All posts tagged: nike

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  Getting in Gear for the Boston Marathon

  • By Reena Jana
  • April 15, 2011
  The Boston Marathon takes place on Monday. We spoke to Warren Greene, who oversees the Runner’s World Shoe Lab and serves as Brand Editor at the magazine, to fill us in on the gadgets that take first place. Read More
  Tags: sports, sports memorabilia, gadgets, tech, boston, marathon, running, magazine, iPhone , nike
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  The Inside Scoop (Plus the Styles You Should Bid On) at the DJ AM Charity Sneaker Auction

  • By Meredith Barnett
  • November 19, 2009
  Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein was not only one of the entertainment industry's premier DJs, but he was also among the world's leading "sneaker-heads." This week marks the launch of the DJ AM Memorial Fund Limited Edition Charity Sneaker Auction on eBay, which includes over 800 pairs of shoes, with new styles posted every day. I spoke with industry fixture Kevin "DJ Kev E Kev" Wolff, Goldstein's best friend—and a sneaker fan himself—for some added insight into the charity auction and the sneakers we should be bidding on. Read More
  Tags: nike
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  The Force is with eBay

  • By Meredith Barnett
  • September 14, 2011
  Two of my earliest movie moments are being celebrated on eBay via charity auctions worth pointing your light sabers at (er, bidding on). Read More
  Tags: ebay news , nike, Star Wars, collecting, collectibles, charity auction , movie
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  Nike and Jay-Z Kick It

  • By Lauren Sherman
  • August 12, 2010
  It’s been the summer of basketball. From Lebron James’ move to Miami to news on the Nets’ future home in Brooklyn. Now Nike has partnered with players from all over the world to bring them to the first World Basketball Festival (August 12-15) held in New York City. They’re also bringing in some entertainment. Jay-Z will perform and has also designed five pairs of Nike sneakers (which each represent a team/country playing in the World Basketball Championships). He naturally gets to keep of each style, but he's donating the only other ones in existence to his charity, the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, which offers financial assistance to kids who want to go to college but can’t afford it. Those five pairs will be auctioned off, starting today on eBay, with all the proceeds going to the SCSF. Read More
  Tags: new york, charity auction , nike, world basketball festival, jay-z