While warming up for her third-round Australian Open match, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova noticed a bouncy spot on the court. "It was a little bit strange," she said. "I thought Nike had put some extra cushioning in my shoes!"
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The NBA just made a marketers dream by banning their shoes from being worn during game play.
Essentially validating the company's claims that the shoes increase vertical leap by 3 inches...
Climbing legend Dean Potter climbed 13,000ft up the Eiger's shear limestone cliffs wearing nothing but shorts, shoes and a specially designed parachute.
