George Raveling, former USC men’s basketball coach, dies at 88
As a young man, he stood next to Martin Luther King Jr. as he delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. As a college basketball…
Nike forecasts turnaround from dismal fourth quarter despite tariffs
June 27 (UPI) -- Nike is forecasting a rebound from slow sales and profits in the last quarter and despite $1 billion in added tariff…
Nike to raise costs as Trump’s tariffs on China bite | International Trade News
Nike has said it will cut its reliance on production in China for the United States market to mitigate the impact from US tariffs on…
Can MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander make Converse a force again?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander puzzled people when he debuted his signature Converse shoe during All-Star weekend. Converse? Where Chuck Taylor retros reside? Sure, Gilgeous-Alexander — known simply…
I ran the Nike After Dark Tour in L.A. Here’s what went down.
After running — or more like barely surviving — my first half-marathon about a decade ago in Las Vegas, I had no desire to participate…
WNBA star A’ja Wilson’s debut Nike shoes sell out within minutes
A’ja Wilson is one of the biggest names in basketball.Not only is she a two-time WNBA champion, a three-time league MVP, a two-time Olympic gold…
How a Nuggets fan ended up painting Kobe Bryant mural in Venice Beach
Artist Chris Carlson lives in Denver. He is a Nuggets fan. He may not have been the most obvious choice to paint a mural in…
USC’s JuJu Watkins agrees to lucrative contract extension with Nike
JuJu Watkins has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Nike that will give the USC star one of women’s basketball’s biggest sneaker endorsement deals.A…