Gander Mountain Facing Lawsuit Over Binghamton Massacre
Gander Mountain is facing a lawsuit two years after a gunman killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, NY. The lawsuit seeks a total of $3.75 million dollars in damages. Gander Mountain has denied the charges…
Adidas Japan Raided for Alleged Price Fixing on EasyTone Shoe
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday raided the Japan subsidiary of German sporting goods maker Adidas AG over its alleged pressuring of retailers not to discount its popular sports shoes series named EasyTone…
McDavid to Sponsor U.S. National Bobsled Team Member
McDavid signed Megan Hill of the U.S. National Bobsled Team as its newest endorser. Hill joins 2011 X-Games Snowboarding Champion Nick Baumgartner and Professional Slope Style Skier Ashley Battersby as the third McDavid winter sports team athlete…
Zeiss Optics Names Jensen VP of Sales and Marketing
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics has hired Michael A. Jensen as its vice president of sales and marketing as the company continues its aggressive expansion in the North American market…
NSSF Launches New Membership Campaign
With a record high of more than 6,500 members, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is launching a new membership campaign to build its ranks further and “give industry an even stronger voice on issues vital to its future.”…
EOTech Taps Marketing Communications and Brand Manager
EOTech, a manufacturer of holographic sighting systems for small arms, confirmed recently that Lisa Kemp has been hired as the company's new marketing communications and brand manager…
Toys, Games and Sporting Goods Deficit Rose in February
The year-to-date U.S. trade deficit in toys, games and sporting goods grew by 5.6 percent to $4.19 billion in February as exports of such goods dropped nearly nine times faster than imports, the U.S. Census Bureau reported…
Bearpaw Partners with Dancer Karina Smirnoff
Bearpaw Partners has partnered with Ukrainian American professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff to launch a new collection within the Bearpaw footwear line…
PEP Survives Federal Budget Cuts For Now
The SGMA said the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) program survived a close call by not being eliminated in the new agreement reached on Capitol Hill on April 8 to fund the U.S. government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. But SGMA off
RECALL: Rogue Fitness Barbell Brackets
About 5,500 Rogue Fitness Barbell Brackets distributed by Coulter Ventures LLC of Columbus, Ohio are being recalled…
Backcountry.com Donation Resuscitates Utah Avalanche Center
Backcountry.com donated $6,300 to non-profit Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center (FUAC) Monday so it can continue backcountry avalanche forecasting through April 24. The UAC had announced April 3 that it had exhausted its funding for the season and would
Marmot Names Velocity Sales as New England Rep
Marmot named Velocity Sales as its rep throughout the Northeastern region effective May 1, 2011 a week after announcing its would stop using John Bragg, who helped launch the brand in 1980 and was its first and longest serving rep…
NSSF Launches New Membership Campaign
With a record high of more than 6,500 members, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is launching a new membership campaign. The trade association represents the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry…
Marmot Donates 1,300 Jackets to Japan Disaster Relief
Marmot has donated more than 1,300 jackets to victims of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan through AmeriCares, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization based in Stamford, CT…
Topps Co. Appoints VP and GM, U.S. Sports and Entertainment
The Topps Co., the maker of sports and related cards, entertainment products, and confectionery, appointed Doug Kruep as vice president and general manager, U.S. sports and entertainment, effective immediately…
