A New Ruler in Beaverton Walking through the sprawling campus of Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, has historically felt like visiting a museum…
The Number That Changed Everything In the world of professional sports, crises are usually loud. They look like shouting matches on talk shows,…
The Nike Takeover The Beaverton campus of Nike has seen its share of legends. Jordan, LeBron, Serena—titans who redefined what an athlete could…
A Brutal Changing of the Guard In the world of elite sports, the end of a career is usually marked by flowers, applause,…
The Brutal Reality of the “Clark Clause” In the high-stakes world of professional sports, careers usually end in one of two ways: a…
A Staggering Fall From Grace The promise of “Unrivaled” was bold, ambitious, and seemingly perfectly timed. Billed as the future of professional women’s…
He Tossed My Things Into a Storm for His Pregnant Mistress—Forgetting One Fatal Detail: The House Was Mine There are moments in life…
Los Angeles, March 1966. The Hollywood Palladium was packed with 500 people for the annual Western Heritage Awards. Cowboys, actors, producers, anyone who’d…
The Bully Smirked as the Old Man’s Cake Hit the Floor—Unaware of Who’d Gone Silent Nearby In life, we often judge strength by…
Frank Sinatra Called Dean Martin a Drunk in Front of 300 People—Dean’s Response Put Him on His KNEES
Las Vegas, August 1967. The Sands Hotel was in chaos. Frank Sinatra’s relationship with the casino management had deteriorated to the point of…