Nike has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit initially filed in 2017 by a 15-year company veteran just before the case was heading for trial. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. A Nike spokesman told Portland Business Journal that lawsuit was resolved to both parties' satisfaction." (Read More)
Echelon Fit, the maker of Echelon Fit connected spin bikes and on-demand digital workouts, announced a growth capital infusion from North Castle Partners. The investment comes approximately one year after the official direct-to-consumer launch of Echelon Fit. (Read More)
Major League Soccer and Adidas announced a new partnership with the German Football Association (DFB) to train MLS academy goalkeeper coaches and goalkeepers through a series of immersive year-long development courses. (Read More)
The NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations against North Carolina State, accusing the Wolfpack of two Level I violations and two Level II violations tied to college basketball's recruitment scandal. (Read More)
BSN Sports, a division of Varsity Brands, announced that it has acquired Hillock Sports, LLC, based in Murray, UT. Hillock has been serving team sports customers in Utah and neighboring states for 20 years. (Read More)
Nautilus, Inc. has named FIG as its creative agency for the company’s Bowflex brand. FIG will handle advertising and creative campaign executions, including TV, social and digital. (Read More)
Hibbett Sports Inc. announced the appointments of Lorna Nagler and Dorlisa Flur to the company’s board of directors. The appointments increase the size of the board to 10. (Read More)
Whatever It Takes (WIT) Fitness and CrossFit, Inc. announced they have partnered to have WIT take over the CrossFit online store. The announcement comes several weeks after store.crossfit.com and stuff.crossfit.com were taken down and directed to reebok.com. (Read More)
Delta Apparel Inc. announced that its digital print subsidiary, DTG2Go, LLC will open two new facilities, one in the Dallas, TX area and one in Cranbury, NJ. The new facilities are expected to open in late summer. (Read More)
Varsity Spirit announced the launch of Varsity Pro, a new brand centered around professional dance and cheer teams in the NBA and NFL. (Read More)
