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Colin Kaepernick has kept his endorsement deal with Nike even as he has been unable to find work in the NFL for well over a year, and the sports apparel juggernaut has unveiled a powerful new campaign featuring the quarterback. On Monday, Nike …
Nike got a ton of exposure this weekend thanks to Patrick Reed’s winning run at Augusta National, but they didn’t exactly do a lot to capitalize on it. Reed, who signed an apparel deal with the company that was announced in January, …
Don’t expect to see Patrick Reed wearing his usual red shirt and black pants on Sunday at the Masters. Reed told Golf Channel on Thursday that Nike issued a directive to its golfers to have them dressed in similar colors. “They’re doing a …
After a string of high-profile tears to their jerseys during the early part of the NBA season, Nike announced on Monday that it’s ‘working to implement a solution’ and correct the problem. “Nike has always put the athlete at …
A few months from now, Lonzo Ball will be able to say he was one of top picks in this year’s NBA Draft. He may also be able to say he’s part of the Nike family. Last month, LaVar Ball famously said he was looking for a $1 billion shoe …
Nike trolled rival apparel company adidas with a strong tweet about John Ross Saturday. Ross ran a 4.22 40-yard dash time on Saturday, breaking the NFL Combine record (video here). The Washington Huskies product sent a tweet a few hours later holding …
Nike is the official sponsor of the Olympic team, so it’s no surprise that they want to obscure any ties some of the Team USA athletes have to rival companies. For that reason, they arranged the Team USA basketball photo in a specific way to …
The Golden State Warriors are not the only winners in the Kevin Durant free agency decision. Apparently Nike thinks they are big winners too. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned on The Vertical’s free agency show Friday morning that Nike …
LeBron James signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike last December. The official terms are unknown, but there has been speculation that the sports apparel juggernaut guaranteed LeBron 10 figures. While speaking with Mark Anthony Green of GQ …
Stephen Curry has become one of the most marketable athletes in sports, but he’s not an endorser of Nike or even Adidas – he’s with Under Armour. It turns out that Nike had Curry, and could have had him for much longer had they not …
Nike has officially terminated its contract Manny Pacquiao. The sports apparel company announced Wednesday that it no longer has a relationship with Pacquiao in the wake of some controversial remarks the boxing star made recently about same-sex …
An unbelievable photo purportedly from the opening coin toss of the National Championship Game Monday went viral, but it turns out that photo was a fake and just an advertisement by Nike. The photo shows a completely clear look at the coin along with …
Jimbo Fisher and his son shared a great moment back in November after Florida State came away with a huge win over Miami. You would have to be cold-hearted to not crack a smile watching 9-year-old Ethan sprint into his dad’s arms. The folks at …
Mike Trout is in his own category as a player on the field, and now he’s in elite company off of it. Nike has created its first signature for a cleat for a player since they did with Ken Griffey Jr. The cleat is called the Nike Lunar Vapor …
I don’t know about you, but “Back to the Future II” was my favorite movie in the series. Was anything better than when Marty McFly and Doc Brown go to the future and Marty goes to Cafe 80s? I think not. And was anything better than …
LeBron James apparently isn’t a fan yet of the latest version of his own Nike shoes. “I could wear them, but they don’t feel as great as I want them to feel,” James told ESPN.com on Thursday. “So we’re redefining …
