It's all about the shoes for Michael Jordan's son

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published November 05, 2009

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A fight over the shoes Michael Jordan's son will wear at the University of Central Florida has cost the school any future sponsorship with adidas.

“The University of Central Florida has chosen not to deliver on their contractual commitment to adidas,” adidas spokeswoman Andrea Corso wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “As a result we have chosen not to continue our relationship with them moving forward.”

Freshman guard Marcus Jordan wore a pair of Air Jordans during UCF’s exhibition game against Saint Leo on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.

Softball players mourned

Teammates and family members threw roses and softballs Wednesday into the North Dakota farm pond where three Dickinson State softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle.

But there were no answers to their question: How did the women find themselves trapped in the water?

Ex-Cougar in Spain

Former Washington State basketball star Thomas Kelati has signed with Valencia in Spain’s top pro league. He has played professionally in Belgium, Poland and Spain since graduating from WSU in 2005. He was cut last month by the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.