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.
In its latest Big Facts snapshot, resell platform StockX had some data about brands on the rise in the first half of 2024. And some of the names on the list might surprise you. The top brand on the rise was Asics, which saw a whopping 600% increase in trade growth in the first half […]
August 6, 2024
The will-he-won’t-he saga involving Charles Barkley and his future with Warner Bros. Discovery/TNT Sports appears to have reached its conclusion. Barkley isn’t going anywhere. Despite losing the NBA after next season, pending its ongoing litigation, TNT Sports announced on Tuesday that not only is Barkley not retiring, not only is he not jumping to another […]
August 6, 2024
Noah Lyles is officially the fastest man in the world. Yes, his mouth wrote a check that his body WAS able to cash, as he beat the field in an incredible photo finish on Sunday in the 100M final in Paris. And The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz says that is exactly the kind […]
August 5, 2024
Spike Lee, in the guise of his famed Mars Blackmon character, once said “It’s gotta be the shoes.” Apparently Noah Lyles agrees, as he celebrated his 100M gold in Paris by announcing his interest in having his own sneaker. Lyles is an Adidas athlete and was seen running in a pair of Adizero Y-3 spikes […]
August 5, 2024
An annual tradition that harkens the return of football kicks off on Tuesday as Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears debuts on Max. The Bears had an exciting offseason, drafting Caleb Williams No. 1 overall and adding WR Rome Odunze to give Williams a new weapon to target. Williams has +130 odds on […]
August 5, 2024
Boston-based brand CNCPTS is teaming up once again with fellow Hub-based brand New Balance to reach back into their shared archive and reference a prior collab on a new silhouette. The result of that collaboration will be the CNCPTS x New Balance 1906 “Hours and Days,” which releases today, August 2, at 11 a.m. ET […]
August 2, 2024
Another day, another gold medal for the gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles. Two days after capturing team gold, Biles took home the All-Around gold on Thursday, holding off a spirited challenge from Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. Biles’ teammate Suni Lee earned the bronze to complete her own comeback story after a trying period following her All-Around gold-medal-winning […]
August 1, 2024
Travis Kelce is a man of many accolades. All Pro. Pro Bowler. Super Bowl Champion. Award-winning podcast host. Now he can add a new award to his mantle: Most times for a tight end in the Madden NFL 99 Club. As Eli Manning notes in the video above, this will be Travis’ third time in […]
August 1, 2024
Simone Biles and Team USA won the women’s team gymnastics gold yesterday and then the GOAT won the battle online with former Team USA teammate MyKayla Skinner. Skinner, who won a silver medal in the Vault at the Games in Tokyo, had criticized the current members of Team USA saying, “Besides Simone, I feel like […]
July 31, 2024
As the summer nears its end the sneaker heat rolls on! The A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 3 Retro was perhaps biggest drop of the week on August 20, but August 23 will be the busiest. Among the shoes dropping will be: But the biggest drop will be an interesting one. Ahead of Mamba […]
July 31, 2024
Our long national nightmare is over — NFL football is BACK, baby! That’s right, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game kicks off the 2024 NFL Preseason on Thursday with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, preceded by a special edition of Countdown at 7 p.m. ET that […]
July 31, 2024