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Michigan State's Tom Izzo Denies Any Interest in Oregon

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo denied Monday there has been any contact between Oregon and himself in connection with the Ducks' head coaching job. Rumors circulated after the Spartans reached the Final Four for the second straight year with Sunday's win over Tennessee on Sunday that Oregon was prepared to offer Izzo the...

A Tiger Woods Timeline

In case you're just out of a coma, a quick refresher of what Tiger Woods has been up to for the last three months. Nov. 23: It was a simpler time, days before Thanksgiving. Cal fans booed Tiger Woods and we were all aghast at how a group of people could publicly disrespect a man for going to Stanford. Maybe it was a...

Nike's Phil Knight Supports Tiger Woods

It took two weeks, but sponsors finally started distancing themselves from the suddenly embattled Tiger Woods. Once the squeaky-clean poster boy for all that was right with sports, Woods needed only a fortnight to destroy an image that took more than a decade to build. Accenture has ended its six-year relationship with...

A&M Gets Told By Nike

Phil Knight laughts in Texas A&M's general direction. And Michigan's, but for totally different reasons.Texas A&M is one of a few schools switching from Athletic Death Star Nike to Adidas (No, not "adidas," since it's morally wrong to de-cap a proper noun) this fall for various reasons. Michigan's reason: Adidas gave them...

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05/29/12 The Nike Logo Project Source: Sneaker News Branding is paramount to success â just ask the founders of Apple, Inc., McDonald's, automobile manufacturers, and clothing labels that have risen to worldwide prominence and retail dominance in the history of consumerism.
05/23/12 Nike Brand president Charlie Denson delivers speech at... Source: The Oregonian - Portland OR Thank you David, Chairman Verbruggen and good morning everyone.
05/22/12 Nike's Knight among donors to new education PAC Source: Portland Business Journal - Portland OR Nike Inc. Nike Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Mark Parker's million day Nike races up 13 spots on global brand list Portland Business Journal wins 16 SPJ Awards Follow this company co-founder Phil Knight and Columbia Sportswear Co. CEO Tim Boyle are among the first donors to a new political action committee focused on higher education reform.
05/15/12 Shihad take a look back Source: New Zealand City It was for three hours, they were in New Orleans and Jon Toogood had had enough of everything.
05/15/12 Oregon Football Recruiting: The Ducks Need to Pick Up... Source: Bleacher Report Years ago, I worked for Nike. One morning, a day after I had produced a terrific event with Andre Agassi and Nike employees on the Oregon campus, Phil Knight was behind me in the coffee line.

Background on phil knight

Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American business magnate. A native of Oregon, he is the co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., and previously served as the chief executive officer of Nike.

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