1st Annual Charlie Bell & Greg Jennings Foundation Thanksgiving Meals For Milwaukee Benefit

All Vince Young Does Is Win

If Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher would have played Vince Young when they were 0 – 3 would their season be different? Nobody will ever know, but what we do know that all VY does (it seems) is win.

Vince Young is 3 – 0 since returning to the starting quarterback… just wondering what the locker room is thinking about that.

Flintstone TV: Don Lawson Interview

Money… It’s Got To Be The Shoes!!!

Air and D-Wade debuting the 25th Anniversary shoe… so whatcha think?

Celebrity Benefit For Hip Hop Museum

Flintstone TV: Phil Swanson Interview

Flintstone TV: LeBron James Sneaker Collection

Nike Air Max LeBron VII Review

by Eric Woodyard

This is a public service announcement…

The Nike Air Max LeBron VIIs are the hottest basketball sneakers in the game right now!

With the seventh release of the LeBron James signature shoe, I have to admit that it sounds a little cliché to list the latest shoe as the greatest shoe but it’s true. There no other way to explain it because it’s clearly the best of the bunch.

“The New LeBron VII takes my signature line to a new level of innovation,” LeBron James said on www.nikebasketball.com.

Nearly every aspect of the shoe is beautiful which forms to make the product an overall masterpiece. Not only is the shoe eye candy for sneakerheads, it also provides maximum comfort and stability to the foot while still managing to pay homage to a few the King’s best personality traits.

Ditching the Zoom technology that was incorporated in the previous six sneakers and replacing it with the new Max Air 360 unit, James quickly shows that he’s willing to improve every aspect of his sneaker’s on-court performance. This unit contains 80 percent more air than the previous full-length unit and I can tell you from personal experience that it makes a hell of a lot of difference. This unit provides that walking-on-pillows feel and makes you forget that you’re even wearing a shoe at times.

Nike also decided to incorporate the Flywire technology into the product as well (a la Nike Hyperdunk/Hypermax) which drastically decreases the weight of the shoe. LeBron’s shoes have generally become known for heaviness and bulkiness, but this shoe is very lightweight.

The difference between the Flywire used in this sneaker than it was in previous Nike products is that a double-layer of the technology is crafted into the shoe. The double-layer Flywire is great for managing harder cuts because it makes the shoe stiffer and more durable to hold the inner beast of King James or anyone else for that matter.

“When designing the Air Max LeBron VII, we envisioned a shoe that was both strong and comfortable,” Nike Footwear Designer, Jason Petrie said on nike.com. “We delivered a shoe that is a perfect combination of superior performance and luxurious style, embodying LeBron himself.”

Paying homage to the legendary of LeBron James, as with all of the others, was also a theme of the shoe as several hints are placed throughout the shoe to remind you just whose shoes you are wearing. These include his symbol obviously, his autograph on the tongue, as well a few of his favorite punchlines (Passion, Fearless, Tradition, Community, Family, Loyalty) in several parts of the shoe.

Outside of all the technological details that went with the creation of the product, it’s just very stylish. You can rock the shoe with jeans or sweatpants and still look hot while doing so.

After purchasing the shoe, I decided to wear the shoe to a step-show on our campus and one of the security guards asked me if they were Michael Jordan’s? This is the ultimate complement for a basketball sneaker.

Despite all of the innovative qualities with the production of the shoe, it doesn’t come at a cheap price. The suggested retail is a hefty $160.

For a struggling college student like myself, satisfying that passion for flashin’ is pretty expensive for this product, but I truly believe that the Nike Air Max LeBron VIIs are worth the investment.

Pros: Quality, Style, Comfort

Cons: $160 Price Tag

Verdict: Must Have!

*This post can also be viewed at slamonline.com!

Press Release: David Archuleta Partners With Lisa Lopes Foundation

Alonzo Mourning Receives Prestigious AOE Honor

McDonald’s All American Games Advisory Council Captain and former NBA star, Alonzo Mourning, will be named a Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Awards of Excellence recipient for his outstanding contributions to improve the lives of children.

Alonzo Mourning will be one of four individuals from across the globe honored during the 25^th Annual Awards of Excellence Celebration in Rosemont Illinois on November 7, 2009. Upon receiving this prestigious award, Mourning will be awarded a $100,000 grant to donate to a charity of his choice.

Mourning is the founder of Alonzo Mourning Charities, a not-for-profit public fundraising foundation, whose vision is to inspire through advocacy, education and enrichment services. He also continues to serve as Advisory Council Captain for the McDonald’s All American Games, donating his good will and reputation to promote the Games and help rising stars of tomorrow build a lasting legacy of good sportsmanship and charity. With the help of former all-stars like Mourning, the All American Games have raised millions of dollars for RMHC and its network of local Chapters since its inception in 1978.

Cowboys Cheerleader Dresses Like Lil’ Wayne

Some websites are calling 21-year-old Dallas Cowboys’ Cheerleader Whitney Isleib out for her decision to dress as Lil’ Wayne. They are comparing it to dressing in ‘Blackface.” What do you think? Are White People not allowed to dress up as famous Black People on Halloween?

Look at some of the other people at the same party Whitney is at and you decide if others are having fun with costumes or being insensitive.

I think her only mistake was posting the photos on FaceBook. The Dallas Cowboys just don’t want or need any controversy and she just has to be wiser. She represents the Cowboys brand even in her personal life. This is another young person making a poor choice with a social network…

It’s Halloween and I don’t have an issue with her dressing as Lil’ Wayne. She didn’t dress up as a slave or another horrible image of a Black Person. Cut Whitney some slack…