Athletic and Sportswear

New NFL Policy Bars Team Doctors from Wearing Logoed Apparel
November 14, 2012

There is a subtle, but noticeable difference about NFL team doctors. In an effort to differentiate between team medical staff members and coaches, the NFL Team Physicians Society, headed by Dr. Tony Yates in Pittsburgh, sent a memo informing them of a change in dress code.

Doctors were instructed to wear professional attire, which excludes any team logoed apparel.

Group Protests USC Apparel Allegedly Made In Sweatshops
October 25, 2012

To protest the labor practices involved in producing USC apparel, students—dressed in recycled materials ranging from newspapers to plastic bags—assembled in front of Tommy Trojan for a runway show Wednesday.

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation wants the university to use an independent monitor to audit factories that produce USC apparel, according to the event's organizer Sarah Newell, who is a sophomore majoring in business administration.

"We want the students to know this," Newell said, "so we can gather as a student body and pressure USC to sign on to the Workers Rights Consortium ... which would monitor USC's factories

Facebook Sued Over Ads for Fake NFL Jerseys
October 25, 2012

A company that sells official National Football League apparel has sued Facebook for allegedly displaying ads for counterfeits.

"Facebook has failed to take any measures to curb or stop the placement of fraudulent and illegal ads on its website, opting instead to grow revenues by adding additional counterfeiters each day to its roster of advertisers," Krystal's NFL Shoppe alleges in its complaint, filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Mexico.

The company is seeking to bring a class-action on behalf of all retailers and wholesalers of official NFL clothing.

Krystal's argues that Facebook is more than a "passive party" to

Smart Sports Bra Can Detect Breast Cancer
October 17, 2012

First Warning Systems’ has developed a Breast Tissue Screening Bra that could be more effective than mammograms.

Almost like a continuous monitoring system, the bra measures cell temperature changes associated with blood vessel growth that feeds tumors. How effective is the pattern recognition software that helps to identify suspicious changes that could signal a developing tumor?

Fashion Meets Football: Marchesa’s New York Jets Shirt
October 3, 2012

In August, the National Football League ramped up its focus on female fans (hey, women love football, too!) with “It’s My Team,” a marketing campaign for its team-branded apparel designed for women. With print ads that featured former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, tennis champ Serena Williams, a former Miss USA and other women dressed in NFL gear and stilettos, the league seemed to suggest that fashion and football can go hand in hand. On Wednesday, the NFL released a new product to corroborate that idea: a New York Jets shirt designed by Marchesa.

Jogging for Glitter
September 19, 2012

The Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon had glitzy gear fit for a rock star. Read on for tips on how to add glamour to your running programs.

Cornell University Ends Deal with Adidas
September 19, 2012

Cornell University is ending a clothing deal with Adidas following questions surrounding the treatment of the workers in their factories overseas.

Cornell President David Skorton wrote a letter to the company on Friday detailing his concern over severance issues at a factory in Indonesi