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NBA names regular season MVP after Micheal Jordan , other awards after various NBA legends

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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…

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Black Cement Air Jordan 2

Brandon King

It is wonderful that Jordan Brand has acknowledged the existence of the Air Jordan 2, with a plethora of releases over the past year. One of the upcoming release of the habitually overlooked silhouette looks to borrow a colorway made famous by its successor in the line, the Air Jordan 3. At this juncture there are no images available of the “Black Cement” Air Jordan 2, however predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a 2 that sports a black upper , with cement grey appearing at the tongue, inner, rear…

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Grambling softball announces 2023 schedule

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications/Assistant Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing, Grambling State University GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head softball coach Nakeya Hall announced on Monday the 2023 schedule for the upcoming season. The Lady Tigers, who went 24-24 overall and 11-13 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) last season will play in three classics/invitationals and face off against Louisiana Christian, UMass-Lowell, Tarleton State, Northwestern State and Louisiana Tech in non-conference games. “I am extremely excited about the 2023 season,” Hall said. “We will be…

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An initial look at the “Metallic Silver” Air Jordan 14

Brandon King

The “Metallic Silver” is a new and women’s -specific colourway of the Air Jordan 14 low that is in Jordan Brand’s 2023 release plans. As one could gather from the moniker, this upcoming Air Jordan 14 Low sports a metallic silver leather upper, with black showing up on the tongue, laces, inner and for most of the Ferrari-styled Jumpman logo on the lateral side. Red makes an appearance as a tertiary hue via, the “JORDAN” and “XIV”on the front and rear the tongues, respectively. Underneath the aforementioned upper is a…

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Howard Basketball falls at VCU

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 60 HOW 70  VCU Team 1 2 F HOW 31  29  60 VCU 41  29  70 Howard University men’s basketball redshirt junior Steve Settle, III(Glenarden, Md.) led all scorers with 18 points, followed by sophomore Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and third-year Bison Jordan Wood (San Antonio) with 13 points and 12 points, respectively, and the defense held their opponent without a field goal over the last six minutes, but was not able to capitalize as HU fell, 70-60, to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in…

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An initial look at the “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 3

Brandon King

The “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 3 is a women’s-specific and new look for the classic silhouette that slated to debut in 2023. Sporting in aesthetic similar to that of the “white cement” colourway, but appears to swap in lucky green at the extreme ends of the lacing system, where red would normally be seen, along with a Jumpman-branded hangtag. Underneath resides a cream and lucky green midsole and a primarily cement grey rubber outsole. According to the incomparable zsneakerheadz, the “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 3 is scheduled to begin its…

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Kyrie Irving blacks out Swooshes on sneakers

Brandon King

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…

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University of Akron Lebron XX PE

Brandon King

These LeBron XX are made specially for the University of Akron basketball team. They sport a navy knitted upper with white cross-stitching encircling the eye rows and near the collar. The dual lateral Swooshes are seen in the in secondary hues of the Zips. The university’s “A” logo is seen on the heel in place of the standard iterations of “XX” branding that is seen on the shoe. Underneath resides a two-tone midsole that is navy and equipped with a fern pattern up front and white in the back, as…

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Stephen A Smith has to be corrected that Alabama State’s Eddie Robinson Jr is not related to legendary Grambling coach

Brandon King

There was a time when ESPN was the best source of high-quality sports reporting. Unfortunately for the knowledgeable sports fan that is an era long gone by( the decline in their reporting coincides with Disney acquiring the network). For ESPN, facts are no longer the objective, but malleable obstacle in the pursuit of whatever narrative they happen to be pushing at any given moment. The troubling component of this formula is due to the sheer size of their platform much of “information” they export , even when proven to be…

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FAMU’s Dominique Washington earns AVCA SE All-American Honorable Mention

Brandon King

For the second consecutive season, Florida A&M volleyball standout Dominique Washington was named to the AVCA Southeast Region All-American Honourable Mention list. The only HBCU player to garner such honour in any region, Washington had an outstanding season finishing the campaign with 425 kills (65th in the nation, 1st in SWAC)and 481.5 points (71st in the nation, 1st in SWAC). She also was named SWAC Player of the Year, 1st Team All-SWAC, SWAC Tournament MVP, and All-SWAC Tournament Team for the second consecutive season.  The full list can be found here.

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