Sandy Dover

Sandy Dover serves as Managing Partner and Editor-at-Large of Hardwood & Hollywood, which is a content partner with Complex Networks. With the consolidation of his executive and editorial roles as Senior Editor, Leadership Board Member, and Equity Partner of H&H, Sandy has his hands in everything creative, editorial, social, and strategic for the outlet. Formerly of ESPN, SLAM, and Yahoo!, Sandy is a White House-vetted and U.S. Senate-recognized media multihyphenate with extensive, multifaceted work in communications, strategy, and marketing in boutique/startup, corporate, and nonprofit spaces throughout multiple industries, including sports and fashion.

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Reebok Classic Question 'Unworn' brings retro with lost Oakland memories
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Reebok Classic Question 'Unworn' brings retro with lost Oakland memories

By Sandy DoverFebruary 26, 2016

For those who don't know, Allen Iverson , on the verge of breaking through as a cultural superstar, was the superstar guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, set to play in Oakland, California for the 2000...

Run the fastest 40 yards in adidas' adizero 5-Star 40, become a millionaire
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Run the fastest 40 yards in adidas' adizero 5-Star 40, become a millionaire

By Sandy DoverFebruary 26, 2016

It's quite simple: run the fastest 40 yards on record and adidas will give you one million dollars. That's right, $1M USD, but you've got to do it in the new adidas adizero 5-Star 40...

Look Closer presents... SPY + The Seventh Letter + Saber Platoon
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Look Closer presents... SPY + The Seventh Letter + Saber Platoon

By Sandy DoverFebruary 26, 2016

Look Closer at The BMF with Complex Media is all about giving you the opportunity to see the best footwear and sportswear in performance & lifestyle fashion in up-close and personal, high-quality portraiture served with...

adidas 2016 NBA All-Star Toronto Collection pays homage to early Huskies team
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adidas 2016 NBA All-Star Toronto Collection pays homage to early Huskies team

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

Did you know that the Toronto Huskies were an NBA team? Never heard of them? Well, they were the precursor to the league's Canadian teams of the 1990s, and are remembered with design elements built...

adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory
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adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

Simply put, Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens changed sports for the entire globe. His triumph as an African American in the face of tyranny and terrorism globally against people of various ethnic backgrounds, namely those...

Derrick Rose goes 'Home' and 'Away' in latest adidas D Rose 6
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Derrick Rose goes 'Home' and 'Away' in latest adidas D Rose 6

By Sandy DoverFebruary 11, 2016

In what may be Derrick Rose 's most technical shoe to date, the adidas D Rose 6 is here in red and black, or more specifically, "Home" and "Away" . It's also the shoe's best...

Damian Lillard uses #4BarFriday to prove 'Creators Never Follow'
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Damian Lillard uses #4BarFriday to prove 'Creators Never Follow'

By Sandy DoverJanuary 29, 2016

Damian Lillard, ever-underestimated snubbed All-Star guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, is proving ever more that the path to success is always unique for every single person, especially for those taking the road less traveled....

adidas looks to set gridiron ablaze with adizero 5-Star 40 Uncaged Demon
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adidas looks to set gridiron ablaze with adizero 5-Star 40 Uncaged Demon

By Sandy DoverJanuary 28, 2016

Not everyone can be fast, but you can at least look like a speed demon trying -- behold the adidas adizero 5-Star 40 Uncaged Demon . Fiery, no? See all the details here, courtesy of...

2016 adidas adizero 5-Star 5.o Uncaged Collection brings mascots to gridiron
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2016 adidas adizero 5-Star 5.o Uncaged Collection brings mascots to gridiron

By Sandy DoverJanuary 27, 2016

When some of us were kids, we wanted to be pirates, Roman soldiers, vikings, knights, and revolutionary war heroes -- right? And despite the fact that we couldn't be those things in real life, we...

The Grid | 2016 adidas Running Winter Collection for Men
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The Grid | 2016 adidas Running Winter Collection for Men

By Sandy DoverJanuary 25, 2016

The Grid . The exclusive series by The BMF with Complex Media solely to show the choice sportswear and lifestyle attire that meet the needs of athletes inside and outside of the lines of competition....