Author: Teresa Hartford

Stepping away from the tee and up to the plate, diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has partnered its Golf Pride brand with Easton Sports to create a distinctive bat for the 2005 Little League World Series (LLWS). The bat will feature a

Under Armour, Inc., has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. It is anticipated that shares will be sold in the offering by the company and by cer

Nautilus, Inc. announced that Ronald Badie and Marvin Seigert have joined its board of directors. Badie served more than 35 years with Deutsche Bank and its predecessor Bankers Trust Company, including retiring as vice chairman of Deutsche Bank Alex. Sieg

Tail, Inc. announced the appointment of Brad Singer as tennis national sales manager and business development officer, effective immediately…

Pentagon Distribution, the distributor of Academy Snowboards, Kampus Wakeskates and shoes, and CD Wakeboard Bindings, signed an agreement with Snoop Dogg to launch the Snoop Dogg Board Company. The company will debut with a complete line of skateboarding

Globe International Limited announced net profit after tax of AUD $0.4 million (US$0.3 mm) for the year ended June 30, 2005, down 94.4% from AUD $7.1 million (US$5.1 mm) last year. Sales revenues were AUD $202.5 million (US$152.6 mm), up 9.9% to AUD $184.

The American Association of Snowboard Instructors, the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and the National Ski Patrol have hired Peter Skavish as the new sponsorship and advertising director for the three associations. Skavish holds a BA in Resort M

Nautilus, Inc. entered into a demand unsecured master promissory note establishing a short-term line of credit with KeyBank National Association. The master promissory note allows for either Base Rate Advances or Eurodollar Advances up to an aggregate pri

Recently hired Patrick Vogt has resigned from GSI Commerce, the company said in an SEC filing. Vogt had been hired as executive vice president, general and specialty business on August 8, 2005. Vogt's departure came as a result of his desire to “pur

Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported record total revenues for the second quarter ended July 31, 2005 of $190 million compared to $126 million during the second quarter ended July 31, 2004. This represents an increase of $63.6 million, or 50.3%, compa

Outdoor Industry Association questioned the Bush Administration's sharp downward revision of recreation's role in the U.S. Forest Service's contribution to the U.S. economy. But OIA said the bottom line is that even the new, unrealistically

Delta Apparel, Inc. reported net sales for the three months ended July 2, 2005, were down 9.1% to $66.3 million from $72.9 million last year. Net income for the quarter was $3.2 million, a 40.7% drop from $5.4 million in Q4 last year. For the fiscal year,