Sports

Oklahoma Thunder Win West NBA Final

Kevin Durant is heading to the NBA Final. The reporters asked Durant “Are you sure you are only 23 years old?” as the crowd chanted MVP. Durant said that this was the toughest game that he played all season.

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12 years ago

June 7, 2012

Mr. Covin

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Kevin Durant is heading to the NBA Final.

The reporters asked Durant “Are you sure you are only 23 years old?” as the crowd chanted MVP.

Durant said that this was the toughest game that he played all season. He was glad that he was able to get the win for his team the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Hall of Famer said that coach Scott William Brooks told the team that they had to play with force and urgency. And that they did, as the three time scoring champion put on a show to to make it to the NBA final.

Durant said that it is a blessing to play with the players and he feels so blessed that his mother was able to be in attendance to see him play.

Thunders awaits the winner of Boston and Miami to meet in the NBA Championship game.

Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a place in its first NBA Championship finals with a come-from-behind 107-99 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Kevin’s performance through out this serious was superb as he dazzled the fans with his sensational play.

“Thunder pulled ahead in the closing minutes before Durant grabbed the final rebound, dribbled the ball across half court and raised his right fist to celebrate with a sold-out crowd.”

Thunder lost the first two games of the Western Conference finals before snapping the Spurs 20-game winning streak and taking the next four games to reach the NBA championship. This will be the OKC’s first NBA finals but the franchise has been there before – as the Seattle Supersonic, the last time being in 1996.

Sports experts give the Oklahoma Thunder an advantage over both Miami or Boston. This is a great NBA Team in by the end of the day the Spurs got trample by the the young Oklahoma team.

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Sports

Gymnast Morgan Price becomes the first HBCU athlete to win national collegiate title

Gymnast Morgan Price is now the first athlete from a historically Black college or university team to win a national collegiate championship.

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2 weeks ago

April 28, 2024

Jamaal Covin

Gymnast Morgan Price is now the first athlete from a historically Black college or university team to win a national collegiate championship.

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History making gymnast Morgan Price

The Fisk University student won the title with an all-around score of 39.225 – and became “the first USAG Collegiate National Champion from an HBCU! ” said USA Gymnastics.

Gymnast Morgan Price (Photo Credit: WCU Athletics/Twitter)

She was among athletes from 12 college teams joining the competition at the USA Gymnastics’ 2024 Women’s Collegiate National Championships in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Making the switch to HBCU

Price joined the first HBCU intercollegiate team at Fisk in 2023 after graduating from high school. She initially signed with Arkansas before making the switch to attend Fisk, ESPN reported, after Coach Corrine Tarver asked her the simple question: “Do you want to make history?”

“I have learned that it is enjoyable to be around your culture. Since we are the first, we have a lot of eyes on us, and our support system is excellent. Seeing the fans and little girls cheering us on was super fun,” Price said in 2023.

Featured Photo by Ivan Samkov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/picture-of-gymnastic-rings-4164644/

Social Justice

After more than 60 years, a championship HBCU men’s basketball team visits White House

An all-Black Tennessee A&I men’s basketball team won three back-to-back national championships at the height of the Jim Crow era, but were never recognized or invited to the White House. That changed on Friday.

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1 month ago

April 8, 2024

Jamaal Covin

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This past weekend, the Tennessee A&I men’s basketball team, an HBCU squad that won a title more than 60 years ago, got a White House visit.

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Tennessee A&I made history

The living members of the Tennessee A&I Tigers basketball team were honored by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.

“This is the greatest day of my life,” said George Finley, a player on the Tigers team, said to CBS News.

Members of the Tennessee A&I basketball team. (Photo Credit: TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)

The Tennessee A&I Tigers men’s basketball team was the first HBCU team to win a national championship in 1957, and made history again by becoming the first college team to win three back-to-back national titles from 1957-1959.

“I thought this would never take place,” said Finley, who was part of the 1959 championship team, told the network. “[Winning] the championship was big, but it wasn’t as big as being here with [Vice President] Harris today.”

The challenges

In a time of segregation and the Jim Crow era, Black teams were often not recognized for their achievements but the team finally got their just due.

Harris hosted six members of the team in a meeting along with their family, friends, and those close to the group of former athletes. Henry Carlton, Robert Clark, Ron Hamilton, Ernie Jones, George Finley, and Dick Barnett joined Finley in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.

Tennessee A&I is now known as Tennessee State University.

Sports

South Carolina defeats Iowa 87-75 to win NCAA women’s championship

Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks completed their perfect season, defeating Iowa with an 87-75 win in the NCAA championship game Sunday.

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1 month ago

April 7, 2024

Jamaal Covin

South Carolina beats Iowa 87-75

Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks completed their perfect season, defeating Iowa with an 87-75 win in the NCAA championship game Sunday.

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South Carolina Gamecocks beats Iowa in national championship

This victory not only ended Caitlin Clark’s remarkable collegiate career but also earned South Carolina’s status as one of the ten Division I teams to ever finish a season undefeated. Remarkably, they accomplished this feat with a completely new lineup, as none of last year’s starters, who experienced a defeat against Iowa in the 2023 national semifinals, were present.

Iowa standout

Caitlin Clark, the standout senior from Iowa, put up a noble fight in her final college appearance, aiming to secure the Hawkeyes’ first championship title but ultimately came up short.

In her usual fashion, Clark scored 30 points in the game, breaking the championship record by scoring 18 of those in the first quarter alone. Her talent is unmatched and like Staley said, her legacy is forever cemented as one of the NCAA’S all-time greatest players.

Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks make history

The Gamecocks are now a three time national champion within just eight years, with the last two coming in the past three seasons.

Coach Staley’s impressive coaching prowess has rightfully earned her a spot with legendary coaches like Geno Auriemma, Pat Summitt, Kim Mulkey, and Tara VanDerveer, who have all secured at least three national championships.

Congratulations!