Michael Corvino, president of JanSport, was killed Saturday in a car accident. Corvino, who was 46 years old, died when he lost control of the 1970 Dodge Charger he was driving, veering off the road and hitting a tree, according to a California Highway P

The month of June presented a mixed bag of results for the sporting goods and athletic footwear and apparel markets as retailers in the mall turned up the heat on the promotional fire in footwear and apparel to drive growth towards the back end of the mon

Sport Maska Inc., the hockey equipment unit of Adidas AG, recalled 1,325 facemasks in the U.S. and Canada because they failed quality-control tests. Sport Maska said it hasn't received any reports of injuries from the FM5K masks, which were sold in M

Garmont NA has acquired Life-Link Backcountry Travel from its parent company, Life Link International. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Silver Steep Partners served as financial advisor to Life-Link Backcountry Travel. Life Link Internatio

Lone Pine Capital and related funds acquired a 7.8% stake (2,728,463 shares) in Under Armour Co., according to a filing with the SEC. Lone Pine did not show a stake in UA for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. News of the fund’s purchase led Under Armour’

North Castle Partners, a private equity firm, has acquired controlling interest in Performance, Inc., one of the largest on-line and brick & mortar bicycle retailers in the country. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but deals in this sector typ

Eastern Outdoor Reps Association will be moving their Hartford, CT show serving the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast market from August to July in 2008. The EORA is also presently investigating a site for a post Labor Day on-water paddlesports event. Historical

Reebok has appointed Glen Giovanucci as Vice President of Sales, Sports Licensed Division (SLD). Glen will be responsible for driving all SLD sales. Glen has been with Reebok since 2003. He originally joined Reebok in the U.S. operating unit as Vice Presi

A new World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry Board was elected at the Extraordinary General Assembly in Las Vegas on June 9th. The new elected president is John Larsen President Emeritus and Advisory Board member of Boston-based New Balance Athl

Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. has named Anthony (Tony) D’Onofrio as COO, effective immediately. In this newly created position, D’Onofrio will be responsible for global operations, including supply chain, sourcing, distribution, manufacturing and planning for