SidelineSwap, the online marketplace for sports gear and equipment, announced a $2 million seed extension funding round.
Category: Sports/Fitness
U.S. To Miss World Cup For First Time Since 1986
The U.S. men’s national soccer team national team U.S. was eliminated from qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since the 1986 cycle.
Feetures Becomes Official Vendor Partner Of Fleet Feet Sports
Feetures becomes the an official vendor partner of Fleet Feet Sports.
IHRSA Report Finds U.S. Health Club Memberships Reached High In 2016
Membership in U.S. health clubs reached an all-time high of 57.3 million in 2016, an increase of 3.6 percent from 2015. In all, 22 percent of Americans use a health club to pursue fitness and wellness goals.
Garneau Sponsors All-Girl Mountain Bike Organization, Little Bellas
Garneau announced a new 3-year partnership with the Little Bellas organization, a mountain bike organization whose goal is to help young women realize their potential through cycling.
Dick’s Selects Advertising Agency For Second Skin
Dick’s Sporting Goods selected WPP-owned VML as its agency of record for Second Skin, its new compression fitness apparel line.
Riddell Announces 2017 Smarter Football Grant Recipients
Riddell and brand ambassador Peyton Manning announced the 2017 Smarter Football grant recipients, delivering personalized videos directly to this year’s ten winning programs.
PGA Tour Superstore To Open In Altamonte Springs
PGA Tour Superstore, the golf and tennis retailer, announced its expansion in the Orlando-region with the opening of a second store in early to mid-2018.
Adidas To End AC Milan Contract
Adidas is expected to end its 20-year deal to manufacture AC Milan football kits, according to numerous reports. New Balance and Under Armour are said to be two of the leading brands to replace Adidas next season.
Academy’s Arthur Gochman Leads 2018 NSGA Hall Of Fame Class
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) said the 2018 Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame class includes the late Arthur Gochman of Academy Sports + Outdoors, Stan Jurga of All-Star Sporting Goods and Barbara Longstreth of Longstreth Sports.
Nuun And Virgin Sport Partner To Reduce The Use Of Single Use Bottles
Nuun signed on as the Official Electrolyte Partner of the first-ever U.S.-based Virgin Sport Festival of Fitness.
Garmin Selected As Official Supplier For The Volvo Ocean Race
Garmin International Inc. stated that it has been selected as an official supplier for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018.
Rep The Squad Launches Player Jersey Subscription Club
Investors include Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin; Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate; Los Angeles Chargers lineman Russell Okung; and Seattle Mariners legend Edgar Martinez. Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman is a brand ambassador.
Pinehurst Manufacturing Joins Hurricane Relief Efforts
Pinehurst Manufacturing, an American supplier of performance apparel and workwear, with manufacturing in Honduras and sales and marketing in Newport Beach, California, is donating over 25,000 performance T-shirts to youth affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
Report: Rick Pitino Received 98 Percent Of Cash From Louisville’s Adidas Deal
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported reported that Rick Pitino, who was recently suspended as Louisville’s men’s basketball coach, received 98 percent of the cash Louisville was to receive as part of the school’s expiring deal with the brand.
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