Anti-Defamation League says Adidas CEO apologizes for misstatement about Kanye West
The head of the Anti-Defamation League said in a post on X on Thursday that he was in touch with Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden who apologized for his remarks about Kanye West and reiterated the sportswear companyโs fight to end antisemitism.
Spotlight turns to baseball and Padres' weighty expectations
Just hours after confetti fell on the NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Arizona, the sports spotlight shifted to baseball as pitchers and catchers who will play in the World Baseball Classic began reporting to spring training complexes throughout the Phoenix area and in Florida.
Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal
FILE This file combo of images shows, from left, amateur basketball league director Merl Code, former Adidas executive James Gatto, and business manager Christian Dawkins. A federal appeals court in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2020, upheld convictions Code, Gatto and Dawkins in a college basketball scandal that spoiled the careers of several coaches. (AP Photo/File)NEW YORK โ A federal appeals court in New York on Friday upheld convictions against a sports marketer, an aspiring agent and a financial adviser in a college basketball scandal that spoiled the careers of several coaches and left a stain on the integrity of college athletics. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in its written decision that it was not adequate for the defendants to argue that their actions mirrored what was commonly done in college basketball programs and that their aim was to help universities, rather than harm. The convictions grew from the 2017 arrests of 10 individuals in what authorities described as a conspiracy to pay bribes to the families of young players to ensure NBA-bound college basketball stars would pledge allegiance to certain agents and handlers or attend certain schools.
US economy defies threats with a solid job gain for October
On Friday, Nov. 1, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report. What's more, the government revised up its combined estimate of job growth for August and September by a robust 95,000. And for a second straight month, average hourly wages rose a decent, if less than spectacular, 3% from a year ago. Friday's jobs report also raised the prospect of further job growth to come. Friday's jobs report hinted at a mixed picture for the start of the holiday shopping season.
'NBA 2K' League finals announced: T-Wolves Gaming versus 76ers GC
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)T-Wolves Gaming and 76ers GC will face off in the NBA 2K League Finals on Saturday. T-Wolves Gaming have been on a season-defining run, winning their last 11 games and defeating opponents by an average of 15 points. Their star player is BearDaBeast, who during their 11-game win streak, hes averaged 18 points and 11 assists, while shooting 65% from the floor. They havent had a losing streak this season of more than 2 games and are currently on an 8-game win streak spanning into the regular season. Their PG Radiant won the MVP for that tournament and also was named an MVP finalist for Season 2.
SpaceX to launch Nickelodeon slime, Adidas soccer ball into space
(CNN) - Nickelodeon's green slime will soon ooze its way onto the International Space Station. The network says it's sending slime to the space station for educational purposes and to spread the fun for a new generation. Joining Nicklodeon's slime aboard SpaceX's resupply will be an Adidas soccer ball. Also flying to the space station: the first-ever bioprinter, which could use a person's cells to "print" them new organs. SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket venture, routinely launches cargo missions to the space station on behalf of NASA.
Adidas campaign leads to racist, anti-Semitic tweets
Adidas has come under fire for a social media campaign which inadvertently led to the sportswear giant tweeting out racist, anti-Semitic and abusive terms to hundreds of thousands of followers. (CNN) - Adidas has come under fire for a social media campaign which inadvertently led to the sportswear giant tweeting out racist, anti-Semitic and abusive terms to hundreds of thousands of followers. But the stunt was hijacked by several users who changed their Twitter handles to include offensive terms. The incident also raises questions about why Twitter users were able to create racist and anti-Semitic handles, some of which appeared to use subtle misspellings in order to avoid detection. A Twitter campaign run by the New England Patriots in 2014 led to offensive names being branded on the back of the NFL team's jersey.