Adidas took to the streets of Boulder on Memorial Day to ask racers to exchange the shoes on their feet for its Ultra Boost shoe…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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Surf City USA Attempts to Break Surfing Guinness World Records
Surf City USA is attempting to break not one, but two Guinness World Records on June 20, 2015. The quest to set new global records for both “World’s Largest Surfboard” and “Most People Riding a Surfboard at Once” is anticipat

REI Launches Evrgrn Brand
REI launched “evrgrn,” a brand of gear that encompasses portable furniture, hammocks, coolers, totes, lanterns and other gear designed for every day adventures at local parks, festivals, camp sites or apartment rooftops…
Gander Mountain to Open First Store in El Paso
Gander Mountain is set to open its first location in El Paso at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 28. It's also opening its second store in St. Louis Metro…

Adidas and Snoop Dogg Launch New Football Cleat
Adidas and Snoop Dogg officially unveiled the next generation of their football collaboration, the Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged cleat and Gameday Trainer…

Capezio Names Maddie Ziegler as Brand Ambassador
Capezio, a leading manufacturer of dance apparel and footwear, signed Maddie Ziegler as its new brand ambassador…
FanSided Acquired by Time Inc.
FanSided, a sports, entertainment and lifestyle network of more than 300 websites, has been acquired by Time Inc. and will be incorporated into Sports Illustrated Group portfolio…
Stance Appoints VP of E-Commerce
Stance, the maker of socks, has hired Paul Zaengle as executive vice president of global e-commerce. Zaengle comes to Stance from Lululemon and Columbia, where he led e-commerce and retail efforts…
Agenda Teams Up with Nice Kicks
Agenda has formed a unique partnership with Nice Kicks, the sneakerhead website. Nice Kicks will provide create exclusive content…
Vibram Appoints Paolo Manuzzi As Global General Manager
Vibram appointed Paolo Manuzzi as its new global general manager. Manuzzi, who has been with Vibram since 1993, was most recently international sales director. He will also be responsible for opening Vibram offices in the United States and Japan…

Lolë Flagship Store to Open Flagship in Montreal
Lolë will open a store this fall at 954 Rue Ste-Catherine West that will serve as the activewear brand's new flagship location in its home town of Montreal…
Implus Corp. Acquires Balega Socks
Implus Corporation has acquired Balega Socks in a deal designed to bolster Implus' presence in the specialty running retail channel…
Brunswick Finalizes Sale of Bowling Division
Brunswick Corporation completed the sale of its Bowling Products business to BlueArc Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm based in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed…
Dynamic Brands Acquires Igotcha Golf
Dynamic Brands acquired Igotcha Golf. The acquisition adds another strong golf brand to a portfolio including Bag Boy, Datrek, Riksha, Burton, Pivotal, Devant Sport Towels, and Sir Christopher Hatton…
Galvin Green names Andrew Creed President of Galvin Green USA
Galvin Green, the maker of golf apparel based in Vaxjo, Sweden, promoted Andrew Creed to president of Galvin Green USA…