Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 19th store in Indiana and 588th store nationwide on Friday, October 10th at Richmond Village in Richmond (3718 National Road East)…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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Creative Recreation Hires Creative Director
Rich Cofinco has returned to lifestyle footwear brand Creative Recreation, a division of Rocky Brands, Inc. as the brand's creative director. Cofinco, who departed in 2012, was Creative Recreation's co-founder and original designer…
L.L.Bean to Open First Colorado Store
L.L.Bean plans to open its first store in Colorado by mid-November. The 13,000- square-foot store will be located at the…
Shiekh Shoes, Timberland Partner in School Beautification Project
Shiekh Shoes recently partnered with Timberland on a “Back to New” school beautification project at the Mayo Elementary School in Compton, CA…
OluKai to Support TEDxMaui 2014
OluKai extended its support TEDx Maui for a third consecutive year. The event, which took place on Sept. 28, 2014 in Maui, Hawaii, brought together innovative and inspiring speakers and performers who have the courage to dream and change the world with re
Under Armour Energizes Locust Point Neighborhood With Donation of Banner Field
Under Armour recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new Banner Field at Latrobe Park in the Locust Point Neighborhood. The multipurpose synthetic turf field is a donation made to the City of Baltimore through the company’s WIN Balti
World Record Marathoner Wore Adidas Boost
Dennis Kimetto, who ran the fastest marathon in history at the 2014 Berlin Marathon, is an Adidas athlete and wore Adizero Adios Boost. With a time of 2:02:57 Kimetto shattered the previous world record by a 26 seconds…
Brooks Beast’s Nick Symmonds Authors Book
Nick Symmonds, one of the top Brooks Beasts athletes, has penned an autobiography, “Life Outside the Oval Office: The Track Less Traveled.”…
Gander Mountain Plans Grand Opening in Augusta, GA
Gander Mountain is planning a grand opening celebration this coming weekend for its new store in Augusta, GA…
EBay to Spinoff PayPal
EBay Inc. plans to spin off PayPal into an independent publicly traded company in 2015 under a plan approved by its board of directors. The proposed break up would unlock shareholder value by freeing PayPal to pursue more customers and partners…
Hibbett Promotes Jared Briskin to SVP and Chief Merchant
Hibbett Sports, Inc. promoted Jared Briskin to senior vice president and chief merchant. Briskin replaces Rebecca Jones, who left the company on Monday…
Matt Rubel Continues as Key Trade Advisory Committee
President Barack Obama announced his intention to appoint Matthew Rubel, former president and CEO of Collective Brands, to an additional term on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, a key Administration advisory post…
Foot Locker Supports Fred Jordan Mission
In a partnership with Foot Locker and Fred Jordan Mission in Los Angeles, more than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls will be given free athletic shoes, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, In-N-Out burgers and haircuts to help them return
Under Armour Partners with the NFHS Network
Under Armour and the NFHS Network, the nation's leading high school sports media company, announced a new multi-year partnership, making Under Armour the first anchor partner of the Network. The NFHS Network is the single online destination for watc
McDavid Appoints National Sales Manager
McDavid Inc. promoted Jeff King to national sales manager for all team and institutional accounts. King has with over 21 years of experience in the sporting goods industry…
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