Everyone knows how that story ends: Jordan launching his line of Air Jordans, the most footwear brand in all of sports. But what many didn’t know is that the deal almost didn’t happen. In fact, Jordan didn’t even want to meet with Nike and had planned to sign with Adidas. His mother made him attend the Nike meeting. Jordan said in the documentary that he preferred the style of Adidas shoes....
In an interview with ABC 17 in Missouri, Sam detailed why he took a break from football after leaving the CFL this summer. MORE: Openly gay athletes, in images | Sports’ pioneering athletes “It’s been a roller coaster,” Sam told ABC 17. “I’ve been trying to figure out what’s next in my life. I’ve just come to a conclusion, as I take this break from football, I want to focus on my media training....
Sam, who made headlines when he came out as gay ahead of the 2014 NFL Draft, posted on Instagram a passionate call to the LGBTQ community to remain unafraid of acts of hate and violence. MORE: Sports world reacts to Orlando shootings A photo posted by Michael Sam (@mikeysam52) on Jun 12, 2016 at 10:58am PDT
The Saints’ top receiver has been eligible to play since Week 7 after missing the first six weeks of the season recovering from an ankle injury. The Saints were planning to activate him from the injury list after ramping him up in practice. It looked like a return in Week 9 or 10 was possible. SAINTS QB OPTIONS: Taysom Hill, Cam Newton among best choices However, Thomas suffered a setback in his recovery that will cause him to miss the rest of the season, as he announced on Twitter Wednesday morning....
Team owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman began telling employees of their decision on Monday and announced that driver Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Chad Johnston are free to negotiate with other teams. The team will reduce its workforce by about 15 percent. MORE: NAPA bails | Waltrip apologizes | Kauffman tries to save team | Truex future | Vickers blood clot “Today was about doing what we had to do, not what we wanted to do,” team co-owner Rob Kauffman said in a statement....
The party’s executive committee voted unanimously to censure Senators Ed McBroom, Lana Theis and John Bizon. The three senators served on a Senate Oversight Committee which issued a June 2021 report concluding that there was no fraud in the state’s November 2020 election. The county GOP’s executive committee reportedly censured the senators over a section of the report that asked the state’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel to consider investigating people who pushed false claims of election fraud in order “to raise money or publicity for their own ends,” The Detroit News reported....
The author teased another possible Metro sequel during a Reddit AMA, adding fuel to the fire of fans clamoring to see the story of everyman-turned-Ranger Artyom continue in some capacity. However, beyond some rumors, nothing is definite except for the following statement, which was recently discovered on Deep Silver’s Facebook page: The statement dovetails with a statement on the company’s website which first claimed a new game would come out in 2017....
There’s no single element of Metro Exodus that is solely responsible for how successfully it sets up its atmosphere. Rather, it’s the combination of minor elements that create a compelling mosaic for each area that Metro Exodus offers. It’s not that the tunnels of Moscow are just dark and dingy, it’s that they’re dark, dingy, well laid-out, have sharp audio design, and plenty of other, smaller things like that....
The most recent entry in the 2D storyline, Metroid Dread, has been marketed and received by the community as a return to the series’ roots. It finally wraps up a story thirty-five years in the making and gives closure to Samus’ relationship with the X Parasite, the Chozo, and the Metroids. However, playing through the game, Metroid Dread actually takes a lot more pointers from Other M than the series’ best-reviewed entry, Super Metroid....
RELATED: Retro Studios is Looking for a Boss/AI Designer for Metroid Prime 4 2023 is a long time from now, but Nintendo does still plan on supporting the Switch then, so it’s not totally outlandish if that is indeed Metroid Prime 4’s release date. Nintendo recently confirmed that the Switch is halfway through its lifecycle, meaning the company will still be releasing major new games for the console through at least 2023....
On the latest episode of Jeff Grubb’s premium GrubbSnax show hosted by Giant Bomb, he said that Metroid Prime Trilogy is done and Nintendo is simply holding on to it for now. According to Grubb, one possible reason why the Metroid Prime Trilogy Switch port has yet to release is due to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Nintendo’s Quality Assurance process, as it isn’t able to focus on as many games as once....
New York general manager Sandy Alderson on Saturday said the goal is for the third baseman and captain to play a maximum of 130 games this season. “We’re gonna make sure that he’s not overworked,” Alderson told the New York Post. “So it’s important for us to find somebody who can play 30 games or so at third base when he’s not in there. But I think we have to be realistic, and not expect that he’s gonna be an absolute everyday [player] out there playing 150 or 155 games....
Goals by Francisco Cordova, Claudio Zamudio and Eduardo Aguirre and a brace by Ronaldo Cisneros secured the Group A victory for the Mexicans, who are now assured a place in the next round of the continental tournament. Canada came out happy to concede possession and determined to defend as Mexico found it difficult to create anywhere in the middle of the pitch. That led to a frustrating opening half-hour for the Mexicans, who had to push the ball out to the wings in order to attain any sort of penetration into the final third....
While the coach currently has an undefeated record in World Cup qualification, his unconventional style and early exits in major tournaments have made Osorio a target in the Mexican press and among fans. Mexico is notorious for changing coaches often, but with the national team qualified for the summer showpiece with three games to spare, his position looks secure. That’s good news, according to veterans in the locker room....
The same Mexico side that topped South Korea 2-1 will take the field Wednesday, with this match marking the first time in 51 games that Mexico has not made modifications. The manager has become infamous for making tweaks and changes, earning him the nickname Juan “Cambios (Changes)” Osorio. But after strong showings against both Germany - a match in which 10 of the 11 players starting Wednesday also started - and Korea, Osorio is keeping his base togehter....
The No Time to Die trailer was shared by the official James Bond 007 YouTube channel and was even posted by MGM on social media. However, an alternate “International Trailer” was also released, which contains similar footage from the upcoming film with a small variation. The release date in the international No Time Time to Die trailer reads September 30, which means that the film arrives a week earlier in some other parts of the world, as previously announced....
Rodriguez was a celebrity in Manhattan, Kansas, where he helped the Wildcats to the Big 12 co-championship in 2013. But the college town of 56,000 is a little different from Miami, Rodriguez notes with a smile. “It’s a very small town with barely anything to do, just basketball and school,” he said. “But there are great fans there, and wherever you go, they know who you are. Grocery shopping, they know you....
Following a scintillating BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in the desert of California, the action moved to the second event of the ‘Sunshine Double’ at Miami in Florida. The Miami Open, which was relocated to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, the home of the NFL Dolphins starting this year, was nothing short of spectacular as we not only came across a few familiar storylines but also witnessed a few rather unusual moments in the heat of Miami....
After cutting the amount on offer in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has tripled the amount of money on offer this year. That means both the men and women are vying for an equal share of just over US$17 million. Men and women have been awarded the same amount of prize money at the Miami Open since 2006. Here’s how much the players could make in 2022…...
