Sneakers
Culture
Breanna Stewart to debut Puma Stewie signature shoe in the WNBA All-Star Game
The Stewie 1 is the first new signature shoe from a WNBA player in more than a decade
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The Drew League leaves Nike for partnership with Adidas
Deal with LA’s pro-am basketball league includes branded footwear, community camps and special uniforms for next summer’s 50th anniversary season
Culture
The staggering popularity of Kobe Bryant’s Nike signature series this NBA season
Even after Bryant’s Nike contract expired, his sneakers dominated the league
Culture
A reborn HBCU in Detroit is opening a Black-owned footwear factory
Pensole Lewis College is a new design school for sneakerheads
Culture
The story behind Odell Beckham Jr.’s $200,000 diamond cleats for Super Bowl LVI
How a sneaker customizer and celebrity jeweler scrambled to deliver the Rams wide receiver’s flashy pregame footwear
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Puma releases first women’s basketball collection
Veteran designer June Ambrose celebrates WNBA players with ‘ferocious’ colors
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Bo Jackson makes video game history again with his first Madden cover
Three decades after starring in Tecmo Bowl, the retired running back becomes a face of Madden NFL 22
Sports
LaMelo Ball and the best debut performances in a first signature sneaker
From Michael Jordan in 1984 to Kobe Bryant with two brands and Trae Young’s game winner, the Charlotte Hornets star’s debut of the Puma MB.01 is in elite company
Sports
Francisco Lindor’s journey from Puerto Rican prodigy to MLB’s only Latino with a signature shoe
After his parents had to buy his childhood cleats on layaway, the Mets shortstop now has his own shoe