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.
The Olympics are upon us, starting with the Opening Ceremony on the Seine, and it’s not just the athletes who are inspired heading into the Games. I’ve already talked about some of the sneakers that members of Team USA have been lacing up, but Jordan Brand is dropping a new colorway of its ever-popular Air […]
July 26, 2024
Remember when Charles Barkley said in June he was going to retire after next season? Yeah … not so much. Amid Warner Bros. Discovery announcing that it has begun “legal action to enforce our rights” after the NBA rejected its matching offer for the new Amazon rights package, Barkley told The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand that […]
July 26, 2024
The Olympics kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony on the Seine — live at 1:30 p.m. ET and replayed at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. There will be 206 countries and approximately 10,500 athletes competing in Paris with countless stories to follow. Here are some of the stories we’re watching heading into the […]
July 25, 2024
The Olympics get underway on Friday with the Opening Ceremony, set to take place along the Seine and reportedly a pair of pop stars will take part in the festivities. The duo will reportedly perform “La Vie en rose,” according to French journalist Thierry Moreau. The Hollywood Reporter is also reporting Gaga’s involvement. Olympics organizers […]
July 25, 2024
The NBA formally rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s attempt to exercise its matching rights on Wednesday and the league officially announced its anticipated media rights deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon beginning in the 2025-26 season and running through the 2035-36 season. The league said it rejected WBD’s attempt to match the package going to Amazon, […]
July 24, 2024
Earlier this week, LeBron James was named as one of the two Team USA flag bearers, having been nominated by USA Basketball teammate Steph Curry. Now we know who will be joining him on Friday as a flag bearer for the U.S. at the Opening Ceremony — tennis star Coco Gauff. The 20-year-old Gauff is […]
July 24, 2024
Will Tua Tagovailoa be the next QB to cash in? Or are he and the Dolphins still far apart on the potential terms of a new deal? Adam Schefter told the Pat McAfee Show on Monday that Miami is not as close to a deal with its star QB as the Packers are with Jordan […]
July 23, 2024
The men’s USA basketball team has been playing a series of showcase games in preparation for the Olympics, which kick off later this week in Paris. The play at times has been sloppy, but the U.S. has for the most part has looked the part of a gold medal favorite — Team USA is currently […]
July 23, 2024
Despite the NBA officially agreeing to a raft of new media deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon last week, Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t going to go quietly into that good night. No, the home of Inside The NBA announced on Monday it would exercise its contractual matching rights on one of the packages. Note that […]
July 23, 2024
Calvin Johnson lived up to his Megatron nickname over the course of his Hall of Fame career. Johnson joined Mike Golic Sr. and Jessie Coffield on Monday’s edition of GoJo and Golic to discuss his upcoming induction into Detroit’s Pride of the Lions ring of honor and more. Johnson said to be inducted into the […]
July 22, 2024
Reunited and it feels so good? Could Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers find a way to come back together in New York? He certainly didn’t seem opposed to the idea while guesting on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast. . @tae15adams Reuniting With @AaronRodgers12 ? “If I’m going to be reunited with anybody it would […]
July 18, 2024