Love 'em or hate 'em, the Nike-designed Oregon football uniforms have been burning retinas for more than a decade. They've been covered in tread patterns, camouflaged, even given their own signature typeface, and now, they've got wings.
On Tuesday, the University of Oregon unveiled a new set of simplified, solid-colored uniform with tattoo-esque wings adorning their shoulders...
Is it just me, or is Kobe Bryant everywhere?
Aside from the Lakers' quest for a 15th NBA Championship, Kobe's been on Sesame Street, 'did work' in a Spike Lee joint, been puppet-ized for Nike and was the subject of a Lil' Wayne tribute jam.
And while he may have lost his place on Mickael Pietrus' feet, Kobe has been named as the cover athlete for 2K Sports NBA 2K10....
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Perhaps it's wishful thinking on my part, but with Nike already making a shoe for nearly every sport and sports-related activity, why not a pair of kicks created specifically for the sports watcher (or blogger)?
Peep my idea for said footwear...
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When a 23-year-old rookie pitcher allows just four hits, surrenders one run and strikes out five in six innings en route to his first major league victory, you'd think that line would be enough to grab my attention.
But when the Phillies' Antonio Bastardo beat Jake Peavy on Monday night, it was the left-handed hurler's name that had me doing a double-take... Bastardo? Really?!?
So in honor of Antonio's first Big League 'W,' I'm drudging up a list of some of baseball's most unfortunately-named...
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After LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals, James left the court, leaving the Orlando Magic to celebrate their accomplishment. No handshakes, no hugs.
But it was refreshing to see a player so emotionally wrapped up in his team's failure to meet great expectations, that he couldn't do anything else except leave....
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I can just hear the PA announcer now, "Introducing your Phoenix Life... uh... Mercury!"
With an announcement on Monday, the Phoenix Mercury did all but change their name to match their new jersey sponsor, LifeLock. The WNBA franchise introduced a new partnership with identity-theft protection company LifeLock, which will see the company's logo replacing "Phoenix" and "Mercury" on the team's game-day duds....
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