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A young cancer survivor who formed a special bond with Iowa women's basketball has designed custom Nike shoes for the team to wear in the NCAA Tournament. Harper Stribe, who met the players while battling cancer at age 5, now holds her own locker stall with the Hawkeyes.
Harper Stribe, a teen who battled cancer twice, just designed custom Nike shoes for the Iowa women's basketball team she's inspired for nearly a decade. The Hawkeyes will wear her gold, black and white Air Force 1s throughout March Madness.
Former Major League pitcher Jeremy Guthrie transformed his childhood sneaker obsession into Custom Cleats, a business that converts any shoe into game-ready footwear for everyone from 3-year-olds to MLB All-Stars. His company gained massive attention when Michael Lorenzen pitched a no-hitter wearing custom Vans cleats that now live in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Harper Stribe, a 14-year-old cancer survivor from Ankeny, designed custom sneakers for the Iowa women's basketball team ahead of March Madness. The teen's nine-year journey with cancer has been intertwined with her love for the Hawkeyes since she first met them at age five.
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray turned an accidental eye injury into a signature style, partnering with Nike to create custom protective goggles that sold out instantly. After winning Olympic gold in the goggles, she's become known as "Goggle Lish" to fans everywhere.
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix hid her pregnancy and trained in darkness after Nike slashed her pay by 70%, then turned her struggle into a movement that changed maternity protections for athletes worldwide. Her courage sparked policy changes at major brands and inspired her own shoe company built for women.
A delivery worker cycling through the rain in slippers caught a customer's attention. What happened next sparked both praise and debate online.
MIT researchers developed a running shoe that customizes itself to your unique running style through a clever physics trick. The shoe gets more comfortable with every step you take, bringing elite athlete performance to everyone.
Nike is launching Project Amplify in 2028, motorized sneakers that propel wearers forward faster and farther with less effort. The bionic footwear combines sensors, motors, and titanium leg shells to make everyday movement easier for everyone.
German researchers created running shoes from a single material that can be fully recycled into new shoes, not just shredded into playground filler. This breakthrough could transform an industry that produces millions of shoes destined for landfills every year.
For decades, Costco customers have relied on a charmingly analog system to order custom cakes: fill out a paper slip, drop it in a box, and hope for the best. Now the beloved retailer is launching an app that lets shoppers customize and order cakes from their phones.
Utah State basketball coaches wore hand-painted sneakers designed by a 12-year-old cancer survivor, and now they're auctioning them off to help cover his medical bills. Art students brought Xander Gunnell's camo design to life for a special game honoring cancer fighters.
A 34-year-old shoe store in East London was weeks from closing when the owner's daughter posted a TikTok video that turned empty aisles into hours-long queues. Now Rachid Lazraq's struggling business is thriving with a whole new generation of customers.
Nike ACG just created a portable soccer field made of 1,677 lightweight pieces that can turn any landscape into a playable pitch in hours. The kit was assembled on a snowy Italian mountainside to prove you can play beautiful soccer anywhere.
Athletes from 16 countries will wear uniforms made from 100% textile waste at this month's World Cup, thanks to Nike's new chemical recycling technology. While the innovation shows promise for sustainable fashion, experts say truly circular clothing for everyday consumers is still years away.
Nigerian customs officers saved five endangered pangolins from wildlife traffickers in Taraba State, part of a February operation that also stopped $32,000 worth of smuggled goods. The rescued animals will now receive professional care at a wildlife sanctuary.
After 15 years of legal proceedings, French customs finally destroyed nearly 38,000 counterfeit trainers seized from China in 2011. The importer received a €1.82 million fine and prison sentence, highlighting France's commitment to protecting consumers from unsafe counterfeits.
When 60,000 Nike sneakers spilled into the Pacific Ocean in 1990, oceanographers turned disaster into discovery. The floating shoes helped create the most accurate maps of ocean currents ever made.
Ikeja Electric is returning money to thousands of customers who paid for their own electricity meters. The Nigerian power company launched an online dashboard so people can track their refunds in real time.
The AI revolution isn't removing humans from the equation. Companies are discovering that the most powerful AI systems work best when teams get closer to customers, not farther away.
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