Category: Culture of Hoops

This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section covering the culture of basketball, whether it be the NBA or amateur leagues, such as the NCAA, high school, and AAU circuit, we'll cover its top teams and players. We also focus on the culture off the court with fashion and kicks, in other words, the lifestyle.

ESPN to Televise Ball Up Competition for $1 Million Prize
Culture of Hoops

ESPN to Televise Ball Up Competition for $1 Million Prize

By Hardwood and Hollywood StaffMay 27, 2015

Ball Up, the leading streetball brand in the world and home to some of the most talented athletes to play the game, has reached an agreement with ESPN to televise its first-ever Million Dollar Summer...

BMF Running: adidas fights poverty with #UltraBoost in 'Runner's Feet' video
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BMF Running: adidas fights poverty with #UltraBoost in 'Runner's Feet' video

By Sandy DoverMay 26, 2015

Without a doubt, the adidas Ultra Boost has created a stir in the athletic footwear community, from businesses to consumers to media -- even BMF Sports' coverage of the Ultra Boost has been well-documented. In...

BMF Gridiron: adidas Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged & Gameday Trainer
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BMF Gridiron: adidas Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged & Gameday Trainer

By Sandy DoverMay 26, 2015

Snoop Dogg has done so much, it's almost shorting him to call him a "rapper" -- the reality is that the man named Calvin Cordozar Broadus is a 17-time Grammy Award-nominated musician, TV show host/star,...

Josh Hamilton Returns to Texas Rangers: Cue Freak Out in Five… Four… Three…
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Josh Hamilton Returns to Texas Rangers: Cue Freak Out in Five… Four… Three…

By TJ MacíasMay 26, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On the side of a damp stone dripping with the Texas rain that soaked the streets of Arlington over the holiday weekend, a match was struck. And before the...

The Perfect Storm: Circumstantial Success in the NFL
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The Perfect Storm: Circumstantial Success in the NFL

By John AndersonMay 26, 2015

Image courtesy of Matt McGee/Flickr . If you asked most experts which team has the most dominant offensive line in the NFL is, you'd be hard pressed to get an answer other than the Dallas...

Shawn Oakman Draft Preview
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Shawn Oakman Draft Preview

By John AndersonMay 26, 2015

Is it too early to be talking about the 2016 draft? In actual fact, it is. The 2015 draft class has the ink on their contracts still wet and none of them have even played...

Rockets Own Game 4 Behind James Harden's 45 Points
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Rockets Own Game 4 Behind James Harden's 45 Points

By Tyler BirssMay 26, 2015

Screen Capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . The Houston Rockets appeared to have a collectively crushed spirit after Game 3's 115-80 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Getting swept at home following that disaster would've...

adidas Soccer addresses 'control', 'chaos' with X15, ACE15 cleats
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adidas Soccer addresses 'control', 'chaos' with X15, ACE15 cleats

By Sandy DoverMay 25, 2015

Remember what the new adidas soccer regime said -- it wanted to #BETHEDIFFERENCE with its focus on stylizing the best footwear for soccer football players globally, and it's finally happening, as adidas has debuted the...

Utterly Effortless: Texas Rangers Sweep New York Yankees
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Utterly Effortless: Texas Rangers Sweep New York Yankees

By TJ MacíasMay 25, 2015

Image courtesy of Mike LaChance/Flickr . While the Texas Rangers, supported on the shoulders of some hefty offense, are coming up smelling like a spring field of wildflowers, the stench oozing off the New York...

How UFC 187 Stole the Spring
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How UFC 187 Stole the Spring

By Mike DinellaMay 25, 2015

For all fighting fans that had a bad taste left in their mouth from a less than exciting, $100 dud of a boxing pay-per-view, Dana White and the UFC had you covered. If the UFC...