Exploring Black Digital History Through the Legacy of the Nike Air Force 1

Ciara Elle Bryant wonders when a shoe becomes an icon?

"...two-channel video that will be projected on approximately 700 Nike Air Force 1 replica shoe boxes, the work will..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Vivie Behrens

Hansen and Piersol Join Armstrong in the Nike+ Human Race

"...and WNBA star Cynthia Cooper in participating in the Nike+ Human race this Sunday. Austin has been chosen as..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

United Soccer Leagues Sold

NuRock Soccer Holdings buys USL from Nike

"...HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES FROM NIKE, INC. Atlanta, Georgia (Aug 27th, 2009) – NuRock Soccer..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...sleeve. The result is a bit like seeing a Nike commercial make a drunken pass at its friend’s manga..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Robert and Kobe Just Do It

Robert Rodriguez directs Kobe Bryant in "The Black Mamba"

"...This weekend Nike unveiled The Black Mamba, the long-teased Kobe Bryant mini-film..."

Feb. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

This documentary about Americans' love of bowling traces our fascination through the sport's glory decades and eventual decline to its recent revival.

"...executives purchase the PBA for $5 million and hire Nike exec Steve Miller as the association’s new CEO. They..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

WNBA: The "We Got Next" Generation

The Revolution Is Being Televised... and Sponsored by Nike

"...and NBC affiliations guarantee advertising revenue. Sponsors are solid: Nike, Reebok, Sears, Budweiser, Buick/Oldsmobile, Spalding, Champion, Lady Foot Locker,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Best of the Best in Gainesville

No. 5 UT volleyball takes on two of the Top 4 teams in the nation

"...wisely. This weekend, spend $9.99 to watch online the Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic. Trust me, you’ll be glad..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Coach's Corner

"...I've been to NikeTown, Nike's showcase superstore on Chicago's swank Michigan Avenue. It's..."

April 11, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush's 'Real, Live Americans'; Nike's 'Freedom to Choose'

"...giving away the national treasury to his wealthy pals. Nike's 'Freedom to Choose' Nike Inc. made an offer that..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Nike can't tell a lie; and useless crap we don't need.

"...Well, well -- Nike's swoosh got dinged...."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Nike does the right thing -- when it's forced to; Monsanto monkeys with Mexico's corn supply; the San Antonio Spurs and SBC stick it to taxpayers.

"...Women Stand Up to Nike..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Coca-Cola High School

Marketing at Westlake: It's the Deal Thing

"...that has become the marketing monolith of the Nineties: Nike. Nike -- which may be the most aggressive promoter..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Get Schooled: Nice Kicks Makes the Block

Nice Kicks open sneaker store on the Drag

"...geeky on sneakys, because Matt's got the Kevin Durant Nike Collection. If you care about sneakers, you know that..."

March 3, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

Elizabethtown

Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy doesn't make the attraction between the characters played by Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom believable and then goes off in dozens more unprofitable directions.

"...a fantastically overreaching sneaker turns out to cost his Nike-like company a billion dollars in lost revenue. The flopping..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...ground outside the house, and the sole of a Nike shoe...."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

All Work and No Play...

Alamo Shining Party

"...Fantastic Fest, purveyors of terror, and Nike Sportswear, purveyors of pricey footwear, have officially announced their..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Neil Bush Milks Cows; and Responding to Labor

"...who is howling in protest? Dell, Ford, GE, Microsoft, Nike, and other brand-name corporate giants that have been abandoning..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Millions of Wrists

The LiveStrong wristband is an international hit

"...wristband came from Scott MacEachern, Armstrong's good friend at Nike. According to Bill Cass at Nike, "There are a..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

The Hightower Report

Get ready for the sweatshop tsunami; and Congress gives itself a raise

"...the Chinese. Such U.S. retailers as Wal-Mart, Gap, and Nike led the rush to China years ago to build..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...I Did It All for the Nike Dept.: The Austin Community Access Center (that's community television..."

June 16, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

"...120 minutes of nothing happening. But the girls (and Nike, ABC, and ESPN) won, so that's PC cool. And..."

July 16, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Rematch on the animated court as LeBron joins Team Looney Tunes

"...the beginning, it was by way of giving popular Nike ads starring basketball legend Michael Jordan and the Looney..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Designs That Defined the LGBTQ Movement

50 years of Queer X Design from former Chron contributor Andy Campbell

"...Queer culture approaches every aspect of life with an..."

July 26, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

North Austin Mosque Targeted Again

Attempted arson latest in vandalisms attacking North Austin Muslim Community Center

"...is around 160 pounds. He was wearing a blue Nike hoodie, blue jeans, and dark Nike tennis shoes, according..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

UT Football: How Soon Is Now?

Recapping the season ahead of Saturday’s matchup against Kansas State

"...re-upped its licensing agreement with the Death Star, err, Nike. It will surpass the (currently heartbroken) Michigan Wolverines’ 15-year..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Film Review: Sneakerheadz

Fame and fortune in unlikely places – like a sneaker vault

"...these days. It’s more likely a footwear purveyor where Nike or Adidas or Puma is holding a LR collab..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Anne Harris

News Ticker: May 28

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Nike reminds the Livestrong Foundation that "just do it" does..."

May 28, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

SXSW Interactive Awards Announced

Out of hundreds, 20 emerge victorious

"...re-defining the technical parameters of our online experience. Winner: Nike+ FuelBand..."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Lance Armstrong Resigns From Livestrong

Last week a report accused Armstrong of orchestrating doping scandal

"...massive and systematic doping scandal, and a day after Nike ended its contract with Armstrong, citing the same controversy...."

Oct. 17, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

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