Atlanta’s Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Hawks to an 83-74 victory against Boston in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.
There is going to be a run on quarterbacks in the NFL next season, with the draft class shaping up as the best in years, and a handful of teams have positioned their roster rebuilds in hopes of cashing in.
Albany State basketball standouts Na’Haviya Paxton and Shakur Poteat have been selected to participate in the fourth annual HBCU All-Star Dream Classic, scheduled for Aug. 8 at the famed Rucker Park in Harlem, New York.