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Trophy Room x Air Jordan 6 SP coming June 2025

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The relationship between Jordan Brand and Marcus Jordan’s Trophy Room boutique will be reprised in 2025 with an upcoming Air Jordan 6, following on the outsoles of previous collaborations with the Air Jordan 1 Low, Air Jordan 1 High OG, Air Jordan 5, Air Jordan 7, Air Jordan 16 and the Air Jordan 17 all previously serving as canvases.  At this juncture there are no available images , but what is known is they will make use of a white, crimson, black and court purple color palette and will feature…

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PE Corner: Caitlin Clark unveils Kobe VI Protro PEs, talks her favorite Kobes

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Although Caitlin Clark will be amongst the rarefied air of athletes with a signature sneaker, she holds the Kobe line in the highest of regards.  Since she burst onto the national scene a few years ago, the Kobe line has been her on-court weapon of choice, with her taking to the hardwood in a variety of colorways for most of her amateur career and that has continued even into her time as a professional.  When recently asked about her favorite Kobe sneakers Clark said, “The ‘Bruce Lees’ ‘the ‘Del Sols’,…

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Ice Cube lays down challenge to The Netherlands

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The Netherlands took home Olympic gold in 3-on-3 play, defeating host country France 18-17 in exciting fashion on a game-winner by Worthy De Jong in overtime. With the gold medal in tow, the squad, which consists of Jan Driessen, Dimeo Van Der Horst, Arvin Slagter, and Worthy De Jong, could have another bell to answer.  Ice Cube has openly challenged the Olympic champions to face the BIG3 All-Stars on August 18 in Boston, with a $150,000 purse for the winner.  As of the writing of this article, there has been…

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Alabama State prez Dr. Quinton T. Ross selected to NCAA Division I Finance committee

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced that Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr., has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division I Finance Committee. He also currently serves on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics. Ross will officially begin his term on Aug. 7, 2024. The Division I Board of Directors Finance Committee assist the Division I Board of Directors in providing oversight and approval for the Division I annual budget and allocation of Division…

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Former Talladega College Gymnast Kyrstin Johnson signs with Temple University

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Champion gymnast Kyrstin Johnson has signed with Temple University. Johnson made the announcement Monday afternoon, via a post on her Instagram account.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Temple Gymnastics (@templegymnastics) The former Talladega College was one of the crown jewels, as well as the first, acquisition of the, unfortunately, short-lived Talladega College gymnastics program which was cut after just one season.  Johnson had a stellar freshman campaign for the Tornadoes, which included making history as her win in the vault at the USA Gymnastics Nationals marked…

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Grambling soccer predicted to take the SWAC

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University women’s soccer team has been picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) preseason poll, announced by the conference on Monday morning.  The Tigers enter the 2024 season fresh off a dominating 2023 campaign that saw them win the SWAC Tournament and go unbeaten in conference play. GSU finished last season 15-5-4 overall and 8-0-1 in the SWAC. Grambling State was picked first with 164 points and 10 first place votes. They were followed by SWAC tournament runner-up…

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Myles Crawley named to Urban Edge Network HBCU+ FCS National Player of the Year watch list

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics Grambling State’s Myles Crawley added another preseason accolade this week as he was named to the Urban Edge Network HBCU+ FCS National Player of the Year watch list.  Crawley, who was picked as the preseason SWAC Offensive Player of the Year and is on the Walter Payton Award preseason watch list, had a remarkable 2023 season at GSU. The Redshirt-Senior from Lithonia, Ga. threw from 2,303 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 60.1% of his passes (197-of-328). He was the first Grambling State quarterback…

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Sixteen Spartans named to Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-MEAC Teams

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Tiltle image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk State Athletics Phil Steele/Draftscout has named 16 Norfolk State players to its FCS Preseason All-MEAC teams, announced on Friday afternoon. Norfolk State received the third-most nominations in the conference, trailing only Delaware State (19) and South Carolina State (17). Below is a list of the nominations from Norfolk State: First Team Offense (1) QB: Otto Kuhns – Sr. Second Team Offense (3) RB: Kevon King – Jr.OL: Garrison Wheatley – Sr.OL: Vincent Byrd Jr. – Jr. Third Team Offense (2) OL: Samuel Eskridge – So. OL: Dyral McMillan – Jr. First Team Defense (3) LB: AJ Richardson – So.DB: Devon Allen – Sr.DB: Terron Mallory – Sr. Second…

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Tarik Cohen retires from football, ends comeback bid

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Despite him saying he “definitely” feels all the way back earlier this week, former North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen has announced his retirement from the game of football.  After a stellar career at NCAT that saw him leave as MEAC’s all-time leading rusher with 5,619 yards, while also setting school records for rushing touchdowns (56), total touchdowns (59), and points, Cohen was drafted in the 4th round, 119th overall, by the Chicago Bears in the 2017 NFL Draft. In his rookie campaign, Cohen posted modest numbers, rushing for…

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Howard’s Gallop Jr and Hunter named to HBCU+ FCS National Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List

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Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information, Howard University  Stats Performs and Urban Edge Network uncovered its inaugural HBCU+ FCS National Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List where Howard University saw a pair of Bison nominated. The announcement came Thursday morning. Graduates Kenny Gallop Jr. (Portsmouth, Va.) and Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.) were among the 20 selected HBCU student-athletes. This offseason, Gallop, the 2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Player of the Year, has been selected to three Preseason All-America Teams after guiding the club to…

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