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All About Sonny Vaccaro, the Former Sports Exec Who Signed Michael Jordan to Nike
People via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoMatt Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro in the 2023 sports drama Air, which tells the story of how Michael...
Meet Sonny Vaccaro, the executive credited with signing Michael Jordan in Ben Affleck's new movie...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoFormer Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro is the main character in a new movie about how Nike signed...
The King of Vegas: Legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro has a story for you
Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoLAS VEGAS — When you spend nearly five decades working in Las Vegas, you have stories to tell. Jimmy...
Ben Affleck's Air ties a bow on how Nike cashed in on Michael Jordan
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWhat is Air? Moneyball, but instead of about baseball, make it about Nike. The latest from director...
How do you pronounce Spokane and Gonzaga? Don’t ask Hollywood, they keep getting it wrong
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoEvery Pacific Northwest native has a go-to response when certain places are mispronounced. Some roll...
How Air Tells the True Story of Michael Jordan's Nike Shoe Deal
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoBen Affleck as Phil Knight in 'Air' Credit - Ana Carballosa/Prime When it comes to athletes, few...
Behind Michael Jordan’s Nike deal, ‘Air’ shows how his parents helped make shoe history
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoMichael Jordan’s presence looms large in “Air,” the new film about his endorsement deal with Nike...
‘Air’ Review: Director Ben Affleck Shoots and Scores with His Biographical Sports Drama
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. Amazon Studios...
I watched Ben Affleck's new 'Air' movie with 72 Nike veterans. Here's what they said the movie got...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoNike veterans gathered for a screening of the new "Air" movie on Wednesday night, then autographed...
‘Air’ Dressed Nike Behind the Times So Michael Jordan Looks Like the Future
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago“Air” was a labor of love for a lot of people, evidenced not least by Ben Affleck’s willingness to...