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Brooks Sports Boasts 17.5% Revenue Increase…

Brooks Sports, Inc.'s revenues grew 17.5% to more than $170 million in 2007. Sales rose 20% domestically and in excess of 19% internationally. Additionally, the running brand delivered operating earnings that were up 39%…

Dick’s Sponsors Fox Soccer’s Season Preview

Fox Soccer Channel will air its 2008 MLS Season Preview Show, presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods on Sunday, March 23, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The show will close with host Max Breto's predictions for the 2008 season and a preview of Fox Soccer Channel’s ope

DSW Appoints New Directors

DSW announced that it has appointed Elaine Eisenman, Joanna Lau and Roger Markfield to its Board of Directors. Markfield is a non-executive officer employee of American Eagle Outfitters and has served as a Director of AEO since March 1999. He has also ser

Heelys Posts Q4 Loss, Sales Tumble 86%…

Heelys Inc. swung to a fourth quarter loss on higher returns and markdowns, while sales tumbled 86% to $9.8 million from $71.1 million. The $5.5 million loss, or 20 cents a share, included $3 million to increase its reserve for marketing discretionary fun

Aldila Sees Flat Q4 Sales…

Aldila, Inc. reported that 2007 fourth quarter sales were essentially flat at $17.7 million versus $17.9 million in Q4 2006. Sales of golf shafts were relatively flat and sales of composite materials were 13% higher. There were no sales of hockey products

Doug Kelly Out at Russell Athletic

Doug Kelly, who joined Russell Athletic as president about a year and half ago, is leaving the company to pursue other interests. No new president will be appointed. Kelly's duties will be divided among several Russell executives: Gary Barfield, Matt

OBIT: Ted G. Robinson

Theodore (Ted) G. Robinson, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, died Sunday March 2, 2008 at his home in Laguna Beach, CA after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was 84…

Shirts and Skins Moves Headquarters

Shirts & Skins, Inc. (S&S), the producer of basketball uniforms, recently announced plans to move its corporate office/warehouse to Tualatin, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, in Mid-February of 2008. The new building will be approximately 15 miles from its c

Blademaster Extends Supplier Agreement With Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada and Blademaster have renewed their Official Supplier Agreement, through the end of the 2009-10 season. Blademaster has been Hockey Canada’s official supplier of skate sharpeners, skate repair machines, glove dryers and skate ovens since 2001

Titus Cycles Acquired by Another Arizona Firm

GAI Cycles of Phoenix, Arizona has acquired 100 percent ownership in Titus Cycles, Inc. (Titus) from Vyatek Sports, Inc. GAI’s management team has a strong and diversified background in operations, finance and business development with significant equity