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Owner of Century-Old NYC Store Feels Betrayed as Nike Pulls Account After 50 Years
It has been in business for almost 100 years, but the owner of a Bronx sporting goods store said they are being kicked to the curb by a multi-billion dollar company at a time when he says he needs support from them the most
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Nike Abruptly Ends Relationship With Longstanding NYC Sports Store
You won’t be able to get the swoosh at Franks’ Sporting Goods in the Bronx much longer. Ida Siegal explains why.
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NYC Man Finds Fully Grown Worms Inside His Nike Delivery
Dozens of the creepy, slithering creatures were found in between the packages inside the box, with some even squirming on things like the fleece vest he ordered
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NYC Man Finds Worms Inside Package of Nike Clothing
A Lower East Side man got an unexpected addition to his clothing delivery, when he opened the packaging and found fully grown worms crawling inside, on the plastic bags and inside the clothing items themselves. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.
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How Elite Sports Punishes Women for Becoming Mothers
Alysia Montano, an Olympic runner and mother of two, talked to The New York Times about her struggle to maintain her career and her sponsorship with Nike during her pregnancy. The system should stop treating pregnancy like an injury, she says.
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Major US Businesses Shuttered Due to Coronavirus Concerns
The impact of the coronavirus on major U.S. corporations across the country shows no signs of slowing down.
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Michael Avenatti Guilty on All Counts in Nike Extortion Trial
A jury convicted high-profile lawyer Michael Avenatti on all counts in his Nike extortion trial on Friday. Prosecutors maintained Avenatti threatened to use his fame to stage a news conference and deliver claims that Nike executives were corrupting college basketball by funding payments to elite young players and their families — unless he was paid millions of dollars to conduct…
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Michael Avenatti Guilty in Nike Extortion Trial
The high-profile lawyer was convicted of trying to get more than $25 million from Nike in what prosecutors called “an old fashioned shake down.” NBC New York’s Michael Avenatti reports.
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Amateur Basketball League Founder Says Avenatti Betrayed Him
A Los Angeles amateur basketball league’s founder has told jurors that Michael Avenatti betrayed him when the lawyer threatened to make his complaints against Nike public.
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Nike Is Dressing 2020 Olympic Athletes in Uniforms Made of Recycled Shoe Parts
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, elite athletes will sleep on beds made of cardboard. Olympic medals are being constructed out of recycled electronics, such as cell phones. And Nike will be dressing its athletes in uniforms and sneakers made out of recycled polyester and ground-up shoe parts. It’s part of a broader sustainability push by the shoe retailer as it seeks...
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Nike Lawyer: Avenatti Threatened Nike With ‘Media Scandal'
A lawyer for Nike testified Thursday that he felt like a stickup victim when well-known attorney Michael Avenatti demanded up to $25 million to stop him from igniting a media scandal by publicizing claims that Nike employees paid the families of elite high school basketball players. The lawyer, Scott Wilson, is the first witness in the criminal trial of the…
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After Kobe Bryant Merchandise Sells Out, Nike Evaluating How to Handle Future Sales
Kobe Bryant’s Nike collection sold out after the basketball star died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, and now the athletic company is figuring out its strategy for future new releases, according to NBC News.
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Michael Avenatti Greets Prospective Jurors at NYC Courtroom for Extortion Trial
Some potential jurors claimed to know nothing of the lawyer, but one acknowledged being influenced by “Mr. Trump” and called Avenatti “opportunistic”
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NY Judge Denies Michael Avenatti's Request to Toss Out Charges
With a trial approaching, a judge denied a request Monday from attorney Michael Avenatti to toss out charges alleging he tried to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to muddy its name. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe said in a written ruling that the indictment adequately alleges that “Avenatti used threats of economic and reputational harm…
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‘Bridgeton Cares': New Jersey Community Holds Vigil for Missing Dulce María Alavez
Dozens of loved ones, local residents and community leaders gathered Saturday night in South Jersey to hold an emotional vigil for 5-year-old Dulce María Alavez, who disappeared from a park earlier this week.
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Colin Kaepernick's New Nike Shoe Sells Out on the First Day
e’s new “True to 7” shoe with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sold out on the first day of its North American release, according to the company’s website.
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California Attorney Michael Avenatti Pleads Not Guilty in NY
California attorney Michael Avenatti remains on track for his first criminal trial next month after entering a not guilty plea Tuesday to the latest charges stemming from his negotiations with the sportswear giant Nike. Avenatti is accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from the company. Prosecutors had dropped conspiracy charges in a rewritten indictment. He also faces trial…
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Nike Will Look Into Runner Mary Cain's Allegations of Abuse
Nike will investigate accusations of abuse by Mary Cain while she was part of Alberto Salazar’s training group. The runner says it reached the point where she started having suicidal thoughts and cutting herself. Cain joined the disbanded Nike Oregon Project run by Salazar in 2013, soon after competing in the 1,500-meter final at track and field’s world championships when...
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Under Armour Founder Kevin Plank Relinquishes CEO Post
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank will step down as CEO in the new year to become the company’s executive chairman and brand chief. Patrik Frisk, who became president and chief operating officer two years ago, will be the athletic gear company’s second CEO since it was founded in 1996. The 56-year-old Frisk will report to Plank and will take a...
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Mass. Olympian Shalane Flanagan Retires From Running
Four-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and noted U.S. marathon champion is retiring from competitive running after a 15-year career, the Massachusetts native announced Monday morning on social media. In two posts on Instagram, Flanagan explained she will be transition to a role as professional coach for the Nike Bowerman Track Club in Portland, Oregon.