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August 2008

Opening Day at Nike U, a.k.a. U of O

August 30, 2008

We’re psyched about opening day at University of Oregon today, Nike’s flagship school.  Nike is also unveiling its new scoreboard, which can be seen from space, or at least Corvallis. We’ll have photos later tonight after the game. We count on Educk to provide the best analysis and reporting for upcoming games. From Educk.com: Certainly [...]

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Only in America!!!

August 29, 2008

….or in a location of their choosing. Well, Don King (Don King by the way) is doing it again. He’s left the realm of boxing and is promoting one of the biggest fights…erm…matches of all time. Nike superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will be facing off at the US Open in September. So that’s [...]

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Hot or Not: Rafael Nadal

August 28, 2008

Well, he made the cover of New York Magazine and people are whining about how much exposure (skin) he’s getting. I don’t really see the problem, but then again, my generation pushes the limit with that soft core porn you see in Maxim. Great body, but I’m not sure I’m buying the total package: So [...]

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HYPERDUNKS! Mamba vs Mambas

August 27, 2008

This is absurd. What if he gets injured?!?!?!

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Review: Air Zoom ’96

August 27, 2008

Remember these? I had them when I was 13, which I guess was ages ago now, but I remember them being the best basketball shoes I’d ever had. They were even better than the Zoom ’95s, which was a tall order. Last month I was hanging out in Santa Monica and I wandered into Foot [...]

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Jordan Drop Dates: Aug-Sept 2008

August 26, 2008

AUGUST 2008 AIR JORDAN DROP DATES 08.2008 Jordan Olympia $125 (You definitely missed them) Black/Metallic Silver-Dark Charcoal 08.2008 Jordan Retro 5 $310 (You probably missed them) White/Fire Red-Black 08.2008 Jordan 6 Rings $150 Black/Varsity Red-White 08.2008 Jordan XX3 Low $135 Black/Dark Charcoal Silver 08.2008 Jordan Olympia $125 White/Varsity Maize-Light Graphic-Stealth 08.2008 Jordan Olympia $125 White/Varsity [...]

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All This Red Tape

August 25, 2008

From the New York Times The uniforms here create a vibrant backdrop, with each athlete becoming a moving billboard for his or her country. They form a seemingly haphazard collection — some country names are written in English, some in other languages. But they are actually part of a grand design, regulated by a phone-book-sized [...]

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Store Opening in Soho

August 25, 2008

From the Portland Business Journal Nike has announced it will open its first Nike Sportswear retail store this week in New York and is offering a new service to let customers create customized footwear products. The first Nike Sportswear store will open Friday at 21 Mercer St. in New York City’s SoHo district. The Beaverton-area [...]

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The Best Penny Hardaway Shoe Ever

August 24, 2008

A subject of intense debate, the shoes that Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway wore during his 14 year career have been some of the most creative and visually risky shoes Nike has produced. Sometimes dubbed “spaceman shoes”, they came in blue/light blue/white/black color ways and had a marshmallow-like appearance. The group sat around the other night and [...]

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Review: Lava Dome CI

August 19, 2008

So I got these shoes over the weekend, the “Lava Dome CI”. Great looking original ACG shoe which sort of resembles these Nike Moccasins I picked up earlier this year (Terra something, I can’t remember). Anyway, behold: I loved these shoes the moment I saw them. Granted, I have a sort of funky taste, and [...]

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