Blazers tap ex-Nike exec as president
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The Portland Trail Blazers introduced former Nike executive Larry Miller as their team president Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Donna Orender has been named  President of the WNBA, effective this April, NBA Commissioner  David Stern announced Tuesday.
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P.J. Carlesimo was hired yesterday as the new coach of the SuperSonics, eight years after being fired from his last head coaching job and ending Seattle's search that lasted more than two months.
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Nike Inc. , the world&#39;s biggest athletic shoe company, on Tuesday said that Thomas Clarke, a senior executive, would step down from the company&#39;s board.
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The Memphis Grizzlies hired Chris Wallace on Monday to replace Jerry West as their general manager and vice president of basketball operations.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers have committed to forward Darius Miles, a long-term move that creates questions about Shareef Abdur-Rahim&#39;s role with the team.
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BEAVERTON, OREGON  - Nike Inc.'s  President of Global Operations, Gary DeStefano, said on Tuesday that Nike would open 100 stores globally in the next three years, with half in the U.S.
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Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the world&#39;s biggest athletic shoe company, will step
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Basketball Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle signed a multiyear contract extension yesterday and added a new title as executive vice president of basketball operations. The new position puts him directly below CEO Donnie Walsh and president Larry Bird and gives him more clout in disciplinary matters. Terms were not disclosed . . . In an exhibition game in Barcelona, the ...
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Donna Orender, a high-ranking PGA Tour executive, has been named president of the Women's National Basketball Association.
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In one fell swoosh. Nike (nyse: NKE - news - people ) said its President and Chief Executive Phil Knight, 66, will relinquish those posts.
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By WILLIAM McCALL BEAVERTON, Ore. - Can Nike Inc.
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Nike co-founder Phil Knight has announced that he will step down as chief executive and president of the company. The 66-year-old notified the company&#39;s board of directors at
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Philip Knight is to resign as chief executive of sports footwear and clothing giant Nike although he will remain as chairman.
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Phil Knight stepped down Thursday as president and chief executive officer of Nike Inc., the athletic shoe and clothing company he co-founded.
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The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms on a buyout with guard Steve Francis, who was acquired in a draft night deal with the Knicks.
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PGA Tour executive Donna Orender will replace Val Ackerman as WNBA president.