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Working as a scout for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) following his playing career, John Young noticed a lack of African American prospects. While working for the Baltimore Orioles, he surveyed prospects selected in the 1986 MLB Draft, many of whom attended four-year colleges, and then noticed that among California colleges, 4% of players were African American and less than ...
Girl Effect is an independent non-profit organization, launched in September 2015 with the goal of ending poverty globally. [1]With the focus on adolescent girls in the Global South, the initiative is attempting to shed light on the exceptional potential these young girls hold on ending world issues.
Annual revenues exceed $12.25 billion; 2005 Nike reports annual revenue for fiscal year 2005 (ending May 31) of $13.74 billion, a 12% increase over the previous fiscal year. Nike Signs Tennis Pro Rafael Nadal. Nike introduces Nike Free. 2007 Nike enters the cricket market with a 5-year sponsorship of the Indian cricket team for US$43m.
The U20 Championships and Nike Outdoor Nationals will start Wednesday at Hayward Field. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
1962 Phil Knight visits Onitsuka Tiger in Kobe, Japan, and pitches the idea of selling their shoes in the U.S. When asked the name of his company, Knight comes up with one on the spot: Blue Ribbon ...
There are 215 MIAA girls lacrosse teams, and South Shore Tech is one of only four teams still unbeaten in-state. The others: Notre Dame Academy (Div. 2) and Nantucket and Sandwich (both Div. 4).
The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, [1] [2] also known as Nike EYBL, or simply EYBL, is a basketball circuit for teams of players aged 17 and under. The circuit was founded in 2010 [3] and is composed of AAU travel teams. [4] Both boys and girls play in the EYBL in their respective categories.
Nike’s third-quarter earnings recently beat expectations at $12.4 billion (up 14 percent from Q4 last year). Nike’s 2025 target is to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by upward of 65 percent ...