With its intricately stitched, paper thin upper, to its exaggerated, air-brushed midsole and heel forefoot Low2Ground airbags, the And1 Franchise Mid is my favorite shoe of all time (The Air Jordan XX3 is a close second; more on them on Monday). I’ve always had an affinity for footwear, but the Franchise forever changed how I […]

photo: The School, 2008 Hoopfest Champs.
The fourth annual Hoopfest went down last weekend at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School in the Vancouver suburb of Cloverdale. While there was a lot of talent all across the board, it was The School who came to Hoopfest loaded with offensive weapons. Start with tournament MVP and Douglass College […]

Here’s a first look at the ME8, Monta Ellis’ first foray into the world of signature sneakers. I think the shoe is slated for a Spring ‘09 release, with Monta wearing the buttery Mosaic Mid for much of the first half of the season. Keep in mind however that these are samples, and are still […]

Kareem Ward won the 2008 And1 Mixtape Tour contest. “Air Bama” beat out some tough competition at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts last Saurday to take the $25,000 Old Spice prize money and the opportunity to play for the And1 team next year.
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Skip, just like Pistol, resides near the top of my list in regards to favorite players of all time. While I love the creativity that players like Professor, Hot Sauce, and Pharmacist bring to the table, Alston’s work in Mixtape Volume 1 and in the NBA can be attributed to the pure legality of his […]

Over the past few years, ESPN’s City Slam has captured a national audience with highly competitive shooting and dunking match-ups. With Team Flight Brothers, AND1 team members, and a bevy of other high-flyers including France’s Slam Nation in attendance, some are billing the ‘08 dunk contest as the “greatest ever.” To keep up with the […]

AND1 is kicking off their 2008 advertising campaign and Mixtape Tour with a freshly formatted website and a commercial—complete with flaming balls. (The television spot features a perilous Pirate of the Carribean-esque instrumental and the Guardrail Mid, an upcoming model).
The timeless Mixtape Tour will be completed on a smaller scale this summer season, as […]