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The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Into Tennis
By John A. Paradiso
I Lead a Run Club at My Bar. Here’s What I Wear.
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I Lead a Run Club at My Bar. Here’s What I Wear.

We road-tested the best casual running gear to wear—solo, with friends, or at the brewery post-jog.

By John A. Paradiso
Hit the Court in Style With the Best Tennis Gear from Nike
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Hit the Court in Style With the Best Tennis Gear from Nike

Get in the spirit of the U.S. Open later this month with Nike’s best tennis apparel and equipment.

By John A. Paradiso
The Gear You Need to Get Started in Tennis, From Shoes to Rackets to Training Apps
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The Gear You Need to Get Started in Tennis, From Shoes to Rackets to Training Apps

As with any sport, getting into tennis has a learning curve. The right gear and training tools makes that curve a little shorter.

By Brett Braley
Entertainment
Bear Pong Oversized Beer Pong

You already know what Bear Pong is - it's big ass beer pong. But Bear Pong is careful to point out that "THIS GAME IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED WITH ALCOHOL or by children under the age of 5 without adult supervision." You know they mean business about the…

By Ben Dahl
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Gear
Nike (Product)Red Limited Edition Ball

Football - Soccer to us Yanks - is an international phenomenon that never quite caught on in the United States. Internationally however, it's the greatest sport next to curling and is filled with amazing athletes (Beckham excluded), high dollar contracts, and models (Ms. Beckham included). Nike teamed up with (Product)…

By Ben Dahl
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Sports
Lucha Libre Masks

Some part of each and every one of us has always wanted to don a Lucha Libre mask and go to town on some baddies (think Jack Black in Nacho Libre  - or Power Rangers - except R rated). Unfortunately, there aren't many American options for those interested in professional…

By Ben Dahl
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Clothing
Undrcrwn Assist Haiti T-shirt

Come for the clever Basketball themed apparel and stay for the humanitarianism. Undercrwn is raising money to help with the crisis in Haiti with the "Assist Haiti" t-shirt. The graphics portray the plays for "assist" and a free throw for charity since as basketball fans know, the free throw line…

By Cool Material Guest
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Gear
Lemon Ball Vintage Baseball

New York native and former Major League Baseball Photo Editor Paul Cunningham is bringing back 19th Century vintage lemon peel baseballs. Lemon Ball baseballs have a rich, classic appeal that evokes images of friends playing streetball back in the day. The vibrant tan leather ages nicely, developing a dark rich…

By Cool Material Guest
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