Adidas have made the ugliest sneakers ever

3 tongues what in god's name were they thinking. Someone left the tongue machine on semi-auto and they went with it.

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Something to go with your Che shirt

The other day, a reader sent me a hat — well, not a hat, exactly, but a link about a hat. The link was to the Adidas company, and the hat showed a hammer and sickle. The ad copy read, “Show your love for the former USSR during training time in this adidas Marx A-Flex Russia cap, featuring a six-panel low-crown fit, deep pre-curved brim,” etc.

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Something to Go With Your Che shirt, &c. ( Adidas Hammer & Sickle cap )

The other day, a reader sent me a hat — well, not a hat, exactly, but a link about a hat. The link was to the Adidas company, and the hat showed a hammer and sickle. The ad copy read, “Show your love for the former USSR during training time in this adidas Marx A-Flex Russia cap, featuring a six-panel low-crown fit, deep pre-curved brim,” etc. I was going to give you the link — here — but the hat is gone. Instead, we read, “This product is temporarily out of stock.” But this hat became a minor cause célèbre...

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THE PLAYER CHASE / Banking on a Prodigy (a horrifying must read)

(snip) During the last two seasons, youth basketball coaches had anointed Justin as one of the most talented 10-and-under players in the country -- a distinction that would have won him nothing but cheap trophies a decade ago. But now, Justin had become the sought-after prize, pursued by Amateur Athletic Union summer league teams that troll nationally for players, high school coaches who recruit aggressively and shoe companies whose scramble for potential future endorsers continues for a second decade.

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Adidas set to buy Reebok

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Adidas-Salomon AG said Wednesday that it will buy shoemaker Reebok International Ltd. in a $3.8 billion deal, giving the company about 20 percent of the U.S. market and putting it in a position to better challenge leader Nike Inc. Under the terms of the deal, Adidas, which has its North American headquarters in Portland, Ore., will pay $59 for all of Reebok's outstanding shares, a premium of 34 percent. The deal is subject to regulatory approval in the United States and Europe as well as by shareholders. Both companies said the transaction could close during the...

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Adidas buys Reebok for $3.8 Billion

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German sporting goods maker Adidas-Salomon is buying U.S. rival Reebok (RBK) in a 3.1 billion euro ($3.8 billion) deal to expand its reach in Nike's (NKE) home market. Shares in Reebok surged 32 percent to $58.17 in Germany, while Adidas was up 6 percent at 156.40 euros at 1005 GMT, after it painted a bright outlook for the merged group. Adidas shares had initially dropped 4 percent on the news, as it said it would help fund the takeover with equity and as some analysts questioned the deal's benefits. Adidas, the number two in the sporting goods...

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This Day In History

Peter the Great: the Russian czar levied a tax on beards (1698)

Quote of the day

"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers."

by Robert Green Ingersoll