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Tennessee State’s Brian Collins finalist for Ben Jobe Award

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Tennessee State men’s head coach Brian “Penny” Collins was named to the finalist list for the 2024-25 Ben Jobe Award.  In his seventh season helming the Tennessee State basketball program, Coach Collins led the Tigers to a 16-15 overall and 12-8 record thin the OVC, which was the best conference mark during his tenure at TSU. The Tigers also earned the no.3 seed in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and the quarterfinal bye that accompanies it. The Ben Jobe Award is named after one of…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers blitzed early, falls hard in OVC Tourney opener, 90-66 to Southern Illinois

Brandon King

image via Tennessee State Basketball It was a rough day at the office for the Tennessee State Lady Tigers Southern Illinois pounced on them early and did not look back as TSU was unceremoniously sent packing in the first round of the OVC Tournament, 90-66 at the hands of USI, a team they had defeated 73-64 four days previously in the season finale.  Although the Lady Tigers took a brief 2-0 lead off a Kiki Roberts steal and layup at the 9:24 mark. From there it went downhill, rather quickly,…

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Allen’s Taliah Wesley named SIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

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image via Allen Athletics Courtesy of Cade Crenshaw, Sports Information Director, Allen University The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced Wednesday morning that Allen women’s basketball senior guard Taliah Wesley has been selected as the SIAC Player of the Year and to the All-SIAC First Team, as voted on by the league’s coaches and communicators. Wesley is the first Allen women’s basketball player to ever earn both honors. Wesley saved her best college basketball season for her last. The senior guard averaged 17.8 points per game during the regular season to lead the…

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Norfolk State softball announces schedule changes

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image via Norfolk State Softball Maya Dawson, Asst. Director of Sports Communications The Norfolk State softball team announces changes to its games in the Winthrop Tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Norfolk State will play two games on Friday and two on Saturday in Rock Hill, S.C. at Winthrop University. Friday’s first game begins at 12:30 p.m. against Presbyterian, with a game at 3 p.m. against Winthrop following. On Saturday, Norfolk will play Presbyterian again, but at 10 a.m., before finishing out against Western Carolina at 12:30 p.m.

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Kyrie Irving suffers season-ending ACL tear

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The worst-case scenario when Kyrie Irving was helped off the court have been confirmed Tuesday morning as it was reported by Shams Charania that Irving has torn his ACL and will thus miss the remainder of the season.  Last night in the first quarter of their game against the Sacramento Kings, Kyrie bumped knees with Jonas Valančiūnas. While that can hurt a player, the buckling of his left knee on the subsequent step was the cause for alarm. Irving went down in a heap before being helped up by Anthony…

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Kyrie Irving leaves helped off court after frightening knee injury

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With newly acquired star forward Anthony Davis already sidelined with a left abductor strain in his debut game, it was up to Kyrie Irving to hold down the fort until his fellow All-Star could work his way back. To that end, Irving did an admirable job, leading the Mavericks to a 5-3 record in AD’s absence.  But it may be up to others to lead the Mavericks. In the first quarter, Irving bumped knees with Jonas Valančiūnas and Irving’s knee buckled on his next step. However, Irving had to be…

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CAA announces last weekly basketball honorees of the season

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Courtesy of Dylan Smith of the CAA Monmouth’s Abdi Bashir Jr. and Stony Brook’s Collin O’Connor wrapped up the 2024-25 CAA men’s basketball regular season with the final Player and Rookie of the Week honors on Monday. CAA Player of the Week Abdi Bashir Jr., Monmouth Sophomore | Guard | Omaha, Neb. Bashir shined from the 3-point line last week, seeing 19 of his 24 makes in three games come from distance, including back-to-back contests with eight triples en route to two wins for Monmouth. The Hawks’ sharpshooting guard averaged 24.7 points on a…

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Castillo and Holder combined to toss shut out against Buffalo

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image via Tennessee State Softball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 0 BUF 4 Winner TSU Team R H E BUF 0 2 1 TSU 4 6 3 Reina Castillo and Kristian Holder combined to toss a shutout on Sunday as Tennessee State softball team blanked Buffalo 4-0 to conclude the Wofford Invitational. Castillo (2-3) started and picked up the win for Tennessee State (8-6), going seven shutout innings while giving up two hits, walking none, and striking out two. Offensively, the Tigers were paced by Hailey Hunt, who went 1-for-1 on the day with a triple. Onnika…

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Florida Memorial Women’s Hooops claims Sun Conference tournament title

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image via FMU Athletics Courtesy of Habtom Keleta – Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University completed one of its season-long missions by winning the 2024-25 SUN Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament in a convincing 89-63 victory over the defending champions, Southeastern University, at the FMU Wellness Center. FMU currently boasts a 23-4 record as they prepare for the first round of the NAIA tournament. “All thanks to God for this amazing journey we are on,” exclaimed head coach  Kevin Herod. “I am so proud of my…

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2025 CAA Basketball Tournament bracket is locked in

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Courtesy of Dylan Smith of the CAA The 14-team bracket has been set for the 2025 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, to be played March 7-11 at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. Charleston and William & Mary locked in the remaining two spots among the top four teams to receive a double-bye into the quarterfinals following Saturday’s slate, joining Towson and UNCW. The postseason slate will begin with two First Round games on Friday as No. 12 Delaware (12-19, 5-13) faces No. 13 Stony Brook (8-23, 4-14) at 2 p.m., followed by…

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