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...Nike is extending its influence at Harvard beyond merely what is covering students' feet...
...which already teaches ice skating and soccer to local youths--agrees, it would coordinate with Nike's Participate in the Lives of America's Youth (PLAY) program, which is recruiting volunteer coaches around the Boston area, according to Eric Gabrielson, who works for Nike's PLAY CORPS, a division of PLAY...
...Robinson pioneered as the dominant black athlete of his time, declined to endorse his fellow black North Carolinian Harvey Gantt over troglodyte racist Jesse Helms in a close contest for the U.S. Senate on the grounds that "Republicans buy shoes too." More recently, Jordan brushed off questions about whether Nike, which pays him $20 million a year in endorsement fees, was violating standards of decency by paying Indonesian workers only 30[cents] a day. His curt comment: "My job with Nike is to endorse the product. Their job is to be up on that." On the baseball field...
Since then, Woods has won three consecutive U.S. Amateurs, three of the PGA tournaments he entered after turning pro last August and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's Sportsman of the Year award, as well as a five-year, $40 million endorsement deal with Nike. Even before Bay Hill, Woods made news this year with a triumphant swing through his mother's native Thailand, an awe-inspiring victory at the Mercedes Championships and a rare show of petulance after an inconsiderate photographer disturbed his concentration. The snit was perfectly understandable given his age and the demands newly placed on him--demands that...
...second group of 15 members cleaned up after them. Then the second committed suicide with the help of the remaining nine, until only two were left to finish the job on themselves. They packed suitcases that sat near the ends of each bed, and all were wearing black Nike's that looked brand new. Members were clearly concerned about their legacy: They each stashed identification such as passports and birth certificates in the top pockets of their shirts, making identifying the bodies easy. While the how seems clear, the why is not so easy. It appears that members may have...