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These are more my cleats and what I wear is the same as the Adidas cleats, and they just kind of put the Yeezy cover on it. I like Vons, but I prefer these.Hopkins has tried the shoes on and said they feel just the same as my (regular) cleats if not a little bit better.The star receiver, who was second in the NFL with a career-high 1,521 yards receiving last season, wants to wear them on Sunday when Houston opens the season against the Bears. But he is worried that the color, which unlike Millers pair is not a solid tone, wont be NFL approved.Hopefully somebody doesnt tell me I cant wear them, he said. Im going to still wear them if they do.Then he thought about it for a minute and waffled a little on his plan when asked again if hed wear them even if it would earn him a fine.I dont know, he said. It depends on how much the fine is.Hopkins posted a pic of the cleats on Instagram that quickly received thousands of likes.Just posting a picture, the whole world loves `em, he said. 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Hingis didnt touch the ball until the fifth point of the match but flashed her doubles talent when she hit a backhand volley right at Jurak for a point in the second game. "I felt like I got more comfortable (after the first set), returning, serving, everything," she said. "For me, mentally, I felt really good after that. The (first) service game of the second set, after that game I was like, Im back to normal." Hingis is scheduled to play doubles with Hantuchova in four tournaments, including the U.S. Open. "It was a great test for us and being able to beat them the way we did, it just gives us a lot of hope for the coming weeks," Hantuchova said about beating the team that reached the final of the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday. The Swiss Miss has retired twice previously, the first time in early 2003 at 22 and the last time in November 2007. In singles, Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round by beating defending champion Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. 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