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.
Last week on Pablo Torre Finds Out, Pablo spoke with Mina Kimas and Dan Le Batard for the latest Share and Tell episode and Mina brought up a New York Times article explaining Travis Kelce’s grand plan for fame … before he met Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce was everywhere in 2023. Most of his ascent […]
January 10, 2024
All The Smoke Unplugged has made its debut on DraftKings Network! As Matt Barnes notes, the show will be him and Stephen Jackson catching up on the latest hot topics in sports and culture. The guys touched on a couple of topics involving the Warriors, who seem to have a lot going on at the […]
January 10, 2024
It’s Week 18 in the NFL, which means for many teams and players there’s not much to play for. But Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr. talked about a few folks who will be invested for the season finale — the players with contract incentives! For example, Baker Mayfield, Odell Beckham Jr., Jordan Love […]
January 4, 2024
It was another Wilder Wednesday as Charlotte Wilder joined Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr. to talk about all the latest happenings in the world of sports, including the potential of Jim Harbaugh taking his coaching talents to the NFL. For the past several seasons there have been rumors about Jim Harbaugh jumping back […]
January 3, 2024
FSU looks like it is ready to try and fight its way out of the ACC through the legal system and Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic joined Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr. to break it all down. FSU called a special Board of Trustees meeting for this morning with the university’s future in […]
December 22, 2023
‘Tis the season … for best of lists. And, of course, Jordan and Peter have their own list of the best Underdog stories of 2023. Of course, you have some of the expected stories, like Tommy DeVito, Germany winning the World Cup, the Panthers upsetting the Bruins and more. We don’t want to give away […]
December 21, 2023
It’s Thursday and you know what that means — it’s time for another Thursday Night Football preview with Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr.! This week’s matchup is filled with playoff implications as the 7-7 Saints take on the 7-7 Rams. As Jessie notes, the Rams have won four of five and the Saints […]
December 21, 2023
It’s that time of year once again. Christmas is nearly upon us and as 2023 is winding down, people are in a reflective mood. Thus, it is the time for year-end lists. And what better year-end list could there be than a Best Sneakers of the Year list? Last year, I wrote up the top […]
December 21, 2023
It’s Monday and you know what that means — another Monday Night Football preview with Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr.! The Eagles travel to Seattle to take on the Seahawks and in a microcosm of the 2023 season, we could get a matchup of backup QBs as Jalen Hurts is questionable due to […]
December 18, 2023
Travis Scott is back with another Nike collab on Tuesday, this time taking it back to the 1980s with his version of John McEnroe’s Nike Attack. The Cactus Jack Nike Attack launches December 19 on #SNKRS @nicedrops pic.twitter.com/MEQlLnLmQn — Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) December 13, 2023 I already wrote about the Nike Attack when it first […]
December 18, 2023
Christmas is almost here and some gifts will come down the chimney this week for all the good sneakerheads out there. The biggest release of the week will come on Tuesday in the form of the anticipated Nike Attack x Cactus Jack collab. Nike, perhaps in a nod to a softer-than-expected reception for the model […]
December 18, 2023