International Boxing Association to Ban Headgear

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced that it is banning headgear in amateur boxing competitions in an effort to reduce concussions. The new rules state that from June 1st, amateur, elite male boxers who compete internationally will be ban

Zoot Sports Appoints VP and General Manager

Zoot Sports, the maker of performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories, named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet, who has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss and most recently as chief marketi

NPS Approves Michigan Recreation Plan

The Department of Natural Resources announced the National Park Service has approved the department's 2013-2017 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)…

NEMO Equipment Launches New Website

NEMO Equipment, Inc. has launched the first phase of a new website that will offering customers a better shopping experience, dealers a centralized area to access brand documents and images, and a new outlet for the company’s military product line,

Complex Media Acquires Sole Collector

Complex Media, publishers of Complex Magazine – a music, style, gaming and sports outlet targeted at 20-something males – has acquired Sole Collector, a leading sneaker culture magazine…

Chicago 8K Sells Out 40,000 Spaces

Registration for the 2013 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K, the world’s largest 8-kilometer road race, closed Monday after reaching 40,000 participants – the largest field in the event’s 34-year history. Registration for the April 7 event o

Big Shot Bikes Sells 10,000th Bike

Big Shot Bikes, maker of design-your-own fixed gear and single speed bikes, recently reached a significant milestone with the sale of its 10,000th bike. The company launched in Fort Collins, CO in December of 2009, and has seen steady growth in both direc

RILA Lobbies Congress to Address Patent Troll Abuse

Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary urging Congress to pass legislation stopping frivolous and costly lawsuits being brought by patent trolls on the retail industry…

The Buckle’s Q4 Earnings Climb 9.4 Percent

The Buckle, Inc. announced that net income for the fiscal quarter ended February 2, 2013 was $61.4 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, up from $56.1 million, or $1.18 a year ago. Sales increased 7.0 percent to $360.6 million from net sales of $337.1 mil