sports Athlete Mary Cain: "I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike" Rob Beschizza

Gadgets As sports company abandons support for "smart" basketball, Nike pushes a software update that bricks its self-tying shoes Cory Doctorow

Time Travel Don these slippers inspired by Marty McFly's self-lacing sneakers Rusty Blazenhoff

gifts Tiny kicks: Candles and soap for sneakerheads Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Watch this stylish electric bike zoom through the countryside Andrea James

politics Trump uses racist 'Kung Flu' slur against Asians again, was 'coronavirus' too many syllables? Xeni Jardin

coronavirus It's official: Comi-Con is canceled this year Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Michael Avenatti convicted of trying to extort Nike Rob Beschizza

News Michael Avenatti arrested by feds at California State Bar Hearing Xeni Jardin

elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

web Input, a new tech news site Rob Beschizza

OMG shoes Glow-in-the-dark Converse All Stars John Struan

prison tech Six tiny cellphones found hidden in a pair of Nike shoes at Oklahoma detention center Mark Frauenfelder

animals NFL player wears unusual furry dog cleats to support an animal shelter David Pescovitz

sports The potential number one NBA and NFL draft picks were both ruled ineligible by the NCAA John Struan

fashion "Jesus Shoes" are Nikes laced with holy water John Struan

intellectual property Nike really wants Skechers to stop "Skecherizing" its designs John Struan

bmw BMW Motorrad to sell "M" class bikes? Jason Weisberger

#moscowmitch Watch protestors interrupt Senator McConnell speech with "Moscow Mitch" taunts Mark Frauenfelder