PE Corner

Last night Northwestern took on the University of Maryland in the Big 10/ACC Challenge.  At an Under Armour showcase a few weeks back, us media attendants were advised to look out for a slew of Player Exclusives for sponsored teams and with both the Terrapins and Wildcats sponsored by UA, this presented a unique chance [...]

During this past NBA preseason, a lot of games were played overseas.  The Los Angeles Clippers played two games against the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat over in Beijing, China.  While a lot of the sneaker attention was put on Dwyane Wade and his move to Li-Ning during that time, Under Armour used the trip [...]

Being a basketball player and getting a PE is one of the biggest perks of the job; a sneaker made in a way that no one else can get but you.  Being a former UNC player, Kendall Marshall is no stranger to Jordans but now in the NBA, the rookie PG for the Phoenix Suns [...]

With college and professional basketball underway, there is no better time for Player Exclusive basketball sneakers right now.  Going on that notion is Jordan Brand who made a special pair of the Jordan Super.Fly for Georgetown University and Marquette University. The entire amenity package seen on other pairs of the Jordan Super.Fly like both Lunarlon [...]

Under Armour flagship basketball player Brandon Jennings gets a new shipment of Player Exclusive pairs of the Charge BB and Spine Bionic. In the picture, there are five pairs of the Charge BB and two pairs of the Spine Bionic shown as part of the PE shipment Jennings received.  Note that the Spine Bionic pairs [...]

When it comes to sponsored NCAA teams, each sportswear company has schools they favor or go the extra mile to hook up and for Under Armour, that school is the University of Maryland. Created for the 2012 Barclay Center Classic which pits University of Maryland Terpins against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in Brooklyn at [...]

Now that the ink is dry on the partnership between Dwyane Wade and Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning we get our first taste of what is to come with the Li-Ning Way of Wade ‘China’ pack.  During my interview with Dwyane Wade he mentioned that his first two pairs of Li-Ning sneakers will be the Li-Ning [...]

NBA sneaker endorsements have become a bigger topic of conversation than normal lately.  After Jordan Brand lost one of their marquee players, no time was wasted in filling the position by calling up Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who’s deal with Nike expired this year, to the Michael Jordan brand. Jordan Brand head [...]

While all the LeBron James sneaker hype has shifted to the upcoming LeBron X, James gives us a peak into another reason it has to be good to be king by taking some of the most popular Nike LeBron IX colorways and putting them on his previous playoff model; the LeBron IX Elite. The Cannon, [...]

September 20, 2012 – Ben Berry Showing real hometown loyalty, Under Armour always puts on for their city by making Player Exclusives for the University of Maryland basketball team. With the recent release of the Micro G Torch, the Terrapins will see a new PE set when their season starts. Here through Twitpics and Instagram [...]