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Basketball great Maya Moore officially announces retirement
Via the Associated Press Maya Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball. The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. After gaining his release, Irons married Moore soon after and the couple had their first child, Jonathan Jr., in July. She announced her decision to retire on “Good Morning America.” Before Monday, Moore had been non-committal about ever playing basketball again. “Well, I think it’s time to put…
Read MoreAn NBA Arena gets its name back
To many, crypto.com arena will always be Staples Center, the house that the Utah Jazz ball in will forever be the Delta Center. On July 1, 2023 that shall be the case once more. According to reporting from Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune, the Jazz and Delta Air Lines have embarked on a naming rights agreement that will return the building to its former name. The arena, which was built in 1991 was known as the Delta Center until 2006 when it was renamed EnergySolutions Arena. Jazz owner…
Read MoreMEAC Basketball: Howell’s career night pushes Howard past VCU
79 HOWW 67 VCU Team 1 2 3 4 F HOWW 19 15 22 23 79 VCU 15 17 10 25 67 Destiny Howell had herself quite the ball game. The junior point guard poured in a career-high 35 points in helping to lead Howard past Virginia Commonwealth University, 79-67. When Destiny is locked in and focused, she is very tough to guard,” said Coach Ty Grace in her assessment of Howell’s performance. “She was efficient and took every shot with tremendous confidence. When she gets in rhythm, it’s a challenge to…
Read MoreMulti-coloured Lebron XX on the way
This multi-colored GS Lebron XX sports an orange upper with lavender and magenta Swooshes on the lateral side. Green shows up on the eyerows, with light muted pink present on the inner and a black tongue. XX branding appears on the lace dubraes, tongue and rear heels. Underneath resides a turquoise and peach midsole along with a magenta and smoke grey midsole. More information on these will be provided as it avails itself.
Read MoreNBA names regular season MVP after Micheal Jordan , other awards after various NBA legends
Courtesy of the National Basketball Association NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association (NBA) today unveiled six newly designed trophies named after NBA legends, which will be presented to the end-of-season Kia Performance Award winners. Headlined by The Michael Jordan Trophy, which will be awarded to the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, the lineup of reimagined trophies honors the league pioneers who helped define the standards of excellence that these trophies represent. Our new collection of trophies celebrates some of the greatest and most impactful players in the history of the…
Read MoreFAMU squeaks by Tuskegee in overtime,77-75
Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 75 TU 77 FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F TU 22 11 17 17 8 75 FAMU 19 20 18 10 10 77 TALLAHASSEE, FL —Ivet Subirats put the Florida A&M women’s basketball team ahead for good with five seconds to go the extra period to give the Rattlers a 77-75 win over the Tuskegee Golden Tigers at home Monday. The Rattlers (2-6) had four players score in double figures, led by Paulla Weekes, who had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ahriahna Grizzle tacked on…
Read MoreNorfolk State women’s hoops laid out by ODU, 65-44
Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID 44 Norf 65 ODU Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 11 6 16 11 44 ODU 15 14 20 16 65 Norfolk State struggled to overcome a poor shooting day paired with foul trouble on Sunday afternoon, falling 65-44 to Old Dominion at Chartway Arena. The loss ended the Spartans’ (9-2) eight-game winning streak, the team’s first defeat in over a month. Camille Downs led the Spartans with 14 points, adding eight rebounds and two steals. Kierra Wheeler grabbed 10 rebounds, her sixth time this season with…
Read MoreKyrie Irving blacks out Swooshes on sneakers
Nike put their from selective and subjective morality on display when they suspended and then subsequently decided to part ways with Kyrie Irving, stemming from his decision to retweet the Amazon link to the movie, Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, but yet somehow has not cut ties with Brett Favre of the child beater Hope Solo. Not wanting to rep the brand on his feet for free , in a recent Nets game the star guard, not so subtlely obscured the Swooshes on his sneakers with black tape…
Read MoreBethune-Cookman falls short 63-60 against Georgia Southern
Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Atheltics 63 Ga. Southern 3-1,0-0 Sun Belt 60 Bethune-Cookman 0-4,0-0 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Ga. Southern 12 14 18 19 63 Bethune-Cookman 11 14 15 20 60 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – O’Mariyah Tucker posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in Bethune-Cookman’s 63-60 setback to Georgia Southern Tuesday evening in Moore Gym. Tucker’s three-pointer with 1:23 remaining gave B-CU (0-4) a 57-56 lead. Georgia Southern scored the next five points, all on Terren Ward free throws, to take a 61-57 lead. Chanel Wilson sank a…
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