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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: sneakers

sneakers stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - Not so fast, Michael Vick. A day after the quarterback's agent announced he had been re-signed by Nike, the sneaker company says it's just not true. “Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick," said a spokesman. He added, however, that Vick is getting some free... More »

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Michael Vick • sneakers • Nike • quarterback • endorsement • dog fighting

 Chuck Taylor (and 
 Other Sneaker 
 Names) Revealed 

No, Adidas is not an acronym

Jun 9, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some sneaker names are obvious—Air Jordan, anyone? But Mental Floss uncovered the origins of some popular brand names that are a bit more mysterious:
  • Converse Chuck Taylor All Star: A former high school basketball star, Chuck Taylor joined the Converse team in 1921 and helped launch the
... More »

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fashion • shoes • sneakers • Reebok • Adidas • Jay-ZTV • Converse • Puma • Keds • ASICS


 Soul 2 Sole Scans 
 30 Years of 
 Sneaker Culture 

From hip-hop to basketball, these have become more than just shoes to many

May 18, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Park, a student at Parsons School of Design, packs 30 years of sneakers and sneaker culture into a stop-action video created for his thesis project, Hype Beast reports. New York in the 1970s is the opener, as Run DMC’s “My Adidas” plays over images of breakdancing kids.... More »

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fashion • basketball • Michael Jordan • sneakers • video • hip-hop • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat 


May 6, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian. Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and... More »

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fashion • politics • Michelle Obama • sneakers • clothing • fashion designer • first lady • J. Crew • tennis shoes

Obama's Sportswear 'Endorsements' Worth Millions

Nike, North Face get free pub from prez-elect

Nov 27, 08 4:52 PM CST
(Newser) - The latest high-profile sportswear-endorser doesn’t charge brands like Nike and North Face a thing to be seen wearing their logos, but his fashion choices may be worth millions, the Times of London reports. Barack Obama’s love of the gym and the basketball court is famous, and companies are... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • sneakers • Nike • athletics • endorsement • President Obama • sportswear

Canada May Have a Match
in Case of Severed Feet

New left foot also in New Balance sneaker

Nov 13, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Another severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun. The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank... More »

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Canada • sneakers • British Columbia • Vancouver • feet • severed feet

DNA Tests Yield Few Clues on Canada Victims

But authorities say
two of the floating feet belonged to one man

Jul 11, 08 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canadian authorities have determined that two of the five feet found floating on British Columbia's coastline came from the same man. The only other information about the mystery victim are his shoe size (11) and brand preference (Nike), and fact that he must have been alive in early 2003 when... More »

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Canada • DNA • sneakers • mystery • British Columbia • missing person • severed feet

Severed Feet Stump Cops
in Canada

Fourth sneakered foot in 10 months washes up on shore

May 25, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fourth foot in a sneaker has washed up on a Canadian shore, leaving investigators more puzzled than ever. Each of the three previous right feet have been in sneakers and have washed up on different islands near Vancouver over the last 10 months, reports the Globe and Mail. The... More »

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crime • Canada • sneakers • feet • severed feet

Retailer Sells Air Jordan Rivals Dirt Cheap

Steve & Barry's
markets star sneaks
for under $20

Nov 5, 07 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Don’t feel like ponying up $175 for the freshest Air Jordans? You could instead buy 11 pairs of Ben Wallace’s Big Ben shoes and have change. Budget-minded retailer Steve & Barry’s is reversing Nike’s formula, selling low-cost shoes branded by Wallace, Venus Williams, and Stephon Marbury—... More »

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LeBron James • Ben Wallace • sneakers • Nike • Venus Williams • Stephon Marbury • Steve and Barry

Kids Skate on Heelys to Emergency Room

Skater shoes set off scraped knees epidemic

Jun 7, 07 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new craze has kids gliding across hard surfaces on tiny skate wheels built into their sneakers—but the "heelys" are deceptively unsafe, a new study says. The report claims the skate shoes sent 1,600 youngsters to the emergency room last year. More »

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children • shoes • sneakers • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • helmets • emergency room • skating • heeling • doctor • Heelys

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