Topic - Nike

• NFL's ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow

  Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short _ or even wipe out _ the 2011 season.

• NFL's ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow

  Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short _ or even wipe out _ the 2011 season.

• Tributes to Paterno highlight influence of wife

  For decades, Joe Paterno was the public face of Penn State. For almost as long, his near-constant companion, wife Sue, seemingly wielded as much influence.

• Paterno's son: 'Dad, you won. You can go home now'

  Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear.

• Memorial exposes anger over Paterno's treatment

  The near-capacity crowd of 12,000 seemed to be just waiting for somebody to bring up the subject. Finally, when someone rose in Joe Paterno's defense to argue that he had been made a scapegoat, the audience was instantly on its feet, applauding thunderously.

• Phil Knight at JoePa event: Who's real trustee?

  Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at Joe Paterno's public memorial Thursday for defending the late coach's response to an accusation of child sex abuse against a former assistant.

• 

  Joe Paterno praised for his character

  Crediting him with building not just better athletes but better men, former Penn State football stars and others paid tribute to Joe Paterno in a huge campus memorial service Thursday that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing.

• Funeral service for Paterno as thousands mourn

  Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno's funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the electric-blue hearse carrying the Penn State coach's casket slowly drove by.

• 

  Bill O'Brien set for new era at Penn State

  Sporting a Nittany Lions pin on the lapel of his dark gray jacket, Bill O'Brien took the podium, looked straight ahead and introduced himself with two quick, no-nonsense sentences.

• Bill O'Brien introduced at Penn State

  Bill O'Brien took the podium, looked straight ahead and uttered the kind of words you'd expect from someone who had just been introduced as Penn State's new head football coach.

• Bill O'Brien, 'the right guy,' takes Penn St reins

  Sporting a Nittany Lions pin on the lapel of his dark gray jacket, Bill O'Brien took the podium, looked straight ahead and introduced himself with two quick, no-nonsense sentences.

• 

  New Air Jordans spark violence in Ga.

  The release of Nike's prized basketball shoe has sparked violence in several malls across Georgia.

• Tiger Woods finally gets endorsement for bag

  Tiger Woods has another corporate endorsement, this one to fill the void on his golf bag.

• 'Harold' star at home in D.C., L.A.

  Kal Penn remembers it like it was yesterday. The last time he was on the set of a commercial was during the previous NBA lockout in 1998. It was a Nike ad starring Samuel L. Jackson, and Mr. Penn was supposed to be one of three guys who could play basketball, but he didn't actually have any game.

• Review: Nike device improves, but oversimplified

  Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well in big cities.

More Stories →