I play basketball, I got acne, I grew up with nothing, in still figuring myself out in my late 20, I slide in DMs, I make fun of my friends, I drink beers and play Xbox. I'm closer to you than u think. | | | | Jake LaMotta at the end of his famous fight with Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951. LaMotta died Wednesday.
(Underwood Archives/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I play basketball, I got acne, I grew up with nothing, in still figuring myself out in my late 20, I slide in DMs, I make fun of my friends, I drink beers and play Xbox. I'm closer to you than u think.”
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| | rantnrave:// First sneakers I remember truly appreciating were my NIKE AIR MAX DUNCANS. They weren't chic but felt fancy. Wore them with pride. Like they were cool. Never had a pair of JORDANS growing up. Still never have. Everybody wanted a pair. Meant you had style -- and some money. That's what sneakers can convey. Don't need to be a sneakerhead to want the right pair. Never had any use for window shopping unless it was walking by a FOOT LOCKER. The JORDAN 1s have always been my holy grail. Everybody has the brand they cherish or stay loyal to. Even basketball players are collectors. Getting your own shoe line means you made it. Brand wars are turf wars. For some, it's a particular shoe. AIR JORDANS. CHUCK TAYLORS. AIR FORCE ONES. REEBOK QUESTIONS. FILA GRANT HILLS. SportsSET: "It's Gotta Be the Shoes"... KEVIN VAN VALKENBURG talks weight and diet with EDDIE LACY. Loved this story. Athletes can struggle with their body image and weight, too. Lacy, a SEAHAWKS running back, has been a social media meme for being out of shape and fat-shamed. He's been rocked by insults and he's conscious of how he looks. His contract has a weight clause that comes under media scrutiny. His TWITTER account is a cesspool of fat jokes. It's not easy to block out the haters. KEVIN DURANT can attest to that. Was it wrong for him to clap back at critics on TWITTER? Who doesn't want to vent? Why should athletes be held to a higher standard?... What's going on with the NFL in LA? How come hardly anyone seems to care? The LOS ANGELES TIMES' BILL PLASCHKE says it's because the RAMS and CHARGERS haven't earned their fans' devotion. Hard to argue with that. Did the NFL and owners expect to come to LA and start selling out stadiums? Good product brings in devoted consumers. Not the other way around... The 100 greatest jock jams. Not the 100 greatest jams by jocks... Sorry if my home run swing hurt you.. Baseball players are internet commenters. They're just like us... RIP JAKE LAMOTTA, the RAGING BULL. Best sports movie ever? | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| Air Jordans. Chuck Taylors. Air Force Ones. Reebok Questions. Fila Grant Hills. Some sneakers are as popular as the players. And they aren’t just worn on the court. They’re cultural icons. | | |
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| Thirty years later, "Raging Bull" may still be Martin Scorsese’s greatest film, but the director resisted making it. Richard Schickel recounts how a relentless Robert De Niro--and Scorsese’s near-death experience--delivered the one-two punch. | | |
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 | Modern Luxury |
| Last year, he placed the biggest bet of his life. It paid off spectacularly. Now the Warriors star and his business partner Rich Kleiman are looking to parlay those winnings into a tech jackpot. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| For the first time, Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy opens up about his agonizingly public struggle with weight. | | |
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 | SB Nation |
| Kid Rock opened Little Caesar's Arena on Sept. 12, 2017. It was the first of six shows he was contracted to do for the new home of the Detroit Pistons and Red Wings. He was also allowed to build his "Made in Detroit" restaurant on the northeast side of the stadium, facing out towards Woodward Avenue, a road known as Detroit's main street. | | |
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 | Racked |
| How REI and Patagonia are fighting the Trump administration to protect the environment. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| How a 37-year-old Virginia native became a cult star who is redefining the wrestling heel. | | |
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 | B/R Mag |
| Depends who you ask, really. So B/R Mag asked everybody-teammates, coaches and, yes, even friends-to explain Miami's new man behind the meme. | | |
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 | Bleacher Report |
| More than 65,000 people will wave in unison to this room of fierce, fragile children, many of whom are sick, injured or recovering. Perhaps you've seen the videos and photos of the greatest new tradition in sports--an idea that began organically through social media before it sprung to life. | | |
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 | Outside Online |
| The world likes to tell us what we can’t do. For Kimi Werner-spearfisher, freediver, shark whisperer, chef, artist, and entrepreneur-the key to a badass life was learning to listen to a different voice: her own. | | |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| With an eye on the growing women’s market, historically male-oriented sportswear brands are making changes to their strategy. | | |
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 | TechCrunch |
| Talking investments, YouTube and more at TechCrunch Disrupt SF with Jordan Crook from TechCrunch and my business partner Rich Kleiman. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| Rising costs, parental pressure and a lack of umpires all contribute to a major issue for the sport at the youth level. | | |
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 | CollegeBasketballTalk |
| Robinson will be spending a year working out on his own. That is not the way this should have ended up. | | |
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 | Bumpers |
| On digging into a subject, tackling Michael Jordan's mortality and seeking out enlightenment inside the Cleveland Indians' clubhouse. | | |
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 | Advertising Age |
| The peacock releases research on Super Bowl ads as creative pressure mounts. | | |
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 | Los Angeles Times |
| Bill Plaschke sticks upfor the maligned LA sports fans for criticism of the city's support of the Rams and Chargers. | | |
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 | The Atlantic |
| The sports network’s controversial transformation is driven more by the audience and less by elites than many observers realize. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan had braced himself for the worst when he went down with a torn A.C.L. last December. Now he just had to face it. | | |
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 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
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