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This is something of a strange question, so please bear with me, I tell Matt O’Toole, Reebok’s fit, athletic-looking president. An affable Midwest native with expressive blue eyes and an easy laugh, he smiles. Over the past few weeks, I explain, as I’ve worked on this story about Reebok, I’ve learned or been reminded of a lot about the company. Its out-of-nowhere rise to sneaker and athleticwear superstardom in the 1980s. The cultural buzz its shoes and athlete endorsers continued to generate in the 1990s and early 2000s. Its purchase by rival Adidas in 2006. The move from its longtime campus in Canton, 15 miles southwest of downtown, to cool new digs in the Seaport in 2017. But as I’ve immersed myself in Reebok-world, I’ve also found myself thinking a lot about my own sneaker histor...

Allbirds will start selling its shoes in select Nordstrom department stores next month, the companies announced Tuesday, as the sneaker brand seeks tie-ups with other retailers to broaden its reach and post a profit. Starting June 1, a selection of Allbirds shoes, including the company’s signature wool sneakers, will be available for sale in 14 Nordstrom locations. The assortment will expand to Nordstrom’s website and to additional stores later this year, the companies said. For Allbirds, the move is a chance to win new customers and become profitable. It’s also emblematic of a broader trend among retailers such as Allbirds and Warby Parker that started by selling products exclusively online directly to consumers.Increasingly, Skechers Outlets such direct-to-consumer companies — incl...

Two of the NL's best teams collide when the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres face off on Tuesday at Petco Park in San Diego. The Padres (28-14) are just a half-game behind the Dodgers (28-13) for the best record in the league. Meanwhile, the Brewers (26-16) lead the NL Central and have the fourth-best record in the NL. On Tuesday two Cy Young Award winners -- Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes and San Diego's Blake Snell -- square off. Milwaukee is a -135 money-line favorite in the latest Brewers vs. Padres odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while San Diego is a +115 underdog. First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m. ET. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the majors, the Yankees try to bounce back from their Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys first three-game losing streak of th...

Major League Baseball fined and suspended New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson for a game on Monday after remarks he made on Saturday toward Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson led to a benches-clearing spat, the league announced. Donaldson, who was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Monday, will appeal the suspension. Donaldson, by his own admission, addressed Anderson as "Jackie" during an interaction between the two in the third inning. "Jackie" is a reference to Jackie Robinson, Houston Texans Jerseys who integrated MLB in 1947 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Anderson and his White Sox teammates took exception to the comment, with catcher Yasmani Grandal later confronting Donaldson during his at-bat in the fifth inning. Both benches spilled onto the field as p...

A year ago at this time, the writing was already on the wall. On this date last season, the Twins sat in last place of a mediocre division at 18–29, and in little more than two months’ time, they would part ways with established players José Berríos, Nelson Cruz, J.A. Happ and Hansel Robles in a trade deadline sell-off that preceded Las Vegas Raiders Jerseys  a last-place finish. For a small-market team that crapped out from 2011 to ’16—they averaged more than 94 losses per year during that stretch—it seemed to mark the end of an all-too-brief contention window that featured just three playoff appearances and (infamously) zero wins. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Except here we are, two months into the 2022 campaign, and a team two decades removed from its last...

Major League Baseball is now more than a quarter of the way through the regular season, with most teams playing at least their 40th contest over the weekend. We've chosen to honor the occasion the only way we know how: by passing judgment on every team's season to date. Below, you'll find all 30 teams' seasons summed up in a grade. Baltimore Ravens Jersey  We'll note that these grades are subjective, and that they hinge in large part on preseason expectations. There are some circumstances, however, where the grade might deviate due to underlying or otherwise non-obvious reasons. With that out of the way, let's get to it. GRADES AFTER A QUARTER OF THE 2022 SEASON Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks are coming off their roughest stretch of the s...