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Nike Founder Defends Paterno, Gets Standing O

Blame investigation, not legendary coach: Phil Knight

(Newser) - Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight brought a Joe Paterno memorial crowd to its feet when he defended the former coach over the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Paterno "gave full disclosure to his superiors, information that went up the chains to the head of the campus police and the president... More »

Air Jordan Release Leads to Brawls, Arrests Across US

Apparently, people are really desperate for these shoes

(Newser) - Nothing like pepper spray to make for a happy holiday story: When a Washington mall sold out of the new Nike Air Jordans released this morning, things turned violent and police had to spray the crowd. More than 1,000 people had lined up at 4am to buy the 11... More »

Barcelona: Sweaty Nike Shirts Weighing Us Down

By half time, the shirts are 2.5 times heavier

(Newser) - Nike is selling a ton of its new specially-designed Barcelona kits (that’s uniforms for the Americans in the audience), but there’s one big problem: The team hates them. Why? Because the eco-friendly shirts, which are supposed to improve performance somehow, actually get so dang sweaty that the players... More »

Marty McFly Shoes Sell for ... $37K

To British rapper Tinie Tempah

(Newser) - Quick, what’s the most you’re willing to pay for a pair of shoes? If you’re figure was less than five-digits long, then you can’t hope to hang with British rapper Tinie Tempah, who last night spent a whopping $37,500 for the first pair of “... More »

Back From the Future: Nike Releases Genuine Air Mags

1,500 pairs being auctioned on eBay for Parkinson's research

(Newser) - They're the most famous shoes never made—until now. They're the Nike Air Mags, the LED-covered high-tops Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future Part II. Now, as Gizmodo gushes , they can be yours for a limited time ... for the right price. Nike has made just 1,... More »

New Mess for Nike: Workers Claim Abuse

Contractors hired to make its Converse shoes reportedly cruel to workers

(Newser) - It’s been years since Nike pledged to distance itself from sweatshop labor practices, and it has succeeded … sort of. Indonesian contractors tasked with making high-tops for Nike's Converse subsidiary are reportedly abusing their employees, the AP finds. In dozens of interviews with workers, who are paid about... More »

Nike Re-Signs Michael Vick

Eagles quarterback back in the big leagues of endorsements

(Newser) - The Michael Vick comeback continues: Nike has re-signed him to an endorsement deal, reports AP . The company cut ties with Vick nearly four years ago after his dog-fighting troubles, though it had been supplying him with equipment since his NFL comeback. It's not the Eagles' quarterback first endorsement deal... More »

The Birth of Nike's Iconic 'Swoosh'

Designer of the 'Swoosh' logo, Carolyn Davidson looks back

(Newser) - Sometime during 1971, graphic design student Carolyn Davidson sat in her studio scrawling sample logos on tissues, and holding them up to a drawing of a shoe. Her client was an economics professor she’d happened to meet at Portland State University, Phil Knight, who needed a logo for a... More »

Nike Finds Old Waffle Iron That Inspired First Design

Family of co-founder Bill Bowerman unearths it

(Newser) - Nike has back in its possession what the Oregonian calls the company's "Holy Grail"—the waffle iron that inspired co-founder Bill Bowerman to design his first innovative sole. Bowerman's son found the relic buried on his late father's property near Eugene, and the family gave it to Nike.... More »

Nike Plans Self-Lacing Shoes

Can hoverboards be far behind?

(Newser) - Hoverboards may not yet be commonplace, but soon you might be able to live out your Back to the Future fantasies in at least one way: Self-lacing shoes. Nike has filed a patent for sneakers with an “automatic lacing system” that look very similar to the ones worn by... More »

LeBron Mural Coming Down in Cleveland

10-story-tall Nike ad just doesn't make sense anymore

(Newser) - Cleveland is moving on with life: Workers today began removing an enormous mural of LeBron James from a downtown building, reports CBS4 . The Nike ad is 10 stories tall and has been a fixture of the Cleveland skyline for a few years. It's so big that workers will spend all... More »

How Kobe Killed Hightops

Once-dominant fashion has gone by the wayside

(Newser) - In case you hadn't noticed, hightop sneakers are on death's door. You can thank big stars like Steve Nash, who's worn low-tops all his life, and Kobe Bryant, whose switch to low-tops last year prompted four of his Lakers teammates to follow suit. Of course, they're not alone. Eighty percent... More »

Wisconsin First to Cut Nike Off Over Labor Concerns

School OK with losing $50K per year in deal

(Newser) - Concerns over Nike’s overseas labor practices moved the University of Wisconsin to cancel its contract today with the sportswear giant. The school is the first in the US to do so, though the move will cost it $50,000 a year. “Nike has not developed, and does not... More »

'What Were You Thinking?' Tiger's Dead Pop Asks in Ad

Eerie Nike commercial addresses scandal in its way

(Newser) - Tiger Woods' dead father asks him if he "learned anything" in a bizarre new Nike ad featuring the return of a very guilty-looking golf pro to TV commercials. The entire 30-second black-and-white spot is simply a close up of a sad Woods listening to the recorded words of his... More »

Tiger Shoots Nike Commercial

In case you care, Woods wore black and red!

(Newser) - For those of you passionately invested in Tiger Woods’ every move : He shot a new commercial yesterday. Apparently Nike still thinks the embattled golfer is good for the brand—its motto is “Just Do It,” after all. Woods shot the ad at a country club golf course near... More »

Nike Rolls Out New Clubs Sans Tiger Woods

Still called Victory Red, but disgraced golfer missing in marketing

(Newser) - Nike will roll out a new line of golf clubs this month, without any help from a certain promiscuous golfer. Tiger Woods is still under contract with Nike, but he’s conspicuously absent from the promo materials for the new Victory Red STR8-FIT Tour fairway woods, which instead boast that... More »

Nike: Tiger Affairs a Minor 'Blip'

Company has no plans to drop sponsorship

(Newser) - Other sponsors are backing away from Tiger Woods, but Nike plans to stick with the beleaguered golf champ. The sportsman's indiscretions will be seen as "a minor blip" in the context of his career, Nike chairman and co-founder Phil Knight tells SportsBusiness Journal . The scandal is simply "part... More »

Now Tiger May Be Dumped— by Sponsors

Champ turning radioactive

(Newser) - The champ with the roving hands is getting downright embarrassing, making it likely now that sponsors will do a Tiger Woods and shop around for other hookups. Nike has got to be rethinking its relationship thanks to Woods making its catchphrase "just do it" cringe-inducing. Sponsors aren't the only... More »

Michael Jordan's Son Could Cost College $3M

Adidas deal predates player with inherited preference for Nike

(Newser) - Michael Jordan’s son wants to wear the shoes his dad made famous when he plays college basketball this season—but if he does, he could wind up costing the University of Central Florida $3 million. Marcus Jordan insists on wearing Nike Air Jordans, but UCF has a deal with... More »

Big Business to 'Swarm' DC to Back Climate Bill

Bucking conventional wisdom, eBay, Gap, others push for action

(Newser) - More than 150 business leaders plan to “swarm” Capitol Hill over the next two days in support of climate change legislation. Hailing from such disparate companies as eBay, the Gap, and PG&E, the executives say having a law in place would give them confidence in their long-term planning,... More »

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