The Governors Challenge, the largest holiday basketball tournament in the country that’s held in Salisbury, MD, announced a new partnership with Under Armour.
Category: Sports/Fitness
TYR Sports Co-Founder Retires
Two-time Olympic swimmer and TYR Sport co-founder Steve Furniss announced his retirement after 34 years at the company.
Big 5 Appoints Board Member
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation announced the appointment of Stephen Carley to its board of directors.
Garmin Announces Support Of National Runners Alliance
Garmin International Inc. announced its involvement in the national Runners Alliance, an advocacy initiative to help fight the harassment that female runners experience while exercising.
Optimism Grows For Limited China Trade Deal
With the 13th round of U.S.-China trade negotiations set to begin Thursday in Washington, both sides are reportedly considering an “interim” deal that would suspend planned further U.S. tariffs in exchange for additional purchases of American farm products.
Anta Sports To Suspend NBA Contract Renewal Talks
Anta Sports announced it is cutting off contract renewal negotiations with the NBA in the wake of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet about Hong Kong, according to Reuters.
US Relaxes Sponsorship Rules For Olympic Athletes
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be able to thank personal sponsors, appear in advertisements for those sponsors and receive congratulatory messages from them during next year’s Tokyo Games under guidance released Tuesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Athletes’ personal sponsors will also be able to run generic ads during the Olympics.
CrossFit Launches Search For Fittest Woman And Man In Every Country
At the conclusion of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Open in October, CrossFit Inc. will find the fittest man and woman in every eligible country participating in the worldwide CrossFit Open and crown them national champions.
ICSC Sees 4.9 Percent Increase In Holiday Spending
ICSC forecasts 4.9 percent increase in holiday spending over last year for a total of $832.3 billion, with 90 percent of shoppers spending in physical stores.
Next Ventures Announces Former Nike Executive As Managing Partner
Next Ventures, the venture fund co-founded by Lance Armstrong focused on growth opportunities in the sports, fitness, nutrition, and wellness markets, announced the addition of Melanie (Mel) Strong as a managing partner. Strong led several businesses for Nike.
Fitbit Diversifies Its Supply Chain Outside Of China
Fitbit announced that it has undertaken a plan to shift its manufacturing operations outside of China for effectively all of its trackers and smartwatches.
Mirror Launches One-On-One Personal Training
Mirror, which makes a reflective LCD display for following workouts at home, announced the launch of one-on-one Personal Training.
JackRabbit To Acquire Olympia Sports
JackRabbit, the running chain owned by affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital (CPC), announced the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities, including the online presence and the “Olympia Sports” brand from Olympia Sports. JackRabbit will be retaining about half of Olympia Sports’ locations and plans to continue to operate the banner.
Nike And Lululemon Score High In Piper Jaffray’s Teen Survey
Piper Jaffray’s 38th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey shows Nike gaining share within its No. 1 rank and Lululemon hitting a new survey high as the No. 7 preferred apparel brand. Within footwear, Crocs also achieved a new survey record as the 7th preferred footwear brand, behind Birkenstock.
Life Time Fitness Names Theragun As Exclusive Percussive Therapy Recovery Partner
Theragun, Inc., the leader in hand-held percussive therapy devices, announced that Life Time Fitness selected the brand as its exclusive handheld percussive therapy massage device for its entire portfolio.
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