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.
After last month’s “Military Black” release, Jordan Brand is returning to the Air Jordan 4 once again, this time with the Air Jordan 4 “Infrared.” Just in case you forgot, the Air Jordan 4 “Infrared” is finally releasing this week pic.twitter.com/NM4ckq6i1i — Sneaker News (@SneakerNews) June 13, 2022 As I wrote last month, the Air […]
June 14, 2022
Adidas and Yeezy will be releasing the Yeezy Foam Runner “Onyx” on June 8 and the Yeezy Foam Runner “Desert Sand” on June 11 through the Adidas Confirmed app and the Yeezy Supply website for a retail price of $90 for adults. There will also be full family sizing available for both colorways. The YEEZY […]
June 7, 2022
After the first episode of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series reintroduced us to where Kenobi was in the timeline and introduced us to most of the key players, the second episode brought the action and propelled the story forward quickly. WARNING: Spoilers ahead, so if you have not yet watched this episode perhaps you may want […]
May 27, 2022
Travis Scott has been, perhaps, the pre-eminent collaborator for Nike/Jordan Brand for the past several years. He has been absent from the sneaker scene for the past several months following the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival, but he is back Friday with four sneakers releasing on the SNKRS app along with a clothing collection. 5/27 […]
May 26, 2022
The month of May got off to a hot start with the release of the Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita Sweet 16” and it has continued to roll from there. The last week of May is going to be huge as we will be getting another chance at the Union x Air Jordan 2 Grey Fog […]
May 20, 2022
Goldin has announced that it has sold a Lewis Hamilton 2020 Topps Chrome Superfractor card for a record $900,000. Final Sale Price: $900,000 An all-time record for any @F1 card. pic.twitter.com/F5YEJOZhFK — Goldin (@GoldinCo) May 1, 2022 The sale breaks Hamilton’s own record, which came in March when Goldin sold a 2006 Futera Grand Prix […]
May 1, 2022
After announcing a new contract with the Kobe Bryant estate last month after an at-times contentious breakup last year, Nike has revealed release details for the anticipated Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita Sweet 16.” The shoe will release on May 1 with a retail price of $180. The Kobe 6 Protro ‘Mambacita Sweet 16’ will be […]
April 29, 2022
Quick question: Are you a sneakerhead? Have you ever shopped in a Foot Locker or any sneaker store in a mall, really? Do you wear Nikes? If the answer to any of those questions is yet, then more than likely you’ve owned a pair of Air Force 1s, in some form, at some point in […]
April 21, 2022
Nike has long had “Air” as its signature cushioning system, something easily identifiable and relatable for consumers. This left its competitors to seek out their own version of “Air,” and for Reebok this would come in the form of Pump technology. The Pump system debuted in 1989 in the Reebok Pump. Designed by Paul Litchfield […]
April 13, 2022
It’s not a leap to suggest that the late Virgil Abloh helped reshape sneaker culture to what we know it as today through his legendary collaborations with Nike on some of their most revered models. As we prepare for perhaps one of his final releases in the Off-White x Nike Blazer Lows on April 8, […]
April 8, 2022
Adidas and Yeezy will be restocking the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 “Zebra” through the Adidas Confirmed app and the Yeezy Supply website for a retail price of $230. YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 WHITE/CORE BLACK/RED. AVAILABLE APRIL 9 EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED STATES, AFRICA, INDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ON https://t.co/pzsXngPlBu, ON CONFIRMED IN THE UNITED […]
April 8, 2022