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November 6, 2009

Time for Nike to Step up and Help UCF

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel

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It is time for the white Knight -- Phil Knight -- to swoosh in on his giant pair of Air Jordans and rescue UCF from the tyranny of adidas.

It is the least Knight, the chairman of Nike, can do after adidas punted earlier this week on the $3 million apparel deal it has with UCF. It seems adidas is miffed because UCF freshman basketball player Marcus Jordan refuses to wear the school-issued adidas sneakers and instead is wearing his father Michael's famous Nike brand.

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