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NEWS ABOUT: Adidas

Adidas stories: 8 news summaries

Michael Jordan's Son Could Cost College $3M

Adidas deal predates player with inherited preference for Nike

Oct 22, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(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 »

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sports • Michael Jordan • shoes • Nike • Adidas • corporate sponsorship • college basketball • apparel • Marcus Jordan • Air Jordan • University of Central Florida

Adidas, Puma End 60-Year Feud—With a Soccer Game

Founding brothers had falling out in 1948

Sep 18, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family feud is over. Adidas and Puma are putting aside their differences, 60 years after the brothers who founded the German sportswear giants had a falling-out. Adi and Rudolf Dassler divided the town when each started his own company in Herzogenaurach, Germany, after a disagreement during World War II.... More »

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Germany • World War II • Adidas • sportswear • Puma • Adi Dassler • Rudolf Dassler • Herzogenaurach, Germany

 5 Fun Facts About 
 Melanie Oudin 

Boyfriend helped American teen design those flashy shoes

Sep 7, 09 9:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - With American Melanie Oudin’s surprise roll to the US Open quarterfinals capturing the sports world’s imagination, Chris Chase of Yahoo! Sports lists five facts you should know about the 17-year-old:
  • It’s gotta be the shoes: Oudin herself selected the pink-and-yellow look. Maker Adidas earlier said
... More »

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shoes • Svetlana Kuznetsova • Adidas • US Open Tennis • teenager • tennis shoes • Melanie Oudin

 Chuck Taylor (and 
 Other Sneaker 
 Names) Revealed 

No, Adidas is not an acronym

Jun 9, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some sneaker names are obvious—Air Jordan, anyone? But Mental Floss uncovered the origins of some popular brand names that are a bit more mysterious:
  • Converse Chuck Taylor All Star: A former high school basketball star, Chuck Taylor joined the Converse team in 1921 and helped launch the
... More »

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fashion • shoes • sneakers • Reebok • Adidas • Jay-ZTV • Converse • Puma • Keds • ASICS

This Guy Will Be Selling
You Stuff Very Soon

He proves his endorsement prowess

Jun 4, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outside the realm of the NBA, Dwight Howard is hardly a household name. Just you wait, reports Advertising Age. The 23-year-old star of the Orlando Magic seems to have it all—youth, charisma, eccentricity, character—and advertisers are taking notice. Howard has a ton of endorsement deals already, most notably... More »

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sports • NBA • Orlando Magic • NBA finals • Dwight Howard • Adidas • endorsement

Dissonant Ads Put Agency in Olympic Bind

Pitches for Adidas, Amnesty conflict—and inflame China opinion

Jul 14, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major advertising firm finds itself in an awkward predicament, the Wall Street Journal reports, after realizing it produced ads to drum up patriotic support for Chinese athletes in the Beijing Olympics as well as graphic spots criticizing China's human-rights record for Amnesty International. New York-based TBWA Worldwide has renounced... More »

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human rights • advertising • Amnesty International • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Adidas • TBWA • ad campaign

Olympic Sponsors Targeted Over China-Darfur Links

McDonald's and others supporting 'genocide Olympics,' activists say

Feb 20, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Activists are preparing to plaster college campuses with posters with charges like “McDonald’s: Proud Sponsor of the Genocide Olympics,” hoping to pressure multinational corporations sponsoring the Beijing Games into doing more about Darfur, BusinessWeek reports. Buying oil from Sudan makes China a sponsor of the region's genocide,... More »

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China • Darfur • genocide • Steven Spielberg • McDonald's • Sudan • General Electric • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mia Farrow • Adidas • activist • Dream For Darfur • Save Darfur Coalition

Fans Flock
to See Becks
Sit on Bench

Ankle injury hasn't diminished crowds
for Galaxy's star

Aug 13, 07 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Beckham may be sidelined with an ankle injury but that hasn't kept American fans from turning out in droves to watch the British soccer phenom train, sit on the bench, or sub in for a measly 18 minutes for the LA Galaxy as he did in Washington DC last... More »

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Las Vegas • England • Los Angeles • United States • soccer • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • Major League Soccer • Adidas

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