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The German athletic brand was one of several companies to cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, last month over his anti-Semitic comments.

Adidas said Wednesday it plans to sell existing inventory of products designed for the Yeezy collection without using the name, telling reporters on a conference call that the company owns the rights to the designs.

Adidas has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after he made anti-semitic comments both online and in interviews.

Adidas said Tuesday in a statement that it “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech” and called Ye’s recent comments and actions “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.”

LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo are among the NBA stars with signature shoes. Check out the full list of players with signature kicks.

Katie Ledecky is firmly established as the best active women’s swimmer in the country and is expected to keep adding to her resume at the Tokyo Olympic Games

At least $552,000 worth of counterfeit design apparel was seized in March by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from two passengers returning to Chicago from Turkey, the federal agency said. According to a statement from the agency, more than 550 counterfeit items were seized from the passengers’ seven large duffel bags including brands like Adidas, Burberry, Chanel, Gucci and…

Looters broke windows and looted an Adidas store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Kanye West has been denied a permit to build an amphitheater on his ranch in Wyoming. The Park County Planning and Zoning Commission made the decision Tuesday after the rapper changed his plans for the structure near Cody. West told county officials he now wants to include residential space.

A young Palestinian man who was shot in the back by Israeli forces in an incident caught on video last year says the footage shows just a small part of what was a horrifying day for him. Speaking to The Associated Press after the video emerged last week, Karam Qawasmi said he was run over by a military jeep, then...

Chance the Rapper chats about hosting “SNL” for the second time while pulling double duty as musical guest, what Kanye West was like at his wedding and how he got everyone from Randy Newman to Nicki Minaj to guest on his album “The Big Day.”

The University of Kansas apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor and fake money was shot over the heads of prospective recruits. Athletic director Jeff Long said Friday night “we expected a clean version of the show.” The Jayhawks instead got an...

A Bolingbrook man is accused of selling counterfeit sports jerseys, championship rings, and other sportswear through an online store.

A pair of handmade Nike track shoes from the 1972 Olympic trials has sold for $50,000. Dave Russell, of Sacramento, sold the rare kicks last month to the Graduate Eugene hotel, a Nike-themed property in Eugene, Oregon.

A limited-edition pop-up sneaker sale in Lower Manhattan Thursday that erupted in chaos prompted police to shut down the event.

So far, all but one of the 100 pairs of sneakers in Sotheby’s “Ultimate Sneaker Collection” auction has been sold.

Beyoncé has announced a new collaboration: a creative partnership with Adidas.

Sportswear maker Adidas says it will give the same bonus to any of its sponsored players on the Women’s World Cup-winning soccer team as their male counterparts. Adidas says on Twitter that it believes “in inspiring and enabling the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders through breaking barriers.” On Friday — International Women’s Day — American players filed...