<p>Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso – ESPN's “College GameDay” team – each have endorsement deals with Nike Inc., according to a report in The New York Times…</p>
<p>Foot Locker, Inc. said its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of 16.5 cents per share, which will be payable on April 29, 2011 to shareholders of record on April 15, 2011. This dividend represents a 1</p>
<p>Head N.V. is offering to sell nearly 200 million new shares, or more than double its existing number, to existing shareholders at a nominal value of €0.01 each at an issue price of €0.05 per offer share… </p>
<p>Feel Golf Company, Inc. announced that it had successfully completed the acquisition of Pro Line Sports effective Feb. 11, 2011…</p>
<p>La Jolla Group announced a landmark partnership with the world's leading skateboarding website and facility, The Berrics, founded in 2007 by professional skateboarders Eric Koston and Steve Berra. The two will retain full control and ownership of The</p>
<p>Helly Hansen, based in Oslo, Norway, announced a three-year partnership agreement with guiding company Mountain Madness to outfit the operation's guides with technical apparel from head to toe beginning this season and extending through 2013…</p>
<p>Austrian ski maker Kneissl filed for bankruptcy again Feb. 8 after a Saudi investor did not meet a court deadline to inject more capital into the company, according to several media reports…</p>
<p>Converse has provided a cash injection to The 100 Club, London's legendary live venue that had been facing financial difficulties and threatening to close…</p>
<p>REI must take responsibility for an allegedly defective fork that caused a Novara bicycle to collapse in 2007 and left a woman with permanent injuries, a Washington appeals court ruled last week…</p>
<p>The Sport Footwear business started the 2010 fiscal year with a bang, led by meteoric growth in the nascent Toning category, fueling estimates of a new business that could net growth opportunities for retailers and vendors alike for years to come…</p>
<p>Running apparel has officially made its mark as a mainstay at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in 2011. With a jump in the popularity of trail running, outdoor brands have thrown their hats in the ring with traditional running companies to vie for consumers</p>
<p>Hibbett Sports, Inc. cut its fourth quarter earnings guidance after finding sales slowed in the latter half of January. HIBB now expects fourth quarter earnings between 42 cents and 44 cents a share, which compares to 40 cents in the prior-year Q4…</p>
<p>Adidas expects to grow 15% to 20% annually in China over the next five years and exceed €1 billion, or $1.36 billion at today’s exchange rates, in revenue this year, according to comments by Adidas Chief Executive Officer Herbert Hainer in an </p>
<p>Shimano Group experienced a very strong business turnaround in 2010 after a tough 2009. But the company still remains cautious about the business moving into 2011 over concerns that the tempo of the economic recovery may slow in the European economies, t</p>
<p>Gildan Activewear reported strong demand across most businesses along with sweeping price increases drove profit past expectations for the fiscal first quarter ended Jan 2, but the company issued a disappointing outlook amidst concerns over surging cotton</p>
