Nike sales surge despite storm over Kaepernick ad

Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, known for kneeling during the national anthem to bring attention to racial injustice, appears to have scored a touchdown with customers. From September 2 through September 4, online sales of Nike gear jumped 31 percent -- that's nearly double the company's sales during same period a year ago, according to Edison Trends, a digital commerce research company. "There was speculation that the Nike/Kaepernick campaign would lead to a drop in sales, bu