Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has left Adidas and signed a five-year deal with Under Armour, ESPN reported Wednesday. The footwear and apparel endorsement deal is expected to make the 7-foot All-Star the NBA's highest-paid player at his position, when off-court monies are added in, industry sources told ESPN. Embiid, 24, has been wearing the new Under Armour HOVR Havoc sneaker throughout the preseason. He joins a company roster that includes Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. READ: LeBron-less Cavaliers starting anew with Love as focal point "There's a stereotype about big men that (they) can't sell shoes. When I look at myself, I'm not a big man; I'm a guard," Embiid said, per ESPN. "I can do everything on the basketball court. You can name it -- pass, post up, shoot the ball, bring the ball up, being a playmaker -- so I'm excited to break that stereotype. I can't wait … [Read more...] about Sixers’ Embiid signs Under Armour endorsement deal
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MLB needs to stop using Mike Trout’s personality as a shield for its failures
In mid-April, MLB suspended baseball Twitter account @PitchingNinja, for his frequent (and valued) practice of posting pitch gifs for fans to enjoy and break down. They reinstated him a week later after a fan outcry, and he is now aligned in some unspecified way that will let him continue posting gifs for the foreseeable future if he so chooses, spreading an understand and love of baseball to fans all over the internet through his 76,000 followers. For five seasons now, fans in one of baseball’s biggest markets haven’t been able to watch their own team play because of ongoing cable company stubbornness and can’t stream the games because of league blackout rules. MLB is now trying to help Dodgers fans with a proposed streaming solution, or by helping to lessen the divide between DirecTV and Charter, but you could forgive Dodgers diehards for treating that as an empty offer until an actual solution is found. Fans in states without major league teams, like Iowa, … [Read more...] about MLB needs to stop using Mike Trout’s personality as a shield for its failures
Bregman, Springer secure AL’s victory over NL with back to back home runs
By Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle Updated 11:06 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Bregman, Springer secure AL’s victory over NL with back to back home runs
Look: Bryce Harper's Fourth of July cleats are quite flashy
Nationals slugger Bryce Harper will be looking sharp in Wednesday’s Fourth of July matchup against the Red Sox. Harper, who has rocked plenty of custom cleats in his day, will be doing exactly that in the early-start game. On his feet will be a special edition of his Under Armour Harper 3 cleats, and you can check out a sneak-peek of them in the photos below. Check out the fireworks stretching across the shoe, from heel to toe. It could be Harper’s final Fourth of July as a member of the Nationals, so it appears he’s going out with a bang. … [Read more...] about Look: Bryce Harper's Fourth of July cleats are quite flashy