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Jackson State players shine in HBCU Swingman Classic

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courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Jackson State sent six players to the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile and powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation at Globe Life Field in front of an announced crowd of 16,467 to kick off MLB All-Star festivities on Friday night. Tigers’ freshman shortstop Robert Tate Jr. stole the show for his American League team early in a 5-4 victory. Jackson State had a pair of pitchers in the game including American League starter Christian Womble who gave up one run in his two innings of work. Meanwhile, Isaiah…

Norfolk State basketball adds 7 in 2024 recruiting class

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communicatio, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State men’s basketball head coach Robert Jones has finalized the Spartans’ 2024 recruiting class, featuring five talented transfers and two freshmen. The group includes four guards: My’Kel Jenkins, Brian Moore Jr., Sin’Cere McMahon, and Dramane Camera. Forwards Christian Barrett, Jalen Myers, and Rodney Baines round out the class. “I’m very excited about this year’s recruiting class,” Jones said. “We have added perimeter shooting depth which was desperately needed last year. We have also added length and athleticism. I…

HBCU GO announces its slate of games for the 2024 season

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Courtesy of Allen Media Group The Allen Media Group (AMG) free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO – the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – is proud to announce the 2024 football season schedule.  A total of 26 football matchups (see schedule below) highlight the 2024 season including 8 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), 9 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match-ups including the Southern Heritage Classic, 6 homecoming games, and the CIAA Football Championship. “As we enter HBCU GO’s third football season, we are proud to showcase the very best HBCU match-ups,”…

SIAC 2024 Football Preseason Honors and Predicted Order of Finish

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Preseason All-SIAC Football team and Predicted Order of Finish on Tuesday, featuring 30 returning players from the 2023 SIAC Football All-Conference team. Preseason All-SIAC Football selections, individual honorees, and the Predicted Order of Finish are as voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. FIRST TEAM POSITION NAME SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN Offensive Line Dylan Lampkin* Edward Waters Senior Jacksonville, FL Offensive Line Tyler Lowery* Miles Senior Evergreen, AL Offensive Line Jamari Pierre* Edward Waters Sophomore…

Milwaukee Bucks introduce their 2024-25 coaching staff

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Courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks  The Milwaukee Bucks have completed their assistant coaching staff for the 2024-25 season by hiring Darvin Ham and Greg Buckner and retaining Dave Joerger, Rex Kalamian, Joe Prunty, Vin Baker and Pete Dominguez as assistant coaches on head coach Doc Rivers’ staff. Jack Herum has been promoted to assistant coach/head of player development while Jason Love and Spencer Rivers have been appointed for assistant coach/player development roles. Ham returns to the Bucks after serving as an assistant coach with the organization from 2018-22 where he was…

Jackson State’s Malone Silver named to NCAA Division I Legislative Committee

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title image via JSU Athletics Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Jackson State Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Compliance Malone Silver has been appointed as a member of the Division I Legislative Committee. The appointment runs from July 1 of this year until June 30, 2028. The Legislative Committee’s primary responsibility will be to review and make recommendations to the Council regarding the merits of proposals developed through the shared governance process (conferences and Council committees). The Legislative Committee will also provide feedback to autonomy conferences regarding the impact of autonomy proposals on the…

7 July 2024 WNBA StatCap: Record-breaking nights for Reese and Wilson

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Player Spotlight- A’ja Wilson & Angel Reese A’ja Wilson scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Las Vegas Aces 104-85 thumping of the Los Angeles Sparks. The 28 points pushed the two-time League MVP into the all-time leading scorer at 4,301 points, just ahead of Sophia Young-Malcolm’s 4300.  Wilson also leads the league in scoring, putting up 27.0 ppg.  Angel Reese scored 17 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the Chicago Sky’s 84-71 loss to the Seattle Storm. Though it came in a losing effort, the performance…

6 July 2024 WNBA StatCap

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Player Spotlight- Caitlyn Clark Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double. In the Fever’s 83-76 win over the New York Liberty, Clark scored 19 points, handed out 13 assists and grabbed 12 rebounds. Who Got It Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Caitlin Clark IND NYL W 38:28 7 17 .412 3 12 .250 2 2 1.000 0 12 12 13 2…

Virginia State Men’s hoops unveils 2024-25 schedule

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics Head Coach Lonnie Blow, Jr. has announced the 2024-2025 schedule for Virginia State University Men’s Basketball Team. The schedule features 1 classic and 25 overall season games.  The season takes off with the Trojan Tip-Off Classic November 8 vs Gannon University and November 9 vs Shepherd University at The Land of Troy. The season opener starts at home as the Trojans goes against Chowan University on November 13 at 8pm. The team hits the road for two straight games traveling to North Carolina on November 16 against…

PE Corner: A’ja Wilson wears Static-inspired LeBron XXI

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The LeBron XXI seems to be the favorite of the Las Vegas Aces toward A’ja Wilson, as already this season she has taken to the court in several player-exclusive iterations of the XXI.  This latest PE for the WNBA’s best player is inspired by Static Shock, the mainstream, watered-down, homogenized version of the original Milestone Comic character, Static.  It sports a vibrant blue upper, inspired by the jacket the character wears, adorned on the lateral side with an electricity bolt bordered white Swoosh on the lateral side and pink outlined…