The Schloss-Blog is wondering with whom will be adidas's next marketing alignment and we're wishing Joey Chestnut a happy birthday, with mustard on top.
Adidas, having already split with Kanye - uh, Ye - has also disassociated with Beyonce, whose line with them was underperforming at best, they claimed.
Who's next? Adidas had a stable of athletes who are well known and solid, from soccer's Mohamed Salah to basketball's Donovan Mitchell.
But where should they turn for a celebrity who's not already contracted elsewhere? Or, perhaps who they could poach? Nike, meanwhile, maintains a boatload of celebrity endorsers to complement its many top-shelf athletes.
Do you make decisions about your kicks based on who else is wearing them, other than your closest friends and associates? Does it matter to you what Drake is wearing? I talked about it all on my rock 'n' roll radio show tonight (Sunday, July 9) on Radio Free Phoenix (dot com).
As for me? Give me my No Bull brand at the gym and on the pickleball court and get out of my way.
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Couldn't help but wonder, as I watched Coco Gauff and Venus Williams play on TV in virtually parallel matches at Wimbledon, was Donald Trump watching? Was Ron DeSantis?
Were they rooting for their fellow Florida residents? Gotta' wonder, because they both seem to favor voting restrictions and manipulations that would make it harder for Blacks and other minorities to vote.
Yes, Coco Gauff and Venus Williams live in Florida now. Venus' longtime support for more Blacks in tennis and equal prize money with men, plus her tearful reaction to George Floyd's death pretty much tells you where she stands politically. Coco has also spoken out on racism discrimination and equal opportunity.
Unfortunately, so have Trump and DeSantis.
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Hey Floridians, how's the water?
Full of sharks, that's how it is.
Sharks were spotted in shallow water in Florida, causing lifeguards to hustle people out of the ocean and for those people to scramble like that shark-bait that they had become.
And did we mention New York as well? Beaches were closed down in some cases because of reported attacks and definite spottings.
I have a lot of friends and family in both Florida and my native New York. I'd like to see them all again, so please, friends and family, use Bat shark-repellent.
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Joey Chestnut, god bless your stomach lining.
The native Kentuckian won his 16th Nathan's Famous Hot Dot Eating Contest in Brooklyn this past week. He consumed 62 dogs in 10 minutes.
60. 2!
At 39, he's at that age where most pro football, baseball and basketball players have already retired. He looks like he's just getting started.
Women's champ, Miki Sudo, consumed, odd coincidence, 39 dogs in 10 minutes to successfully defend her crown. 39 - Chestnut's age.
Chestnut, by the way, weighs 229 pounds and stands 6-feet, 1-inch. By Centers for Disease Control standards, he is obese at more than 227. He shouldn't weigh more than 181 at his height.
If he wants to be around to win 16 more, he better hit the gym.
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Quick takes:
- Britney Spears says she tapped Victor Wembanyama on the shoulder. His handlers said she might as well have been attacking him. Basically, the rock diva hit herself in the face. It was a nothing incident but the media ran with it.
- Mark Zuckerberg won round one of his fight with Elon Musk, tapping 30 million enrollees for his Threads social outlet, designed to rival Musk's $44 billion Twitter. Musk says Zuck did it with employees he poached from Twitter and is threatening to sue. Those would be rounds 2 and 3 and Zuck would win those too.
- Been watching the Women's U.S. Open Golf from Pebble Beach? The course is winning. And it was difficult to watch Michelle Wie West and Annika Sorenstam, two great champions I admire and respect, struggle mightily, shoot 12 over par and miss the cut. The U.S. Open is supposed to allow golfers to display their skills, not embarrass themselves, but that's what the USGA and NBC did, especially to Hall of Fame talents Michelle and Annika.
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