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Never count out Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving: Bill Livingston
Author: Bill Livingston
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Sniffling and looking drawn, Kyrie Irving said on Valentines Day that he felt lousy after the Cleveland Cavaliers' victory at Minnesota and couldn't wait to get home. There, presumably in lieu of chocolates, he could "give my cold to my girlfriend."
He was joking. But not every day is hearts and chocolate creams.
It usually is, however, when fans watch Irving play.
Slow starts. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Eminem, Mark Wahlberg buy into Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's sneaker venture
Author: Troy L. Smith
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's new sneaker venture is drawing the attention of some of the biggest names in the entertainment and tech industries.
StockX, an online resale site for sneakers, just closed a $6 million round of financing from a list of investors that includes Eminem, Mark Wahlberg, Browns star Joe Haden and several others.
StockX is a "stock market for sneakers" where prices for collectable kicks go up and down depending on their demand. Gilbert co-founded StockX with Josh Luber, the man behind the data-driven sneaker industry site Campless. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
LeBron James pays for Akron students to rebuild homes in ravaged New Orleans/strong>
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
NEW ORLEANS -- When Sasianna Meadows, a 17-year-old student from Akron North High School, boarded a plane Wednesday at LeBron James' expense, she'd never so much as smashed a nail with a hammer.
Some 24 hours later, in a poor, predominantly black New Orleans neighborhood, she and 22 other Akron teens had hung drywall, installed ceiling vents, and reframed doorways inside a soon-to-be-refurbished home that a local non-profit will sell to a teacher at a discount.
"It means that anything is possible; like, the sky's the limit," said Meadows, when asked what this NBA All-Star experience meant to her. "You can learn anything and have it, another skill under your belt." - CLICK HERE to read full story.
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