Category: Sports/Fitness

Hyokyoung Lee from Institut Français de la Mode, France and Hope Kemp-Hanson from Savannah College of Art and Design, USA were announced the winners of the 2019 Adidas x Woolmark Performance Challenge, presented at a special event in Munich, Germany.

Twenty-eight percent of female soccer fans prefer the women’s game over the men’s game, while 26 percent prefer the men’s game, according to research from Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing, the soccer-specific brand marketing agency.

Many female athletes encounter higher concussion rates than their male counterparts, according to two studies conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Soccer and basketball saw significantly higher concussion incidence rates for female athletes.

Indoor golf and entertainment venue Five Iron Golf opened its doors for business in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Escalade Inc. announced that David L. Fetherman has informed the Escalade Board of Directors of his intent to retire from his position as the company’s president and CEO. Pending the hiring of his replacement, Fetherman has agreed to continue to serve as president and CEO through this transition period.

Let’s Do This, an online marketplace for endurance sporting events, announced a $15 million Series A round, led by the EQT Ventures with participation from existing investors NFX, Y Combinator, Richard Oldfield, and Paddy Dear.

ImPACT Applications and SportsEngine are partnering to help expand the availability of ImPACT baseline testing to help identify and manage youth concussions.

OrderMyGear, the e-commerce platform for the team dealer market, and Sports, Inc., the sporting goods buying group, announced a technology partnership. The investment Sports, Inc. is making into technology will allow team dealers to receive additional access to pre-released OrderMyGear product features and discounts on various services to provide a more robust e-commerce solution for team dealers.