A small sports-licensing company in Westwood, Mass. has sued Nike Inc. and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inc. for fraud and breach of contract over a proposed Nike line of Michael Jordan sportswear. SportsFuzion Inc. claims Nike and the Ha
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Judge Denies Wilson Sporting Goods in Patent Case
A federal judge has denied summary judgment to Wilson Sporting Goods, which was sued for patent infringement by Everything Baseball, based in St. Charles, IL. Wilson was accused in a lawsuit in Illinois Northern District Court of copying a chest protector
Quiksilver Lays off 168
Quiksilver Inc. will lay off 168 more people at its Huntington Beach headquarters, according to a notice filed with the California Employment Development Department. Quiksilver announced a major restructuring initiative in January 2009 that included the e
TJX Reaches Settlement with States on Data Theft
TJX Cos. agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 states to settle an investigation of a massive data breach that jeopardized millions of payment card numbers. The parent of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls will pay $7.25 million in settlement and investigation costs. In
Dorel Names General Manager for Cycling Sports Group Canada
Dorel Industries Inc. appointed Adam Ingrao as the new general manager for Cycling Sports Group (CSG) Canada. Most recently, he worked for the National Football League (NFL) overseeing the league's international consumer products business…
Nine West Reaches U.K./Ireland Distribution Deal
Nine West Footwear Corporation, a division of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. signed an agreement with Kurt Geiger Ltd., Europe's luxury footwear retailer, to license and distribute the Nine West and Easy Spirit brands in the United Kingdom and Ireland…
Jay Berlin Becomes CEO of The Sportsman’s Guide
Redcats USA appointed Jay Berlin as CEO of The Sportsman's Guide. He replaces Greg Binkley, who recently retired. Berlin's 25-year career encompasses several key positions, including: marketing management roles with Fingerhut and C.O.M.B. Corpor
Schuylkill Valley Sports Opens Store in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Schuylkill Valley Sports has opened its new Wilkes-Barre
location in the Wyoming Valley Mall. The sporting
goods retailer and team athletic dealer now has
18 stores serving eastern and central Pennsylvania…
Nfinity to Sponsor PrepVolleyball
Nfinity, the woman’s team footwear company, has signed a multi-year partnership with PrepVolleyball, the a resource site for high school and club girls volleyball. Nfinity will be the title sponsor of the Top 50 Recruits, the College Need List, and the Co
Ripken Baseball and Rawlings Partner on Training Products
Rawlings has partnered with Ripken Baseball to create a new line of training products for youth baseball players. Rawlings’ new “Five Tool” training products will include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for baseball tournaments and camps at the R
KARHU Partners with University of Jyväskylä on Research
KARHU has formed a new partnership with University of Jyvaskyla (UoJ), Finland’s leading sports and fitness research institute, to further study the biomechanics and physiology of runners. The two have worked together for more than two decades. One result
OBIT: Midwest Mountaineering’s Andy Knapp
Andy Knapp, the long time head buyer of hardgoods at Midwest Mountaineering in Minneapolis passed away at home on June 22, 2009. He had been fighting against kidney cancer for the past six years…
Columbia Sportswear Plans Second Twin Cities Store
Columbia Sportswear Co. plans to open a second Twin Cities location. The company, which opened a store at Mall of America last November, has signed a lease for an 11,000-square-foot space at 3016 Hennepin Ave. in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood. The sto
NSGA: Used Golf Equipment Purchases Lag in 2008
Consumers spent less on used golf equipment in 2008, according to new data reported in NSGA's “Purchases of Used Sporting Goods Equipment in 2008.” The two primary categories of golf equipment, clubs in sets and individual clubs, both show declines i
Fire Destroys Adidas Factory in India
An Adidas factory in Gurgaon, India was gutted in a fire on Tuesday, according to www.thaindian.com. There were no casualties…