January 4, 2021 SWAC Men’s Basketball Gameday

Only two games on the SWAC’s Men’s Basketball docket for January 4. From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Upcoming SWAC Men’s Basketball Games  Monday, January 4Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State- 7:30 pmJackson State at Alabama State-8:00 pm (ESPNU)  Game dates and times are subject to change All times listed Central Standard Time (CST) About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.…

January 3, 2021 NBA Recap

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Stephen CurryGSW vs. POR 62 5 4   8-16 3-pt Jamal MurrayDEN @ MIN 36 5 4 Zach LaVineCHI vs. DAL 39 6 5   3 stl Paul GeorgeLAC @ PHO 39 3 4   7-10 3-pt Jalen BrunsonDAL @ CHI 31 5 7 Kyrie IrvingBRK vs. WAS 30 5 10   2 stl , 2 blk Enes KanterPOR @ GSW 24 12 1 Malik BeasleyMIN vs. DEN 25 7 5   2 blk Jayson TatumBOS @ DET 24 8 12   2 blk B. BogdanovićUTA @ SAS 28…

January 3, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Morgan State 71, Howard 58North Carolina A&T State 102, Averett 36 Morgan State 71, Howard 58 BALTIMORE, Md. — Ja’Niah Henson poured in a game-high 19 points to lead four Morgan State players in double figures on Sunday afternoon as the Lady Bears defeated Howard 71-58 in Hill Field House to split the weekend series. The Lady Bears improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in MEAC play on the season. Henson was 6-for-13 from the floor and made six of her eight free throws, while also recording three assists and three…

January 3, 2020 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

From the MId-Eastern Athletic Conference : Morgan State 80, James Madison 73North Carolina A&T State 73, South Carolina State 66 Morgan State 80, James Madison 73 HARRISONBURG, Va. — De’Torrion Ware led four Bears in double figures with 18 points Sunday evening as Morgan State picked up a non-conference road win, defeating James Madison 80-73 in Atlantic Union Bank Center. Ware was 7-for-17 from the floor off the bench and hit three 3-pointers. Lapri Pace-McCray had 15 points for the Bears (4-2), while Trevor Moore added 11 points and Sherwyn Devonish-Prince…

January 2, 2020 NBA Recap

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Malcolm BrogdonIND vs. NYK 33 3 7   7-10 3-pt Terry RozierCHO @ PHI 35 2 3   7-11 3-pt N. VučevićORL vs. OKC 30 13 2 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. CHO 24 9 6   4 stl , 3 blk Collin SextonCLE @ ATL 27 2 3   3 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. TOR 31 6 4   11-14 ft John WallHOU vs. SAC 28 4 6   3 stl , 2 blk Eric BledsoeNOP vs. TOR 19 5 10 Fred VanVleetTOR @ NOP 27 8 5 Gordon HaywardCHO…

Ja Morant out 3-5 weeks with Grade 2 ankle sprain

From nba.com staff: Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant will be sidelined for the next 3-5 weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain, the team announced on Tuesday. Morant suffered the injury during Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets when he landed on the foot of Nets guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot in the second quarter. The reigning Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, who returned to the bench wearing a walking boot in the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies’ overtime win, had averaged 36 points and eight…

Knicks move up to No.23 with trade with Jazz

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz have engaged in deal that will move the Knicks up in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. The Knicks are sending their No. 27 and No. 38 picks to the Jazz in exchange for the No. 23 picks. As icing on the cake, Utah is sending over the the draft rights to 2008 second-round pick Ante Tomic, 33, who is not expected to come to the NBA. The Knicks now have the No.8 and No. 23 selections.

Yellow Ninja x Adidas ZX 2K Boost on the way

If you are familiar with the streaming world, the name Tyler “Ninja” Blevins may be a familiar one. The popular streamer is continuing his relationship with Adidas with this upcoming ZX 2K Boost. It sports a yellow mesh upper overlaid in plastic of the same hue. Black shows on the Three Stripes on the lateral and medial sides, bordering the collar and laces. On the heel and tongue is found gold suede; furthermore the tongues sport Adidas trefoil branding on one and “TIME IN” on the other. Below this upper…

Jabari Parker to exercise 2020-21 player option with Kings

From Adam Wells of Bleacher Report: Jabari Parker will be back for a second season with the Sacramento Kings after exercising his player option for 2020-21, per Shams Charaniaof The Athletic and Stadium. The 25-year-old Parker will earn $6.5 million.  The Atlanta Hawks signed Parker to a two-year deal worth $13 million in July 2019. He was expected to add depth to a promising young nucleus that hoped to compete for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.  When the Hawks fell out of the playoff race early in the year, Parker wound up being traded to Sacramento…

Lincoln University’s Jason Armstrong ranked amongst top D-2 assistant coaches

from lulions.com: Lincoln University Associate Head Coach Jason A. Armstrong is ranked as one of the top assistant coaches in Division II. The Minority Coaches Association has ranked the first-year assistant as the sixth best assistant coach. “It’s no surprise at all that Jason is rated as one of the top assistant coaches in the country,” said Lincoln University head men’s basketball coach Corey Lowery. “He has a championship pedigree, has developed numerous All-Conference players, he genuinely cares about the players, is a great recruiter, and has a great mind for the game. These…