Khari A Thompson
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Sportswriter covering Celtics & Patriots @BostonDotCom . @_HamptonU & @SJI_Update alum. Jamaica Plain, born and raised. Past stops: @memphisnews & @clarionledger
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This is what HBCU sports can be like if we support and the schools invest.
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Big O ➡️ Big 🍊
Omari Thomas has committed to Tennessee
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Coach Prime on Saturday’s SWAC title game vs Prairie View:
“This is Mississippi vs. Texas. If you can’t get up for that, something’s wrong with chu. C-H-U.”
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Props to the kid for making the sign, and to LeBron for recognizing the kid.
It’s sad that the kid had to make the sign at all. Should be a given that athletes have the same right to express themselves as anyone else in this country. Especially a great humanitarian like LeBron.
Awesome stuff from LeBron James. A young fan had a sign that read “You are more than an athlete.
#NeverShutUp
”
LeBron then gives him his shooting sleeve.
(h/t
@JasmineLWatkins
)
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There’s a guard whose last name is Morant that wears No. 12 at Houston High.
Teniya Morant, sister of Grizzlies star
@JaMorant
, is about to embark on her own Memphis hoops journey.
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Shedeur Sanders rocked a pair of Young Dolph themed cleats in Saturday’s win. He and Coach Prime explain the quarterback’s connection with the rapper.
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Thoughts from a guy who covered Coach Prime at his last stop:
1. Believing ain’t part of the job description.
2. He’s taking the criticism, so it’s fair for him to criticize the criticism.
3. He made it clear that he reads this stuff, and takes some of it personally.
Deion Sanders responds to a reporter: “Do you believe now?! I read through that bulljoke you wrote!”
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I enjoy real responses like this. She’s right, it’s only one race.
Same time, if you come in last you get joked on. That’s how society works. Part of the game.
She gets it. She’s ready for it. Can’t wait to see what she does going forward.
Sha'carri Richardson after the race: “This is one race. I’m not done. Count me out if you want to ... Talk all the shit you want to! You know what I can do!"
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Stuart Scott. He wasn’t on TV that long ago. And he was one of a kind.
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Hello. Boston media here. Dov got those quotes from the story I published.
@NFL_DovKleiman
@_KhariThompson
Thank you, Dov! Boston Media doesn’t have the balls to run a story like this.
@tomecurran
@cgasper
@ByMarkDaniels
@MikeGiardi
@RealAlexBarth
all work indirectly for
#JonathanKraft
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I’ve been hired to cover Jackson State University football for the
@clarionledger
.
Very excited for the opportunity. Can’t thank
@ByChrisThomas
enough for it. Same goes for
@Kreager
. I appreciate all the support and mentorship through the years.
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Someone needs to do a case study on how the narrative about his draft stock changed ONE GAME into his career at a PWI. Same kid, but he has the CFB hype machine behind him now.
Got Mel Kiper saying he’s gonna get the third QB taken this year all of a sudden…
Shedeur getting drafted from JSU would’ve been a better story. Can you imagine they slept on him, he comes out of JSU, gets drafted, he tears it up, starts and is damn good and then the narrative is “how did we miss this guy?” The grass isn’t always greener over there… 👆🏾
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Why Kim Mulkey saying Tomekia Reed 'won't be at Jackson State long' isn't the compliment she thinks it is
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After a surprise visit to SWAC rival Mississippi Valley State, Deion Sanders has decided he wants to build a new field for the Delta Devils and is asking for help on social media.
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Marcus Henderson has signed with
#Arkansas
The stage is set for Marcus Henderson’s announcement at MUS.
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Memphis, it’s been an honor! I packed up my stuff and drove here from Boston three years ago. Didn’t know a soul here. But y’all made it feel like home from the start.
So, it’s bittersweet to say that my time at
@memphisnews
, is coming to a close.
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I asked Matthew Slater, whose dad Pro Football Hall of Fame OL Jackie Slater played at Jackson State, for his thoughts on the Patriots selecting the only HBCU player in the Draft (Isaiah Bolden) this year.
Thoughtful response and a shoutout to
@gojsutigersfb
here.
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HBCU I think is overrated: Howard
HBCU I think is underrated: Morgan
HBCUs I like: All of them.
HBCU I might have attended: Morehouse
HBCU I secretly root for: The whole MEAC.
GOAT HBCU: NCAT for sports, Spelman for academics, Hampton for the best combo of the two.
HBCU I think is overrated: the DC dog park
HBCU I think is underrated: too many to list
HBCUs I like: NCAT, AUC, FAMU
HBCU I might have attended: FAMU, Morgan?
HBCU I secretly root for:
Morris Brown, Bennett
GOAT HBCU:
Cheyney for leading the way, Hampton in terms of talent
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Can the Covington baseball story get any more incredible?
Kyle Ginn was supposed to be the team’s starting catcher. He tears his ACL playing football.
Coach puts him in for one last at bat.
He hits a home run to secure the state title.
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COLUMN: It's time to start examining what a Power 5 school could do for Deion Sanders instead of just looking at what he could do for a Power 5 school.
Because bringing Travis Hunter to an HBCU is bigger than pretty much anything he could do elsewhere.
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'NCAA you have a problem': Deion Sanders says NIL money is causing behavior issues among players
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I’ll be moving back home to Boston next month to join the sports staff at .
I spent too many hours to count reading that site as a kid. Really excited to be heading back home.
There’s not many jobs I would have left the JSU beat for. This is one of them.
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Remi Schaber is believed to be the only girl playing varsity baseball in
#Memphis
.
She starts, hits third, and pitches.
She's breaking stereotypes and inspiring girls who come to see her play.
All because she stuck with the game she loves.
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Watch Wiseman get the stop and hustle down the floor for a slam on the other end. The big man is making plays 👀
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So you know that
@maurice_hampton
is heading to
#LSU
But do you know why?
Four teams wanted him late in the first round. He was offered as much as $1.8 million.
He turned down the cash.
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Father and son. Head coach and star shortstop.
Galvin Sims has been coaching in the area for 25 years. This is his first varsity head coaching job.
His son Galvin Jr. is one of the state’s top prospects. Together they’re transforming Whitehaven baseball.
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"The players that we've got here at Jackson State, we all collectively came in and we didn't care about the facilities, we didn't care about any of that,"- Shedeur Sanders
Perspective on what makes HBCUs special and the sacrifices made to uplift them:
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After signing an Exhibit-10 deal with his hometown Boston Celtics, Roxbury’s AJ Reeves aims to prove he’s here to stay.
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Matthew Murrell. Buzzer Beater. Whitehaven clinches a spot in the region title game.
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James Houston IV came to Jackson State as a linebacker, but he emerged as one of the top pass rushers in FCS football.
Now, he's a Detroit Lion.
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Still in the first quarter and Travis Hunter has:
-A diving catch in the endzone for a TD
-An 80+ yard deep ball for TD catch
-An interception on defense
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He’s back.
“I be stayin’ out the way;
but if beef do come around,
Could put an M on your head;
you Luigi brother now”
- J. Cole
#THEOFFSEASON
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Cool moment seeing my guy
@Krisplashed
tonight at TD Garden.
He was my sports editor in college. He dreamed of covering his hometown Knicks. I dreamed of covering my hometown Celtics.
We both made it. Hampton in the building.
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Official attendance 48,653. New Celebration Bowl record.
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Source close to program tells me rumors of an NIL deal between Travis Hunter and Barstool are not true.
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James Wiseman (
@BigTicket_JW
) from Memphis East (
@MemEastBB
) has won the TSSAA Class AAA Mr. Basketball award.
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6-foot-5. 330 pounds. 10th grade.
Jeremy Pruitt saw him in person and offered him a scholarship. Arkansas offered him too. Many schools will follow their lead.
Meet Whitehaven left tackle Aliou Bah.
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Marcus Smart and
@RochieWBZ
talking Boston accents.
Marcus says he takes walks down by Hahvahd and drives his cah. 😂
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52-13-11 on the way 😂
Bill Simmons said the Boston crowd has become the Celtics’ personal Black Panther suit.
Bron dropping a 50-point triple double, confirmed.
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Updated with quotes from
@tevincarter_2
. He said his mind was made up to commit to Georgia Tech, but his grandfather came to him in a dream dressed in Memphis Tigers gear and he took it as a sign.
His grandfather passed a few years ago and today would've been his birthday.
Tevin Carter, a three-star quarterback, commits to Memphis football
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Today was my last day at The Clarion Ledger.
Can’t thank my bosses in the Gannett South Region enough for giving me the opportunity to cover Jackson State.
It truly is one of the most interesting and challenging beats in college football these days.
And now it’s open.
Interviewed a Pro Football Hall of Famer and The Rock in the same week. This Jackson State beat is incredible when it wants to be.
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Said it when Travis Hunter signed, and I'll say it again.
The impact Deion Sanders is having at Jackson State is bigger than the impact he could have at a Power-5 school.
COLUMN: It's time to start examining what a Power 5 school could do for Deion Sanders instead of just looking at what he could do for a Power 5 school.
Because bringing Travis Hunter to an HBCU is bigger than pretty much anything he could do elsewhere.
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CBHS. Game-winner. Football version of a walk-off.
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33 carries. 258 yards. 4TDs. In one of the state’s most storied rivalry matchups.
Dallan Hayden has 9 TDs now. 7 are against Houston and MUS, which made the state senifinals in 6A and DII-AAA last year.
Can’t start a season much better than that.
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Former Memphis Tigers tight-endJoey Magnifico has been hired as head football coach at St. Benedict.
@joeymagnifico1
@athleticsSBA
@eaglessba
@MemphisFB
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Coach Prime on the Celebration Bowl being televised on ABC:
“ABC? Amen.”
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Key point here is that the adults - NCAA, Penny, U of M leadership, etc. - all made mistakes and at the moment James is the only one dealing with the consequences.
And that’s really unfortunate.
COLUMN: Memphis and Penny Hardaway badly misplayed their hand in the James Wiseman situation.
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Whitehaven’s Se’Quoia Allmond is the first top-100 women’s basketball prospect in the country for the Class of 2021 to pick an HBCU.
The senior PG is No. 70 in the country according to
@espn
and she’s heading to Jackson State.
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East beats the Whitehaven press for a Wiseman slam
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Jackson State football signee Travis Hunter, the No. 1 college football prospect in the nation, has signed an NIL deal with J5 Caffe, a black-owned coffee company that announced the agreement Wednesday.
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Five TDs and well over 200 yards for
@DCH__2
in his final regular-season home game at
@CBHS_Football
.
And the Ohio State commitment did it against a really good Central team that went into the game 8-0.
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I asked Matthew Judon about why he practices in long red sleeves when it’s so hot outside.
First, he roasted me for wearing a button up.
Then he told a pretty cool story about getting inspiration from Terrell Suggs when he was younger.
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Interviewed a Pro Football Hall of Famer and The Rock in the same week. This Jackson State beat is incredible when it wants to be.
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I don’t have any mixtapes to promote, but I am the new JSU sportswriter for The Clarion Ledger.
Local journalism is very important to me as are HBCU sports.
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Mason Miller getting started early with the highlights 👀
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Antonio Doyle Jr. who was the No. 5 inside linebacker in the nation for the Class of 2020 is heading to Jackson State. He's transferring from Texas A&M.
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Recruiting update: Bryson Eason is down to his final two schools. Tennessee and Arkansas.
Here’s the latest from the four-star LB
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St. Benedict (
@EaglesSBA
) has a new football coach.
Former Tennessee football captain Marlon Walls (
@Coach_WallsSBA
) to coach St. Benedict
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Nick Saban accuses Deion Sanders, Jackson State of paying player a million dollars in fiery NIL rant
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Today marks three years since I came to Memphis to write for the CA.
It’s been quite the journey since I jumped in halfway through the 2018 🏈 season.
Must say this has been an awesome place to start a career.
Shoutout to the players, coaches, ADs and supporters as always.
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Just got word from Jackson State that The Southern Heritage Classic game between JSU and Tennessee State is back on for this year and this year only.
Game will be played Sept. 10 as originally planned.
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When he was born, DJ Harden was a preemie so tiny that he came home in a Christmas stocking.
Now he’s 6-4, 315 and paving the way for the area’s top rushing offense.
Here’s more on him and how his family came to Memphis after fleeing Hurricane Katrina
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If Brad Warmath's doctor had it her way, Covington's baseball coach would have spent Tuesday in surgery to reverse the colostomy that saved his life.
But Warmath already had plans that he wouldn't miss for the world.
Spring Fling.
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Former Memphis star Anthony Miller to be guest speaker at Commercial Appeal Sports Awards. May 17th at the Orpheum Theater. via
@memphisnews
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Kyle Lowe is a nationally-ranked dual-threat QB.
But he also plays baseball. He already has four home runs. And his team is 12-0.
He’s getting some recruiting attention on the diamond too.
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JSU came back from down 17 to LSU to take the lead. What. A. Run.
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A reminder that Deion Sanders went on ESPN and called the Travis Hunter-Barstool NIL rumors "the biggest lie I ever heard" in December.
"You know what that is? That means we kicked your butt, we took what was ours, and now you've got to make up an excuse why," he said
Nick Saban accuses Deion Sanders, Jackson State of paying player a million dollars in fiery NIL rant
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Me: Strolling through the grocery store at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday.
*checks phone*
@EasonBryson
@ypcjuice2
@tjdadonn
:
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Matthew Murrell with an explosive finish off a screen
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Houston. Whitehaven. The area’s top offense vs. the state’s top defense.
Playoff rematch. Three UT commitments, two Mr. Football finalists, one winner who gets to go to semifinals next week.
Let’s take a look at this week’s game of the week.
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"It’s a great and pivotal point for us and our organization.”-
@BigTicket_JW
on adding Precious Achiuwa to the Memphis Tigers’ incoming class.
via
@memphisnews
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He's the highest-rated QB recruit for Memphis football in nearly a decade.
So what's next for
@tevincarter_2
as he prepares to join the Tigers in January?
The
@PUREYouthAA
star on his goals, playing his first full season since freshman year, and more.
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A
#unicorn
has arrived at East High school for James Wiseman’s announcement. Looks ready for the limelight...
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Now five of the 2021 ESPN 60 prospects will be in the Memphis area.
Moussa Cisse, Kennedy Chandler, Johnathan Lawson, Alden Applewhite, and Jalen Brown.
I really thanks Christ the king for the good 2 years the give me and teach me a lot things and thanks New York City my next chapter year 3
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I turned 26 today. I usually pick an athlete for a theme each year, but 2020 taught me that life is a marathon. It's about running your race no matter what the course throws at you and striving for your personal best. So 26 is a fitting age for sure. The Marathon Continues. 🏁
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Deion Sanders has message for NFL scouts who skipped Jackson State pro day on Monday. Says it's a problem if he catches them at Ole Miss, Mississippi State Pro Days.
His message: "Our kids are that good, you should have shown up too."
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Briarcrest running back Jabari Small is making his own name. The Ole Miss commit is a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ prospect and the No. 12 all-purpose back in the nation.
But his family’s history with Ole Miss and
#SEC
football runs deep.
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Would you rather be a 4 ⭐️ cornerback or a 5-tool outfielder?
@maurice_hampton
is both.
Thats why he has a big decision with the MLB draft coming up in June.
LSU or the pros?
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To all the youngins who think they’re going to play 20 years in the league...chase your dreams but know the odds as well.
Hit those books as hard as you hit the practice field.
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Only one FCS FB program has averaged 40k+ fans in a season.
Jackson State University. This past season.
A stat that pops into my head whenever there’s HBCU conference realignment news...
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Thank you
@CollegeGameDay
for going to JSU. Enormous stage for HBCUs today. Proud HBCU alum right here.
Hope it shows our stories are worth telling too.
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Saturday’s Jackson State-Alcorn football game is sold out, the school tells me.
@GoJSUTigersFB
@GoJSUTigers
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ICYMI: Jackson State will be one of 75 schools partnering with Opendorse this summer for a school-specific NIL marketplace aimed at getting players more NIL deals.
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You’ve probably already seen the CBS feature on Eric Gray and Isaac Weiss and their fundraiser for St. Jude that aired on NFL Today.
But, there’s no such thing as spreading the word about their work too much, so here’s a little bit more on it.
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The XFL is coming to Jackson in July.
Jackson State is hosting one of six player showcases as the league prepares for the 2023 XFL Draft.
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