Tag: News

TSU Volleyball gets 3-0 exhibition win over UT Southern

Staff

Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics 0 MMA 3 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 F MMA 17 8 15 (0) TSU 25 25 25 (3) The Tennessee State volleyball team racked up 51 kills on the way to a three-set sweep (25-17, 25-8, 25-15) over the Firehawks of UT-Southern Tuesday in exhibition play home at Gentry Center. Alondrah Santana-Rodriguez finished with 11 kills on the day to lead the Tigers’ offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .625. Alanys Oterocontributed as well by serving up 46 assists. TSU got 24 digs from Jadyn…

Read More

“Malachite” Nike Gamma Force on the way

Brandon King

The Nike Gamma Force is an all-new women’s silhouette whose aesthoetic is inspired by that of classic basketball kicks from the 1980s ans 90s. It sports a white leather upper with light smoke grey peeking on the forefoot, showing up at the collar and wrapping the lower heel. Malachite shows up on the Swooshes that adorns the lateral and medial sides and the inner. The same hue is also present on the embroidered “NIKE” branding on the heel , with additonal light smoke greay branding found on the tongue. Underneath…

Read More

“Green Suede” New Balance 9060 on the way

Brandon King

This iteration of the New Balance sports a combination green mesh and suede upper with grey underlays. The lateral and medial sides are adorned with “N” logos- a solid one on the lateral side and the one on the medial side features a motion effect. On the rear heel appears a “NB” logo , with additional branding on the tongue. Below resides a dual-density ABZORB and SBS foam midsole and a podded rubber outsole that is somewhat visually reminiscent of the Reebok DMX Run 10. The “Green Suede” New Balance…

Read More

NBA launches inquiry into James Harden comments

Staff

Courtesy of Gilbert MacGregor, The Sporting News The fallout from James Harden’s trade request made to the 76ers continues to send shockwaves through the basketball world. Days after Harden publicly denounced Daryl Morey by calling him a “liar,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the NBA has launched an inquiry into Harden’s comments. According to the report, the NBA’s inquiry has been launched in order to gain an understanding of the nature of Harden’s comments, including what prompted him to call the franchise’s president of basketball operations a “liar,” adding that he…

Read More

Mike Bibby thinks the 2002 Sacramento Kings were better than the Lakers

Staff

Courtesy of Lakers Nation The Los Angeles Lakers were the team to beat in the 2000s as the franchise was led by the superstar duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. O’Neal and Bryant were absolutely dominant during that period, leading the Lakers to a “three-peat” and cementing the organization’s status as the greatest in the NBA history. However, their road to the final title of that run was a difficult one as they ran into their rivals the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Finals. Sacramento was considered by…

Read More

“White Salt” Adidas Yeezy Slides likely on the way soon

Brandon King

When they debuted i 2018, the Yeezy Slides took off and became extremely popular, becoming the go-to comfort footwear for many. Adidas, wisely recognised this and even with the very public spat with Kanye West, decided to keep the Yeezy slides in rotation with multiple colours having already released and likely more in the chamber. One of the upcoming looks some in “White Salt.” It sports injection-moulded EVA seamless construction, with the only branding being an Adidas logo on the footbed. A grooved outsole completes the aesthetic. At this juncture…

Read More

“Give Them Flowers” Chris Paul x Air Jordan 1 Low OG coming this October

Brandon King

Longtime Team Jordan member Chris Paul has been a fan of the Air Jordan 1 Low. Almost since his joining of the brand in 2006 , the new Golden State Warriors point guard has been routinely seen in lower collared iterations of the bedrock silhouette of the Air Jordan line. In October the result of his collaboration with the brand will come to fruition with the release of an Air Jordan 1 Low. The upcoming Air Jordan 1 Low sports a floral patterned light cream suede upper with light sail…

Read More

New images of the “Aqua” Air Jordan 6

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Air JOrdan 6 takes the classic colorway made famous by the Air Jordan VIII and applies it to the 6. It sports a black nubuck upper with bright concord present on the Jumpman on the tongue and lace locks and also shows up via the stripe on the rear heel. On the rear heel, black embroidered Jumpman branding can be seen , completing an upper that sits atop an aquatone-accented bright concord midsole that is the home for NIke Air cushioning, as well as Jumpman…

Read More

“Fundamentals”Air Jordan XXXVIII coming August 25

Brandon King

Seen on the feet of UCLA freshman guard Kiki Rice, Nuggets forward Jeff Green and Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley, the Air Jordan XXXVIII is the latest iteration in the esteemed Air Jordan line. The debut colourway, dubbed the “Fundamental” is planned to release this summer. It utilizes a white, black and siren red colour palette and also features construction that’ makes use of 20% recycled materials. Jumpman branding can be seen on the tongues and rear heels and the black portion of the upper that wraps the heel is…

Read More

Check out these images of the “Red Cement” Air Jordan 4

Brandon King

The “Red Cement” Air Jordan 4 is a new colourway of the fourth model of the venerated Air Jordan line that is in Jordan Brand’s fall 2023 release plans. As the nickname implies the aesthetic of this borrows heavily from the classic “White Cement” colourway, but fire red stands in for cement grey. Fire red and black Jumpman branding can be seen on the tongue and rear heel, respectively, with black also showing up on the ends of the “Wings”and inner. Underneath resides a two-tone white and speckled Fire Red…

Read More