Author Archives: GFO

Snow’s Shoot for the Moon

(Cleveland, OH) – Cleveland Cavaliers Co-Captain, Eric Snow, concluded the 2005 year by donating over $7,600 to three local community organizations from the Cleveland and Canton through his Shoot for the Moon Foundation’s “Steals and Assists Donation Program”. The Center for Families & Children ($3,000), Passages, Inc. ($3,000), and Multi-Development Services of Stark County,Inc. ($1,680.00) […]

Hughes Surgery Successful

Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes underwent successful surgery to repair his fractured right long finger this morning at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jeffrey Lawton with Cavaliers Head Team Physician Dr. Richard Parker attending. Hughes is projected to be out approximately eight weeks.

NBA stars battle to be sneaker king of the court

Stephanie Kang of the Wall Street Journal reports “Some of the fiercest competition in the National Basketball Association this season is happening off the court. A crowd of expensive signature shoes linked to pro players is challenging the market for high-performance, high-profile sneakers. The shootout features some of the biggest names in basketball. Nike Inc. […]

Hughes out with broken finger

Mary Schmitt Boyer from the Plain Dealer reports that Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes has a fracture in the knuckle of his right middle finger and will have surgery at the Cleveland Clinic later this week. He will be out of actions six to eight weeks.

Nike Ads

Scott Suttell, managing editor of Crain’s Cleveland Business tells us that Nike’s “Meet the LeBrons” ads, featuring Cavaliers star LeBron James as multiple characters talking about not much of anything (he’s selling shoes, naturally), get a B+ in this “Ad Scorecard” column on Slate.com. Seth Stevenson writes that the ad series “seems like the first […]