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Grambling to celebrate National Giving Day Tuesday

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University Department of Athletics will celebrate National Giving Day on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. In honor of the National Day of Giving, Grambling State Athletics encourages fans, supporters and alumni to donate to our student-athlete wellness campaign. Contributions will go toward the following: Contributions can be made directly to the athletic department at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/agp/ (https://secure.qgiv.com/for/agp/) #GivingTuesday #ThisIsTheG FOLLOW GRAMBLING STATE ATHLETICS  For complete coverage of Grambling State athletics, please follow the Tigers on social media at @GSU_Tigers (Twitter), /GramblingStateTigers1901…

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Take a look at these latest images of “Aqua” Air Jordan 5

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The “Aqua” Air Jordan 5 draws a lot of its visual cues from a Chris Paul PE from his days with the New Orleans Hornets. This upcoming 5 sports a black nubuck upper with clear netting on the lateral and medial sides. Aquatone shows up on the Jumpman on the reflective tongue and rear heel, inner as well as the lace locks. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a black midsole accented with aquatone-speckled taxi “teeth” and an aqua translucent rubber outsole. New images have emerged out in front of its…

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Takeaways power Tennessee State to 22-14 season-ending win over Texas A&M Commerce

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22  TSU 14 AMC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 12 3 0 22 AMC 7 0 7 0 14 Although the 2022 campaign did not turn out as they hoped, coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers were able to close the season out on a positive note with a 22-14 over the Lions of Texas A&M Commerce. Translating defense into offense was the theme of the afternoon, with the unit forcing 3 turnovers, which were turned into 16 points. The Tennessee State offense was unremarkable…

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Southern scores 74-66 upset over Cal

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Courtesy of Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director 74  SU 66 Cal Team 1 2 F SU 38  36  74 Cal 26  40  66 BERKELEY, Ca. | Southern (1-3) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Jaguars held off California, 74-66, at Haas Pavilion. For the fifth time in school history, the Southern University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. SU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on November…

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FAMU Football head coach Willie Simmons shows off LeBron XX PEs

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With the recent deals inked by Florida A7M and Howard, with Nike and Jordan Brand, respectively no longer will jaw-dropping PE’s be the exclusive domain of places such as Oregon and UNC. Since embarking on their six-year partnership with Nike in 2021, Florida A&M has already had its share of saliva-inducing exclusive footwear, with several editions of the LeBron XVIII, XIX and XX. Head football coach Willie Simmons took to twitter ( in a now-deleted tweet) to show off the latest iteration of FAMU-specific Lebrons. They sport a sail-colored upper…

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Enes Kanter, where are you?

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To basketball fans, the gentlemen pictured in the title image should be quite familiar. As you may recall NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom had a lot over the past couple of years, going on national television to daftly finger-wag at Lebron James as he laid responsibility at the feet of the NBA Superstar for the skepticism of and reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccination.  Freedom was also critical of Lebron and Nike for the, according to him, their complicity via their silence over the plight of the whygars in China.…

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Nike: Just Full of It

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As with Kanye West several weeks earlier, Kyrie Irving has also drawn the ire of the Jewish Community. Irving’s posting of link to the movie, Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, was deemed antisemetic and within short order the Brooklyn Nets laid a suspension on him and then doubled down with a series of requirements that the All-Star and NBA Champion would have to fulfill before he would be reinstated. Nike decided they wanted to get in on the public flogging of Kyrie , issuing a statement admonishing Irving…

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November 14, 2022 OVC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference MONDAY’S SCORES@Tennessee State 84, Trevecca 80Eastern Illinois 64, @Western Illinois 62@UT Martin 73, Arkansas State 54@Tennessee Tech 75, Samford 70 TENNESSEE STATE 84, TREVECCA 80NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State defeated visiting Trevecca, 84-80, on Monday night.  TSU had four players reach double figures in scoring with Gia Adams leading the way with 20. Adams went 7-for-8 from the line while tallying two assists and two steals.  Lyric Cole added 19 points and nine rebounts while Erica Haynes-Overton had 17 points and Zyion Shannon had 13. Saniah…

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Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83  Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32  42  74 Grambling 46  37  83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

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Joe Bryant’s 24 not enough, Norfolk State falls 87-70 to no. 5 Baylor

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics 70 Norfolk St. 2-1,0-0 MEAC 87  Baylor 2-0,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 F Norfolk St. 34  36  70 Baylor 42  45  87 WACO, Texas – On the road against a top-ten ranked team in the nation, Norfolk State men’s basketball held its own on Friday night against No. 5 Baylor. The Bears (2-0) used a second half push to defeat the Spartans 87-70 at the Ferrell Center. Joe Bryant Jr. paced the Spartans (2-1) on both ends of the floor with 24 points and…

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