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.
February nears its finish line with some notable sneaker drops coming this week. The Women’s Nike Zoom Vomero 5 will come out on February 22, as will the Nike SB Dunk Adobe, the Nike ACG Moc Anthracite and Ocean Bliss. New Balance will drop a MADE in USA 990v3 as well as a Made in […]
February 20, 2023
The calendar has flipped to a new year and the sneaker calendar will flip with it After a crazy final two months of 2022, it looks like we’re going to start 2023 off a little bit slower. The week starts quiet, as the most notable releases don’t happen until closer to the weekend. Puma drops […]
January 22, 2023
Jordan Brand is back with a new take on a familiar silhouette as it releases the Air Jordan 1 in a “True Blue” colorway on January 14 for $180. Air Jordan 1 High “True Blue” Hype for this pair ? pic.twitter.com/IS0ogBx2H1 — KicksOnFire (@kicksonfire) January 8, 2023 The Air Jordan 1 is a shoe that […]
January 13, 2023
Happy Holidays! We’ve reached the end of another year, and the sneaker brands will attempt to close out the year hot as the weather turns cold. We close out 2022 with one more week of sneaker drops. We kick it off with a New Balance Made in the USA 990v3 on December 27. Undefeated will […]
December 26, 2022
As I said last month when I wrote about the Women’s Air Jordan 11 “Midnight Navy,” I think the Air Jordan 11 is the greatest sneaker of all-time and Tinker Hatfield agrees. It’s now become a holiday tradition that Jordan Brand releases a colorway of the icon in December and this year is no different, […]
December 9, 2022
Jordan Brand will look to close out the month of November strong and also celebrate Cyber Monday with the drop of its collab with DJ Khaled on the Air Jordan 5. The DJ Khaled x Air Jordan 5 Retro returns with a full SNKRS release on Cyber Monday, November 28.—> https://t.co/XANpTrysGS #ad pic.twitter.com/vtI9PiCzVM — swoosh […]
November 27, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving! I know many of us might not be giving a lot of thanks to the SNKRS app after the less than smooth Air Jordan 1 “Lost and Found” release over the weekend, but sneakerheads still have plenty to be thankful for. Since it is a holiday week, it is shaping up to be […]
November 21, 2022
The Nike Dunk Low continues to be one of the Swoosh’s most popular legacy silhouettes — as evidenced in part by the many, many restocks of the Nike Dunk Low “Panda.” Tuesday, however, will see the release of a unique edition of the legendary sneaker — a Dunk Low with both LeBron James and Fruity […]
November 7, 2022
We near the end of the month of October with another strong sneaker week. The highlights include another HBCU tribute Dunk Low, this time in a North Carolina A&T colorway on Oct. 25, with the Nike LeBron 2 dropping in a White/Midnight Navy colorway that same day. Nike brings the spooky season vibes with the […]
October 26, 2022
As I’ve written about in the past, the Nike Dunk low is one of the most versatile and wearble sneakers of all-time. Nike is taking it a step further with its next drop of this classic by outfitting in a colorway that is sure to go along with anything in your wardrobe. The Nike Dunk […]
October 14, 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: The SNKRS release for the Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe has been delayed until September 29. September closes out strong this week. Notable drops include the Nike Dunk High and Women’s Nike Dunk High on Sept. 27, the LeBron 2 on Sept. 28, the rescheduled Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose […]
September 29, 2022