The Nike Swoosh wasn’t born in a billion-dollar boardroom. It was sketched in 1971 by a college student named Carolyn Davidson, who was paid just $35 for her work, a standard freelance rate at the ...

The new movie "Air," which debuted on April 5, tells the story of how Nike landed Michael Jordan as the face of its basketball division and created the first Air Jordan sneakers. The shoes — and the ...