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“That moment — her wearing Converse — showed me the confidence that was built,” Joe La Puma said of Vice President-elect Haris.

Foot Locker expects to turn a second-quarter profit thanks in part to aid sent to Americans to help during the pandemic. The announcement caught Wall Street, which had expected big losses from the retailer, by surprise Monday. Shares jumped 6 percent. Foot Locker, based in New York, reports earnings next week. The company said the …

P.J. Tucker isn’t letting the NBA lockdown get in the way of his style. The Houston Rockets player, 35, made sure that he brought as many outfit options into the NBA bubble as physically possible, even going way beyond his allotted room assignment to accommodate all of his shoes. Tucker told GQ that he brought …

Fans of sustainability, rejoice. Shoes from much-loved sneaker brand Veja — a favorite of Meghan Markle, Reese Witherspoon, Emily Ratajkowski and more stars — are now on sale, thanks to Amazon’s Big Style Sale 2020. The rarely-discounted low-tops typically retail for $140, but are now being offered for $105, or 25% off. Veja became über-popular …

Michael Jordan’s stock keeps soaring. With the massively popular series, “The Last Dance,” bringing renewed focus to the basketball icon’s career, a pair of autographed game-worn sneakers from Jordan’s 1984-85 rookie season were sold on Sunday for a record $560,000, bringing in about four times as much money as Sotheby’s anticipated. The previous all-time sales …

Adidas warned of an even bigger hit to second-quarter sales and profits from coronavirus lockdowns, after the German sportswear firm reported first-quarter earnings were almost wiped out and said it had not yet seen a full rebound in China. Adidas said 60 percent of its business was currently at a standstill, with more than 70 …

Talk about limited edition Nikes. The sneaker juggernaut is using materials from one of its best-selling shoes to make face masks for medical workers. The company — in collaboration with health professionals at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) — released images of its design on Tuesday. The face shield uses collar padding once meant …