Category: Sports/Fitness

Virginia Governor Vetos Phys. Ed Bill

March 30, 2011 SGB Update

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has vetoed a bill that would require elementary and middle schools to provide 150 minutes of physical education per week. The bill would have more than doubled the amount of required weekly physical education time for the s

Rawlings Launches National Play Catch with Your Kids Month

March 30, 2011 SGB Update

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the creation of “National Play Catch with Your Kids Month presented by Rawlings,” a new platform to promote kids' physical activity during the summer months. Rawlings and its network of national and lo

Rossignol Appoints PR Manager

March 30, 2011 SGB Update

Rossignol Group has appointed Nick Castagnoli as the new PR and product information contact for Rossignol, Dynastar, Look and Lange brands…

NSSF Finalist for PR/Communications Awards

March 29, 2011 SGB Update

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has been named a finalist in four different communications categories and one individual category in the non-profit/association division by PR News Online…

Paddlesports Forecast: Steady as She Goes

March 29, 2011 SGB Update

Like a wave rolling towards shore, paddlesports sales of late have had a history of building up early and then crashing down. Such was the case last year, when sales started with double-digit growth and faded by mid-summer, and they’re shaping up th

RECALL: Diving Masks

March 29, 2011 SGB Update

Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada. ..

High Sierra Licenses USSA Freesking Brand

March 29, 2011 SGB Update

High Sierra Sport Company has become one of the first licensees for the new U.S. Freeskiing brand announced in January by the U. S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. High Sierra will sup

REI Awards $100K Grant to Bikes Belong

March 29, 2011 SGB Update

The Bikes Belong Foundation has received a $100,000 grant from REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) to expand their Bicycling Design Best Practices Program. The Program showcases the best models for bicycle transportation from Europe and North America to he

Adidas Rolls Out New Environmental Strategy

March 28, 2011 SGB Update

The Adidas Group laid out a comprehensive new Environmental Strategy in its 2010 Sustainability Report that gives the company and its suppliers until 2010 to reduce its environmental footprint by 15%…

Aldila’s Fourth Quarter Sales Fall Double-Digits

March 28, 2011 SGB Update

Aldila, Inc. reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 fell 18.7% to $12.0 million from $14.7 million a year ago as weakness in the company’s Composite division dropped the fourth quarter below the company’s full-year trend…

REI 2010 Sales up 14% on 8.1% Comps Growth

March 28, 2011 SGB Update

REI's 2010 sales reached $1.66 billion, up 14% from $1.46 billion the previous year. Operating income for the year was a record $115.4 million, up 15% from $100.6 million in 2009. Net income in 2010 was $30.2 million, up 1.4% from $29.8 million. Dire

Power Balance Resolves Advertising Dispute

March 28, 2011 SGB Update

Power Balance LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement to resolve a recent advertising-related class action lawsuit, Batungbacal v. Power Balance LLC et al., which was filed in a federal district court in California on Jan. 4, 2011. Under the

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