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 Kobe Bryant bucks trend, goes with new low-top shoe
Kobe Bryant bucks trend, goes with new low-top shoe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- They are the unwritten but widely accepted bylaws of sports footwear. Here, we hold these truths to be self-evident: Golf is to be played in spikes. Ice hockey is to be played on skates. Baseball and football are to be played in cleats. And basketball? Basketball is to be ...
Video:  "NIKE SPARQ" w/Jonathan Bornstein
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Video: "NIKE SPARQ" w/Jonathan Bornstein
youtube.com — (4:19) US Soccer: USMNT defender Jonathan Bornstein went through three tests, including vertical jump, 20-meter sprint and the arrowhead agility test. --- Bornstein, who has played professionally for Chivas USA in MLS since 2005, scored some of the highest marks in the history of SPARQ testing. (more) Video: "NIKE SPARQ" w/Jonathan Bornstein
Video:  USMNT Development Academy's "NIKE Focus Group"
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youtube.com — (from US Soccer) This weekend in Lancaster, CA, at the Development Academy Winter Showcase, Nike is conducting a series of focus groups centered around the testing of new products. --- These include balls, shoes, socks and shinguards... (more) Video: USMNT Development Academy's "NIKE Focus Group"
Video:  USA v BRAZIL (NIKE u-17 friendly series)
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youtube.com — (4:37) Official highlights: The under-17 national teams met as part of the NIKE friendlies series held at the Lancaster (CA) National Soccer Center, concurrent with the Development Academy's Winter Showcase of club teams. --- This and other u-17 NIKE friendles are shown live on Fox Soccer Channel. (more) Video: USA v BRAZIL (NIKE u-17 friendly series)
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Newest Bag Of Glee News
du Nord — ... ESPN reports that LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant's new Nike designed basketball shoe will be low top - inspired by soccer shoes. Steve Nash, another soccer fan, also wears a low cut shoe. Video interview with Bryant included. ...

Kobe's new shoe: Gettin' down low
Lakers Blog — ... , specifically- is pretty interesting, if only because when he breaks them out Dec. 19th in Miami he'll be the leading member of an extreme minority, I'm talking NBA to the playground, playing in low tops. Space age low tops, as ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs points out, but low tops nonetheless. Kobe's goal is to get his tootsies into the lightest, least restrictive shoe with the goal of increasing mobility. Whether the move leads to more guys wearing low cut basketball shoes probably depends on the health of Kobe's ankles over the next year or so. If he turns one, even if it's not ...

Phil Jackson’s ‘naughty or nice’ list 2008
The Lakers Nation — ... Gift: A pair of ankle braces to wear with his injury-enticing new low-top Zoom Kobe IV’s, which he will wear for the first time on Christmas against the Boston Celtics. ...

NEW KOBE BRYANT NIKE ZOOM IV COMMERCIAL
Docksquad Sports — ... Read a little bit more about the shoe, and check out Kobe himself talking about his new shoe here. Also check out the nisessionid=XRGOKLPY2BLGUCQFTC2SF3Y?_requestid=10807650#home"> nisessionid=XRGOKLPY2BLGUCQFTC2SF3Y?_requestid=10807650#home"> nisessionid=XRGOKLPY2BLGUCQFTC2SF3Y?_requestid=10807650#home">different colors you can get the new Kobe's in. Lastly, here's another cool look at the shoe. ...

The Annual Shanoff Sports Hot/Not List:What's Out From 2008 And In For 2009
Dan Shanoff — ... Celtics D In: Lakers D why Out: Steroid busts In: DUI busts why Out: FireJoeMorgan In: Drew's Jamboroo why Out: Kevin Durant In: OJ Mayo why Out: Cheap bleacher seats In: Cheap online streaming why Out: High-top LeBrons In: Low-top Kobes why Out: Texas Longhorns TV Network In: MLB Network ...

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