Nike chief executive office John Donahoe will step down from the company, effective Oct. 13. The beleaguered CEO will be replaced by former Nike executive Elliott Hill, who served in several leadership roles at the Swoosh before retiring in 2020. “Given our needs for the future, the past performance of the business, and after conducting […]
To the most devoted sports fan, the atmosphere of college football is unmatched. The bitter rivalries, the unwavering pride in one’s alma mater, the electric bowl games and the daunting road to the national championship game in January. Throughout all of this, one athletic brand’s logo appears on jerseys more often than any other: the […]
Today is Kobe Bryant Day — a day celebrated to honor the late NBA legend. The August 24 date is significant because it combines Bryant’s two uniform numbers, 8 and 24, and falls one day after his August 23 birthday. The holiday was established in 2016 following Bryant’s retirement from the NBA, but it’s taken […]
Saturday’s Kobe Bryant Day celebrations weren’t limited solely to online sneaker restocks — they also included a number of events throughout the city of Los Angeles. But none were more significant than the second annual Mamba League Invitational. For the second year in a row, the Nike-hosted two-day basketball tournament tipped off on August 23 […]
Nike is going back to school by offering an Air Max sneakers for 11 different universities across the country. The Nike Air Max Solo “NCAA” pack will release next week for schools in the primarily in the SEC and Big 10. The schools represented in the assortment are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio […]
As the Summer Olympic Games quickly approach, it was no surprise to see a large number of athletic brands activating around Paris Fashion Week Men’s this month. Asics, Saucony and Salomon have hosted large pop-up showrooms – often in the Marais district – for retail buyers and press for a few seasons now. More athletic […]
One of the most storied sneakers in Nike’s vast archive is set for a comeback soon — and the brand paid extra attention to detail for this retro. The Nike Air Foamposite One “Dark Neon Royal” returns this fall for the first time since its 20th anniversary in 2017. Made famous by Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway […]
Nike went all out for girl dads, dropping a new sneaker inspired by basketball legend and proud girl dad Kobe Bryant one week before Father’s Day and just over four years since the NBA star’s tragic death. A courtside moment between Bryant and 13-year-old Gianna Bryant inspired the design of the Kobe 4 Protro, which came out […]
The WNBA season is only a couple of weeks old, and already several compelling storylines have begun to emerge—from heated rivalries among rookies to bewildering tweets about lamb chop etiquette. What’s arguably most exciting, though, is that people are talking about women’s basketball more frequently and passionately than ever. Is it the famed Caitlin Clark effect? Or just overdue attention for […]
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark made her WNBA regular season debut on Tuesday, and when she hit the court, she laced up the iconic Nike Kobe 6 Protro “Grinch.” Clark hit the court in the shoe to face the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The look is arguably the […]