Douglas M. Farrago, an independent inventor who lives in Maine, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Rawlings last month concerning Rawlings’ “Knee Reliever” pad for Baseball Catchers. Farrago holds a patent entitled “Pad Structure for Relieving Kn
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RECALL: Reebok Children’s Windsuits
The U.S. CPSC and Reebok are recalling about 55,000 Children’s Windsuits manufactured by Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. The Reebok logo appliqué on the clear rubber zipper pull on the jacket can detach, posing a choking or aspiration hazard to you
Prince O3 Wins IDEA Award
Prince O3 racquets come in colors such as red, blue and silver, but this year they have a new tint of bronze. Prince O3 Engineered Technology is the winner of the Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Consumer Products category, recogniz
NBA Makes Host of Executive Promotions
The NBA promoted Ski Austin to VP, Events and Attractions; Rick Buchanan to NBA EVP and General Counsel; Stu Jackson to EVP, Basketball Operations; Bill Koenig to EVP, Business Affairs and General Counsel, NBA Entertainment; Sal LaRocca to EVP, Global Mer
Cutter and Buck Q4 Sales Up 5%; Full Year Net Down
Cutter & Buck posted sales of $36.6 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 5.0% over the $34.9 million in the same period last year. Sales in the Golf channel decreased 2.6% to $11.2 million compared to last yearNet income for the quarter was $2.9
Burton Acquires Channel Islands Surfboards
Channel Islands Surfboards' has been acquired by Burton Snowboards. The founders of each company, Al Merrick and Jake Burton Carpenter, forged an agreement over the fact that they share a similar mindset and passion for their respective sports. Chann
Mizuno USA President Elected to Corporate Board
Bob Puccini, president of Mizuno USA, Inc., and Chairman, Mizuno Canada, Ltd., has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Mizuno Corporation. Bob Puccini joined Mizuno USA, Inc. in 1995 as Vice President and General Manager of the Sports Division an
Brown Shoe Shifts Management Team
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. named Richard Ausick as President of its Bennett Division. He will be responsible for overseeing the division's operations, as well as growing the Via Spiga, Franco Sarto, Etienne Aigner and Nickels Soft brands. In addition,
Collegiate Pacific Hops on the Ryan Express
Collegiate Pacific has entered into a multi-year, exclusive relationship with Hall of Famer and All-Time strikeout leader Nolan Ryan for the purpose of designing new products and marketing existing products to the institutional baseball markets. Ryan join
Academy Snowboard EU Sales Jump 181%
Execute Sports, Inc.'s subsidiary, Academy Snowboard Company has increased its sales in Europe by 181% with orders from leading European distribution company AB Invest, into Italy, Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. Overall, with these orders,
EMU Australia Adds Sales Rep for LA and OC
EMU Australia added Trisha “The Dish” Navidzadeh as the company’s new Los Angeles and Orange County region sales rep…
Factory Design Labs Adds Four to Team
Factory Design Lab sadded Stephanie Houchens as Account Director; Brittany Holt as an Account Coordinator; Mike Scarano as Junior Art Director; and Aaron Wilson as Flash Developer…
Cutter and Buck Names National Sales Manager
Cutter & Buck appointed Jeff Smith as the national sales manager of the company’s corporate sales channel. In his new post, Smith will lead, mentor and train the company’s network of corporate sales agents while building strategic partnerships with key a
Tail, Inc. Adds to Sales Force
Tail, Inc. hired Mark Jesness as a sales representative to cover Northern California and Northern Nevada and Sylvain Roy of dead perfect golf to cover Eastern New England – Maine, New Hampshire, Eastern Mass., Rhode Island…
G.I. Joe’s Plans New Bellingham, WA Store
G.I. JOE’S plans to open a new Bellingham, Washington store in early November. The Bellingham store, G.I. Joe’s 26th store, and eleventh in the state of Washington, will utilize 52,000 sq. ft. of the former Home Base store at 300 E. Bellis Fair Parkway.
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