Has the shine worn off LeBron James in Cleveland? From the latest development from Cleveland city leaders and Nike, it appears that’s a possibility.

The CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER reports today the Cleveland Planning Commission refused to approve a 10-story mural of James on a downtown building because it was “overt” advertising. Of course, that didn’t stop […]

It’s official, the economy has now recovered. How do I know? The Bad Idea Dept. is fully restocked. Introducing the NBA’s officially-licensed(?) champagne:

Something called “Les Jeux Ltd.” is supposedly rolling out the release of the bottles with this post on the company’s Myspace page: “Get your bottle(s) now before the premier. The first shipment just […]

Today we got the news that LeBron James wants to doff his #23 in order to facilitate the number being retired by the league. Instead, James claims he will soon switch to #6. James says the move isn’t about marketing or merch, it’s about remembrance. About honoring the legacy of Michael Jordan.

One small problem: #6 […]

The sports world was taken aback - or at least had a good chuckle - when recent photos of a very whitened Sammy Sosa appeared. Was he sick? Was he suffering some kind of terrible disease? Was this the final result of too much steroid use? Was he undergoing a blackendectomy a la Michael Jackson?

Sosa […]

Sure this Cowboys-Eagles game is entertaining, but why do I suddenly have the urge to loot the Spanish West Indies? That’s Eagles tight end Brent Celek there striking a pose, with the help of teammate Jason Avant following Celek’s TD reception on Sunday night. Guzzlers of fine rum recognized it immediately as the Captain Morgan […]

From the people who gave us dolphin slaughter and the hay fever hat, here’s the latest invention from Japan: A bra that can be unfolded and used as a putting green. Finally, a way for you ladies to work on your short game when you can’t get out to the course. (May also be used […]

Some people have their way of supporting the troops (Note to self: Do not annoy Jay Glazer. He knows MMA moves and writes messages on bombs.). And others have their own ways. Take the St. Louis Rams, for instance. Desperate to fill their stadium this weekend so that their game with the Saints isn’t blacked […]

The ratings are out and the Khloe Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding special on E! beat AMC’s season finale of “Mad Men” by a substantial amount last week, to the surprise of no one. But to be fair, you can’t really compare the two events. One’s a show about cutthroat advertising execs pushing their product with little […]

Somehow, not fakes.

(Rodman would’ve laced them for a game)

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And we can confirm at least two purchases.

Well, that didn’t take long. Hours ago, UCF announced that His Heirness Marcus Jordan would be taking the floor in tonight’s exhibition in his dad’s Air Jordans. According to Darren Rovell at CNBC, adidas has responded… by summarily canceling their $1.9 million sponsorship with the Golden Knights.

(But what of the custom-made Air Jordans? All people […]