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Pearl” Foamposite Pro Returning in 2025

Brandon King

News has emerged that the “Pearl” Foamposite Pro will return in 2025. The “Pearl” Foam Pro was last seen in 2015, along with the Air Hawk Flight, as part of the “Class of 97” pack inspired by Jesus Shuttleworth’s footage in the classic movie, “He Got Game.”  At this juncture, there are available images of the 2025 iteration, so it is not yet known if the coloration on the Foamposite upper will be closer to the white of the OG and the aforementioned 2015, version or more of the pearl…

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PE Corner : An initial lok at the  “Oregon” Air Jordan 9

Brandon King

Oregon is known for its vast array of PLayer Exclusive footwear. Over the years Ducks have had the privilege of being outfitted in some of the most eye-catching and well-executed team footwear that we’ve ever seen, with the misses few and far between.  The Air Jordan 9 that is the subject of this article is an example of the former and far less of the latter.  The “Oregon” Air Jordan 9 sports a white leather upper with a green patent leather rand that also wraps the heel and extends up…

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Lane’s Christopher Hood named SIAC Newcomer of the Week

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title image via Lane College Athletics For his recent on-court exploits, Lane College guard Christopher Hood was named SIAC Newcomer of the Week.  In the Dragons’ 79-71 win over Benedict College on November 30, the junior guard scored 22 points, a mark that was only outpaced by teammate Christopher Matthews’ 23, on 7-9 shooting from the floor and 8-11 from the charity stripe. Hood also added 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 stetals.  Through 7 games this season, the Rust College transfer is averaging 8.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in…

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Hampton shocks UGA 76-74 in OT

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title Courtesy of Hampton Athletics 76 Winner Hamp 74 UG Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F Hamp 11  16  21  22  6  76 UG 20  19  23  8  4  74 Tyra Kennedy’s running jumper in the lane beat the overtime buzzer as Hampton rallied from a 16-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Georgia 76-74 in overtime on Sunday afternoon. The win for Hampton (2-4) snaps a four-game losing streak and is the first win over a Power Four opponent since defeating Alabama 64-61 on November 9, 2019, at Alabama. “I…

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Dr. Cavil’s Insode the HBCU Sports Lab Week 14 Major Division Top 7

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Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report. Week 14 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll featured a first this season in that the order of the rankings was unchanged from the previous week.  7. Alabama State (7-5, 5-3) Alabama State stays at no.7 in the week’s poll rankings. The Hornets are coming off a decisive 34-6 thrashing of Tuskegee in the 100th Turkey Day Classic. The win marked the Hornets’ 5th consecutive win over the Golden Tigers in the annual meeting. The win also lifted…

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Connell Maynor and Alabama A&M part ways

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title image via the Clarion-Ledger The latest SWAC coaching domino to fall comes out of Huntsville, AL. Alabama A&M has announced that head football coach Connell Maynor has been relieved of his head coaching duties, according to an announcement from AAMU Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant.  We want to thank Connell Maynor for his seven seasons at Alabama A&M University,” Bryant said “We wish him well in all his future endeavors.” In his seven seasons at the helm of the Alabama A&M program, Coach Maynor compiled a 40-32 overall record…

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Tennessee State falls short in playoff matchup with Montana, 41-27

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Ill-timed miscues proved to be Tennessee State’s undoing as they came up short in a hard-fought 41-27 defeat to Montana in the first round of FCS Playoffs.  Montana struck first when Ty Morrison kicked a 39-yard field goal, giving the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Tennessee State responded with a James Lowery field goal, tying the game at 3 as time expired in the period. Montana then scored the first touchdown of the evening with a 7-yard run by Eli Gillman,…

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SWAC announces postseason football individual accolades

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title image via the SWAC Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Football Postseason Individual Awards on Monday morning. The individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In order to be considered for postseason awards a student-athlete must have participated in a minimum of 75 percent of team games played this season.  Jackson State’s T.C. Taylor was named Coach of the Year while the Tigers’ Irv Mulligan was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year. Southern’s Ckelby Givens was named…

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Virginia Union advances to NCAA quarters for first time, puts it on Lenoir-Rhyne 44-12

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title image via VUU Football Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 44 Winner VUU 12 LRU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 7 13 7 17 44 LRU 0 6 0 6 12 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byers rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as VUU continued its record-setting season by defeating Lenoir-Rhyne University 44-12 on Saturday, November 30, in Hickory, N.C. The win earned the Panthers a spot in the NCAA Playoff Quarterfinals for the first time in school history. VUU’s Curtis Allen rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the win. …

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Howard women’s hoops defeats William &Mary 74-63

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Photo credit Yusuf Abdullah Written by Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director Graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) scored a team-high 19 points and just missed a double-double with a career-high nine rebounds as the Howard University women’s basketball team pulled away to a 74-63 road win at William & Mary (W&M) inside the Kaplan Center. The Bison (5-2) trailed, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter and 34-32 at the half. Primarily on the efforts of Bison trio Howell, freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington), who came off the bench, and junior…

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