The U.S. federal agency that enforces workplace civil rights is suing a regional Coca-Cola bottler for sex discrimination, alleging the company discriminated against male employees by only inviting women to a company-sponsored networking event.

The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies.

Detroit Pistons All-Star Cade Cunningham has signed a new six-year endorsement deal to re-sign with Nike and will receive his own signature shoe.

Hall of Fame basketball coach George Raveling has died.

Caitlin Clark is Nike’s newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company’s partnership with the WNBA star.

An Oregon university says Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged a record $2 billion to its cancer center.

WNBA signature sneakers are experiencing a major resurgence.

Nike’s shares are rising sharply after saying it plans to shift some of its production away from China.

Nike is going to start selling its products directly on Amazon’s U.S. website for the first time since 2019 as the company looks for more ways to bring goods to customers and boost sales.

Police in Southfield are asking the public to help locate a missing 28-year-old woman.

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost U.S. families significantly more this fall.

Thieves have targeted freight trains running through California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists that have resulted in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspect accused of burglary at a gas station in Orion Township.

A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of memorabilia from previous Games.

Sneaker giant Nike is accusing Detroit’s online marketplace and clothing reseller StockX of knowingly selling counterfeit sneakers.

The Detroit Pistons are paying homage to the “Bad Boys” era with their 2024-25 Nike NBA City Edition uniforms.

U.S. stocks edged higher and remain near their record levels.

U.S. stocks drifted around their all-time highs, as a record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note.

Check out the new Detroit Lions Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 41 running shoe, part of Nike’s NFL collection.

The Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.

Two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson is getting a Nike signature shoe.

Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record.

Whether it's a bold azalea print on a black polo shirt or a striking vest adorned with huge block letters, the gear players are wearing at the Masters this year has made it quite clear that Augusta National is fast becoming the center of the golf fashion universe.

The decision by Nike to change the color of the St. George’s Cross on the new England men's soccer shirt from the traditional red and white is causing controversy.

Wall Street closed its best of the year so far with a quiet finish.

Fanatics founder Michael Rubin says his company is being unfairly blamed for new Major League Baseball uniforms that have see-through pants and other fit and design problems.

What the players are wearing has garnered as much attention as what they’re doing in the first few days of spring training.

Nike is cutting 2% of its global workforce, or a little over 1,600 jobs, as the athletic wear giant aims to cut costs and reinvests its savings into what it sees as big growth areas like sport, health and wellness.

Tiger Woods in a red shirt on Sunday has become as recognizable as a Masters champion in a green jacket.

Tiger Woods and Sunday red is no longer just a shirt.

Tiger Woods is no longer a Nike athlete after 27 years, ending a partnership between the swoosh and golf’s biggest star and raising questions about the future of both in the sport.

Wall Street closed its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up.

A pair of rare Nike sneakers donated to an Oregon homeless shelter in Portland sold for nearly $51,000 at auction on Monday.

A pair of rare Nike sneakers donated to a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon, are up for auction and are expected to raise as much as $20,000.

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union has warned.

A federal appeals court has upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from shoe giant Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars.

A 35-year-old man from Detroit stole $2,000 worth of merchandise from the Nike store on Woodward Avenue.

Greece has launched its main summer theater and arts festival, dedicated this year to opera great Maria Callas who was born 100 years ago.

Ja Morant still had his endorsement deals Monday.

Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer.

Sotheby’s says the Nike Air Jordan 13 sneakers sold for a record $2.2 million on auction.

The NBA regular season had no shortage of moments that stood out.

More than 25 years after they set out to conquer Hollywood together, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are once again a team.

The new Woody Harrelson movie hits theaters Friday, March 10th.

Ben Affleck is promoting his movie “Air” at NBA All-Star weekend.

A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature.

Stocks rose on Wall Street, lifting major indexes into the green for the week as investors welcomed a report showing consumer confidence is holding up better than expected.

Kyrie Irving is a sneaker free agent and he used the Brooklyn Nets’ game to advertise it.

Kyrie Irving’s relationship with Nike is officially over, the shoe and athletic apparel maker said Monday, a move that came a month after the company suspended the Brooklyn guard as part of the fallout over his tweeting a link to a film containing antisemitic material.

The relationship between Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Nike is likely finished for good.

Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving.

Millions are at stake in retail sales for this year’s World Cup in Qatar and soccer fans have been playing rate the shirt.

A single pair of Air Jordans can fetch thousands of dollars, and now there’s a special Detroit-themed pair set to go on sale later this month.

Wall Street closed out a miserable September with a loss of 9.3%, the worst monthly decline since March 2020.

Nike released the United States’ World Cup jerseys Thursday, including a mostly white design for home matches that was criticized in advance by a pair of American players and some fans.

The Pistons made a big splash in the 2022 NBA and two top picks are now headed to Detroit. Here’s your chance to get in early and get your replica jerseys before the season begins.

Police are seeking information about a Southfield man last seen on June 3.

Favorite place in Metro Detroit: Southgate Nature Center

Nestled into what are now parks, picnic spots and soccer fields are the scattered remnants of an era gone by. The left behind ruins of when Detroit was on the literal front lines of the Cold War.

Nestled into what are now parks, picnic spots and soccer fields are the scattered remnants of an era gone by. The left behind ruins of when Detroit was on the literal front lines of the Cold War.

Baseball is back! And your best deals on Detroit Tigers hats, shirts, jerseys and gear is right here.

Baseball is back! And your best deals on Detroit Tigers hats, shirts, jerseys and gear is right here.

One local Detroit business owner now has the chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It’s time for another edition of the ClickOnDetroit tradition -- is this trash? This time, we’ve got some new Pistons jerseys.

A new season begins, and a whole new look for Lions fans! It’s time to update your gear with a brand new jersey.

It’s one thing to be a new mom: Unpredictable, frazzled, busy; you’re trying to get to know your baby, heal your body and maybe even breastfeed, which can be unfamiliar and challenging, especially at first.

A New York judge has sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.

Stocks ended mostly higher Friday, helping the S&P 500 index close out its best week since February.

A judge has postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for his conviction in an extortion case involving sportswear giant Nike.

Prosecutors are urging a judge to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike.

Lawyers for Michael Avenatti say he should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he tried to extort $25 million from Nike.

A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness.

Nike has confirmed it ended its sponsorship agreement with Neymar last year after the Brazilian soccer player refused to collaborate in an investigation into an accusation that he sexually assaulted a female employee from the company.

More than 50 of the largest U.S. companies paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, even though they reported big pretax profits as a group.

The companies, under pressure from activists, have tried to distance themselves from reports of forced labor in China's Xinjiang region. It also said it conducted an inquiry at its factories to make sure they were not using any forced labor from Xinjiang. AdNIKEThe sportswear brand says on its website that it was “concerned about reports of forced labor” connected to Xinjiang. No UNIQLO product is manufactured in the Xinjiang region.” The company also said that no Uniqlo production partners subcontract to fabric mills or spinning mills in the region. Adidas said it found no cases of forced labor on farms participating in that initiative.

AdBeijing often attacks foreign clothing, auto, travel and other brands for actions by their governments or to pressure companies to conform to its official positions on Taiwan, Tibet and other sensitive issues. Western brands face pressure at home to distance themselves from possible abuses. AdThe Global Times said Burberry, Adidas, Nike and New Balance also made “cutting remarks” about Xinjiang cotton. In January, Washington imposed a ban on imports of cotton from Xinjiang, a major supplier to clothing producers for Western markets. Comments on the internet cited clothing brands Uniqlo of Japan and The Gap of the United States as other possible offenders.

Asian shares retreated on Tuesday, Dec. 22, extending losses on growing worries over a new, potentially more infectious strain of the coronavirus that is countering good news over U.S. economic stimulus and vaccines. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Asian shares retreated on Tuesday, extending losses on growing worries over a new, potentially more infectious strain of the coronavirus. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% to 3,694.92. Even after Monday’s drop, the S&P 500 is back only to where it was earlier this month. Monday was also the first day of trading for Tesla since joining the S&P 500 index.

DETROIT – Many athletes know the valuable lessons learned on courts, fields and in arenas, but young girls are dropping out of sports twice as much as boys are. The Detroit Pistons are working to change that to make sure girls stay involved. The Pistons’ Game Growers’ team will develop and test their idea and create a game plan to grow sports participation for Detroit girls. You can apply online at the official Game Growers website here. Detroit Pistons reveal new ‘Motor City’ uniformThe Detroit Pistons have revealed their new “Motor City” uniforms.

They are sneakerheads and, last month, they opened a store in Okemos called House of Soles to take their hobby to the next level. There, they buy, sell and trade sneakers, mostly used, some basically new but pre-owned, according to the Lansing State Journal. “A lot of it has to do with the influence of Travis Scott and Kanye West,” Eno said. Air Jordans are popular because of Travis Scott and they are at the top again.”Employees at the store build a rapport with potential buyers and sellers. “I wanted to show people that these young African American kids are more than drug dealers and gang bangers or kids out here doing things they shouldn’t be doing,” Sellers said.

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as caution again after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as caution set in after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares. Risks of a broader sell-off of technology shares after a long due correction, Hayaki Narita at Mizuho Bank in Singapore said in a report. “Weak leads from Wall Street continue to be the bane of Asia markets as regional indices broadly slipped,” said Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG. In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 42 cents to $39.51 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

NEW YORK – Nike appears to have recovered from its pandemic slump, posting a solid quarterly profit driven by soaring online sales of its sneakers and workout apparel. In the latest quarter, Nike's digital sales rose 82%, helping offset declines in its wholesale business and Nike-owned stores. Most of Nike's stores are now open worldwide but sales continue to be slow because of lower customer traffic and safety measures related to COVID-19, the company said. Nike has stepped up its direct-to-consumer online strategy amid the pandemic, leveraging its workout app to drive digital sales. Online sales now make up at least 30% of its revenue, a goal the company had set for 2023.

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, the Washington Redskins logo is seen on FedEx Field prior to an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Redskins in Landover, Md. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says Seattle-based Amazon will begin pulling Redskins team merchandise from its online marketplace. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)ASHBURN, Va. Washingtons NFL team will get rid of the name Redskins on Monday, according to multiple reports. USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal reported Sunday night that owner Dan Snyder is set to retire the name. That came in the aftermath of prominent sponsors FedEx, Nike, PepsiCo and Bank of America asking the team to change the name.

WASHINGTON The Washington Redskins are undergoing a thorough review of their nickname. The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review. FedEx, the title sponsor of the Redskins' stadium in Landover, Maryland, said Thursday, We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name. On Thursday night, Nike appeared to remove all Redskins gear from its online store. Washington mayor Muriel Bowser said recently the name was an obstacle to the team building a stadium in the District.

WASHINGTON The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name, FedEx said in a statement Thursday. The company paid the team $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Investors this week wrote to FedEx, PepsiCo and other sponsors asking them to request a change. The team's lease at FedEx Field expires in 2027, and it is still talking to Washington, Virginia and Maryland about building a new stadium.

DETROIT DTE Energy announced Monday that June 19 -- a holiday known as Juneteenth -- will be recognized company wide on Friday as a day for reflection and well-being amid national unrest. Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, when the last African American slaves were informed of their freedom. DTE said in a statement that employees across the country will receive a paid day off on Friday, encouraging them to join with family members, friends or coworkers to listen, learn, heal and act for racial justice." I stand with all 10,000 DTE employees against all forms of discrimination and violence at work and where we live. DTE joins a list of companies -- including Detroit-based Quicken Loans and Nike -- in recognizing Juneteenth this year.

Nike is joining a list of companies moving to make June 19 -- “Juneteenth” -- a holiday. The move is part of the company’s effort to recognize a nationwide move against injustice for Black Americans. Juneteenth honors the day in 1865 when United States soldiers announced the news of the Emancipation Proclamation to enslaved African Americans in Texas. Nike’s announcements included plans to diversify the company by increasing the number of Black, Latino and female employees. Related: Trump rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa called ‘slap in the face’

Although slavery was already abolished more than two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation, it continued in some areas. Some businesses have professed support for the Black Lives Matter movement or pledged to donate money to organizations. Others have promised to hire more black workers or make other policy changes. This week, Nike CEO John Donahoe told workers they would get Juneteenth off starting this year as a way to celebrate black culture and history. The power of this historical feat in our countrys blemished history is felt each year," Goodell wrote in a memo.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. CHARLOTTE, N.C.Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.Black lives matter, the statement said. The Jordan Brand is a subsidiary of Nike, the shoe giant that earlier Friday committed $40 million over the next four years to support the black community. Jordan also released a statement Monday on George Floyd and the killings of black people at the hands of police. I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country.

Black lives matter. At the same time, companies must consider whether it makes sense for them to weigh in, especially on an issue as sensitive as race. Media giant ViacomCBS tweeted Black Lives Matter. Expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Movement is the right message, but everyone is jumping in on that bandwagon, said Allen Adamson, co-founder and managing partner of Metaforce a marketing and product consultancy. Each of these black lives matter.

Athletic wear company Nike released a short video on Friday in response to the nations outcry against police brutality and racism following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd. MORE: 1 killed, multiple arrests made during protests in Downtown DetroitThe short film trades Nikes well-known Just Do It. slogan with For Once, Dont Do It." In Detroit and all around the country, people are protesting against police brutality and racism after Floyd was killed on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer. Chauvin has since been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but not before the protests consumed Minneapolis and other cities. MORE: Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd deathMetro Detroit leaders are calling for protestors to remain peaceful as they cry out against social injustice.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two men stole a shopping cart full of Nike basketball shoes from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Bloomfield Township, police said. Officials learned from the store manager that two men loaded a shopping cart full of Nike basketball shoes and fled out the emergency exit in the back of the store. The other has a facial tattoo, stands about 6 feet tall and weighs 240 pounds, according to authorities. Officials estimate the men stole more than $800 worth of gym shoes. Anyone who recognizes the men is asked to call Bloomfield Township police at 248-433-7755.

(WDIV)PONTIAC, Mich. - Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened near Franklin Boulevard and South Boulevard in Pontiac after 4 p.m. Thursday. Police say the armed robber reportedly fled on foot. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the armed robber. The armed robber told the victim he had a weapon and then took his shoes. Police located the armed robber and another teen wanted in connection with the armed robbery at a home in the 300 block of Franklin Boulevard.

(WDIV)PONTIAC, Mich. - Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened near Franklin Boulevard and South Boulevard in Pontiac after 4 p.m. Thursday. Police say the armed robber reportedly fled on foot. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the armed robber. The armed robber told the victim he had a weapon and then took his shoes. Police located the armed robber and another teen wanted in connection with the armed robbery at a home in the 300 block of Franklin Boulevard.

Star New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown no longer has an endorsement deal with Nike, the company said Thursday, more than a week after the NFL star was accused of rape. "Antonio Brown is not a Nike athlete," a Nike spokesperson said, declining to comment on specifics. Brown, who is in his 10th NFL season, signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Patriots this month after being released by the Oakland Raiders. In the past, Nike has stood by athletes accused of wrongdoing. Nike put former NBA star Kobe Bryant in advertisements in 2005, a year after he settled an accusation of rape.

Nike's partnership with athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick is continuing to pay big dividends. One of the company's attention-getting commercials starring Kaepernick just won a 2019 Emmy Award. BEAVERTON, Ore. - Nike's gamble to partner with athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick paid off Sunday as the company won an Emmy for outstanding commercial at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Since the commercial aired on televisions around the world, Nike has released several other socially and politically charged ads featuring an array of athletes from different backgrounds. Most recently, Nike partnered with the Toronto Raptors in their release of a team-branded hijab for Muslim women athletes.

Your feet do now, thanks to these sweet kicks from basketball star Kyrie Irving. The newly minted Brooklyn Nets player partnered with Nike and Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products to create the Kyrie x SpongeBob SquarePants collection, which features five different sneakers for five of Bikini Bottom's biggest personalities. The centerpiece is SpongeBob himself, a bright yellow shoe with the character's face embedded in the insert. They really went all out on this collaboration, he said of the bright yellow, spongy sneakers. RELATED STORIESWhy SpongeBob SquarePants Crashed Maroon 5's Super Bowl Halftime Show'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57Teen With Autism Saves Choking Classmate After Learning Heimlich Maneuver From 'SpongeBob'

Carli Lloyd of the USA lifts the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy following victory over the Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final on July 7, 2019, in Lyon, France. (CNN) - A gender discrimination lawsuit filed by members of the US women's soccer team against the US Soccer Federation has been scheduled for trial starting May 5, a spokeswoman for the players said. The US Women's National Team's lawsuit was filed in March in US District Court in California, with 28 members of the team listed as plaintiffs. Mediation talks between US Soccer and the US women's soccer team broke down, Levinson said last week. "The women's national team players deserve equal pay and are right to pursue a legal remedy from the courts or Congress," the men's team said.

(CNN) - Nike is making further changes to its maternity policy for sponsored athletes after its previous rules sparked a backlash from high-profile stars. The policy adjustment ensures that female athletes won't be "adversely impacted financially for pregnancy" for 18 months, which is six months more than under the previous policy. In a video for the newspaper's opinion section published in May, she criticized Nike for penalizing its own athletes for having children while marketing itself as a supporter of women in sports. "I'm grateful to NIKE leadership for believing that we are all more than athletes." Nike made an initial policy change after the controversy erupted in late May, exempting athletes who have children from minimum performance standards governing pay for 12 months.