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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

Brandon King

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

Brandon King

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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Morehouse’s Elijah Campbell Jr. to play in 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown

Brandon King

Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics Atlanta, GA- Morehouse defensive lineman Elijah Campbell Jr was selected for the 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown, an event that celebrates the top athletes and coaches at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation. NBC Sports will present the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, a college football all-star game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC. Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just outside of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform…

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North Carolina A&T beats up Norfolk State 49-24

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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T Athletics 24 Norfolk St. 1-8 , 1-2 49 N.C. A&T 6-3 , 3-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Norfolk St. 0 14 10 0 24 N.C. A&T 7 21 7 14 49 EAST GREENSBORO – A certain resiliency is developing within the North Carolina A&T Aggies football program. They overcame an 0-3 start. They overcame numerous injuries to their quarterbacks unit. They overcome a huge halftime homecoming deficit to win and remain in the hunt for the Big South Conference title.   This week, they overcame…

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Tuskegee squeezes past Miles 26-23 in Double OT Thriller

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 23 MILES 26  TUSKEGEE Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT F MILES 3 10 0 0 7 3 23 TUSKEGEE 6 0 7 0 7 6 26 TUSKEGEE, Ala. – In front of a crowd of over 35,000, senior Donte Edwards (Mobile, Ala.) barreled in for a one-yard score in double overtime to secure the 26-23 win in their final Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) regular season game. Tuskegee (8-2, 7-0 SIAC) welcomed fans back in full capacity to the newly renovated Abbott Memorial Stadium for the first time…

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WTF are you talking about Lebron?

Brandon King

When it comes to Lebron James there seems to be a lot to like- good husband and father, phenomenal basketball player and pretty decent human as you don’t hear about him being involved in any type of shenanigans. However what should cause Lebron to be looked with the most Adiscerning of eyes is the fact the mainstream touts him as a black “leader” and “activist” that speaks out on issues of “social justice.” While he does talk, a lot, on social issues, when one listens what becomes plainly obvious is…

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When, where and how you can acquire the Eastside Golf X Air Jordan Collection

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What to Know Read From Eastside’s Founder For the second time, Jordan Brand and Eastside Golf are partnering to create a capsule collection, featuring footwear and apparel for on and off the course. The collection is designed to inspire young Black professionals to see themselves in the game of golf, helping expand the sport for the next generation. Jordan Brand and Eastside Golf coming together around the game of golf is a powerful statement about the future of the sport, and the expanding influence of basketball culture. The footwear silhouettes…

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Can Tennessee State bounce back against SE Missouri?

Brandon King

Saturday Tennessee State will meet Southeast Missouri in a game that could shuffle the leaderboard in the Ohio Valley Conference. The #20 Redhawks enters the contest fresh off a 28-23 defeat at the hands of Eastern Kentucky last week, despite the efforts junior wide receiver Ryan Flournoy, who had a career day hauling in 15 receptions for 256 yards and a touchdown. FLournoy’s was the second most prolific receiving game in SEMO history, behind Kristian Wilkerson, who piled up 263 yards October 27, 2018 against UT Martin. Geno Hess ran…

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