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Drake’s “FOR ALL THE DOGS”Nike DBook 1

Brandon King

This iteration of the Nike Book 1 was for Drake. Its monchormatic aesthetic sports an all orange upper that sports a reptile print texture at the collar, toe and heel, with lizard print present on the side Swooshes. Below resides an orange midsole and a creamy orange and grey rubber outsole. It comes hosue cial packaging that includes Drake’s upcoming album,“FOR ALL THE DOGS”. This version will likely differ from the retail version, as that will probably release sans the album and big ass special packaging.

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Royal Pulse and Alpha Orange Air Jordan 1 High Zoom CMFT 2

Brandon King

This latest iteration of the Air Jordan 1 High Zoom CMFT 2 sports a combination suede, leather, mesh upper with inlaid alpha orange Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides. Royal pulse suede can be seen on the toe, eye rows and flanking the ankle, over top the black collar and inner. An alpha orange “Wings” logo can be seen on the lateral ankle, with “ZOOM AIR” and a Swoosh appearing on the tongue label. Underneath resides a white midsole that houses Zoom Air cushioning and alpha orange and royal…

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Paige Bueckers inks deal with the Swoosh

Brandon King

UCONN star Paige Bueckers is the latest addition to the Nike Basketball family, as the brand announced Wednesday that she was signed to a NIL deal. Just 46 games into her collegiate career, the Hopkins, Minnesota native is already a highly decorated player with honors to her credit such as: Bueckers will begin her Nike run as one of the host of athletes that will wear the G.T. Hustle 2, which is planned to debut in three colorways this fall.

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Kentucky Men’s Hoops releases SEC and full schedule

Brandon King

Though the pads are just starting to pop with football season in its beginning stages, news for the upcoming hoops season is emerging with each passing day. One of the blue bloods of collegiate roundball, the University of Kentucky released its conference schedule Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats leap into SEC play with a matchup against Florida in Gainesville on January 6 and concludes with a face off against Tennessee in Knoxville March 9. Courtesy of Kentucky Basketball: The final major pieces to the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s basketball regular-season schedule have…

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“Vintage Teal” New Balance 580

Brandon King

This iteration of New Balance’s 580 sports vintage teal mesh at the toe and collar overlaid with black nubuck. Grey “N” logos can be seen on the lateral and medial . On the rear heel “new balance” can be seen with “580” and “new balance” present on the vintage teal mesh tongue. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides an ABZORB abd ROLLBAR equipped midsole and a black rubber outsole. The “Vintage Teal” New Balance 580 is currently available at newbalance.com and select retail establishments’ they will carry a fairly palatable 130…

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Lakers sign Christian Wood to 2-year deal

Brandon King

According to reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski, The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent big man Christian Wood have agreed on a two-year deal. The contract will pay $2.7 million for the upcoming season, with the second year being a player option. Despite averaging a solid 16.6 and 7.3 rebounds on an efficient 51% from the floor, the market for Wood’s services was surprisingly dry. This was likely due to the perception of while Wood is very talented , does not necessarily contribute to winning basketball. There is also potential negative…

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Albany State and Valdosta State to get it on this Saturday

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After a 2-year layoff, the Albany State University Golden Rams and the Valdosta State University Blazers will collide at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 9, at the ASU Coliseum on the East Campus in Albany, Georgia.  It will be the Golden Rams home opener for the 2023 football season.  The Golden Rams and Blazers will meet for the first time since September 18, 2021. The Golden Rams will enter the game with a (0-1) record while the Blazers are (1-0). In their season opener,…

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Check out this new colorway of the Air Jordan XXXVIII

Brandon King

This latest colorway of the Air Jordan XXXVIII sports a grey weave and suede upper, with what appears to be a floral pattern at the collar. A Jumpman appears in the negative space in the black circle on the tongue, with additional branding on the rear heel. Red orange piping can be seen running from the collar down to the midsole, with the same hue also present on the lace aglets. Underneath resides a white-speckled black midsole as well as a full-length Zoom-Air strobe and translucent rubber outsole. More information…

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Grambling comes up short in Brick City HBCU Classic

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Title image via Marcus Plummer Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Communications 31 GSU 35 Winner HU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GSU 6 3 8 14 31 HU 7 14 7 7 35 The Grambling State University football team suffered a season-opening 35-31 defeat to Hampton University on Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Brick City Kickoff Classic at Red Bull Arena. The GSU offense rolled up 411 yards of total offense, with the majority coming from the arm of newly tabbed starting quarterback, Myles Crawley. …

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