Ted Ligety has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement to use Rossignol skis, boots, bindings and poles. Ligety was the only American man to win a medal in alpine skiing at the recent Olympic Games and is unanimously considered one of the biggest supersta
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TSA Shareholders Approve Take-Over Bid
The Sports Authority, Inc. announced that its acquisition by an investor group led by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. was approved today at a special meeting of stockholders. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the next few days.
National Study Finds Most States Fail PE
Despite skyrocketing childhood obesity rates and calls from Congress, the Surgeon General and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for high quality daily physical education programs, most states receive a failing grade on their physical education re
Sport Haley Ends Relationship with Investment Banking Firm
Sport-Haley, Inc.'s Board of Directors has notified the investment banking firm of Caymus Partners LLC of the Board's intent to terminate the Company's agreement with Caymus, effective May 14, 2006. Caymus had been engaged since December 14
BBC Renews Airwalk License with Collective Licensing
Collective Licensing International, LLC, renewed its agreement with BBC International to license the Airwalk brand through 2007. Effective immediately, BBC will continue to head up the sales and distribution of Airwalk branded footwear throughout the Uni
LaCrosse First Quarter Income Jumps 23% on 13% Sales Increase
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. first quarter 2006 net sales were $21.4 million, up 13% from $18.9 million in the first quarter of 2005. Approximately $1.7 million of the net sales in the first quarter of 2006 can be attributed to five additional business days co
Sugoi Hires Murphy as Marketing Director
Sugoi Performance Apparel hired David Murphy as Marketing Director. With a successful history in sports marketing, Murphy brings both North American and Global experience in the performance sports sector to Sugoi. With stays at both adidas America and ad
Puma First Quarter Branded Sales Jump 15%; Earnings Climb 2.5%
Puma’s first quarter branded sales, which include sales of licensed products, increased 15.3% to €737 million ($883.8 mm). Adjusted for currency changes, this increase was 11.8%. Total company consolidated sales increased 29.5% during the first quarter to
Ed Viesturs Joins Big City Mountaineers
Ed Viesturs has signed on to be the Honorary Chairperson of Backpacker Magazine’s 2007 Summit for Someone benefit climbs. These climbs, created and owned by the recreational non-profit, Big City Mountaineers, have in only three years become the
premier ch
Maui and Sons, Asia Direct, and Big 5 Settle Deckers Suit
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has settled its lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against Maui and Sons, Asia Direct, and Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation…
Rottefella buys Majority Stake in NAXO AG
Rottefella will, through the purchase of NAXO, become a major player in the international Alpine Touring market. The purchase also confirms Rottefellas role as the world leading binding developer of ”free heel” bindings. Rottefella has purchased 62.5% of
K-Swiss Sales and Earnings Slip in Q1
K-Swiss total revenues decreased 2.1% in the quarter ended March 31, 2006 from the previous year's quarter. Net earnings and net earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2006 decreased 3.7% and 2.8%, respectively, to $24,910,000, or 70 cen
Crumpler Celebrates 1 Year in U.S. and 1 Decade in Australia
There were chocolate brownies and bubbly in the U.S. Crumpler office this week as the bag company celebrated one year of U.S. operations. At the same time the Crumpler team down under were toasting the company’s ten year anniversary in Australia…
Mossimo and Cherokee Ink Confidentiality Agreement
Mossimo, Inc. signed a mutual confidentiality agreement with Cherokee, Inc. to allow both parties access to non-public information in the interest of evaluating Cherokee's unsolicited proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of Mossimo for $8.5
Johnson Outdoors Receives Military Tent Orders
Johnson Outdoors Inc. has received two separate orders for the Modular General Purpose Tent System totaling $5.5 million with anticipated delivery in the second half of calendar 2006. As a result of these recent orders, the Company has now received ten se
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