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TSU Tigerbelles place second in 24th annual Ed Temple Classic

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE- The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles, on the strength of five first-place finishes, placed second in the 24th Annual Ed Temple Classic at the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Facility. The Tigerbelles won both throwing events as Leilany Laureano won the shot put with a throw of 45′ 3.25, and Maleah Decuir placed first in the weight throwing at 53′ 5. Laureano also placed fifth in the weight with a throw of 42′ 11. Backing up Laureano in the shot was Desire Poole with a throw of 37′ 8.75, which placed her…

Hot shooting from dowtown spurs Jackson State to emphatic 90-48 win over Alabama State

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 48 ALST 90  JSU Team 1 2 3 4 F ALST 10  9  11  18  48 JSU 19  21  27  23  90 JACKSON, Miss.| Led by a 63.6 percent shooting performance from deep, the Jackson State women’s basketball team defeated Alabama State 90-48 at home Saturday.The Tigers (5-7, 2-0) had three players score in double figures, led by Keshuna Luckett, who had 17 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Angel Jackson added 16 points and four blocks and Ti’lan Boler chipped in with 12 points.Jackson State utilized fantastic ball movement in…

Norfolk State Athletics announces its 2023 Hall of Fame Class

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Courtesy of , Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its 2023 Hall of Fame induction class on Saturday. The first class since 2019 features seven outstanding individuals and – for the first time ever – three teams. Terry Bradshaw (baseball), Ron Dillard (baseball), Ray Jarvis (football), Terrell Whitehead (football), Ann Theus (women’s basketball), and the late Ursel Bruton (softball) and James Grant (men’s basketball) make up the seven members of the 2021 class. The 1974-76 championship-winning football teams also received the recognition, the first time teams could be nominated for the prestigious honor. Terry Bradshaw’s historic baseball…

Tennessee State falls on the road to SIUE, 81-72

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72 Tennessee St. 9-7,1-2 OVC 81  SIUE 11-5,2-1 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 34  38  72 SIUE 40  41  81 Backcourt dynamos Jr. Clay, 22, and Marcus Fitzgerald, Jr., 21, combined for 43 points but their efforts were not enough as the Tennessee State men’s basketball team went down in defeat to SIUE, 81-72 Thursday night. The Cougars showed the way for the entire first half, building a twelve-point advantage at 38-26 on DeeJuan Pruitt’s jumper with 4:26 to go in the half. TSU went on a 6-0 run via…

“Montreal Bagel” Nike Dunk Low coming January 17

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The “Montreal Bagel” Nike Dunk Low is a new colourway of the classic silhouette that is slated to debut later in January. As should be ascertained from the name, this upcoming Dunk Low is inspired by the honey-water poached breakfast pastry. It sports sesame seed-peppered overlays with blue jay Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. White branding is seen on the tongue , as well as embroidered on the blue jay rear heel overlay. The insoles feature a wood pattern, inspired by the wood-fire oven Montreal Bagels are baked…

CIAA Hoops: Shaw Lady Bears squeaks by Johnson C. Smith 70-69 in OT for Coach Jacques Curtis’ 400th victory

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Title image via Donald Watkins 69 JCS 70  Shaw Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F JCS 14  12  11  21  11  69 Shaw 15  12  13  18  12  70 RALEIGH, NC —Makenzie Pollard put the Shaw women’s basketball team ahead for good with 45 seconds to go in overtime to give the Lady Bears a 70-69 win over the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls at historic C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium Wednesday. It was a milestone victory for Head Coach Jacques Curtis, who collected his 400th women’s basketball victory at Shaw. The…

“Olive Suede” Nike LeBron XX coming January 13

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The “Olive Suede” LeBron XX one of several colourways of the silhouette that will debut in 2023. It sports an dark olive suede upper with that of a lighter variety standing in for one of the lateral side dual Swooshes, with white branding on the medial side. LeBron XX branding is seen on the lace dubraes, tongue, rear heel and insoles. Underneath resides a khaki midsole and Dunkman-branded creme rubber outsole. The “Olive Suede” LeBron XX is scheduled to release January 13 at select retail locations. They will carry a…

North Carolina Central has it way with Toccoa Falls at home, 98-52

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics: 52 TF 98  NCCU Team 1 2 F TF 20  32  52 NCCU 43  55  98 DURHAM, N.C. – Devin Butts scored a season-high 16 points to top five Eagles in double figures and Dan Oladapo registered his first double-double of the season as North Carolina Central University remains undefeated at home with a 98-52 victory over Toccoa Falls College on Tuesday night inside McDougald-McLendon Arena. Butts connected on 5-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and converted both free throws for his season’s best scoring…

Albany State goes down to Miles, 62-59

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Albany State was unable to hold off a second half surge from Miles as the Golden Rams fell to the Golden Bears 62-59. MIles came out strong, taking an early 7-0 lead , Albany State woudl battle back to take a brief lead at 12-11 on a Terin Wofford jumpshot. The teams would tie at 13 on a jumper from Miles’ Garrick Baines. Miles jumped back in front at 16-13 on a three-pointer from Baines. with 8:39 left in the half. Albany State outscored Miles 15-6 over the final 8…

Albany State Basketball opens 2023 against Miles

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After being off since December 17, the Golden Rams women and men’s basketball teams will open the new year by hosting Miles College at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday, January 2, 2023.  The women will play at 1:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 3:00 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (4-8) overall and (2-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears women’s team is (7-2) overall and (4-1) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams and Golden Bears…