<p>FLW Outdoors and Rapala have signed a sponsorship extension for 2011, reaffirming the bait manufacturer's longstanding commitment to tournament angling…</p>
<p>Coalision, the Canadian lifestyle and apparel company based in Montreal, appointed former Rossignol president Francois Goulet to the role of executive vice president, Orage, effective Jan. 1…</p>
<p>Jeff Hill was named senior vice president of global sales for Team Beachbody, the maker of weight-loss nutrition supplements and videos…</p>
<p>As part of a holiday marketing effort, Nordstrom is teaming up with New Balance to donate shoes to needy kids. A minimum of 11,450 pairs will be distributed, with Nordstrom covering the costs of unsold tags and shipping…</p>
<p>Quiksilver, Inc. announced the pricing of its previously-announced offering by its wholly-owned European subsidiary, Boardriders S.A. of €200 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% senior notes due 2017…</p>
<p>Easton Hockey appointed Jim Darby as its new vice president of corporate affairs and hockey sports marketing… </p>
<p>McDavid has signed ultrarunner Tim Long to an endorsement deal, becoming the brand's first endurance athlete. Long averages 60 to 90 miles a week and has placed first in multiple long-run competitions throughout the country…</p>
<p>ChiLiving, the parent company of ChiRunning and ChiWalking, announced Jill Gleeson as its new chief operating officer…</p>
<p>Patagonia announced it will open its first Canadian retail store in Toronto in the historic Gurney Stove Works building at 500 King Street West. The retail store will open for business on Dec. 15…</p>
<p>Tifosi Optics has hired Jerry deBin as vice president of marketing and public relations. He will provide strategic leadership to fuel Tifosi's continued growth in domestic and international markets…</p>
<p>Academy Sports + Outdoors kicked off its 9th annual youth bike donation program. In total, Academy Sports will donate over $165,000 in brand new boys' and girls' bikes and helmets…</p>
<p>Johnson Outdoors Inc. Chairwoman and CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold said agressive action enabled the company to grow sales, profits and market share in fiscal 2010. Sales rose sales 7% on double-digit growth in its marine electronics and Eureka businesses, bu</p>
<p>United Sporting Companies said Rose Clark has joined the team as Vice President of Human Resources. For the bulk of her career, Clark was the Head of Human Resources for Republic National Distributing Company, a multi-billion dollar beverage distributor..</p>
<p>Weatherby, Inc. has tapped Daniel Weatherby as the marketing coordinator. In his new position, Weatherby plays a key role in various communication initiatives including the annual catalog, website and Weatherby Nation online community, as well as advertis</p>
<p>Many coastal wetlands worldwide — including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast — may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21st century, according to a release by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv</p>