Andy Silva has been with DraftKings since 2018. A 2006 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Andy worked as a copy editor for North of Boston Media Group and then the Boston Herald prior to joining DraftKings. He is a lifelong sneakerhead going back to the heyday of Michael Jordan in the 1990s. His all-time favorites are the Air Jordan 11 and the Air Max Penny 1. Follow him on Twitter at @ByAndySilva and on BlueSky at @byandysilva.bsky.social.
He may be going to a Nike school in Duke, but thanks to the new world of college NIL deals the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft has signed with a different shoe brand. He’s signing with New Balance, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. New Balance has been adding to its […]
August 26, 2024
DraftKings Network’s Jeff Pratt and Nick Friar recently released their list of their Top 10 Quentin Tarantino characters to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the release of Inglourious Basterds. Well, David Samson, the host of Nothing Personal with David Samson, which airs at 10 a.m. ET on DraftKings Network is something of a movie buff. […]
August 22, 2024
Ian O’Connor is making the round in support of his new book about Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers has become something of a lightning rod in recent years, but the first kind of public kerfuffle involving Rodgers involved his estrangement from his family. Famously, Aaron’s brother Jordan was a contestant on the Bachelorette in 2016, […]
August 21, 2024
Tua Tagovailoa sat down with the guys from The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz and revealed how much different it is to play for Mike McDaniel than it was to play for former coach Brian Flores. Spoiler alert: It’s a LOT different. Despite Flores denying it, word was out that his relationship with his […]
August 19, 2024
We’re under 100 days until the U.S. Presidential election and the political world’s attention turns to Chicago beginning Monday for the Democratic National Convention. Since the Republicans held their convention last month in Milwaukee, the nature of the race has flipped upside down. When former President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination he was […]
August 16, 2024
One of America’s greatest thespians, Nicolas Cage, will be taking on his most challenging roles to date — John Madden. Boom! Yes the famed actor will be playing the famed coach/broadcaster/video game namesake in a new biopic from David O. Russell. “Nicolas Cage, one of our greatest and most original actors, will portray the best […]
August 16, 2024
Aaron Judge recently reached a significant career milestone as he became the youngest player to ever hit 300 home runs. He is clearly one of the best players in the game. But, despite playing in New York, for the Yankees and being literally larger than life at 6-foot-7, Dan Le Batard asked an intriguing question […]
August 15, 2024
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell isn’t looking back at the past, he’s looking ahead to the future. At least that is what he indicated to Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr. on Wednesday’s edition of GoJo and Golic. FSU’s head man says despite the ongoing fallout from his undefeated ACC championship squad being […]
August 14, 2024
Kevin Durant has had quite a summer. He’s been the subject of trade rumors, he’s become the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in USA Basketball program history and he brought home another gold medal in Paris. Thus, he earned the right to have a little fun. At least we think he’s having some fun, honestly […]
August 13, 2024
College football season is upon us and the winds of change are blowing in Alabama as Kalen DeBoer looks to fill the big shoes of the legendary Nick Saban in his first season at the head of the Crimson Tide program. Alabama earned the No. 5 ranking in the first AP Top 25 poll of […]
August 13, 2024
A Ma Maniére is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the boutique is doing it in a big way, with a six pack of Nike/Jordan Brand sneakers to celebrate tied to its usual short film storytelling. The Whitaker Group boutique says the collection is “our expression of a decade’s commitment to classic, timeless luxury in service of […]
August 13, 2024