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Tennessee State women’s hoops stampeded by Lipscomb, 74-43

Brandon King

Title image via Tennessee State Athletics 74 Lipscomb 3-1,0-0 ASUN 43 Tennessee St. 1-3,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Lipscomb 22  23  13  16  74 Tennessee St. 7  10  18  8  43 Lipscomb jumped on Tennessee State early and never looked back and ultimately cruised to a 74-43 win. The Bison got off to a fast start, shooting 53.3% ( 8-15) from the field and 55.5% (5-9) downtown on their way to outscoring the Tigers 22-7 in the game’s opening period. Tennessee State, on the other hand, stumbled out of…

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North Central V. Delaware State: Game Notes

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Title Image via Doug Burt Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics THE GAMEDelaware State University “Hornets” vs. #14 North Carolina Central University “Eagles” THE KICKOFFSaturday, Nov. 18, 2023 – Kickoff at 2:00 p.m. THE SITEO’Kelly-Riddick Stadium (10,000 capacity) – Durham, N.C. THE RECORDS#14 N.C. Central (8-2 overall, 3-1 MEAC); Delaware State (1-9, 0-4 MEAC) MEDIA COVERAGETV/Video: ESPN+ QUICK HITS• NCCU is ranked 14th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Top 25 poll and 17th in the Stats Perform FCS poll.• NCCU will repeat as MEAC champions with a…

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Russell Westbrook wants to come off bench, Mann to make first career start

Brandon King

Hurricane Harden has made its landfall on the Los Angeles Clippers and brought with him the winds of losing as the Clippers has tasted defeat in every game since acquiring Harden. Russell Westbrook has decided to do his best to stave off the destruction the bearded storm would bring, meeting with coaches and offering to take a bench role in order to help the starting lineup, as well as infuse some energy into the second unit. According to reporting from Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, Westbrook himself came up with…

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Norfolk State’s Gabrielle Gilbert claims MEAC Rookie of Year

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Title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State freshman Gabrielle Gilbert is the first NSU volleyball player to have the honor of calling herself an All-MEAC First Team selection, and she only needed one year to achieve the feat. Gilbert was named to the All-MEAC First Team on Thursday, as the conference unveiled its postseason honorees at the 2023 MEAC Volleyball Championship Banquet. She also received the MEAC Rookie of the Year award. Middle blocker Grace Smith also received a postseason accolade, joining Gilbert on the MEAC All-Rookie Team. Gilbert…

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Tennessee State defeats Portland 75-65

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image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 75 Tennessee St. 3-0,0-0 OVC 65 Portland 3-1,0-0 WCC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 42  33  75 Portland 28  37  65 PORTLAND, Ore. – Christian Brown totaled 24 points to help lead the Tennessee State men’s basketball team over the Portland Pilots 75-65 on the road Wednesday. The Tigers (3-0) had three players score in double figures, led by Brown, who had 24 points. Ej Bellinger added 18 points and Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. helped out with 13 points and four assists. Tennessee State took advantage of…

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Prairie View employee killed in on-campus shooting

Brandon King

The joyous and inquisitive nature of a college campus was shattered by gunshots. At approximately 9:30 A.M. Monday morning a Prairie View A&M campus employee was shot and killed by a former employee at the school’s Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Farm and Ranch. The suspect was soon thereafter detained and , thankfully, no students were harmed, according to a statement issued by the university. This morning, an incident isolated to the Governor Bill and Vera Daniels Farm and Ranch involving a former employee resulted in a shelter-in-place notification to…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops loses at UNC Ashville

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 38 Tennessee St. 1-2,0-0 OVC 53 Winner UNC Asheville 1-1,0-0 Big South Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 9  7  12  10  38 UNC Asheville 23  5  15  10  53 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got a 13-point performance from the bench but fell 53-38 to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs on the road Sunday. Caitlin Anderson led the Tigers (1-2) with 12 points and five steals. Eboni Williams also added seven points and three steals and Diamond Cannon helped out with two points and two steals. How It Happened Tennessee…

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Tennessee State volleyball back in action

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Courtesy of cott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball. Tennessee State Athletics For the second time this season, the Tennessee State University Tigers volleyball team will travel to Macomb, Illinois. In their first road trip of the season, they faced Murray State and Cleveland State in the Western Illinois Tournament. This time, they will face the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (7-18, 6-8 OVC).This will be the first matchup between the two programs, as this is the first season for WIU in the Ohio Valley Conference. Even though this is…

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James Harden unveils Adidas Harden Vol. 8

Brandon King

As Hurricane Harden having left Houston, Brooklyn, and most recently Philadelphia on the franchise path of destruction made his proverbial landfall with his first game with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers fell to the Knickerbockers of New York, 113-97 ; Harden had a nice game, statistically, connecting 6 of his 9 shots , including 2 of 4 from downtown for 17 points, while handing out 6 assists and grabbong 3 rebounds , but was a -17 on the evening. The future destrutor of the Los Angeles Clippers took this…

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“Wanda” Nike KD 16 now available

Brandon King

This colour of the KD 16 pays homage to the NBA superstar’s mother, Wanda Durant. The upper is comprised of a multilayer mesh that is outfitted in mint foam , with stadium green and and emerald rise also showing in the form of nubuck overlays. Jewelry-inspired patterns find thier home on the tongue as well as the inner, while reflective piping laps the upper. .A KD logo occupiers its typical location on the right tongue , however the left features a WD logo, a tribute to KD’s mother. Underneath the…

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