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Nike's Phil Knight cites age (87), denies he's buying Blazers
Nike founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight believes it's too late in the game for him to buy an NBA franchise.
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$202 a Month for Misery!” — Bernie Sanders Unleashes Firestorm on Nike’s Labor Practices
In a fiery statement shared on social media, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has sharply criticized global sportswear ...
In Cambodia, Our Journalists Put Nike’s Claims About Factory Conditions to the Test
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Phil Knight says he's not interested in buying Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nike co-founder Phil Knight said Wednesday that he is not interested in buying the Portland Trail Blazers, who are up for sale.
Who could become the next Trail Blazers owner? Here are 14 possibilities
Nike co-founder Phil Knight is out. But plenty of other billionaires — or groups capable of assembling a 10-figure war chest ...
Indonesian factory workers visit Nike’s Portland store to raise awareness of wages, conditions
On Tuesday, Dedhe Nurhasanah held an Air Jordan in Nike’s downtown Portland store. She’d seen the model before. She works at ...
Nike design leader John Hoke is leaving the company that was his ‘destiny’
The former chief design officer who led innovation at Nike is retiring. John Hoke, a 33-year Nike veteran who served as the ...
John Hoke, Nike's Chief Innovation Officer, to Exit the Company
John Hoke, the company's chief innovation officer and a 30-plus year Nike veteran, will be retiring. The handwriting was on ...
Nike’s top innovation executive to retire
John Hoke, who sketched his first sneakers as a kid, then went on to become one of the most important creative executives in Nike history, will retire later this year. Nike CEO Elliott Hill announced ...