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    Nike’s Team USA basketball logo is hideous

    By Chris Chase | Fourth-Place Medal – Tue, Feb 21, 2012 6:01 PM EST

    (Nike)

    Nobody says United STATES of America. And when fans chant "USA," they don't hit the high note on the middle letter. You wouldn't know that based on Nike's 2012 Team USA basketball jerseys.

    [ Related: Middle schooler pleads for LeBron James to join dunk contest ]

    The uniforms, unveiled Tuesday at a showcase in New York, feature a pyramid-shaped USA logo that has earned derision for looking too angular, too Superman-like and way too ugly.

    The company touted the lightness of the fabric and its composition -- made from 96 percent recycled polyester and 22 recycled bottles and weighing only five ounces -- but it was tough to see past that logo. (And who knows what five ounces weighs anyway? O.J. Mayo isn't going to make the team, right?)

    Nike unveiled the uniforms for both the men's and women's U.S. teams but didn't say whether the logo would be used in other uniform designs. Here's a free tip: Don't. That thing is so bad I thought the initial Twitter post announcing it was a hoax.

    The bad Nike designs didn't stop with logos. A new track and field suit, said to revolutionize the sport, debuted at the show on Tuesday. Nike claims the skin-tight suit will shave 0.023 seconds off a 100-meter time.

    (Nike)

    That's good news for American sprinter Tyson Gay. His chief rival, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, will be wearing Puma in London.

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    • Jason
      Jason  •  Reno, Nevada  •  2 months ago
      Chris Chase reminds me of "Lenny" in "Of Mice and Men."
    • Jared
      Jared  •  2 months ago
      This guys articles are soo bad. He makes me believe that i could be a "great" writer one day though. I geuss thats why yahoo hired him.. inspiration
    • Joe R
      Joe R  •  Minneapolis, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      Give this article about another hour and you will get the "Fire Chris Chase Facebook page" comment on here. Never fails.
      • davis
        davis 3 months ago
        he deserves it ....he can't write ....or spell
      • ACOW Productions
        ACOW Productions 3 months ago
        Is there one?
      • Gardner
        Gardner 3 months ago
        Fire Chris Chase .....lol Please accept the humor .
    • M M
      M M  •  3 months ago
      You should stop calling yourself a writer, chase....
    • robert lorenzo
      robert lorenzo  •  Richmond Hill, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      Here we go again another
      chris chase article
      • Merrill
        Merrill 3 months ago
        If people stopped reading and commenting on this guys articles, he would go away. You are the clowns that keep him employed here.
      • WildBillCody
        WildBillCody 3 months ago
        WOW! Yah know.... Usually its me who first points out the idiot who wrote this article... I didn't even think to look.
      • MichaelO
        MichaelO 3 months ago
        Here we go again: another person who doesn't get that READING Chris Chase articles DOESN'T DISSUADE YAHOO AT ALL, because thay's how they get PAID.
    • If 6 was 9
      If 6 was 9  •  Brooklyn, New York  •  3 months ago
      Breaking News: There is a man running around impersonating a sportswriter. He is unarmed in a test of wits.
    • ROBERT
      ROBERT  •  Surfside, California  •  3 months ago
      CHRIS CHASE IS AN "IDIOT"!!!!!! GET RID OF HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      • Benita Cook
        Benita Cook 3 months ago
        I was wondering why a company like Yahoo would be hiring a person like him?? Chase works is worthless!
      • I Eat Trolls
        I Eat Trolls 3 months ago
        I was starting to feel bad for the guy, then I read the article.... yup get rid of him.
      • Anthony P
        Anthony P 3 months ago
        You're both right!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  East Lansing, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      I got it correct. Before I even clicked on it I knew that this was a Chris Chase article. Do they ever give him pieces of work that are relevant to the actual games???
      • D
        D 3 months ago
        Given he is incapable of competent journalism, perhaps it is best he sticks with pointless topics until we can finally persuade Yahoo! to fire Chris Chase once and for all.
      • Bluesman
        Bluesman 3 months ago
        My hats off to you! As I nolted above, I got sucked into the chris Chase vortex before I know what the hell was going on.........I'll learn someday, I'm sure of it.
      • Regnar Evad
        Regnar Evad 3 months ago
        Chase should be writing for lousy NBC Thursday night lineup. He's just about as goofy..lol
    • RoadKill
      RoadKill  •  3 months ago
      Chris Chase is to sports writing as Charles Manson is to a kindergarten teacher
    • MF L
      MF L  •  3 months ago
      "it's composition" = it is composition. This "writer" needs a real job, one he can do.
    • marty
      marty  •  3 months ago
      i knew it was chris chase before i even clicked it. the guy is always negative about everything! by the way the logo looks fine to me.
    • WilliamM
      WilliamM  •  Phillips, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
      AAAHHHHH lets be honest after seeing Chase wrote the article you stop reading...
    • Ricky
      Ricky  •  Lebanon, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Yahoo, can you please fire Chris Chase. please we beg you to fire and get someone with talent.
    • Supercalafragilisticexpia ...
      Supercalafragilisticexpia ...  •  3 months ago
      Apparently this Chase dude, whatever his name is, doesn't understand the concept of "a little goes a long way". This is just a more simple logo, it's still striking with the sharp letters and it is a good logo in my opinion. The last thing I'd do if I were a "professional writer" is bag on a logo because of the fact that it doesn't sound that great when people chant it. And btw, just a question, what else would we say in between "United" and "America"?. I thought States was the right answer, but I guess not....
    • localhooligan
      localhooligan  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      Who on earth hired you? Yours are not articles worthy of wide distribution, you write with the same angry rant quality of Ted Kascinski. Get a blog.
    • tom
      tom  •  Everett, Washington  •  3 months ago
      So this jerk gets paid to write, and he doesn't even know the difference between "its" and "it's"? No credibility for this #$%$ . . . And by the way, opinion is just that: opinion. Yours, Chris, isn't an extremely interesting or important one, and you really could use a few classes to help you express it better in writing.
    • Bluesman
      Bluesman  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      #$%$ I just gOt suCked into tHe vorTex agAin. CC, I didn't even know what the hell you were referring to at first. then I thought, "no he couldn't posibly be talking about the S...." Dude, you need to go back to journalism school or at least attend one. If you choose your own stories to write then you seriously have no freakin clue as to what is newsworthy.By the way, I've got a scoop for you, did you see the UConn Huskies changed the color of their shoelaces for football? It's all over the news here in CT.
    • Fitguy
      Fitguy  •  Columbus, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      Eh, this is what I get for clicking on a yahoo link...Either its, "Greatest dunk ever!!!" and it turns out to be marginal at best or some bait and switch headline.
    • ignacio
      ignacio  •  San Luis Obispo, California  •  3 months ago
      FIRE this chase guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!! she sux...........
    • Shane
      Shane  •  Bend, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      There's nothing wrong with those uniforms.
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