SportsOne team shows its stuff at the NIKE Pro Day vendor fair in Culver City, CA

The SportsOne team trucked to Culver City, CA for the NIKE Pro Day vendor fair on Wednesday, August 25, 2010.  Alongside other companies vying business with NIKE, we showcased our capabilities, made some valuable connections, learned lots and had a blast.  Here are some photo and video highlights of the team in action.

Making margaritas

Guests at the SportsOne team booth

Tour of SportsOne booth

SportsOne booth and beyond




Trail Blazers Street Jam 2010 jammed

Balls bounced, nets swished, whistles blew. Fans cheered, music rocked. The 7th annual Trail Blazers Street Jam presented by adidas benefiting Special Olympics Oregon—Oregon’s premier summer basketball event and one of the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournaments in the Northwest—lit up the Rose Quarter again this summer. Athletes, sports fans, families and festival-goers showed up in full force to enjoy what has become one of Portland’s must-attend summer events.

More than 500 teams and 2,000 players of all ages and abilities competed on the blacktop in 15 competitive and recreational divisions.  Athletes showcased their skills in the adidas Hot Shot Contest, the Intel AppUp Center 3-Point Shootout and the Oregonlive.com $10,000 Half-Court Shot. Rumor has it, during the finals of the Spirit Mountain Casino Slam Dunk Contest, the crowd’s oohs and ahs at the top-spinning, gravity-defying dunks of winner Lamar Hurd could be heard clear to Vancouver.  Check out the video of the competition on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idvBZ9tVbn8.

Players, spectators and fans participated in an assortment of free festival activities including the McDonald’s Kids Clinic, a live concert by DJ Babu on the VTech Stage, a Broadway Scion video game zone, exhibitor tents, food and drink stations, and more. Even the weather gods brought their A-game.

Simply put, Street Jam 2010 jammed and set the bar another notch higher for future events.




Ramping up for Trail Blazers Street Jam July 30 – August 1

The SportsOne team is in full swing ramping up for Trail Blazers Street Jam. Presented by adidas and benefiting Special Olympics Oregon, Trail Blazers Street Jam will light up the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon the weekend of July 30 – August 1, 2010. Trail Blazers Street Jam is an exciting, outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament and free festival featuring music, games, merchandise vendors, souvenirs, food, beverages and more. The tournament includes divisions for recreational and competitive athletes of all ages and abilities. Weekend highlights include

  • * live music set by DJ Babu
  • * The Standard Corporate Challenge tournament
  • * adidas Hot Shot Contest
  • * McDonald’s Kids Clinic conducted by Trail Blazers personnel
  • * IntelAppUp Center 3-Point Shootout
  • * Spirit Mountain Casino Slam Dunk Contest
  • * Oregonlive.com $10,000 Half-Court Shot
  • * division play by Special Olympics Oregon athletes

More than 400 teams and 2,000 athletes are expected to participate in Street Jam again this year. Last year Street Jam raised more than $110,000 for Special Olympics Oregon. All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Oregon again this year.

Special Olympics Oregon and the Portland Trail Blazers launched Street Jam seven years ago with the aim of creating Oregon’s premier summer basketball event and raising awareness and funding for Special Olympics Oregon. Special Olympics Oregon engaged SportsOne this year to continue to grow and enhance this must-attend summer event.

To register or learn more, visit www.trailblazersstreetjam.com.




Olympic Trials going green

Eugene (KMTR) – While the athletes go for gold Eugene ‘08 is going green. The goal is become the most sustainable major sporting event with as close to zero waste as possible.

There will only be one generator on site, and it’s only for backup. All the service plates and utensils used in the festival area will be compost able. The performance stage is solar powered. There are panels on the top canopy that feed into giant batteries to generate the lights, stereos, and televisions. All the festival’s energy was purchased with energy credits from EWEB and is generated by wind power. …




Green with energy

Sustainability comes in many forms at the track trials, including recycling and biofuel

EUGENE — Jim Antone of Roseville, Calif., spent most of Monday taking in the drama and athletic excellence displayed on the track and in the field during the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field.

Then, he sought out a bit of exercise for himself. As night fell and most of the 20,000 fans left the facility, Antone, 48, dressed in biking gear, ventured to the Track Town Power Station tent in the fan festival area. There, he got in a 20-minute workout on one of 12 stationary bikes hooked up to large batteries. The bikes provide six watts of electricity for each spin of the pedals, helping power the tent and the grid for the entire facility and promoting the use of human power as an energy source. …




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