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Sonny Vaccaro talks 'Air,' signing Michael Jordan and being played by Matt Damon

PITTSBURGH — Sonny Vaccaro knows that Matt Damon looks nothing like an Italian kid from Trafford. But that doesn't mean he had any misgivings about Damon playing him in "Air," the feature film currently in theaters about how Vaccaro signed Michael Jordan to his first shoe deal at Nike.

Tribune News Service

SI:AM | Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Finally Back

One of MLB’s most feared lineups will finally be at full strength tonight.

Sports Illustrated

LeBron James snubbed as current NBA stars make definitive call on GOAT

Current NBA players from each of the 30 franchises were polled and asked to declare who the greatest player in league history is - with Michael Jordan being picked over LeBron James

Daily Mirror

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Air movie review: Ben Affleck’s latest about Michael Jordan’s trainers is no slam dunk - but it is a blast

The story of a game-changing sponsorship deal is annoyingly watchable

Evening Standard

Chicago has a crowded house of sports icons. Jonathan Toews deserves a place of his own.

As great as the Blackhawks star was with a stick in his hands, the hockey part doesn’t capture everything about him.

Chicago Sun-Times

A missed phone call nearly cost Mike Brown the opportunity that defined his NBA coaching career

Mike Brown nearly missed a call that changed his life.

Tribune News Service

Michael Jordan's worn 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sold for astonishing amount

Arguably basketball's greatest ever player has had another item of memorabilia sold at auction and it was no surprise to see if fetch a record breaking sum

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million

Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."

WEKU

Autographed, game-worn Air Jordans sell for $2.24 million

And another big auction is looming down the road.

Fortune

Beer Runs and Guarding Kobe: My Time in an NBA Locker Room

The best access the author ever got came during his time as a ball boy for the Celtics.

Sports Illustrated

First Thing: Zelenskiy urges world leaders to act over beheading videos

Ukrainian president calls for action after videos circulated online appear to show soldiers beheaded by Russian forces. Plus, Nasa prepares for life on Mars

The Guardian - UK

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record $2.2m at auction

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls

The Independent UK

Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ 1998 Air Jordans sell for record $2.2m

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls

Evening Standard

Designer compost is the new ‘must-have’

“Designer compost” has become the “latest luxury must-have”, said The Times. A rise in DIY gardening and growing environmental awareness are “fuelling demand for top-notch compost” and producers are feeding farmyard animals with organic fruits and vegetables to ensure the muck they produce is of the highest quality. One said…

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Tribune News Service

Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan during ‘Last Dance’ become most expensive sneakers ever auctioned

There’s a reason why Michael Jordan is called arguably the Greatest of All Time. But now his used kicks have the same bragging rights.

The Independent UK

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record 2.2m dollars at auction

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls.

Sports Illustrated

Rare Air: Michael Jordan’s Shoes From 1998 NBA Finals Shatter Auction Record

The NBA legend’s sneakers beat the previous record by more than $750,000.

Daily Mirror

5 NBA stars who played abroad as DeMarcus Cousins heads for Puerto Rico league

Guaynabo Mets are set to sign NBA star DeMarcus Cousins for their spring season, making him the latest basketball player to peel away from the United States and play overseas

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Chicago Sun-Times

‘Air’ entertaining movie to watch, but it raises deep questions upon reflection

The movie is about Nike’s signing of NBA rookie Michael Jordan to a shoe contract in 1984, but it’s also about the glorification of pursuing the god of profit at the expense of morality.

Daily Mirror

Pep Guardiola uses Michael Jordan example in Champions League message to Man City stars

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola referenced basketball icon Michael Jordan in a warning to his players before the Champions League clash against Bayern Munich

The Independent UK

Pep Guardiola compares his Champions League record to Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan

‘He loses more than he wins’, Guardiola explained as he sought to justify his record in Europe

Cinemablend

Ben Affleck Cut A Scene From Air That Dissed NBA Team For Passing On Michael Jordan, But Not For The Reason You Might Think

Ben Affleck reveals that scene cut from Air would've dogged the Portland Trail Blazers for not drafting Michael Jordan.

The New Daily

How a puffy basketball recruiter signed Michael Jordan for Nike in Air

The backbone of Air is the stellar, temperate performance from Matt Damon as the recruiter who signed Michael Jordan.

The Guardian - UK

Air review – Ben Affleck’s slippery tale of how Nike signed Michael Jordan

By denying the basketball star a voice, this back-slapping sports drama led by Affleck and Matt Damon is running on empty

Salon

"Air" fails Sonny Vaccaro & sneakerheads

"Air" doesn't offer anything new to Jordan addicts, but does a good job of selling the risk-taking American dream

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