Nautilus CEO Consolidates Control; Founder to Retire

The Nautilus Group, Inc. has announced that Chairman Brian Cook will retire effective March 1st, 2004 from his position as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors. Gregg Hammann, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected to assume the

Dynasty Apparel Appoints New VP of Sales

Dynasty Apparel has named Hector Rodriguez as Vice President of Sales. He will oversea all aspects of the team licensed divison. He will also identify new business opportunities that will extend and maximize Dynasty's growth plans. Hector was VP of

Sports Group International Appoints New Search Consultant

Sports Group International, an executive search firm serving recreational products companies and services organizations, announced the appointment of D.J. Kazmierczak as Executive Search Consultant. Kazmierczak will be responsible for serving organization

Schutt Sports in Sponsor Deal with State Association

Schutt Sports and the Illinois High School Association have announced that the “Official Rim of IHSA Basketball” is being manufactured by Schutt. The company is now sponsor of the Schutt Sports Slam Dunk Spectacular competition held in conjunction with t

Brass Eagle Settles Patent Infringement Suit

Pursuit Marketing Inc. announced the settlement of the R.P.Sherer, PMI lawsuit against Arkansas based Brass Eagle Inc., for infringement of three patents covering the process involved to produce Marballizer brand of paintballs and a trade dress infringeme

Chains Again Outpace Market in STD SnowSports Sales

Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores), increased slightly by 1.47% in dollars to $1.35 billion compared to $1.33 billion in 2002 for the holiday period of August through December according to the SnowSport

SGMA: Sports Licensed Products Sales Surging

Sports licensed products retail sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 7% in 2003 over 2002 to reach $12.1 billion. The increase since 2001 has been an impressive 15%. Sales outside the U.S. represented less than 10% of total sales in 1998, but rose to 20% i

Escalade Sports 2003 Earnings Up 15% on 10% Sales Gain

Escalade, Incorporated reported that annual net sales at Escalade Sports increased 10% over the prior year to $139.3 million, but for the fourth quarter net sales declined 1.5% compared to the previous year. However, net income for the fourth quarter incr