Baseball Factory will name Louisville Slugger as the official baseball bat and fielding glove of Baseball Factory under a multi-year agreement. In addition, Baseball Factory has named Louisville Slugger as a secondary sponsor of their tournament and youth
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Football Lineman at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Two-thirds of Division I college football linemen studied were obese, putting them at significant risk for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance compared with players at other positions, according to new research from the American College of Sports Me
Federal Premium Ammunition Becomes Official Ammunition Sponsor of Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have announced Federal Premium Ammunition is now the organization’s “Official Ammunition Sponsor.” Over the last decade, Federal Premium’s Pheasants Forever-labeled Wing-Shok shotshell boxes hav
RGS Names New Regional Director
The Ruffed Grouse Society has named Pennsylvania native Tripp Way as Regional Director for New England. He will begin Dec. 1, 2009…
Rab Adds Reps in West
Rab has hired Redline Sports Group, LLC to represent its line of mountaineering clothing and equipment in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah. Ed and Tannis Sampson are representing the CA, Nevada and Arizona territory for Rab…
SandP Lowers Foot Locker’s Debt Ratings
Standard & Poor's lowered the debt ratings of Foot Locker Inc. one notch to B+ from BB-. The rating agency cited operational challenges due to poor same-store sales and eroding credit-protection measures…
TAG Signs Factoring Pact
Total Apparel Group, Inc., a master distributor and licensee of international trademarks in the branded apparel, footwear and accessories sectors, entered into a receivables factoring agreement with Coral Capital Solutions that will expedite the cash flow
Easton-Bell Sports Sells $350 MM in Notes
Easton-Bell Sports Inc on Friday sold $350 million of senior secured notes in the 144a private placement market. The size of the deal was increased from an originally planned $325 million…
Mizuno Corp. Fiscal H1 Profits Fall on Global Revenue Declines
Mizuno Corporation again got little help outside of its native Japan in the fiscal first half ended September 30 as all non-domestic regions posted strong double-digit declines for the period. Total worldwide revenues declined 10.1% to ¥76.2 billion ($7
Dick’s Sporting Goods Triples Third Quarter Net; Cuts Q4 Outlook
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc reported third-quarter earnings more than tripled with the help of higher sales and lower expenses, handily topping Street estimates. But shares fell 10% last week after it projected that the fourth quarter would fall short
Pou Sheng Sees Fiscal Year Loss
Pou Sheng International (Holdings) Ltd., the retail arm of footwear maker Hong Kong-based Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd., said it expects to show a net loss in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30…
VF Outdoor Launches Value-Oriented Backpacks
VFC is launching two new backpack brands, Wolf Creek and L8R, in an effort to address a broader audience and leverage the company’s strong sourcing structure. The two brands were created to help retailers in both existing and new channels who have b
Dick’s SG’s Q3 Earnings Increase Three-Fold, Comps Rise 1.9%
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported third-quarter earnings tripled to $18.9 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, from $6.2 million, or 5 cents per share. Results exceeded estimated earnings expectations provided on Aug. 20 of 4 to 7 cents a share
Charges Sink Foot Locker’s Q3; Sales Slide 7.3%
Foot Locker, Inc. reported a net loss of $6 million, or 4 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 after including $22 million, after tax, or 14 cents per share, of non-cash impairment charges to write down long-lived assets of the company
RECALL: Salomon Ski Bindings
About 10,000 alpine ski bindings from Salomon USA are being recalled. The toe component of the ski bindings could fail to fully secure the ski boot to the ski binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly. This could cause the skier to lose control
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