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“Aragonite” Nike LeBron XXI coming February 2024

Brandon King

This upcoming addition to the LeBron XXI roster sports a denim upper paired with jade ice at the tongue and inner. A bottom outlined Swoosh adorns the lateral side, while sectioned and striped variety of the iconic branding is seen on the lateral side. LeBron signatures are seen on the suede overlays that top the aforementioned tongue with jade ice and emerald rise present at the rear heel. Underneath resides a Cushion 3.0 midsole Zoom Turbo unit at the forefoot and a 13mm Zoom heel bag as well as a…

A new look at the JT2

Brandon King

Recently an initial image of the next evolution of Jayson Tatum’s signature line, the JT2, surfaced. A new set of images of the JT has come to light that provides a look of the sneaker from multiple angles. Its white upper is covered in a leafy and flowery pattern. Black shows up on the tongue and rear heel, with the aforementioned spaces the home for Tatum and Jumpman branding, respectively, Volt also shows up on the lateral side and highlighting a few areas on the upper. Black is also present…

Could this be an early look at the JT 2?

Brandon King

Images have emerged of a sneaker that has been speculated to be the next model in Jayson Tatum’s signature line. The mystery sneaker sports a light green combination upper paired with black at the branded tongue. The most prominent visual feature is the rubber structures on the lateral side, likely for stability, which are lapped in black. Underneath the aforementioned upper appears to be a green rubber outsole. At this juncture there is no release information on these but we will disseminate it once it avails itself.

NC Central’s Jada Tiggett named MEAC Rookie of the Week

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title image via NC Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics North Carolina Central University freshman combo guard/forward Jada Tiggett was named the MEAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week after tallying a double-double in a road win at UNC Asheville, as announced by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Wednesday afternoon. Tiggett led the Eagles with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the 65-63 road triumph over the Bulldogs on Monday for her first collegiate double-double. She also contributed 10 points and seven rebounds in a close game at UNC…

Savannah State pulls away in second half to down Tuskegee, 62-55

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title image via Stefan Smith Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics Despite a hard-fought effort, Tuskegee men’s basketball fell in the final five minutes as the team lost the road conference matchup, 62-55, to Savannah State on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Arena. The Golden Tigers (2-8, 1-4 SIAC) dropped their third straight road conference game, while Savannah State (4-3, 2-1 SIAC) earned their second win in league play. Guard Kevin Sesberry led the Golden Tigers in scoring in his first game of the year after transferring to the program with 16 points on 5-of-11…

Hampton hoops to take on nationally-ranked James Madison

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title image via Nelson Cheeseman Courtesy of Hampton Athletics Hampton University men’s basketball hosts No. 20 James Madison this Saturday inside the Convocation Center. The Pirates have not faced a nationally ranked opponent since the 2017-18 season when they traveled to No. 13 Virginia. HU will be closing out their game home stretch.  Saturday’s game against the Dukes will also be Kids Day. With the purchase of one adult ticket using the promo code KIDS, four kids 12 and under will be able to get in free. Kids will also…

Chicago State stuns no.25 Northwestern 75-73

Brandon King

In what is arguably the biggest win in program history, the Cougars of Chicago State defeated no. 25-ranked Northwestern 75-73, who themselves are coming off a 92-88 victory over then no.1 ranked Purdue.  After an opening three and a half minutes in which the teams exchanged the lead and featured three times, a three-pointer from Boo Brie put the Wildcats up 10-7 with 15:51 remaining in the first half. Over the subsequent 3:41, Northwestern outscored Chicago State 12-5 to take their first double-digit lead of the evening at 22-12 on…

Fort Valley wins rainy inaugural Florida Beach Bowl 23-13 over Johnson C. Smith

Brandon King

Fort Valley City State was able to take an early lead and then largely control the Johnson C. Smith offense in a 23-13 win in the inaugural Florida Beach Bowl.  The Fort Valley offense got right to work, marching 75 yards in 12 plays on the game’s opening drive that saw two 4th down conversions and ended on Brandon Marshall’s 2-yard plunge that put the Wildcats up 7-0.  A safety on a Johnson C. Smith added two points to the Wildcat lead making the score 9-0. FVSU took advantage of…

“Christmas” Nike Ja 1 coming this month

Brandon King

With this upcoming release the Nike Ja 1 joins a long line of signature shoes that have celebrated the Christmas season with a themed release. It sports a fuchsia dream mesh upper with an emerald rise and fuchsia overlay that features a smoke pattern. On the upper rear “heel a brick graphic is seen that is representative of ol Saint Nick coming down the chimney, a theme that is also carried over the to the graphic depicted on the insoles. Black, conjoined Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with…