Rob Davis

3 weeks ago | propublica.org | Steve Suo |Rob Davis |Matthew Kish |Sarahbeth Maney

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The question was a simple one: Had Nike, the athletic apparel brand dogged by sweatshop allegations more than two decades ago, truly become a beacon of environmental stewardship and fair labor practices, as it claimed?

3 weeks ago | theaugustapress.com | Rob Davis

In a NCAA Regional elimination game on Sunday, the Georgia Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to Oklahoma State, 11-9, when the Cowboys scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a dramatic walk-off victory at Foley Field in Athens. The loss concluded Georgia’s season, which ended with a 43-17 record. The Bulldogs overcame an early 3–0 deficit to take a lead in the game, with Christian Adams and Slate Alford each hitting two home runs.

3 weeks ago | theaugustapress.com | Rob Davis

The seventh ranked Georgia Bulldogs opened their NCAA Baseball Tournament campaign with an offensive explosion to defeat Binghamton, 20-4, at Foley Field in Athens on Friday. The Bulldogs were led on offense by Tre Phelps and Dan Jackson, who each hit two home runs. Georgia’s offense was propelled by standout performances from Tre Phelps and Daniel Jackson, who each hit two of the team’s five home runs.

4 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Rob Davis

When police used stun batons to hit garment workers seeking a $14 monthly raise from a Nike factory in Cambodia in 2013, reportedly leading one pregnant woman to miscarry, Nike said it was “deeply concerned.” The following year, when Cambodian police opened fire and killed four garment workers during widespread demonstrations over low wages, Nike and other brands sent the government a letter expressing “grave concern.” In 2018, after the government curbed union rights, Nike and other brands...

4 weeks ago | propublica.org | Rob Davis |Matthew Kish |Sarahbeth Maney |Sharon Lerner

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