NIKE INC

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones up 0.3 percent, while Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.1 percent at 04.08 a.m. EDT.

Nike Inc on Wednesday won its bid to stop Reebok International from making, selling and shipping apparel bearing the name and number of popular New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.

The NFL has released its preseason schedule for those games that will be nationally televised in 2012.

Besides updated NFL uniforms, Nike also revealed its latest sideline gear for coaches and fans on Tuesday.

Nike Inc. and the National Football League (NFL) unveiled the uniforms for the 2012 football season on Tuesday with new jerseys for all 32 teams and replacing Reebok as the NFL's official outfitter. View the slideshow to see photos of all 32 new uniforms.

Nike unveiled its newest line of NFL uniforms on Tuesday.

Foxconn Technology Group will keep increasing worker salaries in China and cutting work hours, Chairman Terry Gou said on Sunday, after it came under fire for poor working conditions for employees making Apple iPhones and iPads.

Nike received a temporary restraining order Wednesday that prohibits Reebok from selling or producing Tim Tebow-related products.

Nike has filed a lawsuit against Reebok selling unauthorized Tim Tebow Jets jerseys.

The world's largest athletic shoe maker Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) reported on Thursday overall sales were not able to keep pace with increasing costs, yet growth China and emerging markets drove the company's fiscal third quarter past analysts' expectations.

Stocks mostly inched higher on Friday as rising energy shares offset early weakness, though the S&P 500 remained on track to break a five-week streak of gains.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday after equities suffered their worst percentage drop in two weeks, with the S&P 500 on track for its first decline in the past six weeks.

Tim Tebow's arrival in New York will create a financial boost for the Jets, but his endorsement deals will depend on his playing time.

Nike had to face the fighting Irish after the offensive idea to release a seasonal “Black and Tan” sneaker ahead of St. Patrick’s Day 2012.

German sportswear group Adidas stuck to forecasts for a slowdown in sales growth in 2012, disappointing investors who had hoped for more in a banner year for sports events with the Olympics and European soccer championships.

As Apple Inc, the world's most valuable listed company, braces itself for a report into alleged poor working conditions among its army of low-cost suppliers in China, it could heed the lessons from another big-brand retailer that faced similar issues two decades ago.

Leaked jerseys have always made for hot debate, and the recent ones of the U.S. men's national soccer team have been no different.

No one is exactly sure why violence and sneaker sales go hand-in-hand, but it seems that every time Nike introduces limited edition sneakers on the market, the entire country becomes engrossed in widespread melee, like on Friday when riots resulted over the Nike Foamposite Galaxy. But why do riots even happen over sneakers and what's the fuss all about?

The entire nation seems to be in a mad rush to buy Nike's newest pair of sneakers - the Nike Foamposite Galaxy - released ahead of the 2012 NBA All-Star Games in Orlando, Fla. Everyone wants a pair of the $220 sneakers, complete with a purple and blue galactic sky and glow-in-the-dark capabilities. Instead of braving the crowds, here is how you can win your own.

After days of waiting in line and camping out in front of stores, the release of the Nike Foamposite Galaxy sneaker at a mall in Orlando was cancelled after police had to break up mass riots and fights that ensued over the limited edition shoe.

The release of Nike's limited edition glow-in-the-dark Foamposite Galaxy sneakers created a melee at a Florida mall on Thursday night.