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British celebrity Katie Price took to Instagram to update followers with a new photo of herself in a bright ensemble. The former glamour model brightened up fans’ timelines in a multicolored short-sleeved top that was tied up from the front, helping her display her midriff. She paired the ensemble with matching high-waisted biker shorts that […]

British celebrity Katie Price took to Instagram to update fans with a number of new photos of herself in a bright Nike ensemble. The former glamour model stunned in a long-sleeved yellow snakeskin-print top, which she left slightly unzipped at the top to help showcase a hint of her decolletage. The skintight number was paired […]

Apparel company Nike has come out with an ad campaign saying “don’t do it” in an effort to address the social unrest that has swept the nation following the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man that died while in police custody on Monday, became the subject of demonstrations after a video […]

A withering new report has slammed numerous companies, including technology behemoth Apple and sportswear company Nike, for using forced labor to manufacture their products. Many workers who were reportedly coerced to work against their will were members of the Muslim Uighur minority in northwestern China. The report was written by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, […]

Nike has decided to suspend all Kobe Bryant gear from their online store, Nike.com, following his tragic death last Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. As reported by ESPN, the remaining Kobe-related item on the website is a purple and yellow gift card featuring the Los Angeles Lakers logo. It was reported that […]

For Saweetie’s latest Instagram upload, the “My Type” hitmaker looks nothing short of incredible. The rapper stunned fans in a skintight dress with a floral print all over. The fairly low-cut number displayed her décolletage, which she left bare with no accessories. Saweetie applied a bold red lip and wore silver jeweled dangling earrings that […]

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick energized his fans on Wednesday by tweeting out a video of one of his intense workouts, in which he made it crystal clear that he’s in top shape and “still ready” to play in the NFL if provided the opportunity. Kaepernick has been mostly silent about his professional sports career […]

Doug Ducey launched a blistering shot at Nike after the shoe company heeded the advice of Colin Kaepernick in pulling a sneaker with the Betsy Ross flag, but now the Arizona governor appears to be taking it back. Last week, Ducey had announced on Twitter that he directed Arizona’s commerce authority to pull all financial […]

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey took Nike to task earlier in the week, threatening to yank financial incentives for the company after it decided to pull a sneaker with a Betsy Ross flag on the back. But it apparently wasn’t enough for Ducey to put his own Nike sneakers in the closet. As The Hill reported, […]

Nike drew some controversy last fall when it announced that it was renewing the endorsement deal of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and producing a TV commercial featuring the controversial football player, per The Inquisitr. The debut of the advertisement led some opposed to the quarterback to argue that the company had caused […]

Nike apparently had a very good feeling about the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The sports apparel site posted T-shirts celebrating the team’s NBA championship — about halfway through the fourth quarter of the game. As the Raptors clung to a single-digit lead in the waning moments of the game, the […]

Nike is earning praise after introducing full-figured mannequins at its flagship store in London, part of a campaign for the sportswear company to broaden its reach to athletes of all sizes. As People magazine noted, the company unveiled the curvy mannequins this week at the opening of a floor of the store dedicated to women’s […]

It’s the time of year when every little clue, including the clothes worn or endorsed by NBA players, is an indication of their ultimate intentions as to where they would like to play. This happened last season, when New Orleans’ Anthony Davis showed up to the season’s last home game in a “That’s All Folks” […]

Nike and Adidas have joined dozens of other companies in signing a letter that urges the United States president to end his trade war with China as it can hurt customers immensely. Over 170 footwear firms warned Donald Trump that the current political feud with the Asian country may have a “catastrophic” effect on consumers […]

Nike announced that it is adding language to future contracts that would stop freezing female athletes’ pay during pregnancy, Fox Business reports. The move comes following backlash the brand received last week as it came to light that compensation was being stopped when female athletes became pregnant while under endorsement deals. The pay freeze would […]

With the 2019 NBA Draft less than three months away, all eyes are on Duke University superstar Zion Williamson. Despite the Blue Devils’ loss to the Michigan State Spartans in last week’s Elite Eight game, basketball commentators and pundits are expecting Zion to end up as the No. 1 pick when the draft rolls around. […]

Zion Williamson’s shoe exploded off of his foot during a game in February and it’s still missing. TMZ reports that the shoe, a PG 2.5 PE sneaker, is nowhere to be found. They asked Williamson about its whereabouts and he directed them to speak to his coach at Duke University. TMZ says that they reached […]

Michael Avenatti, the embattled attorney best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, recently had some fighting words for Nike during an interview with one of TMZ’s reporters on the streets of West Hollywood. As Reuters previously reported, Avenatti has been charged with the attempted extortion of […]

Michael Avenatti spoke with CBS News on Tuesday, opening up for the first time since his arrest for charges of fraud and extortion. The infamous lawyer admitted during the interview that he was “scared” and “nervous” about the prospect of serving time in prison. Avenatti spoke with CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan, and while he denied […]

Just a day after being charged for wire and bank fraud against Nike, Michael Avenatti has renewed his attacks on the retail giant. The infamous lawyer took to his Twitter account on Tuesday to call out the company for refusing to cooperate with investigators and for orchestrating a cover-up of their misdeeds. Avenatti tweeted in […]

Just when you thought a weird news day couldn’t possibly get any weirder, it’s being reported that the co-conspirator named in the indictment against lawyer Michael Avenatti on charges of attempting to extort over $20 million from Nike is none other than celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos. The New York Times is reporting that Geragos was […]

NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who made headlines when he began protesting during the national anthem in the 2016 season, has not been signed by an NFL team for the last two seasons. This led Kaepernick and another protesting player, Eric Reid, to file a collusion case against the NFL, alleging that NFL owners had conspired […]

Serena Williams has been busy lately, stepping on stage Sunday evening to present a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. However, everyone is praising her for a different reason. During the ceremony, Nike aired a powerful and inspirational advertisement with Williams as the narrator. The advertisement discusses the journey female athletes take while on the […]

The Duke Blue Devils fell to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels last night in their first of two matchups of the regular season that began with a major injury after just the first 36 seconds of the first half of the basketball game. Duke’s freshman phenom Zion Williamson suffered from what is now […]

When Nike launched an advertising campaign last fall featuring exiled NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, some opposed to the quarterback’s protests during the national anthem vowed to stop buying Nike products. A small group of them even burned or otherwise destroyed their Nike apparel while filming it. One sporting goods store in Colorado last fall reacted […]

According to The Daily Beast, the sports bra debate is an ongoing one. If you ask a few women about a sports bra with underwire in it, they may call it dependable, but ask a few more, and they will equate it to walking around with a prison attached to their chests. The debate does […]

An Arkansas county sheriff has reportedly been making inmates wear Nike shirts in their mugshots, and a local activist claims that the sheriff is using inmates as a prop to make a point about Nike and Colin Kaepernick. Union County, Arkansas, is a small, rural county deep in the woods along the Louisiana border. Local […]

Oregon sophomore Justin Gallegos was recently surprised with a professional contract from Nike. While Nike contracts aren’t the rarest thing in the world, they’re not exactly common. But what makes this even more impressive is Justin was born with cerebral palsy, a muscular disorder that leads to poor coordination, stiff and weakened muscles, and difficulty […]

Nike has spoken out about claims that Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in 2009, calling them “disturbing,” Sky News reported. The sportswear company, which has sponsored the soccer star since 2003, released a statement after a woman filed a lawsuit, accusing the Portugal star of raping her almost 10 years ago. “We are deeply concerned […]

Nike attracted some big controversy with its ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, and now the company is reaping even bigger rewards. A new report from CBS News notes that the company’s market value has risen by $6 billion after launching the campaign that features the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Kaepernick became a polarizing figure […]

Jenifer Lewis walked the 2018 Emmys red carpet last night in an style rarely seen at such events: Sportswear. Ahead of the 70th primetime Emmy awards, the Black-ish star donned a red-and-navy sweatshirt with Nike’s iconic swoosh in white printed across the chest. She paired her statement sweatshirt with matching navy-colored leggings and black and […]

Nike’s recent ad featuring Colin Kaepernick has created quite a bit of controversy. In 2016, Kaepernick decided to protest racial injustice by kneeling on one knee during the national anthem before NFL games, instead of standing. Of course, this created a firestorm of debate among the public and many felt that he was showing disrespect […]

Nike appears to have benefited from the publicity generated by its controversial advertising campaign that features former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Ten days after announcing that Kaepernick would be the face of its “Just Do It”30th-anniversary ad campaign, the sports apparel company’s stock price closed at an all-time high. Bloomberg reported that Nike’s […]

Jesse Ventura has worn many hats during the course of his life. He is a trained Navy SEAL and worked with the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) who served in Vietnam. After the military, he was a Sergeant-at-Arms for the Mongols Motorcycle Club (Mongols MC) per Uproxx, and he was one of the biggest personalities in […]

Ever since the Colin Kaepernick campaign was released by Nike, there have been those who both support and oppose the decisions of the sports merchandise giant. Even though many fans have taken to destroying their Nike products, the sales of the company rose dramatically and in a short period of time after the ad came […]

Despite better than two dozen meetings scattered across various levels of NFL leadership since the end of last season, the NFL is not expected to formally adopt a new national anthem policy this season according to Adam Schefter at ESPN. The NFL has come up with several different ideas regarding how they would handle silent […]

Despite the backlash after the company announced they were collaborating with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a new “Just Do It” advertising campaign, Nike’s sales have spiked by 31 percent, according to data from a Silicon Valley digital commerce research company. Market Watch reported that this sudden increase occurred over the three […]

He’s a Los Angeles Laker now, but LeBron James made a special stop in Queens, New York, to surprise some lucky students at Christ the King School. NBC News reported that the basketball star stopped by the school and surprised both the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams with new gear. Students at the school, which […]

A small Missouri college has ended its relationship with Nike after the athletic gear manufacturer teamed up with disgraced ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for its new ad campaign. In case you missed the news, Nike named Kaepernick the focus of its new “Just Do It” ad campaign. However, the decision has been met with intense […]

Nike’s move to make Colin Kaepernick the face of their 30th-anniversary campaign has dominated the news in the worlds of both sports and politics since it was first announced. While at first glance this appears to be the sneaker giant taking a massive risk and stoking the fires of a divided country, it’s actually quite […]

LeBron James was so inspired by the women who raised him that he created a sneaker for Nike in their honor, Vogue reports. He revealed the HFR x LeBron 16, his first-ever women’s basketball shoe, in collaboration with Nike and Harlem’s Fashion Row. The former is a brand you may have heard of once or […]

While at a fashion show in New York, new Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James said that he “stands with Nike” reports ESPN. James made the comments with his daughter in his arms while receiving an award for style and philanthropy from Harlem’s Fashion Row in a ceremony celebrating diversity in the fashion world. The […]

The face of Nike’s latest campaign, Colin Kaepernick, stars in a new commercial debuting this week. ESPN reports that the commercial, in support of the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” slogan, will air during the first game of the season Thursday night. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback shared a preview of his […]

Donald Trump has been at odds with the NFL over the past year or two after players began kneeling during the national anthem in protest of injustice in the United States. He made it clear that he believes that kneeling during the anthem is a disrespectful thing to do to veterans who have given their […]

While many fans and celebs are speaking out against Nike amid the Colin Kaepernick backlash, there are plenty of others who have their backs, including tennis star Serena Williams. Yesterday, Williams took to her Twitter account to let her fans know which side of the argument she stood on and it’s clear that she is […]

When Nike made Colin Kaepernick the face of their 30th anniversary “Just Do It” ad campaign, it was known that there would be controversy. It was a given that there would be backlash on social media and people calling for boycotts of their products. It was even a known possibility that stock prices may dip […]

It hasn’t taken long for the battle lines to be drawn after Nike announced Monday that free agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be one of the faces of its new advertising campaign celebrating 30 years of “Just Do It.” Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem at his NFL games to protest […]

When Nike made former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of their Just Do It Campaign 30th anniversary, they knew there would be people who didn’t like it. Although Kaepernick is no longer in the NFL and has litigation against the league for colluding to blackball him, Nike kept him on the payroll and found […]

Colin Kaepernick may not have been able to find a team to play for this season, but he managed to land a huge endorsement deal anyway. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been tapped by Nike as the face of their 30th anniversary “Just Do It” according to Bleacher Report. Sports Illustrated reported that […]

Nike has announced that they are no longer interested in being in the Jameis Winston business, deciding not to renew their endorsement deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback. Winston was recently the recipient of a three-game suspension from the league for groping an Uber driver. Prior to the suspension being handed down, Winston’s deal […]