-1) down 28-23 early in the fourth quarter, Stafford threw a high-arching, 45-yard dart to Drakar Jerry to the Mississippi College 1-yard line.  Two plays later, Stafford…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: CT woman steals 14 pairs of sneakers from North Haven store

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North Haven, Connecticut is the setting for our latest edition of what reprobates do when they want sneakers. Local police have released surveillance photograph on social media of a woman who stole 14 pairs of shoes valued at $1,095 from a DSW. According to police, a woman with long black hair wearing a black tank top and black leggings and slides stole the shoes from the DSW located at 410 Universal Drive North. She removed the shoes from their boxes and hid them in a large, black DSW shopping bag.…

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SWAC Football Recaps Week 1

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Alabama State 26, Tuskegee 20 (OT) The Alabama State had not defeated in-state Tuskegee in six years and as they trailed for most of the game, it appeared that the streak was headed to a seventh year. However when the Hornets’ quarterback Darryl Pearson, Jr. scored to tie the contest at 20 apiece with 5:09 remaining in the game. Tuskegee was unable to make anything happen on their subsequent drive and Alabama State got the ball back and ran out the clock to take the game into overtime. In the…

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Luol Deng and Lakers reach buyout agreement

Brandon King

According to a report from ESPN’s Chris Haynes, the Los Angeles Lakers and veteran forward Luol Deng have reached a buyout agreement. Deng, who has career averages of 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, had 2 years remaining on a 4 year. $72 million deal he signed during the free. agency free-for-all in the summer of 2016. The 14 year veteran and two-time all-star will enter free agency and, according to sources, willl draw interest from multiple contending teams. Prior to making this move, the Lakers were projecting to…

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Wingate blanks Johnson C. Smith in season opener 36-0

Brandon King

It was a rough opening night for the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls. They matched up with the Wingate University Bulldogs in the season opener for both teams. Wingate got right to work, going 50 yards in 10 plays on the game’s opening to take an early 3-0 lead on a 43-yard McLean Robertson field goal. JCSU went three-and-out on their subsequent drive and following that, Wingate only needed 4 plays to go 57 yards, scoring on quarterback’s Shaw Crocker’s 21-yard touchdown pass to JT Stokes to give the Bulldogs…

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David West announces retirement

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After a 15-year NBA career, David West announced his retirement earlier today via his Twitter account. 😎 pic.twitter.com/qVRK0fHD8D — David West (@D_West30) August 30, 2018 In his 15 years in the league, West played for the Hornets (where he was an All-Star in 2008 and 2009), Pacers, Spurs and Warriors (where he won two NBA titles) and had career averages of 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

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Atlanta Hawks and State Farm agree to arena naming rights deal

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The Hawks have played their last game in Phillips Arena. That is because according to WSB’s (Atlanta) Zach Klein, the Hawks and State Farm have agreed on a 20-year naming rights contract that will now have the team balling in State Farm Arena. Breaking:Multiple NBA League sources tell me Hawks have a new naming rights deal – Have signed a 20-year-deal with State Farm to play at State Farm Arena – They played at Philips Arena since 1999 – State Farm Arena is undergoing $192-million renovation pic.twitter.com/E6gb1Gh5zk — Zach Klein…

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Miles Bridges reportedly inks 4-year deal with Nike

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According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Miles Bridges, whom the Charlotte Hornets took with the no. 12 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, signed a four-year endorsement deal with Nike. Charlotte Hornets rookie Miles Bridges, the No. 12 overall pick in the NBA draft, has signed a four-year endorsement deal with Nike, sources tell The Athletic. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 28, 2018 With other 2018 notable draftees Deandre Ayton ( who went no.1 overall), Marvin Bailey III, and Zaire Smith all signing with Puma, it looked like Nike…

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