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“Toast”New Balance 2002R

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This soon-to-come New Balance 200R utilizes a toast, tawny birch and apricot illusion color palette spread across its leather and suede overlaid upper. The lateral and medial sides are adorned with “N” logos , with additional branding present on the tongues. Belows the aforementioned upper resides an N-ERGY midsole and a rubber outsole. The “Toast” New Balance 2002R is scheduled to release over the course of the coming months at newbalance.com and select retail establishments. They will carry a 150 USD sticker price. New Balance 2002R Toast/Tauny Birch-Apricot Illusion M2002RPL…

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“Oregon Ducks” Air Jordan XIV PE

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This special edition Air Jordan 14 was designed specifically for the Oregon Ducks football; team/ This Air Jordan 14 sports a grey suede fooundational layer overlaid with grey at the ankle and rear heel. A Duck logo takes the spot on the lateral ankle normally occupied by the Jumpman, with an “O” logo underneath the Jumpman on the rear heel. Limited to just 275 pairs, the individual number of each pair is placed behind the tongue below the “XIV” branding. Speaking ogf the tongues, they read “OREGON” and “DUCKS” on…

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NC Central Women’s Hoops defeats Johnson C. Smith 69-56 in season opener

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 56 Johnson C. Smith 0-0,0-0 CIAA 69  N.C. Central 1-0,0-0 MEAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Johnson C. Smith 15  12  17  12  56 N.C. Central 16  15  18  20  69 DURHAM, N.C. – Sophomore Morgan Callahanscored 14 points and both junior Blessing Okoh and freshman Jerni Kiaku poured in 13 points to lead the North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team to a 69-56 win in its home and season opener on Monday evening inside McDougald-McLendon Arena. Callahan played nearly 37 minutes as she filled up the box score with 14…

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Lady Tigers open up season with 85-61 thumping of Fisk

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 61 Fisk 0-2 85  Tennessee St. 1-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Fisk 13  17  13  18  61 Tennessee St. 29  12  20  24  85 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team kept Fisk to just 0 percent from deep in a 0-for-10 shooting performance on the way to an 85-61 win against the Bulldogs at home Monday. TSU also forced 40 turnovers in the process.  The Lady Tigers (1-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Gia Adams, who had 20 points and four…

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Week 10 CIAA Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the CIAA 2022 CIAA Football Championship2022 CIAA Football Standings2022 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2022 CIAA Football Statistics2022 CIAA Weekly Report #10  FOOD LION OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK #76 Darian Bryant, Virginia Union (Gr., OL – Philadelphia, PA) Darian Bryant is the veteran on an offensive line that powered the Panthers to 458 yards of total offense and 7.6 yards per play in the Panthers’ 33-21 win over Virginia State. On the ground, Virginia Union gained 181 yards and two touchdowns while averaging 5.2 yards per carry. Through the…

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Benedict ascends to no.1 spot in Super Region 2 Rankings

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Courtesy of the SIAC Courtesy of Benedict Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. – The NCAA has released its second official football rankings for Super Region 2, which will determine the teams advancing to the Division II playoffs, and the Benedict College Tigers are now the top-ranked team in the region. Benedict, 10-0, took over the top spot after Delta State from the Gulf South Conference, last week’s No. 1 team, lost to West Georgia. Delta State dropped to No. 2, followed by West Florida from the Gulf South Conference. Virginia Union University…

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SIAC Announces October 3, 2022 Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (November 7, 2022) – Emanuel Wilson (Fort Valley State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Chazz Hunter (Central State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Henry Tome (Savannah State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Reginald Harden (Benedict) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Emanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State | Running Back  |  R-Junior  |  Charlotte, N.C. Wilson tore through the Albany State defense with 28 carries for 221 yards and three touchdowns. The North Carolina native also had three receptions for six…

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The “Trials of Kyrie” are not about reconciliation but humiliation and subjugation

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Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the news cycle and unfortunately it has nothing to do with his prodigious basketball talent. When he decided that he no longer to wanted to play with LeBron James in the summer of 2017 , that was the genesis of the shift of how he was perceived , particularly in the sports media. Since then , and at times partially because of his own actions, has been a consistent target of derision from the media and that rancor has spilled over into the…

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FAMU’s Dominique Washington reaches historic mark in losing effort

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Florida A&M and Alabama State’s volleyball rivalry has been one for the books this season. They each manage one loss in their Southwestern Athletic Conference schedules, those setbacks occurring against each other, and the latest meeting fell 3-1 to ASU Sunday (Nov. 6). The decision capped the Rattler’s SWAC winning streak at 24. However, match highlights saw Dominique Washington enter the school’s all-time career list in kills. The graduate recorded a season-high 27 to move to 10th all-time in the category, where she  sits alongside…

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SEMO lays serious 42-0 donkey-kicking on Tennessee State

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42  Southeast Mo. St. 7-2 , 3-0 0 Tennessee St. 3-6 , 2-2 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Southeast Mo. St. 7 14 7 14 42 Tennessee St. 0 0 0 0 0 This was thought of a potential matchup that would help establish the hierarchy in the Ohio Valley Conference and in a manner of speaking it was. However instead of closely contested matchup it was 60 minutes of domination that only ended when the clock mercifully ticked down to zeros as Southeast Missouri put the boots to Tennessee State…

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