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Sport-Haley Announces Licensing Agreement for Como Sport

Sport-Haley, Inc. entered into a licensing agreement with Windsong Brands, LLC. Windsong has granted Sport-Haley an exclusive long-term license to distribute premium fashion apparel bearing the Como Sport label in the men's and women's sportswea

AKU North America Names General Manager

AKU North America, based in Montreal, announced that Sam McCoubrey has been named general manager of AKU North America effective September 1.. McCoubrey is a veteran of the sporting goods industry and has decades of sales experience. Sam will be responsib

UEFA Extends Adidas Agreement

Adidas and UEFA (Union of European Football) announced the extension of their long-term partnership for UEFA EURO 2012(TM) and UEFA EURO 2016(TM), along with all other national team competitions in the period from 2010 to 2017 under UEFA's EUROTOP ba

Diadora Sale Deal Postponed

The sale of Diadora to the founder of footwear firm Geox SpA has been put on hold until next month by an Italian bankruptcy court. The Italian-based Diadora SpA in June agreed to sell its business to Geox SpA's founder and chairman, Mario Moretti Pol

Puma, Adidas Make PEACE

Employees from long-time industry rivals Adidas and Puma will shake hands for the first time in six decades in support of the peace initiative “PEACE ONE DAY.” As a sign of amicable cooperation, employees of both companies will play football together on

ATA Funds Archery Position

Nevada's $60 million Clark County Shooting Park in northwest Las Vegas was recently dedicated at an event the Archery Trade Association (ATA) helped sponsor…

Louisville Slugger Celebrates 125 Years

In an op-ed piece in the The Courier-Journal, Marty Archer, Louisville Slugger president for Hillerich & Bradsby Co., reflected on the 125th anniversary of the bat manufacturer. Archer discussed Louisville Slugger's roots, its charitable efforts, and

FINA Approves Swimskins for Open Water

FINA, swimming’s international governing body, said body suits will be allowed in open water events next year. Body suits have been outlawed for pool swimming, but FINA has confirmed that the same rules will not apply to open water swimming…

Report: Sport Footwear Sales Flat for Back-to-School

Even as back-to-school becomes less important to a retailer’s success for the total year, the season is still a bellwether for how the market views retail health in the back half of the year and the prospects for Holiday sales growth. The BTS seaso

Redcats USA Appoints Wolansky to CEO of The Golf Warehouse

Redcats USA, a multi-channel, web-driven home shopping leader, announced that Brad Wolansky has been appointed CEO of The Golf Warehouse. He will be a member of the Redcats USA Executive Team. The Golf Warehouse also operates SoftballSavings.com and Baseb