Lids Foundation Announces 2015 ‘Tip the Hat Award’ Finalists
Lids Foundation, the philanthropic support arm of Lids Sports Group, has identified the five finalists who advance to the people’s choice round of its 3rd annual Tip the Hat Award grants program. Online voting is now open…
Rack Room Shoes Expands Associate Buyer Position
Rack Room Shoes has expanded the role of Laryssa Grant, associate buyer, to include buying responsibilities for men’s, women’s and children’s slippers…
OrderMyGear Names Chief Strategy Officer
OrderMyGear hired Dave Hanson as chief strategy officer. As CSO, Hanson will be responsible for helping OrderMyGear scale its operations and expand the reach of its platform into new sectors of team sports…
OBIT: Charles Theodore Buck
Charles T. (Chuck) Buck, the former chairman of Buck Knives, Inc., has passed away…
Sports Authority to Open Store in Downtown Minneapolis
The Sports Authority plans to open a 22,000-square-foot location in City Center in downtown Minneapolis…
Yue Yuen Sees Gains in January
Yue Yuen reported sales during January reached $709.1 million against $690.2 million, representing a gain of 2.7 percent…
Vista Outdoor Shares Up Nearly 9 Percent on First Day of Trading
Vista Outdoor Inc.'s stock closed at just over $40.21 a share in its first day of trading Tuesday, up 8.68 percent from its opening of $37.00…
RYU Shareholders Approve Move to British Columbia
Respect Your Universe Inc. shareholders approved a stock option grant to President and Chairman Marcello Leone and approved a plan to change RYU's corporate jurisdiction from Nevada to the Province of British Columbia…
SKLZ Signs 2015 Roster of Elite Athletes
SKLZ, the maker of training aids, partnered with six elite athletes serving as team captains for their core sport categories and continuation of their partnership with EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance) securing Mark Verstegen as the team captain
New Balance Moves Into Global Football
New Balance heralded its entry into the global football market, marked by its signing four club sponsorships, featuring Liverpool FC, Stoke City FC, FC Porto and Sevilla FC. It also signed ten international players. Warrior, also owned by New Balance, wil
Obama Budget Calls for Major Investments in National Park System
The Obama Administration 2016 budget proposal submitted Monday would rectify years of chronic underfunding at the National Park System by allocating…
New Balance Winston-Salem Gets New Owners
Keith and Emily Davis, owners of Fleet Feet Winston-Salem, took over ownership of the New Balance Winston-Salem store, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal…
Fischer Sports Names Reeder as National Sales Manager
Fischer Sports U.S.A. has hired Steve Reeder as national sales manager for Nordic Skiing. Reeder, a long time New England sales representative with Fischer will start in his new position beginning April 1st, 2015…
American Hiking Society Lauds Obama Budget
American Hiking Society applauded the Obama Administration’s recently released budget’s strong support for the public lands where Americans love to hike and backpack…
Shock Doctor and Pop Warner Announce Partnership
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. announced an agreement with Shock Doctor Sports and their Cutters glove brand. Under the new partnership, Shock Doctor becomes the official mouthguard of Pop Warner and Cutters becomes the official glove of the youth footb
