Some of his most memorable cleats have included: Starbucks cleats in 2017 Snoop Dogg cleats in 2018 And of course, the custom Spongebob drip Diggs isn't the only receiver to customize his cleats, but he definitely won Sunday.
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Baez said he has about six pairs of Nike-issued cleats and has about a dozen cleats adapted from sneakers.
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According to Washburn, at least four Panthers switched their cleats, and trainers are putting bigger studs on the cleats as well.
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NFL stars FINALLY get a chance to rock fun cleats this weekend (without getting fined) ... as Week 13 kicks off the league's "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign.
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Sadly, McKinnon will only be able to wear his themed cleats during pre-game and off the field, as the NFL does not allow customized cleats during games.
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But maybe, on this #MyCauseMyCleats Sunday, the cleats would be OK. I mean, some of these cleats are outrageous looking, and it's just good vibes all around, right?
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As a part of the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign — which allows players to wear customized cleats that showcase their charitable causes — Wilson will be wearing specialized "Why Not You" cleats featuring designs submitted by kids from the Seattle Children's Hospital during the Seahawks game this Sunday night against the Jaguars.
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His Seahawks teammate Blair Walsh supported The Bully Project with cleats covered in the words "Speak Out," while the San Diego Chargers' Kellen Clemens wore cleats for National Right to Life.
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Players in cleats are the least of the league's worries.
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Bud Dupree says thanks for the Jordan brand cleats. pic.twitter.
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A bike that locks unless your cleats are in it.
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He got fined for wearing cleats that were too orange.
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He thinks Beckham has the best cleats in the league.
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Studded cleats whipped dangerously in the air, aimed at flesh.
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Antonio Brown is wearing his motivation on his cleats vs.
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A boat on each sock pours gravy toward the cleats.
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On Sunday, he wore cleats with a Mexican flag theme.
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It was crammed with cleats embroidered with his number, 88.
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It seemed his cleats were stuck in the soggy gloaming.
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But to add to the outlandish story, Sheehy-Guiseppi had misplaced his cleats before the game, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, so he was running in star teammate Odell Beckham Jr.'s cleats.
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Washington (CNN)NFL players will wear cleats during games this weekend to highlight groups and causes important to them like Shriners Hospitals and Lupus awareness as part of the league's My Cause My Cleats initiative.
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In 2016, a half dozen players wore red, white, and blue cleats for the 15th anniversary of 143/11, and none of them were fined, and last year, personalized cleats were allowed for pre-game.
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Following an injury, Goood was forced to hang up his cleats.
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West also gifted the cleats to Broncos star linebacker Von Miller.
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Here's a look at some of the cleats they're already unveiling.
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We're told no cleats have been recovered ... at least not yet.
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Glazer said Miller's cleats also went M.I.A. after Super Bowl 50.
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Von Miller is switching up his cleats for some dancing shoes.
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Oh, and they could only wear those cleats … during warm-ups.
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Carroll had Rivero ship the cleats to the Dolphins training facility.
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He'll design cleats for 250 to 300 NFL players in total.
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"It's fun to have cleats that nobody else does," he said.
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The child at the plate tapped his cleats with his bat.
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Ryoma changes into his baseball uniform and pulls on his cleats.
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Including my middle school awards, first pair of cleats, and etc.
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"My mom will bury me with my cleats," one girl says.
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His soccer cleats and karaoke machine are still in the corner.
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McCullers (4-1) wore cleats with Fernandez's initials and uniform number.
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Well, put her in cleats or Margielas: Consider the world conquered.
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Gamache used to dream of being the athlete wearing the cleats.
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The cleats were made by sneaker artist Desmond Jones (aka Skilz) ... and will be Walker's contribution to the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" week where players get to use their shoes to push their social concerns.
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The boys&apos bicycles, backpacks and soccer cleats remained at the entrance.
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This year, the My Cause, My Cleats initiative kicks off on Dec.
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There's also a boat on both socks pouring gravy towards the cleats.
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He's an animated, cheery young boy wearing soccer cleats and a cape.
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Last year, Adidas introduced its first soccer cleats designed specifically for women.
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The league charged Antonio Brown $9,115 for his cleats in Week 1.
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The custom-made cleats sported hashtags such as #NoMoreShootings, #EndBullying and #RememberParkland.
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He also donned custom Halloween cleats in October's game against the Patriots.
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Of course, you can't put all of Arizona's failures at Miller's cleats.
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Last week, the NFL had its first annual(?) "My Cause, My Cleats" week, which is exactly what it sounds like: a week where the NFL allows players to wear cleats that somehow feature causes close to their hearts.
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The 28-year-old receiver revealed his custom kicks for the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign this weekend ... which allows players to wear any creative design supporting a charity of their choice on their cleats during the game.
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It's high theater in cleats — and I could not imagine being anywhere else.
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To get your own stacks upon stacks for cleats, run over to Adidas.com.
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There were all kinds of shoes: sneakers, high heels, even some sporting cleats.
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We're told AB plans to wear the cleats for pre-game warm-ups.
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The only suspense was in seeing whether Brown's feet would melt his cleats.
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And while cleats are probably the most appropriate footwear, Gaga opted for stilettos.
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Rivero's cleats often break NFL rules, and sponsors don't necessarily love them either.
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He eventually asked Rivero to design 12 custom pairs of black Jordan cleats.
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And we found these swanky cleats that looked ready to hit the field.
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We're told Terrell plans to wear the cleats on Sunday against the Jaguars.
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Or equip them with external traction cleats, sold under brand names like Yaktrax.
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His wife's family has made custom soccer cleats in Mexico City for generations.
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Slip-resistant soles or cleats can help keep you upright on icy pavement.
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There are cleats for soccer, fins for swimming and sandals for the beach.
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The league fined Brandon Marshall for sporting lime-green cleats to support Mental Illness Awareness Week in 2013, and handed William Gay a $5,787 fine last year for his purple cleats, which the Steelers' cornerback wore to promote domestic violence awareness.
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Nearby bicycles, backpacks and soccer cleats their children left behind remained at the entrance.
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He posted that one lucky fan would be getting these cleats after the game.
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Brown hit up longtime friend Corey Pane ... his go-to guy for customized cleats.
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Where are the chips in the balls, the cleats, and the first-down markers?
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Hapes spent a year playing in Canada as well before hanging up his cleats.
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On top of the dinner dates ... Baker's game-worn cleats went for another $14k!!
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It doesn't hurt to follow perhaps the best player to ever lace up cleats.
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His flip-flops melt into cleats; his brain believes he is back at practice.
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But Brown may not have to reach for his checkbook for wearing these cleats.
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We should note, AB was rocking white Nike cleats last Sunday against the Dolphins.
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He wanted to see less fraternizing on the basepaths; more cutthroat, cleats-up competition.
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In June, his foundation purchased 100 pairs of cleats for the school's football team.
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Diggs sported a new pair of cleats from Gamache nearly every week this season.
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For instance, the league fined Brandon Marshall for sporting lime-green cleats to support Mental Illness Awareness Week in 2013, and handed William Gay a $5,787 fine last year for his purple cleats, which the Steelers' cornerback wore to promote domestic violence awareness.
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That involved shin guards and cleats and things that don't really work as everyday wear.
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Ice cleats, which strap onto boots to give stability on ice, are now in demand.
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There are two basic types of cleats that are compatible with these types of bikes.
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Statistically, there certainly would seem no good reason for Brady to hang up the cleats.
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"My Cause, My Cleats," as the NFL is calling it, comes with a couple caveats.
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The current bid for the cleats is $4,350, according to the site conducting the auction.
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Nevertheless, the league still fined him after the second game with the non-approved cleats.
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Ben Roethlisberger wearing these cleats today in response to shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue.
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Hernandez said New Balance, his cleat provider, had had no problem with his painted cleats.
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Everyone wears modern black athletic shoes or cleats, but the logos must be blotted out.
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In the United States, we often honor similar achievements with bronze cleats mounted to plaques.
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He was still wearing his cleats and red jersey with "Republicans" emblazoned across the front.
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"It wasn't like this before, but now even gloves and cleats are luxuries," Gutierrez said.
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According to the brand, the custom cleats will not be available for purchase in stores.
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When he found out last year that Anthony Ambrosini of Custom Cleats, a company in Holbrook, N.Y., turned sneakers into cleats by attaching metal or plastic spikes to the bottom, Baez sent sneakers he loved to Ambrosini and told him to go to work.
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Other athletes have risked fines to wear cleats that represent issues that are important to them.
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The shoes on display range from high-performance soccer cleats to classic Dunks and running sneakers.
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Harper's extended contract kicks off with the "Harper One" baseball cleats, available for sale July 15.
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After he wore them in the game, Williamson put the cleats up for auction on CharityBuzz.
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In the soccer section, we found jerseys and cleats, some from different teams that Puma sponsors.
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Or he did, anyway, until hanging up those cleats on Twitter and retiring from the game.
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The players gathered in the locker room, quiet save for the sound of cleats on linoleum.
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"Man," he said, pausing as he tied his cleats in the visitors' clubhouse at Camden Yards.
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Much of this young NFL season has been characterized by player protests and creatively designed cleats.
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Twitter posts are also popular, like with Marshawn Lynch's simple picture of his cleats in 2016.
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Eaton loved Lofton's swagger — his gold necklace, his stylish cleats, his speedy, slashing style of play.
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As a lifetime fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, I've gotta say: Carlos Correa's cleats are amazing.
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The TruForm treadmill was also covered in turf so athletes can run on it in their cleats.
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Everybody's decked out in OSU gear ... including the players, who are geared up in custom LeBron cleats.
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame asked for his jersey and cleats after his history-making start.
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We're told the guys spent 30 hours on the cleats -- and check 'em out, they look great!
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Tom Brady and Julian Edelman are trading in their cleats and pads for lightsabers and Jedi robes.
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I buy chicken thighs, eggs, strawberries, and arugula and get yelled at for walking around in cleats.
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Now -- after much thought and prayer, Still says he's made his decision to hang up his cleats.
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Considering his recent history of getting fined for cleats, it's unlikely he'll wear them during the game.
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The cleats, designed by Long Island's KD Custom Kicks, are a delightful ode to the NBC comedy.
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By the way, that's a lot of pressure to put Ali on your cleats -- make him proud!
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We're told Jackson plans to wear the cleats during pregame warmups tomorrow ... and possibly during the game.
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Daniel Gamache, 40, regularly designs cleats for Minnesota Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs and Giants receiver Golden Tate.
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The rover will have six aluminum wheels, each with an individual motor and 48 cleats for traction.
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Their collaboration can potentially impact the design of sports jerseys, baseball cleats and shoes for marathon runners.
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Even worse, he was unable to clip into its pedals, which were not compatible with shoe cleats.
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With soccer, you only need to worry about the cleats and the shinguards, and that's really it.
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Back then, they competed in Mexico without a coach, medical staff, or cleats, and wore threadbare jerseys.
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While anthem kneeling became partisan and divisive, sneakers and cleats have not yet risen to that level.
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He's also holding the first pair of Jordan soccer cleats -- and we gotta say, they're pretty sick.
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On ice, wear cleats – you can buy inexpensive soles with metal studs that slip over your shoes.
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Team USA soccer legend Clint Dempsey is hanging up his cleats -- announcing he's retiring from professional soccer.
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Watch the throne, Kanye ... there's a new name in football cleats ... and he goes by King James.
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American sportswear brand Nike said they would not provide cleats to the Iranian National team this year.
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Some players have pushed the limits with their cleats, even finding designers online to paint unique designs.
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Under the terms of the contracts, it supplied jerseys, cleats and sneakers for football and basketball teams.
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That way the runner's cleats would throw up a shower of sparks when he's stealing a base.
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Urschel, who is pursuing a doctorate in math at MIT, did the calculus and hung up his cleats.
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Matt: I'm not sure how to feel, it's pretty exciting for them to be hanging up their cleats.
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Some of my kids would come to school in cleats, they would wear Halloween costumes throughout the year.
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That day, as a surprise for Gardner, the kids all secretly autographed a pair of the special cleats.
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He had posted a picture of these special cleats that he'd had custom made just for this game.
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Williamson said he was contacted by a league rep over the cleats and advised not to wear them.
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Beckham, the Cleveland Browns' oft-fined star receiver, was forced to change his cleats or else on Sunday.
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"Slowing down and starting is the big test, and obviously getting on cleats and making turns," Rodriguez said.
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Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz plan to wear special 9/11 cleats for today's season opener. pic.twitter.
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Then, in a subsequent  post Saturday, Bush shared the cleats he'll wear Sunday to honor McKnight's memory.
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Hernandez's New Balance cleats, for instance, were first personalized by Wes Burton, a teenager in Santa Monica, Calif.
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BOSTON — The cleats on Steve Pearce's gray New Balance model 4040v4 baseball shoe are about 213 centimeters long.
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"I'm calling it quits, time to hang up the cleats," said Adams, who turns 39 on March 24.
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The demand for unique cleats, batting gloves, bats and equipment has led to a mad rush from manufacturers.
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Last year, Boston Red Sox starter David Price said he had received warnings for wearing spruced-up cleats.
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" For his first game back, the athlete played with cleats that were engraved with her phrase "stay strong.
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Wilfork, 35, tweeted a video showing him untaping his ankles, hanging up his cleats and grabbing grilling tongs.
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The Democrats running for President in 2020 have walked in different shoes, from ballet slippers to football cleats.
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The Golden History Museum has her United States national team jersey and a pair of cleats on exhibit.
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He's out in Buffalo ... but Kroy Biermann says he's absolutely NOT considering hanging up his cleats for good.
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It&aposs a group of useless hacks versus the sole rebel, dysfunction versus Dirty Harry, ballet slippers versus cleats.
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On Sunday, McKinnon took to the field for warmups with his very own pair of Harmabe-inspired football cleats.
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"I didn t warm up and I didn t wear cleats," he said sheepishly, not too worse for wear.
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Then again ... the guy's not in cleats or athletic gear, and doesn't seem to be going too hard either.
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"The only thing I saw after that was the bottom of Willie's cleats running away from me," Arbanas said.
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Walker is hoping to bring attention to the Trayvon Martin Foundation by rockin' the cleats this weekend in Jacksonville.
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But quickly, the pair found that hanging up their cleats didn't mean they couldn't continue working side-by-side.
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The kit, which currently sells for $32 on the Golfkicks website, includes a screw, mounting tools and the cleats.
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And then my brand new cleats got drenched in Gatorade, but they keep telling me it's the big leagues.
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Jeff Flake, who later arrived on Capitol Hill still in his cleats, and recalled gunshots kicking up the dirt.
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The issue: Altuve was breaking in bright, new pink cleats for Mother's Day, and the shoes were too tight.
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By the way, Arthur has previously told us he's considering an MMA career after he hangs up his cleats.
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And Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wore custom cleats with the "Stronger than Hate" image during their game this past Sunday.
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Phillips was wearing special cleats with the name of his son, Micah, who celebrated his fourth birthday on Sunday.
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" So, for now, at least, Baez is putting his adapted cleats aside, although he called them "something I love.
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Peyton Manning has hung up his cleats and Prince, of course, is gone, just when we need him most.
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On Players Weekend, as it was called, they chose nicknames for their jerseys and wore whatever cleats they designed.
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It took José Luis Rivera 13 years to fully learn how to make a pair of handmade soccer cleats.
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After pairing the electronics with the FIFA game, you slip on your cleats and head out to a field.
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Of the total 150 goals scored leading up to the final, Nike cleats were worn for 94 of them.
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Coincidentally (or not), as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats program, Reid wore cleats last night depicting Kaepernick kneeling in the now infamous photo at the top of this post from when they both played in San Francisco, as well as Kaepernick's ten points from his Know Your Rights Camp.
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Medics sat in a tent nearby, and bicycles, backpacks and soccer cleats the boys left behind remained at the entrance.
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"There have been so many people supporting us by donating used cleats and jerseys year after year," Bandercan tells PEOPLE.
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Peloton's pedals are compatible with something called LOOK Delta cleats, which have three holes to lock into the pedal with.
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Midway through training camp, Siemian told the New York Times that after his injury, he considered hanging up his cleats.
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Players quickly found the silver lining of the situation after practice ... taking all his Jordan brand cleats and team gear.
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Under Armour told the artists Bryce will rock the cleats during his July 4th game against the Milwaukee Brewers. #USA
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The company says it is considering adding the technology to other shoe categories in the future, such as soccer cleats.
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The NFL nabbed a handful of players this season for wearing cleats that violated the league's notoriously strict uniform policy.
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Second, players must auction off their cleats after the game and donate all of the proceeds to their chosen charity.
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Or Adidas might target an ad for a pair of cleats at users who have tweeted the soccer ball emoji.
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A customer would use the screw and tools to attach the cleats to their sneakers or desired pair of shoes.
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Murray was missing his usual cleats, which weren't delivered to the practice facility in time for the start of minicamp.
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He wanted to teach them values as well as baseball, enforcing old-school rules about short haircuts and polished cleats.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday will wear cleats honoring the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting.
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They have relied on shoe customizers to paint over standard-issue cleats, or, more drastically, to create sneaker-cleat hybrids.
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Ambrosini turned Nike's Air Jordan 1's and its Kevin Durant and LeBron James basketball shoes into cleats for Baez.
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Ambrosini said the main reason players wanted sneakers converted into cleats was because they felt the sneakers were more comfortable.
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The first time Mr. Woodward stayed at the cottage, Mr. Bennell gave him a pair of soccer cleats to keep.
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Evelyn Nwabuoku had tried to clear a ball but made a cleats-up follow-through into Magull, causing the penalty.
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Now, at basketball practice, red dots marked where a football opponent had stepped on his left hand with his cleats.
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Players can wear uniquely designed (read: brightly colored) cleats and batting gloves and use specially designed bats or other gear.
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Meanwhile, the league continues to levy harsh fines on players for celebrating touchdowns or wearing the wrong kind of cleats.
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The president mentioned shackles that restrained a child slave, for example, and Olympic track and field star Jesse Owens's cleats.
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The former MVP hung up his cleats in 1988, but was still involved in baseball ... managing the Rockies and Cubs.
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Meanwhile, the league is punishing players for celebrating touchdowns and big plays, and fining players for wearing cleats deemed too flashy.
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The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver sported a pair of Joaquin Phoenix "Joker" custom cleats before Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions.
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This week's custom cleats need to honor a specific cause or charity, which the league had to approve before this week.
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Brown was forced to remove cleats depicting his children's faces in Week 3, because football is family, not your actual family.
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Jackson wore white-and-blue cleats painted with yellow police caution tape for the national anthem but changed before the game.
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It takes Rivero anywhere from three to 12 hours to design one pair of cleats, so managing his time is key.
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After spinning classes in a chic area of Bangkok, young professionals shuffle in their cleats when asked about the ruling regime.
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Should he decide to hang up his cleats, Vinatieri will go down as one of the greatest kickers in NFL history.
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Justin Bieber laced up his cleats, popped off his shirt, and got really pumped up while playing soccer with his bros.
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It was basically taking the sole of a pair of cleats, and fusing it with the sole of the 'Bron shoe.
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Then of course adidas makes all sorts of more sport-specific kids' shoes, like Copa Firm Ground Cleats ($55) for soccer.
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He can be more brash than the average Yankee, he enjoys fashion and loves talking about sneakers and his customized cleats.
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Edelman has proudly displayed Jewish imagery over the past few years -- wearing cleats and hats with a Jewish star on them.
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The QB hung up his cleats right before the regular season kicked off, explaining he couldn't handle any more physical abuse.
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It even stands up to sports cleats and the 24 x 36-inch size is ample enough for two to use.
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So what do NFL players do once they hang up their cleats and put away their helmets for the last time?
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Fowler hadn't been able to work out in his cleats before Wednesday due to intense pain when he tried to wear them.
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As a way of sanctioning players' protests, the NFL lets them wear cleats that express their views during a special Cleat Week.
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The snowshoes might look low-tech, but the combination of cleats and tire-like treads provide ample traction, especially on hardpack trails.
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He wore a black compression shirt and white basketball shorts and carried a small gym bag containing a water bottle and cleats.
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A natural-born athlete with a fierce competitive drive, she first laced up her soccer cleats when she was 4 years old.
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When a devastating injury puts him on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats in an attempt to salvage their future.
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The star athletes on the U.S. women's national soccer team ditched their cleats and hit the Microsoft Theatre in California on Wednesday.
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Pitcher Sean Doolittle also marked the occasion by breaking out a special pair of rainbow cleats in order to show his support.
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Adidas unveiled a similar 3D-printed midsole concept last year, while Nike has tested and printed a 3D concept for football cleats.
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DeSean Jackson plans to make a huge statement on the field on Sunday -- but not just with his play ... with his cleats.
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Linebacker Craig Robertson pursued, but could only get a hand on Williams and came up empty—except for one of Williams's cleats.
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After their games, the cleats can be auctioned off through the NFL Auction, with proceeds going to the player's charity of choice.
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It's Rivero's biggest week of the year, and he starts working on cleats far in advance to fulfill all his client's requests.
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On Sunday, the Steelers paid tribute to the Tree of Life synagogue shooting victims with custom-made cleats bearing the modified logo.
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Maddon meditates, laughs at himself, digs beatnik jive and many days offers a reasonable and entertaining facsimile of Jack Kerouac in cleats.
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The 22-year-old Lindor, who wears cleats with "Believeland" — a rallying cry this year for Clevelanders — written on the side, batted .
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Mish Sommers, 46, who lives in Lincolnville, Me., went for a run Thursday in whiteout conditions with ice cleats on her shoes.
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Torres might have been handicapped on that effort, as one of his cleats came off while he raced from second to third.
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The point where Johnson, a linebacker, draws the line is in telling the Chiefs when he will finally hang up his cleats.
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As a result, Mets reliever Josh Smoker, who grew up racing cars in Georgia, will wear cleats with a Richard Petty theme.
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Bryce Harper of the Nationals wore cleats honoring the Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed last year in a boating accident.
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Alonso coordinated the purchase and production of custom 9/11 cleats for Mets players on the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
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In June, he shipped 100 pairs of Nike cleats to his former high school, Fort Pierce Westwood, for the upcoming football season.
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The unit was full of amazing items ... there was a custom bust of TO, old playbooks, autographed helmets and sweet Nike cleats.
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It seems the rep was asking Valencia about a pair of cleats that were not the brand he had an endorsement deal.
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These new cleats happen to be in Steelers colors -- so hopefully he'll avoid any sort of drama ... especially since they're super dope.
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A clothing rack is strewn with sweaty jerseys and cleats, but also with a pair of high-heeled shoes and a wig.
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Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron found a pretty cool way to honor his grandfather -- custom cleats saluting his incredible military service.
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Taillon said he had no new cleats that apparently were the culprits and that he did not tweak anything physically on the balk.
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It was summer of 2010, and World Cup fever left Minor with cleats and a ball in his trunk, always at the ready.
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The Drawhorns, who were dressed like backcountry hikers, wore headlamps and handed the bride and groom metal cleats to pull over their shoes.
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Players who participate will be able to auction off their cleats to raise funds for their cause at NFL Auction after the game.
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Cruz hung up his cleats after 6 seasons with the NY Giants -- in which he racked up 4,549 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns.
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New Balance, Nike and Adidas have all incorporated 3-D printing into their companies to create mid-soles and spikes for athletic cleats.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers superstar is planning to make another statement with his feet on Sunday -- with cleats featuring images of the legendary boxer.
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Thomas filed the paperwork a few years after hanging up his cleats, and has had 'Big Hurt' for his own since May 2015.
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I played a very small part in assembling some new Ford F-150s on the line by adding antennas, cleats and drilling screws.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews posted on Instagram that his cleats are in support of Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp campaign.
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For week 13 of the most recent NFL season, the league encouraged players to support charities through its My Cause, My Cleats initiative.
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Michigan's Michael Joseph Albrecht, better known as Spike, was so named because of his obsession over baseball cleats he wore at age 5.
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His otherwise historically accurate figures all appear with accouterments relating to soccer, like balls, cleats, shin guards, gloves, and a red penalty card.
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They left their bikes and soccer cleats and set off with flashlights, water and snacks bought to celebrate one of the boy's birthdays.
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On the air, broadcasters try for universal terms, knowing that even something as basic as the word for "cleats" can vary across countries.
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Ronaldo has even established his own fashion brand — CR7 — that carries everything from shoes and cleats, to denim, to underwear and even fragrances.
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Last year, when she was still an amateur, Nike featured her in a local promotional campaign for one of the company's soccer cleats.
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Antonio Brown will honor Veteran's Day with a special pair of cleats ... featuring an image of NFL star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman.
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Unclear if Brown will wear the cleats during the game or just during warmups ... but either way, it's a pretty cool thing. #RIPPatTillman
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Pérez said after the game that one of the spikes on his cleats had broken as he was cleaning the mound with his foot.
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Newton took the field at Levi's Stadium for warmups rocking a pair of glitzy gold cleats accurately proclaiming himself MVP just above the ankles.
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I remember Darr's locker stall, his uniform shirt waiting to be pulled over his head, his cleats waiting to be slid onto his feet.
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A search for them was launched after a park officer saw the boys' backpacks, bicycles and soccer cleats abandoned outside the cave, CNN reported.
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Sadly, my cleats rarely touched dirt, and whenever they got anywhere near the ball, I committed one of the ultimate sports sins: I froze.
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Players still found ways to sport custom cleats, though, donning shoes within their team's color scheme or simply ditching the custom kicks before kickoff.
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Today, that is part of what we remember in Cruyff, the innovative Dutch master, the ballet dancer in cleats, the artist as soccer star.
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He floats like a butterfly ... He stings like a bee ... Which is why Antonio Brown's new custom cleats are paying tribute ... to Muhammad Ali!!!
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SolesBySir -- to put a yellow caution tape design on his cleats to protest the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police officers.
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As for the cleats, I prominently display those in my son's room along with two pictures of the moment they were given to him.
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The first baseman — who fans have nicknamed "Polar Bear" — even had custom first responder-themed cleats created for the entire Mets team on Sept.
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The two vowed in 2014 to grow their hair out, and the first to cut it would buy the other a pair of cleats.
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Regardless of how his time in the league ends, Vinatieri will go down as one of the best to ever lace up his cleats.
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After the Las Vegas shooting in October, the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper wore "Pray for Las Vegas" cleats with various images from the Strip.
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DeAndre Hopkins was fined $6,000 earlier in the year for wearing the same cleats because they are banned under the NFL's rigid uniform policy.
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I had to work for literally everything I had by finding part-time jobs so I had money for baseball cleats and football equipment.
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Despite this, Salah isn't overtly political; he says it's for Egyptians, not Egypt, that he has put on the cleats of his national team.
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Frazier's Yankees teammate, reliever Dellin Betances, showed off cleats in the colors of the Statue of Liberty, pale green and gold, before Friday's game.
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Ruth had a habit of knocking the dirt out of his cleats with the barrel of his bat, leaving small impressions on the barrel.
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The NFL is known for its strict uniform policies, though it will allow players to write personal messages on their cleats in Week 13.
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"It was an all-hands-on-deck situation," said Wheeler, who, along with Robert Gsellman, had his cleats on beginning in the fourth inning.
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Do keep in mind the MXZ 200 only takes two-bolt cleats, so you'll need to use mountain bike pedals on your road bike.
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I place an order for the TIEM cycling shoes in merlot and cleats from REI, which is a bit cheaper than the product website.
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Cleats slashed at shins and sweeping tackles undercut the legs of a slender 18-year-old playing against rugged men in a hostile environment.
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Both are clad in the school's blue and gold colors, head to almost-toe (they did not appear to have cleats that fit Chapple).
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There were, not unexpectedly, issues with the Levi's Stadium turf, as players were frantically changing cleats during the game and complaining of slippery conditions.
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Here's what you need to know about the DWTS contestant as he prepares to ditch his football cleats in favor of some dancing shoes. 9643.
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All the players -- from Russell Wilson to Ezekiel Elliott to Kirk Cousins -- will sport customized cleats in honor of their cause or foundation of choice.
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Another box contains some of Bautista's game-used equipment—gloves, cleats, jerseys—some of which he may use again or, more likely, give to charity.
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For seven seasons, starting at age 16, Sam Mondry-Cohen worked in the visitors' clubhouse in San Francisco, shining cleats, hauling equipment, filling coffee orders.
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So, understandably, Hopkins told reporters he's not planning on wearing the cleats again, "unless Kanye plans to pay his fine," according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Two weeks later, Beckham wore customized cleats that honored Craig Sager, the N.B.A. broadcaster who had died of cancer days earlier; he was fined $18,000.
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Seattle Mariners reliever Steve Cishek has had the bottom of his stirrups fall embarrassingly out of the back of his cleats several times this season.
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A handful of NFL players risked fines this weekend for writing 9/11 tributes on their cleats, a move which violates the NFL's uniform regulations.
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TMZ Sports spoke with Marcus Rivero, owner of Soles By Sir, who converted a pair of Nike LeBron Soldier IX basketball shoes into football cleats.
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But, since he hung up his cleats, Smith says he's been able to focus on his mental health and has learned a lot about himself.
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Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin of the Toronto Blue Jays took the Baez approach and played this postseason with basketball shoes converted into baseball cleats.
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"You do get to choose your cleats," said Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, who like his double-play partner, Lindor, has had his painted over.
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Martin, a former Yankees catcher and four-time All-Star, has sworn by Ambrosini's converted cleats, and has often worn adapted Air Jordan 12 sneakers.
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But when the stars pack up their cleats and the announcers leave Moscow behind, M. will push on, trying to fight for a better country.
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He once wore cleats depicting the logos of media outlets including ESPN, The New York Post and TMZ with the word "Shhhhh!!!" scrawled atop them.
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He also owns camouflage cleats, a camouflage sleeve, a camouflage jacket, a camouflage travel bag and camouflage sandals that he wears out of the shower.
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Beast Mode is reportedly hanging up his football cleats ... again ... retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons in the league, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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" The cleats were awesome ... some of them featured American flags, some had World Trade Center pictures on them, and some said, "We Will NEVER Forget.
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We're all our own person, so it'll be a fun weekend to see what people are wearing, what cleats they have on, and the bats.
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Kyler says his plan -- as of now -- is to hang up the football cleats for the baseball diamond ... and Dave says that's a great call.
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Brown went to Corey Pane -- the guy who does all of AB's cleats -- and requested the Tillman tribute ... and Pane delivered in a huge way.
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Remember, Brown got into some trouble with the NFL officials last week for custom blue cleats that had images of his kids painted on them.
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He needs to hang up his cleats, for his sake — and for the sake of his body and his brain and his children and his reputation.
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After eight straight Octobers of painting fields, cleats, and helmets with pink ribbons, the NFL has decided to discontinue its "pink October" initiative, The MMBQ reports.
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Newton radiates confidence — to the irritation of some — so it's not a huge surprise to see him in gold cleats with MVP plastered across the ankles.
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In case you didn't know ... the Minnesota Vikings star WR is a self-proclaimed Starbucks addict (he even wore Starbucks-themed cleats against Seattle last season).
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Colts LB Anthony Walker will be wearing his heart on his feet this Sunday ... sporting a special pair of cleats that honor slain teenager Trayvon Martin.
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Pretty awesome move from MLB superstar Bryce Harper -- who's honoring July 4th with some custom cleats paying tribute to ALL 5 BRANCHES of the U.S. military.
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And his first pair of football cleats just made it to the Denver Broncos' Von Miller, Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson and Houston Texans' DeAndre Rashaun Hopkins.
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Warren's YouTube videos showing him cutting open power drills and soccer cleats proved so popular that he ended up creating a dedicated channel just for them.
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Officials launched a massive search for the group after a park officer found the boys' backpacks, bicycles and soccer cleats abandoned outside the cave, CNN reported.
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Subtle, so very subtle Avoiding all stereotypes about rap stars and pro athletes, Snoop Dogg and Adidas have paired up to design money-inspired football cleats.
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Cavallari has said she supports Jay no matter what decision he makes -- but it's obvious she's ready for the QB to hang up his cleats already.
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The man who jacked Tom Brady's Super Bowl jerseys may have ALSO stolen Von Miller's helmet and cleats from Super Bowl 50 ... so says Jay Glazer.
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Manning, a Detroit Tigers prospect and hardcore fan of The Office, showed off his ridiculously cool custom cleats at Sunday night's MLB All-Star Futures Game.
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Barry got married recently and was decked out from head to toe in a full Arsenal kit, from euro faux hawk right down to the cleats.
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And because kids are well, kids, you don't want to spend too much on something that will get tossed around in a backpack alongside soccer cleats.
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What I mean by that is that they'll buy the balls, they'll help provide the cleats, they'll get the jerseys, they'll get a little plastic trophy.
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Football players have embraced customized cleats, which tend to be as colorful and pop culture savvy as the shoes of their counterparts on the basketball court.
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The NFL has no plans to fine Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson for his custom 9/11 cleats he wore on Sunday ... TMZ Sports has learned.
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The Hail Mary toss of birth landed you in a family that could put you on a soccer team and buy cleats as your foot grew.
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It's unclear if he'll be wearing his Culture-themed cleats during the game—the NFL hates it when players have fun—but we live in hope.
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His cleats were all organized at the bottom of his locker for the team's home opener in April, and his gloves were in place, as well.
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My dad was one of my first coaches; he did this job with a "how to" book in his hands and baseball cleats on his feet.
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Agüero flicked it back with the studs of his cleats and Sterling had plenty of space to work with before the Kiev defenders converged on him.
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Colin Kaepernick ain't on an NFL roster, but he'll be taking the field against the Texans this Sunday ... courtesy of Tennessee Titans star Rishard Matthews' cleats!!
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OBJ revealed the fine on DeSean Jackson's Instagram page -- after the Redskins star complained about being fined for wearing special edition cleats on Monday Night Football.
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For instance, if Nike provides a school's football team with uniforms and shoes, the team's quarterback cannot sign a contract requiring that he wear Under Armour cleats.
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To sweeten the auction, the Yankees will donate four tickets and a meet and greet with Gardner on the field, along with his autographed and customized cleats.
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Hopkins was one of a few NFL stars to receive the pair of specially made cleats as a preseason gift from West himself, according to Sporting News.
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Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson earlier in the week said he would wear specially-designed patriotic cleats when he lines up against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
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"We want him to wear the cleats and we'll pay the fine," Patrick Colligan, president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, said in a statement.
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We spoke with the genius behind the shoes -- Desmond "Skilz" Jones -- who says CJ2k plans to rock the cleats before and during Sunday's game against the 49ers.
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And so, one by one, testy publishers and editors trudged down Davos Platz to Facebook's headquarters throughout the week, ice cleats attached to their boots, seeking clarity.
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They've even got images of a bee and a butterfly, thanks to artist Corey Pane -- the same guy who designed AB's Arnold Palmer cleats from last weekend.
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Antonio Brown is continuing his tribute to fallen sports heroes with a pair of dope custom cleats honoring the late Kimbo Slice and Jose Fernandez this week.
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After wearing Arnold Palmer and Muhammad Ali themed cleats, we're told AB wanted to do something special this week when the Steelers play his hometown Miami Dolphins.
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The Houston Texans wide receiver announced Thursday he was fined $6,000 for sporting his Turtle Dove Yeezy cleats in a Week 1 victory against the Chicago Bears.
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This season, he's partnered with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to create a pair of custom cleats for each game to raise money for different charities.
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Phil Dawson retired from the NFL after 21 seasons and will sign a ceremonial contract to hang up his cleats as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
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Stirrups began to decline several decades ago as a new generation of stars chose longer, looser-fitting pants whose hems hung over the back of the cleats.
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Mets 8, Marlins 6 Matt Harvey presented himself in a fresh, new light when he took the mound Monday, wearing crisp white cleats to match his uniform.
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On Sunday, players were able to take part in the "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign, which allowed them to show support for charitable causes on their shoes.
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As critics pledged to boycott Nike products, Ms. Bono shared a photo of herself using a marker to black out the Nike logo on her golf cleats.
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Whether your child forgets their cleats before a big soccer game or gets a few questions wrong on their math quiz, mistakes can be life's greatest teacher.
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Mohamed Sanu honored comic book legend Stan Lee on his cleats during the Falcons game on Sunday ... and the final product would make the Spidey creator proud.
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John wears adult sizes, and everything needed to be replaced: a helmet ($50), two pairs of pants ($70), batting gloves ($4003), cleats ($70) and catcher's gear ($200).
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One former teammate, Russell Laniyan, told WFAA that Reynolds was a caring person and that he once gave Laniyan his own cleats because he didn't have any.
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Others have ridiculed the move, which is at odds with a current trend in Western sports, where elaborate tattoos are now as commonplace as cleats and jerseys.
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When Antonio Brown takes the field this weekend, he'll being wearing special cleats honoring Jasper Howard ... the UCONN cornerback who was killed after a game in 2009.
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In the meantime -- Reid has continued to show support for Kaepernick ... even wearing cleats with an image of the kneeling QB on them during Monday night's game.
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Bills at Browns: The Browns suck but Odell Beckham has been useful this season for highlighting the more draconian and idiotic facets of the NFL dress code: I understand that the NFL has licensing agreements with apparel companies and what not, but Odell's cleats were made by the official provider of cleats to the NFL (Nike) and they were designed by Nike for gameplay before the season even fucking started.
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The cleats first launched last year, but this pair has been redesigned to look like the Jordan V—Neymar Jr.'s favorite from the canon of Jordan designs.
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But it's here where you'll find shoe stores selling cowboy boots and soccer cleats, while Mexican cowboys lining the aisles are eager to make the next spur purchase.
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The veteran pitcher, 37, found himself standing on the mound in just his socks during a game against the Boston Red Sox after a mishap involving his cleats.
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Officials launched a massive search for the boys last month after a park officer saw the boys' backpacks, bicycles and soccer cleats abandoned outside the cave, CNN reported.
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In a statement released before kickoff, Jackson made sure to mention that his cleats aren't meant to demonize cops, but rather to show concern for an untenable situation.
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Some of the best cleat customizers on the planet are at the NFL Combine -- banging out personalized cleats for any player who wants 'em ... and it's all free!
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After hanging up his football cleats, former NFL player Jason Hairston set out to solve a problem he sees in traditional retail — that shoppers are getting ripped off.
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On Sunday, he was forced to remove cleats he wore bearing the image of Muhammad Ali or else he would not be allowed to return to the field.
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For a league obsessed with optics—pink cleats in October, salutes to the military, No More—the NFL fails to understand what its audience actually wants to see.
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We broke the story ... Williamson planned the tribute back in August and had custom cleats made with a patriotic theme and the words, "Never Forget" on the back.
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Many players work directly with Nike, Under Armour and Adidas to design their cleats for this special week, but other teams outsource theirs to independent designers like Rivero.
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Whether your child gets a few questions wrong on his math homework or he forgets to pack his cleats for soccer practice, mistakes can be life's greatest teacher.
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However, the NFL announced earlier this month that it would allow players to write personal messages on their cleats during Week 13 — with a couple rules, of course.
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That was the challenge facing Emmitt Smith, three-time Super Bowl champ and Dallas Cowboy legend, after he finally hung up his cleats in 2005 after 15 years.
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Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks, who on Saturday hit the first major league home run in Europe, donated his game-worn cleats to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Chafin planned to wear the same black cleats he had used all season, saying he does not care much for self-expression through his equipment.
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Knots are useful in everyday life and specific kinds of knots are suitable for specific tasks — bowlines, cleats, hitches and nooses all hold things together in different ways.
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He announced his retirement in 2016 on Twitter with a peace-sign emoji and an image of his football cleats tied to together and hanging from a wire.
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Odell Beckham Jr. is throwing more shade at the NFL -- claiming the league fined him $18,000 for rocking special Craig Sager tribute cleats against the Lions this weekend.
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RB filed a lawsuit against the Rams in 2016 -- accusing them of stupidly installing a ring of concrete around the field ... creating a big risk for players in cleats.
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The NFL did its best to manufacture some positive press in Week 1623 by allowing players to wear customized cleats promoting their causes or charities for one game only.
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After arriving at the soccer field for a game with friends, William shed his biker gear for a pair of soccer shorts and cleats to kick the ball around.
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Devin Hester ain't hanging up his cleats just yet ... telling TMZ Sports he definitely plans to be in the NFL next year ... and nearly half the league is interested.
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DeSean Jackson will wear Rodney King-themed cleats for the Bucs game Sunday ... featuring the words "Black Lives Matter" and a depiction of a police officer raising a baton.
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Holt was angry his right ankle had been clipped by Austin's spiked cleats while he slid into second base, and appeared to have no problem confronting Austin about it.
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Asked on the red carpet whether he had actually retired, Gronkowski, 29, admitted that while he likes to "mess with people," he has decided to hang up his cleats.
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And since he already has a Cabo training regimen in place, we're guessing he'll probably just pick up where he left off ... shirtless windsprints on the beach in cleats.
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Back pain from slipping on ice is the worst, which is why we highly recommend that you put on these cleats when you decide to traverse through icy surfaces.
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Then there was Steelers defensive back William Gay, who wore purple cleats in two games to raise awareness for domestic violence issues, something of great interest to the league.
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During the game against the Broncos, Beckham and Landry were told that they would be barred from playing in the second half if they did not change their cleats.
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The NFL will lift those regulations during Week 493, according to Sports Illustrated's Jonathan Jones, and allow players to promote a charitable cause on their cleats over the Dec.
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Through a friend and fellow ballplayer, Jose Berrios of the Minnesota Twins, Lindor was connected with Jorge Soto, who paints cleats through his company, Soto Customs in Puerto Rico.
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"He was out there, he was on point, he was wearing his cleats," said Doug Sosnik, an adviser to the president who worked closely with Lockhart at the time.
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Cam Newton's going against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the field ... but he's standing united with the city Thursday night ... honoring the synagogue shooting victims with "Stronger than Hate" cleats.
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DeSean Jackson paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle before he LIT UP the Washington Redskins on Sunday ... and now his special cleats could be yours if the price is right.
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The captain Gary Cahill was given a straight red card for a cleats-first lunge in the 13th minute before Chelsea conceded three goals in 20 minutes before halftime.
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Another Seahawk, tight end Jimmy Graham, did not kneel during the anthem, but he did wear cleats with the words "liberty" and "justice for all" inscribed on the soles.
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The Carolina Panthers are losing one of their best players to retirement ... star linebacker Luke Kuechly just announced he's hanging up his cleats after 8 seasons in the NFL.
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He donned a white jersey and sat on a couch in the living room while his teen-age nephew, Emmanuel, who serves as his factotum, laced up his cleats.
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For the next few weeks, the NFL is allowing players to raise awareness for causes they support using custom kicks as part of the league's "My Cause, My Cleats" program.
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Antonio Gates ain't sure he wants to hang up his cleats after this season ... 'cause the Chargers legend tells TMZ Sports he's having way too much fun to quit football!!!
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Great news for Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson -- his 9/11 tribute cleats just sold at auction for $6,600 ... and it's all going toward a charity to help U.S. soldiers!
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The AZ Cardinals running back got some custom "Juice" cleats -- inspired by the 1992 flick ... featuring images of Pac, Omar Epps and the other two guys on the movie poster.
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When Olivia Maccoux's head hurts, she laces up her cleats and heads out to the soccer field – she doesn't know why, but when she's playing sports her pain goes away.
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In late August 2004, after a good Class AA season in Erie, Pa., Granderson followed his annual custom and tossed his glove, cleats and batting gloves into the trash can.
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The cleats of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith are seen in frosty Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec.
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Drake would clean cleats; he would help out in drills, pick up baseballs when we needed; he didn't say boo to anybody and was never a trouble in the clubhouse.
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Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor has worn jazzed-up, red-and-blue cleats throughout the playoffs that feature the Cleveland skyline and the word Believeland written in gold across a side.
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Enrique Hernandez and Yasmani Grandal of the Los Angeles Dodgers also had their cleats custom-painted — and they hired a 15-year-old in Southern California to do the work.
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Dave Millman, who heads the baseball product division at New Balance, said players can customize cleats through the company but that it did not typically object to third-party painting.
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Police say the 25-year-old told them he used several different accounts in the scheme to obtain NFL jerseys, cleats, gloves, balls, hats, pictures and even WWE championship belts.
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On the outskirts of Mexico City, a cobbler makes handmade soccer cleats in a family workshop, preserving a tradition all but extinct in the era of mass production and Nafta.
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Rivera is the last living heir to a tradition that began in 1960, when a professional player from Guadalajara, Eduardo Colmenero, grew tired of using cleats that hurt his feet.
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Instead, they have been knocking elbows, tapping forearms, clicking cleats and trying almost anything else to avoid the germ-friendly high-fives and handshakes that public health experts have discouraged.
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The captain Gary Cahill was given a straight red card for a cleats-first lunge in the 13th minute, and then Chelsea conceded three goals in 20 minutes before halftime.
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This story originally published on May 4, 2018 (CNN Business)Allbirds co-founder Tim Brown came up with the idea for his shoe company after hanging up his soccer cleats.
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Smith, 27, sported some Nike cleats with the words "Stay Strong" written in orange, which he shared on his Instagram Story on Monday earlier in the day before the game.
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As you've probably heard, Williamson said he was concerned about his cleats being a distraction -- and even possibly earning him a fine from the NFL -- and waffled about the footwear.
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With access to vast networks of alumni, including former athletes, you will easily find the mentor, internship, or full-time offer you're looking for when you finally hang up your cleats.
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That means people will get bikes delivered by our people, who will set them up, put cleats on their shoes, hook up the WiFi and even answer questions about different instructors.
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The guys grabbed a pair of Bryce's signature Under Armour cleats, the Harper Ones, and spruced 'em up with the logos of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.
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It's 4 months until the NFL season ... but DeSean Jackson already has his game cleats picked out -- the Eagles star is honoring Nipsey Hussle with his spikes for the ENTIRE year.
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Colin Kaepernick will return to an NFL field tonight ... because his friend and brother in protest, Eric Reid, is honoring Kaep by wearing cleats with the embattled QB's picture on 'em.
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After he hung up his cleats, he moved back to L.A. to try his hand at acting ... and soon he was starring alongside the likes of Ice Cube and Adam Sandler.
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DeSean Jackson brought attention to what he described as the "senseless killings of both citizens and police" by wearing custom-made cleats during Washington's game at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
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I would say that my most treasured piece of memorabilia is the cleats that a great player gave my son at the end of the Rams game just before X-mas.
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So, when we saw Tiki in NYC -- the best running back in franchise history -- we asked him if Giants brass should force Barkley to hang up his cleats until next season.
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ESPN reporter Adam Schefter shared an image of the cleats, which feature the phrase "Stronger than Hate" and a re-imagining of the Steelers' logo that includes a Star of David.
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Santiago, who raised his record to 33-4 with six solid innings, was wearing a new pair of cleats, painted by a friend, one shoe sporting the Angels' infamous Rally Monkey.
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Cleats and sneakers have become a canvas of political and social expression for some of today's biggest and most outspoken sports stars -- and a way to make a statement while standing.
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Javier Baez, the Chicago Cubs' flashy second baseman, loves sneakers so much, and has such an extensive collection, that he had them converted into cleats to use on the baseball diamond.
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I'd be stuffing my cleats in my backpack every weekend from spring to fall, sleeping at cheap hotels and teammates' parents' houses, running 'til my toenails turned purple and fell off.
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So, when we asked about the NFL cracking down on Brown's customized cleats (which have featured AB's kids and tributes to greats like Muhammad Ali) ... the "Austin Powers" star went off.
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It takes him about three hours to make a pair of cleats now, as he carefully works each shoe over a wooden mold with tools to tan and shape the leather.
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Brown customized a pair of cleats, paying tribute to the late Arnold Palmer for Sunday's game, but will avoid a fine because they are designed within his Steelers' team color scheme.
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You could identify the floors there by use of color: red and black in the Jordan section, rich teal and purple in soccer cleats, stoic gray and black in leisure wear.
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But Ebron wants to make sure his memory lives on -- so he hit up DeJesus Custom Footwear who whipped up a special pair of cleats for Eric to wear this weekend.
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With the Indians as the odds-on LONGSHOT to win the World Series, Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor just got some brand new cleats made up ... with the word "BelieveLand" on the sides.
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With reports circulating that Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was considering retiring, Lynch appeared to settle the speculation Sunday evening, posting a photo on Twitter of two green cleats hanging up.
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Gardner, the team's All-Star left fielder, will wear two sets of specialized cleats by New Balance — he'll switch pairs during the game — that will go up for bidding at 7 p.m.
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The league invests millions in concussion research and stresses the importance of player safety, but it penalizes things like touchdown dances, custom-designed cleats and taunting more than hits to the head.
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Armed with carbide steel spikes, these cleats offer exceptional traction, grip, and stability to allow you to walk across slippery terrains with little difficulty, whether it's snow, mud, sand, or wet grass.
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This drew a lot of outrage online, because first of all it's dumb, and also because Brown was permitted to wear cleats honoring the recently passed golfer Arnold Palmer in Week 24.
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The stuff is really cool -- a custom bust of TO, old playbooks, autographed helmets, cleats, and even a copy of an NDA that we're assuming the NFLer gave to people at parties.
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In Nashville, Titans linebacker Avery Williamson wore specially designed cleats that read, "Never Forget" and "9/11" even though he risked a fine by the league, which is finicky about its uniforms.
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The MLB barred the Mets from wearing NYPD hats during their game Wednesday ... so Pete Alonso took matters into his own hands, and bought his whole team custom 9/11 cleats instead.
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The muddy field defined our world that day as we picked one another up out of wet holes, cleared clods of earth from our cleats and laughed at who was the dirtiest.
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I also wear a kimono in the form of a Nike logo-emblazoned lab coat and walk while wobbling on geta, which, here, are made of soccer cleats affixed to plywood blocks.
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But, that was BEFORE Gronk decided to hang up his cleats ... Remember, it was just back in February Marty joked about rejoining the Cowboys during a monster workout session in the gym.
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How about all No. 1 seeds have to play with rocks in their cleats and the opposing coach gets to force them to use their backup QB on five plays of their choosing?
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Peyton Manning might not be the only superstar NFL quarterback in Washington ... Drew Brees tells TMZ Sports he's also open to the idea of running for office after he hangs up the cleats.
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But with a win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, he could make an even bolder fashion statement: gold cleats, with "MVP" written on one shoe and "SB50 champ" written on the other.
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The special red, white and blue cleats include stars, an American flag-inspired Nike logo and the words "Never Forget" printed on the heel, according to photographs posted on Williamson's verified Twitter account.
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The search was launched after a park officer saw the boys' backpacks, bicycles and soccer cleats abandoned outside the cave — even though the structure was off limits at the time, according to CNN.
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NOTES: Jackie Robinson was honored across Major League Baseball on Saturday as all players wore his No. 42 as well as many wore special cleats to pay tribute to the game's first player.
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Tony Gonzalez says if he were in Antonio Gates' cleats ... the pair would be hung up in the closet for good -- 'cause the ex-NFL superstar says he'd retire if he were A.G.!!
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The guys literally have hundreds of pairs of cleats -- and players come into the room at the hotel, select their shoes, tell the guys what they want ... and the artists go to work.
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What the parachute cord cinches together is an internal layer of a material that Nike has used in soccer cleats, but with the Adapt BB makes its first appearance in a basketball shoe.
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It seems Eric didn't just hang up his cleats when he retired from pro football back in August, he apparently hung up ALL his clothes ... and it's clear Jessie is totally on board!
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Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree was grateful for a pair of Jordan-brand cleats "gifted" by Bell, saying "wish you success" while trying them on: Bell also left behind a nice batch of miscellany.
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But if it weren't for all that fancy gear -- the cleats, the clubs, the balls, the bags, and yes, even the apparel -- it could never quite be "a good walk ruined," could it?
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While the Colts voiced support for Vinatieri after their Week 1 loss, after another week's worth of struggles, it sounds like Vinatieri might be ready to hang up his cleats on his own.
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He simply has to make sure that the manufacturer's logo still shows, and that 51 percent of the cleats are in his team's colors in order to comply with Major League Baseball rules.
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The Cowboys superstar officially hung up his cleats at a news conference on Thursday ... and J.J. thanked Witten for his 15 years of service by giving him a pigskin covered in REAL diamonds.
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"Miles," the official Broncos mascot, tells TMZ Sports ... he believes Peyton will finally hang up his cleats for good if the team hoists the Lombardi Trophy at the end of Super Bowl 50.
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In 2016, the league is already getting called the "No Fun League" as it cracks down on some of the more expressive, entertaining parts of the game, like touchdown celebrations and creatively designed cleats.
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On Sunday, the protests continued, with Washington's DeSean Jackson wearing cleats with police tape on them and Antonio Cromartie of the Indianapolis Colts taking a knee during a game at Wembley Stadium in London.
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The big picture: When Bono took the position last week, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles resurfaced a photo Bono posted of herself using a marker to black out the Nike logo on golf cleats.
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The No Fun League National Football League reportedly handed Hopkins a $6,000 fine for wearing the new Yeezy 350 cleats during the Texans' season opener last Sunday, Hopkins told a group of reporters Thursday.
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The Philadelphia WR is set to wear custom cleats with Nipsey's face and lyrics on them all season long ... and Marcus Rivero AKA Soles By Sir has already designed Jackson's first pair of kicks.
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As we previously reported, Bush sued the city (which owns the stadium) -- claiming it stupidly installed a ring of concrete around the perimeter of the field ... incredibly dangerous for the players wearing slippery cleats.
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That means not taking their homework to school when they forget it or bringing them their cleats to their soccer game so their team will not have to forfeit a game, according to Spalthoff.
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Nike said this year about 60 percent of the players at the World Cup would be wearing the company's cleats, while competitor Adidas will be outfitting 12 of 32 teams in this year's games.
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Tom Brady is already the oldest quarterback in the NFL, but according to his longtime trainer and business partner Alex Guerrero, the Patriots legend has no plans to hang up his cleats anytime soon.
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Left-hander Hector Santiago, who raised his record to 5-4 with six solid innings, was wearing a new pair of cleats, painted by a friend, one shoe sporting the Angels' infamous Rally Monkey.
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Alexi spoke with TMZ Sports after Clint hung up the cleats Wednesday ... and when we asked about greatest U.S. soccer players of all time -- Lalas told us Nomar Garciaparra's boo was better than Clint.
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The problem is not so much a profusion of detail as the fact that in its midst accents and emphases appear to have gone missing; the wise reader will pack cleats and a compass.
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My feet, perhaps too small in the cleats, had gripped onto the pedals like ossified cashews, and my thighs had begun to feel like leaden tapioca, swimming around and dragging down on my bones.
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Stefon Diggs was one happy man on Sunday -- he and his team beat the Lions at home ... all while wearing a pair of cleats that the Clown Prince of Gotham would greatly approve of.
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Brown posted cryptic images on his Instagram story Friday morning that suggested he was practicing with the team, including a video from inside the locker room and a photo of his gloves and cleats.
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The conversation started over players like Cam Newton citing safety issues with football -- but changed into Cordell's view of pro sports ... and really gives you a look into why Broadus hung up his cleats.
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"Appreciate the cleats, my guy," Bud Dupree said while takin' his new Js. It's probably all in good fun ... the Stillers are 6-2-1 and James Conner is straight-up COOKIN' on the gridiron.
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But today, the Manchester City attacking midfielder perfected it with an absolute ground rocket of a shot, searing the grass, and likely knocking off a couple of cleats of the Bournemouth players on its way.
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The legendary RB told TMZ Sports earlier this month his football future was "up in the air" ... but 610 Sports Radio reported Tuesday he'll ink a ceremonial deal and officially hang up his cleats shortly.
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Each has its own motor (six-wheel drive, baby!) and 48 cleats, or grouses, machined onto the surface, which will provide for excellent traction, whether the rover is rolling across sandy terrain or jagged rocks.
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Justin Bieber put on his electric green cleats and hit the pitch with Neymar at FC Barcelona's training facility ... and wound up in a penalty shootout with one of the best players in the world.
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I'd walk the 30 minutes to and from the stadium on the street in my cleats because I had only one other pair of shoes, and I didn't want to ruin my going-out shoes.
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BTW -- he didn't stop at the car ... he also has a pair of custom cleats with the same type of tribute to his dad on them, and proudly displayed those for the world to see.
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To honor Miller, Steelers running back James Conner showed off custom cleats decorated with an illustration of the musician's face and some of his song titles and lyrics — the work of sneaker painter Brennan Bizon.
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Two weeks after 'Ye debuted the first ever Yeezy Boost football cleats with NFL stars like Von Miller and DeAndre Hopkins, Baltimore Ravens stud Terrell Suggs is bringing LeBron James' signature shoes to the gridiron.
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Though sales of cleats and running shoes remained solid for Under Armour last quarter according to Plank, those are specific shoes for specific consumers and represent a small share of the market compared to lifestyle.
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Sanu -- a huge superhero nerd -- paid homage to the guy who created icons like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Black Panther with custom cleats which he busted out to use against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Brees seems to be leaning towards returning for the upcoming season, and the Saints have talented backups Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill available to take the reins should Brees choose to hang up his cleats.
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Only a specific type of jogger works because you have to be able to take them off over your cleats — tear-away pants are, I believe, more essentially soccer girl than would be a tapered sweat.
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I dusted off my cleats, asked my little brother (who is a soccer goalie himself) for some tips, and headed over to the stadium in New Jersey to try to earn a spot on the team.
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Growing up in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, the teen had never had the chance to play any type of organized team sport, let alone one that required expensive equipment like a stick and cleats.
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The Panthers take on the Saints on "Monday Night Football" and Carolina's DB gave fans a look at the "My Cause, My Cleats" spikes he'll wear, featuring a kneeling Kaep and members of the Black Panthers.
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The administration insisted he was at the golf course for "meetings" and would not say whether or not the president was golfing, despite the fact that he was spotted in cleats and riding a golf cart.
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In a 2016 game against the Detroit Lions, Odell Beckham, Jr., then a wide receiver for the New York Giants, paid a $18,3003 fine for wearing cleats designed in honor of late NBA analyst Craig Sager.
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An article on Friday about sports leagues' restrictions on how players can customize their uniforms misstated the surname of the man who regularly designs cleats for Minnesota Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs and Giants receiver Golden Tate.
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Baez said Nike contacted his agent to express its displeasure that Baez was wearing adapted cleats, not the ones issued by the company, even though, as Baez noted, the adapted ones are made from Nike sneakers.
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Mark told us out in Bev Hills he STILL thinks Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft are going to find a way to make Baker their star QB after Brady decides to hang up his G.O.A.T. cleats.
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In exchange for the steady stream of bookings, hotels must be willing to let slide infractions like parents drinking beer in the hallways, a constant depletion of bacon at the breakfast buffet and muddy cleats everywhere.
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The hashtags represent several movements that have taken social media by storm in the US. One of the most prominent messages on the cleats is "#PuertoRicoStrong," which emerged after Hurricane Maria devastated the island last year.
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Trading in his cleats for a chef's coat seemed like a natural transition for the young athlete, but Dorzon admits that his first year as a full-time chef proved to be a difficult one financially.
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McCullers will be a first-time All-Star at Marlins Park, where he pitched six shutout innings this season while wearing a glove inscribed with Fernandez's name and a special pair of cleats in his honor.
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Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson says he was conflicted about wearing special cleats to pay tribute to 9/11 victims ... so he asked for advice from the man upstairs ... and God told him to lace up.
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About 1,000 players will be showcasing their causes during Week 13 games, according to the NFL, and players will be sharing pictures of their cleats and the stories behind them using the hashtag #mycausemycleats on social media.
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At first — for the briefest of moments — I was annoyed as I imagined my daughter's "princess heels" and my son's football cleats plodding up the steps in violation of our strict no-shoes-in-the-house policy.
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Aly Wagner of Fox Sports tweeted out a video that said Rapinoe was not out warming up with the team, and our photographer at the match, Pete Kiehart, has sent photos of Rapinoe walking without cleats on.
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Briefing Pete Rose tugged on the edge of the tarp Saturday afternoon and slowly unveiled a bigger-than-life sculpture of one of his headfirst slides, revealing it from the airborne cleats to the ground-scraping elbows.
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The flashy wide receiver was fined by the N.F.L. for wearing a watch during a game and was asked by officials to change his helmet visor as well as cleats that did not conform to league rules.
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As she battled the disease, DeAngelo showed his support for his mother by dying his hair pink and pushing for the NFL to allow all players to wear pink cleats throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was nearly ejected from the 2015 NFC Championship Game for sporting a pair of $2,500 custom cleats by Rivero that included 2800K gold paint flakes and a factory-made chrome plate bottom.
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Perhaps, too, it reflects a desire for something real and adult and sober that might justify watching twenty-two grown men in cleats and colored jerseys charge about a strip of painted grass, occasionally doing something beautiful. ♦
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A thank-you helmet When I was the chief merchant at Dick's Sporting Goods, I worked on a project with Nike to introduce high-end football cleats used by professional and college athletes to the high school market.
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Diggs, a third-year wide receiver out of Maryland, wore special cleats to honor Moss, and was electric in the first half, scoring two touchdowns, the first of which he celebrated with a homage to Moss's signature moves.
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It was all a meek exit indeed after Newton wore gold cleats accurately proclaiming himself MVP on Sunday and danced his way through the league in leading a team that entered Super Bowl 50 with a 17-1 record.
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The animals race across the African savanna at speeds close to 60 miles per hour because of their unique physiology: elongated legs, aerodynamic skull, enlarged adrenal glands and heart muscles, and claws that grip the earth like football cleats.
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He rushed to throw the lines gathered in the boat around the cleats nailed to the dock, quickly improvised some knots, then pulled himself out of the boat; he prayed that no one was watching him from a window.
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John Urschel, an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens who received much publicity for his off-season pursuit of a doctorate in math at M.I.T., told the team on Thursday that he was hanging up his cleats at 26.
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The cleats feature King's face ... the "Black Lives Matter" slogan ... Florence and Normandie street signs (a major point of the riots and where Reginald Denny was attacked) ... and a shadowy drawing of an officer raising his baton at 5 open hands.
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That, by definition, deprived the sport of money that could be spent on development — literally giving balls and cleats to impoverished children — while the officials running soccer secretly pocketed huge sums and sports marketing executives got filthy rich in the process.
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Reed -- who played with Smith on the '90s Super Bowl team -- hit up Billy Hobbs of True Blue Customs (the guy who made Avery Williamson's 9/11 cleats) and asked him to pimp out a pair of Nike Air Force 1s.
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I don't want to get that Potomac fever and just get too caught up in myself or anything else ... so I decided hey at the end of June we're going to hang up our cleats at this chapter of our life.
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On Sunday against the Denver Broncos, Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry of the Cleveland Browns were compelled to change their cleats at halftime; they had worn their special designs during the game in violation of the league's dress code.
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"I've seen people in cleats that are completely different colored from their team and they can wear them all game on a prime-time game and for some reason when it comes to me, it's not the case," he said.
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While many of the football players in cleats had trouble keeping their footing on the turf during the first half of Super Bowl 50, Beyonce had no problem dancing in high-heeled boots right in the middle of the field.
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It mandates that 51 percent of cleats' surface be in the team's designated primary shoe color and compatible with the team's design and color scheme and that bats have a natural finish or a dark-colored stain like brown or black.
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Yankees pitcher C. C. Sabathia will pay homage to his roots and his musical taste with black-and-red cleats that feature the faces of Mac Dre and E-40, two rappers who, like him, are from the Bay Area.
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Ibsen, who had sailed and raced with Elvstrom over the last 30 years, said the Elvstrom company's ratcheting "winch" blocks, auto bailers (which drain water from dinghies while they sail) and fast-acting line cleats were groundbreaking developments in the 1960s.
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"When I came into the season, I definitely did a couple of things, from the glove to the cleats to some other stuff I'm doing — and I'm going to do — to keep his memory alive throughout the season," McCullers said.
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" Playing in a driving rainstorm that made it difficult to hold onto the ball, let alone throw it, Dak Prescott completed 219 of his 221 passes for 249 yards as Dallas (236-19) heeded the message on Elliott&aposs cleats to "Feed Zeke.
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Dialing in precise and efficient kinematics starts with the feet: David measured the size and orientation of my feet, dialed in the positioning of the cleats on my shoes, and then measured my flexibility and range of motion from ankles on up.
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According to reports, people close to Lynch attempted to talk him out of the decision, but during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 50, the charismatic running back tweeted a picture of his cleats hanging out up on a stretch of line.
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The former 49ers and Stanford head coach is the type of guy who pours Gatorade on his cereal when he runs out of milk, smears his players' blood on his face to get psyched and wears cleats as a coach on the sidelines.
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"Its not that I've experienced it personally, but I can put myself back in the cleats in the NFL locker room ... (Protests are) going to force us to look at our teammates and say 'that really means something to them,'" he added.
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Michael Bennett -- the son of a veteran who was then with the Seattle Seahawks and now with the Philadelphia Eagles -- was one of the NFL season's earliest anthem protesters and wore cleats with the image of a kneeling soldier for POW/MIA.
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had some bad news for the National Football League's 31 other teams as one of the most prolific passers of all-time said he has no plans to hang up his cleats anytime soon.
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Ambrosini, a former Montreal Expos minor leaguer who began modifying cleats nearly a decade ago for his brother when he was also a minor leaguer, said he has tested many prototypes to find cleat bottoms that he feels are proper and safe.
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It is here at the LakePoint Sporting Community where the visiting boys and girls in their cleats and their uniforms have come to play, with their parents trailing them from the diamonds and the hardwood to the fast-food restaurants and the hotels.
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"I'm not a very flashy dresser, but I figured for #PlayersWeekend was the perfect time to break out the neon green spikes," Houston Astros starter Collin McHugh posted on social media, along with a photo of cleats featuring a blend of unexpected colors.
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Not only that, but Bunchie has even started planning for what he'll do once he's done with professional sports: Since he likes being a part of the student council at school, he's considering running for mayor once he hangs up his cleats for good.
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A mom, a dad, two little brothers, a soccer team, a desk, a box of nail polish, cleats, a silver dress she wore on her bat mitzvah: These are some of the things Alyssa Alhadeff left behind when she was killed on Valentine's Day.
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Nike made the announcement at a glitzy event in New York at which it also launched a series of new products including self-lacing shoes, transparent air-filled soles and soccer cleats made from a polymer that prevents mud from sticking to the sole.
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Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch may have hung up his cleats, but the Elevation Training Mask he made famous in pregame is still inspiring athletes who think it'll help them reap the same cardiovascular benefits as they would working up a sweat at 14,000 feet.
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Bennett lingered in front of his locker, which was filled with a messy pile of cleats and stacked with books: "The Revolt of the Black Athlete," by the sociologist Harry Edwards, who has advised Kaepernick; "Soul of a Citizen," by the activist Paul Rogat Loeb.
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In the lobby, a place so bright and anonymous it could host stalls selling duty-free Toblerone or vape paraphernalia, I was handed a pair of spinning shoes (cleats that lock in with the pedals of the exercise bike), before heading to the changing room.
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As he ran into the end zone, securing Minnesota's place in the NFC Championship, it'd be easy to miss that Diggs was wearing a pair of customized Nike cleats, the blue and purple artwork inspired by the cover of the rapper Future's latest album.
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What makes Luzira Upper Prison special is the extent to which they organize their soccer league—with 10 teams (named after popular European clubs like Liverpool and Arsenal), jerseys, cleats, netted goals, a 30-page set of rules, and a UPSA (Upper Prison Sports Association) president.
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The president of the Baseball Hall of Fame was the grateful recipient as Ichiro Suzuki handed over his gear: a jersey, a pair of cleats, his arm guard and batting gloves, all items he wore while becoming the 318th player to reach 3,000 major league hits.
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Players wore jerseys with self-chosen nicknames on their backs and specially designed cleats, which many said help baseball compete with other sports that feature more individualization, such as the N.B.A. Frazier applauded the Little League Classic and said he wished it had started a while ago.
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The Vikings wide receiver turned heads out at Ford Field, not just because he was playing like a stud -- 7 catches and 142 yards by the end -- but probably more for his footwear ... a pair of custom "Joker" cleats, with Joaquin Phoenix's mug painted on the side.
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I'm less likely to get in a workout if it's icy out, not just because of the risk of falling (I have Yaktrax ice cleats) but because of drivers who are way too confident in their ability to handle the perils of driving in a blizzard.
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Wilfork, who rose to prominence in BBQ circles when his wife shared a video of him dancing while 'Qing, makes his appearance in the video walking down the halls of an ambiguous locker room which then cuts to a shot of him unwrapping the tape from his cleats.
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" The suit also alleges that the funding the school did have available went mostly to boys' sports, offering a double whammy of injustice for the female athletes: "The Strawberry Mansion girls' team were not provided complete uniforms or cleats but the football team received complete uniforms and proper footwear.
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Sportswear all starts with the sneakers, and it grows into apparel as the brand raises its profile and cachet in the US. Most of Adidas' growth has started from the fashion side, and now King expects that will translate into sales for things like equipment and football cleats.
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Gone are Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson, Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch as the quartet, who have a combined 54 seasons between them, led a parade of big-name players who hung up their cleats in 2016.
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You won't find the cleats Johnny Podres wore when he pitched the Dodgers to their first World Series win in 1955; what you'll see instead is the program from that Game 7, the ticket stub, the next day's sports pages, and several artistic representations of the series' iconic moments.
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After making a fairly rough challenge that was feebly contested after the run-of-play, Chicharito found himself with the ball, cleats kissing the corner of the 18-yard box, and saw a vision few else would have: a naked lower right corner that had his name on it.
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I can't know for sure, because I don't care enough to look it up, but it's a safe bet that there are a bunch of rules and stipulations and 2(a)(iii) sections and whatnot governing what exactly a "cause" is and how the cleats can be adorned.
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Ramadan and the dazzling Eid al-Fitr celebrations that follow it had just ended, so many of the women still bore the signs of Eid festivities, including nails stained orange, wrists wrapped in delicate henna designs, and freshly braided hair that contrasted with their bright jerseys and neon cleats.
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It is, he admits, a fight that was always going to be difficult to win, especially in the face of fierce competition from international companies like Nike, Puma and Adidas that flooded the Mexican market with cleats after the signing of the North American Free Agreement in 1994.
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CLIFFWOOD, N.J. — On a stormy Saturday, a group of young boys wearing red soccer uniforms and cleats in a dizzying array of colors clip-clopped out of the rain and into an old warehouse, where wealthy residents of this historic community along Raritan Bay once stored their antique cars.
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A New York grand jury had just decided to not indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner and Jackson wanted his cleats to read "I can't breathe," the words Garner could be heard struggling to say in a video as the officer held him in a chokehold.
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Against all the odds, that investment has paid off, producing a peerless generation of footballers, Vikings in cleats, whose collective team play, unshakeable confidence, and will to win, made Iceland the smallest ever nation to qualify for a major tournament at Euro 2016, and pound for pound, the sport's greatest micropower.
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But that was before a severe ankle injury, and by the time he made it back to the World Series, with Boston in 1986, he had become a symbol of grit, a hobbled hero with high-top cleats who had needed nine cortisone shots just to make it through that season.
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Sure, players wear pink cleats, halftime shows feature pink ribbons and breast cancer survivors, and clubs host events or reach out to select breast cancer charities, but data analysis shows that the NFL is first and foremost a major corporate entity that acts in the interests of themselves, their stakeholders, and employees.
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At work on Thursday, those pangs visited lawmakers like a too-familiar houseguest — stalking them down the Capitol's corridors, past the Senate chamber where a ferocious health care debate had already resumed, along the hall where some had stood one day earlier as survivors, still in dusted cleats and uniforms, unharmed but unsettled.
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Kuechly, who announced his decision in an emotional video posted on social media, is the latest NFL star to hang up his cleats sooner than expected — he had not suffered any known major injuries recently and had at least two more years remaining on a multimillion-dollar contract with the Carolina Panthers.
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"We've designed some special cleats for me to wear on Friday night to auction off to raise money to fund childhood cancer research," says Gardner, 33, who, along with his wife, Jessica, visited kids and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Pediatric Research Center on Tuesday, where he signed baseballs and gave out gift bags.
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He's playing what might be a meaningless game at the end of a great career that's dying with a whimper, and in between pitches and in between innings he's just thinking about how the hell his life led to this point, and whether there's anything to look forward to after he hangs up his cleats.
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Let's face it: the NFL's current Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFLPA doesn't permit the league to have a zero tolerance policy, and the legal battles that would result from breaching that agreement —because the union buying in to these terms seems unlikely—is not as marketable as pink cleats, nor profitable as pink cheeseheads.
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"If you are making football cleats, they are the N.F.L." The cookier's art begins with a simple canvas: The base is always a rolled sugar cookie, usually vanilla, although Ms. Bell has made her mark with a soft cocoa powder dough that tastes like a brownie's trim cousin and doesn't need refrigeration before it's rolled.
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That fundamental truth about high tops and cleats — that getting top players in your brand and keeping them there is good business — was the subtext of a critical piece of a corruption and bribery network outlined on Tuesday by federal prosecutors, which swiftly resulted in the demise of a Hall of Fame coach's career.
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From NFL players lacing up pink cleats and major beauty and fashion brands offering limited edition products in partnership with breast cancer charities, to community walks and runs taking place throughout the month in nearly every city across the country — it seems as though the entire country turns pink at a level that only increases each passing year.
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The special guest Kevin Hart welcomed the crowd to Moynihan Station (which happens to be an official New York Fashion Week venue) before the brand's president and C.E.O., Mark Parker, revealed what was in store: Nike's first self-lacing shoe, its latest walking-on-air technology (vapor-filled soles), anti-clog cleats — and an update to the Nike+ app.
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Every knuckleball aficionado keeps an eye out for the wonkiest offering—this particular evening's came in the form of a pitch to Miguel Sano that crept to the plate, paused, and scudded hard to the left, so that Sano missed it by a seeming yard and spun fully around on his cleats—but no one moment proved as fun as the game's larger tempo.
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If Pearce had not anchored the toe of his right foot to first base, as he did, if the plastic cleats on the bottom of his shoe were a tiny bit shorter, or if the throw to him was slightly more off target, the Yankees might have won Game 228 and carried a plane-load of momentum into a do-or-die Game 24 at Fenway Park, potentially changing the course of the postseason.
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