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July 30, 2019

Nike-Sponsored Athletes Dominate 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, Take Home 71.67% of Top-3 Finishes in Track Events

We take a look at who won the shoe war at USAs. In an absolute sense Nike CRUSHED it, but not if you adjust it on a per dollar of revenue basis.
January 22, 2019

Swiss Running Brand On To Sponsor Newly Re-Branded Zap Endurance

Earlier this month it was announced that Zap Fitness lost their Reebok sponsorship, but now have a new name and a new sponsor.
January 10, 2018

NYC Marathon 5th Placer Allie Kieffer Signs With Oiselle

Kieffer dropped 26-minutes off her PR to finish a surprise 5th place in NYC.
May 09, 2017

Aisha Praught Leer Signs With Under Armour

Praught-Leer recently left the OTC to train with Emma Coburn in Boulder.
May 21, 2016

Get The Inside Scoop On Why Nike Is Suing World Indoor Champ Boris Berian For Breach Of Contract

We've read through the lawsuit and tell you why Nike, a company with a $95 billion market cap, is suing the guy who two years ago was working at McDonald's. Updated with statement from Merhawi Keflelzighi. *MB: Holy cow!! Nike just served Boris Berian at the Hoka One One Meet - They are suing him for breach of contract
November 04, 2015

Former NCAA Standouts Natalja Piliusina (Oklahoma State) And Jess Tonn (Stanford) Join Brooks Beasts Track Club

Piliusina was the 2013 NCAA 1500m champ while Tonn was 3rd in the 5000 at NCAAs last year.
August 10, 2015

Sad: USATF Kicks Nick Symmonds Off Team USA For Worlds Instead of Defining What an "Official" Team Function Is

Barring legal action, Team USA won't have Nick Symmonds, its top 800m runner at Worlds, because it wouldn't write a new Statement of Conditions for athletes defining when they needed to wear Nike branded apparel at Worlds.

August 08, 2015

Nick Symmonds Explains Why He Won't Sign USATF's Contract And How He Was "Bullied and Threatened" At World Indoors For Not Wearing USA Gear

According to Nick Symmonds, USATF wants to control what athletes wear to coffee.

April 14, 2015

BAA And Abbott Anounce Multiple-Year Sponsorship Of The Boston Marathon

Sponsorship complements Abbott's title sponsorship of the World Marathon Majors.