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Phil Knight at JoePa event: Who's real trustee?
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at Joe Paterno's public memorial Thursday for defending the late coach's response to an accusation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. At a ceremony...Tags: Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Prosecution, Graham Spanier, Football
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Lawsuit called another 'skirmish' as Under Armour takes aim at Nike
Nike started with running shoes and Under Armour with undershirts. Both stories begin with dissatisfaction. While trying to sell a Japanese manufacturer's shoes, Phil Knight sent some to his former coach, who modified them, using, among other things, a...
Tags: Kevin Plank, Sports, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, New Products, Consumers
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Upon further review, Phil Knight calls Freeh Report "unjustified and unsubstiantiated"
Nittany LinesNike co-founder Phil Knight said Monday that the Freeh Report is "unjustified and unsubstiantiated" and called the NCAA's actions against Penn State "grandstanding" in a statement reversing course from last July. Knight released a statement to ESPN... -
Oregon's Laika animation batting 1.000 with academy
If you were starting an animation house with an eye toward the bottom line, you wouldn't necessarily follow the course that Oregon-based Laika studio has charted in its fledgling years. Its first feature-length film, Henry Selick's "Coraline," took...Tags: Wreck-It Ralph (movie), Literature, Entertainment, Pinocchio (movie), Arts and Culture
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Matt Murschel: No one should be surprised Chip Kelly bolted for NFL
Chip Kelly has flown the coop. After flirting with the idea of leaving for the NFL, Kelly has decided to leave the Oregon Ducksprogram and take over as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Leave it to Kelly, whose offenses at Oregon were just as...
Tags: Sports, Oregon Ducks, Bowl Championship Series, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, BCS National Championship Game
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After a fall from grace, time to consider Lance's rise
At long last, we know what we thought we knew is true. Lance Armstrong did it. The disgraced cycling icon came clean to Oprah about being filthy. We now know, for certain, that he juiced and doped largely throughout his record run of seven Tour de...
Tags: Mike Tyson, Mark Sanford, George W. Bush, Tour de France, Human Interest
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Chip Kelly takes another pass on NFL, opts to stay at Oregon
Chip Kelly came oh-so close to making the leap to the NFL but in the end decided to stay put as the highly successful coach of the Oregon Ducks. Sound familiar? Multiple sources are reporting that after lengthy interviews with the Cleveland Browns and...Tags: Cleveland Browns, Sports, Oregon Ducks, Bowl Championship Series, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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'ParaNorman' costume designs no small effort
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticHILLSBORO, Ore. — Movie buffs probably have some idea of what goes into designing a costume for film. But what about when the star is a 9-inch-tall puppet named Norman? As I learned a few months ago during a visit to the Laika Studios set of...Tags: Yohji Yamamoto, Animation (genre), Entertainment, The Goonies (movie), Paris Hilton
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Oregon debuts latest uniforms for 2012 season
College Gridiron 365 Blog - Orlando SentinelOregon debuts latest uniforms for 2012 season... -
Miller, Sampson, Nelson enshrined into Hall of Fame
Reggie Miller, Ralph Sampson and Don Nelson were among those enshrined as part of the 2012 Naismith Hall of Fame class.
Miller, a five-time NBA All-Star, Sampson, a three-time collegiate national player of the year, and Nelson, the winningest coach in...Tags: Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Sports, Los Angeles Lakers
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Nike removes Joe Paterno’s name from child care center
College Gridiron 365 Blog - Orlando SentinelNike removes Joe Paterno's name from child care center... -
Disassociating themselves from Paterno
Nittany LinesPeachy Paterno ice cream remains on the Berkey Creamery menu, and the statue of Joe Paterno still stands outside Beaver Stadium -- though somebody rented a plane to suggest it shouldn't. Elsewhere, however, groups, companies and institutions are...
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