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September 2008

Marcus Jordan wears cool shoes, has a fun dad

September 30, 2008

One might think that Marcus Jordan–son of Michael–has an uphill battle ahead of him when it comes to earning his own name in the sport of basketball. That’s true. On an unrelated topic, he gets to wear really cool basketball shoes. Marcus, a three-star high school senior projected as a high-major prospect, debuted some really [...]

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Air Jordan 1 Low Phat

September 27, 2008

Jordan Brand is releasing a limited quickstrike of the Air Jordan 1 Low Phat today. While the standard colors release on the first of October, November, and December, the Air Jordan 3-inspired colorways pictured above–complete cement print–drop today. The AJ 1 Low Phat is a skate-influenced shoe, with extra padding on the inner-sides and the [...]

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Nike uses Google Earth in virtual running drive

September 27, 2008

26-Sep-08, 15:48 HONG KONG – Nike has built a campaign around Google Earth that allows users to ‘run’ through virtual replicas of cities across the world. Nike Hong Kong launched the youth-targeted digital campaign to promote its new three-kilometre running category that will be held in conjunction with Nike’s annual 10K running event on 23 [...]

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Basketball Phenom Brandon Jennings Chooses Under Armour

September 26, 2008

Months ago, high school basketball phenom Brandon Jennings became the first American hoops talent to bypass college and play his mandatory year abroad (the NBA has a rule requiring Americans be out of high school for a year before they’re eligible for the draft). Keeping with the same ground-breaking mentality, it was announced Wednesday that [...]

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Jordan Blase Drops October 1

September 25, 2008

So Nike and Jordan are unveiling their newest off-the-court style shoe, the Jordan Blase, which drops October 1st in a black version and a white version. Save your money till November 1st though, when the brown (pictured above) and the obsidian (doesn’t that mean black? I don’t know, the shoes are blue) drop. The brown [...]

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Tickets for Pacquiao-De La Hoya Sell Out Immediately

September 25, 2008

Tickets for the much-anticipated match-up between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand sold out in mere hours, totaling a gate of nearly $17 million, second-largest in boxing history (after the Golden Boy’s showdown with Floyd Mayweather, jr last year). With foreign television, Pay-Per-View, closed circuit broadcasts, and sponsorship still to [...]

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Nike Will Exit Elite Swimwear Market

September 24, 2008

Nike announced Monday that it will be exiting the elite swimwear market. While they’ll still provide swimwear to college programs and sell to the traditional retail markets, Nike has chosen not to compete against giants such as Speedo in the elite swimwear market, insisting that they instead stick to their key segments. Through a statement, [...]

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Air Jordan Force XX Fusion Low

September 23, 2008

Come October 11th, Nike and Jordan are releasing another Air Jordan-Air Force 1 fusion shoe, the AJF 20 Low. I have to say, this one is really hot. It’ll drop in three colorways: White/Metallic Silver-Midnight Navy, White/Metallic Silver-Varsity Red, and Black/Light Graphite-White. They retail at $135 which is $20 less than the high top version [...]

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Nike Air Flight Lite High Retro

September 22, 2008

Nike is retro-ing the Air Flight Lite High in white, black and red. This is the shoe Scottie Pippen wore in the 90′s when the Bulls were in their prime. Being a Blazers fan, these shoes make me a little angry as they remind me of Bulls’ dominance, specifically beating Portland in the Finals. Now [...]

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Nike “Ultimate Glory” Dunk Hi

September 20, 2008

If Nike does anything related to the Sweet Science, I’m happy to report on it. On October 2–exclusively in Mexico unfortunately–Nike will be releasing the über-limited “Ultimate Glory” Dunk Hi, a Dunk made up entirely of red elephant print and created as a tribute to the boxing match titled “Ultimate Glory,” the 1996 meeting between [...]

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