Fleet Feet Sports Columbus Owner To Acquire FrontRunner
Fleet Feet Sports announced that Tim Flahaven, owner of the Columbus, Ohio, Fleet Feet Sports franchise, will acquire FrontRunner, a running retailer with two locations in Columbus…
Nike Appoints Coca-Cola Exec as CIO
Nike, Inc. appointed Jim Scholefield as its chief information officer. Scholefield most recently served as chief technology officer for The Coca-Cola Company…
Nike Defends Alberto Salazar
Nike defended Nike Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar and 2012 Olympic 10,000m silver medalist Galen Rupp over allegations of doping. In a statement, Nike said, “We take the allegations very seriously as Nike does not condone the use of performance
Academy Sports + Outdoors Searching for Next CEO
Academy Sports + Outdoors revealed it has begun planning for the succession of its president and CEO, Rodney Faldyn. While Faldyn has not decided on a specific timeline for his exit, Academy has nonetheless initiated a succession planning process to ensur
I1 Biometrics Acquires Shockbox
I1 Biometrics, maker of the Vector MouthGuard with ESP Chip Technology, has acquired Shockbox from Impakt Protective, Inc., elevating it position in concussion management…
Colt Defense Lines up Creditor Support for Prepackaged Plan
Colt Defense LLC altered and extended Tuesday an offer to bondholders after lining up financing for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy organization from secured lenders and some landlords and equity investors…
RYU Apparel Hires Three Designers
RYU Apparel Inc. has hired three new designers for its recently opened BETA 37.5 development lab in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada…
Athletic Brands Help Fuel Rebound in Organic Cotton Production
The organic cotton market is again growing thanks in part to athletic brands Nike, Decathlon and Puma, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report…
NSGA Appoints New Board Member
NSGA appointed Jeff Miller, owner and president of Scholastic Sports Sales, Ltd., to its board of directors…
Timberland Hires New U.S. PR Agency
Timberland has appointed Coyne PR as AOR for North America, following a competitive review…

Fabletics and Kate Hudson Launch Men’s Fitness Line
Fabletics, the premium fashion athletic wear brand developed by actress Kate Hudson, announced the launch of FL2, a line of high-performance athletic wear for men, as well as the appointment of co-founder Kate Hudson's brother, Oliver Hudson, as the
Brooks Running Survey Finds Friends Trump Fitness Trackers
Brooks Running Company's third annual Brooks Run Happy Nation report shows 32 percent of Americans say they’d choose a friend as their go-to training partner, followed by 24 percent a digital fitness tracker, and 20 percent their dog…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Hires Manufacturing Expert
Hyperlite Mountain Gear hired John Schafer as full-time director of operations to enhance its outdoor gear manufacturing operations in Maine…
Brilliant Bicycles Raises $1.5 Million in Seed Capital
Brilliant Bicycles, a Los Angeles company that sells entry-level bicycles direct to consumers via the Internet, has raised $1.5 million in seed capital from six investors including Aspiration Growth…
Sweet Protection Retains Smak Strategies for Whitewater Category PR
Smak Strategies to lead strategic communications and media relations for industry-leading whitewater helmet and apparel brand Sweet Protection…