Hillerich and Bradsby Appoints Board Members
Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Inc., maker of the Louisville Slugger, has appointed three new board members. They include Doug Cobb, the former chairman and CEO of Appriss Inc., David Heath, who recently retired as vice president of global sales for Nike Inc., a
Lids to Acquire Baptist’s Athletic Supply
Lids Sports Group has acquired Shawnee, OK-based Baptist’s Athletic Supply. Baptist’s, founded in 1922, has 10 outside team salesmen covering all of Oklahoma, north central Texas including the Dallas Metroplex and the west Texas panhandle, and
The Walking Company Announces 3rd Annual PinkRibbon Campaign
The Walking Company announced the 3rd annual 'Walking forHope' nationwide campaign to raise 250,000 during National BreastCancer Awareness Month to support City of Hope's breast cancerresearch, treatment and education program, and over 100
Puma Exec to Head British Olympic Association
Bill Sweeney, who has spent the past three years as head of business development at Puma, has been hired as chief executive of the British Olympic Association. Sweeney directed Usain Bolt's commercial activities for Puma in connection with the 2012 L
Dick’s SG Sets Openings for Four Stores
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced grand opening celebrations for four stores to open in Lake Charles, LA; Prescott, AZ; Issaquah, WA; and Albuquerque (Uptown), NM…
The North Face Broadens Support of USA Freeskiing
The North Face said it is broadening its partnership with USA Freeskiing by supporting its new Rookie Team. The alliance builds on the brand’s charter sponsorship of the USA Freeskiing Team, which began in 2011..
Former Trek Bicycle Exec Mary Burke Makes Gubernatorial Bid
Mary Burke, the daughter of Trek Bicycle’s founder credited with taking the company global, announced she is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Scott Walker…
SIA, Ski Areas Strengthen Ties at Washington D.C. Meeting
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) boards say they are working closer than ever to boost snow sports participation in the wake of a meeting in Washington DC, where they also discussed pooling resources to advocat
Youth-Sports Organizations Join Together in New Concussion Coalition
A number of the nation’s most prominent youth sports organizations as well as the NCAA and the NFL announced that they will be partnering with concussion specialists, sports medicine professionals and leaders at other levels of sports to create an u
Cargo Moving Despite Concerns Over Government Shutdown
Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the
Sport Chek Partners with Snowboarding World Champion Mark McMorris
Sport Chek announced it will add Canadian snowboarding phenom Mark McMorris to its team of Canadian Olympic hopefuls…
Skullcandy Appoints Jason Hodell CFO
Skullcandy, Inc. appointed Jason Hodell as chief financial officer, effective no later than Nov. 4, 2013. He joins Skullcandy directly from Shopzilla…
Reebok to Open FitHub in Boston
Reebok is opening its second FitHub store in the U.S. in Boston in at South Shore Plaza. The retail/gym concept marks its first mall location…
Nike Invests in Silicon Valley Automated Manufacturing Start-Up
Nike, Inc., through its strategic partnerships team, has taken a minority investment in California-based start-up Grabit, Inc., an industrial automation and materials handling solutions company. Grabit, Inc. announced this week it secured Series A round f
National Football Foundation Launches Campaign
The National Football Foundation (NFF) unveiled a new campaign that encourages people to tell why football matters to them. Led by Jerry Jones and Jeff Immelt, the campaign, called Football Matters to Me, will provide people from border-to-border and coas
