TOCA Football, Inc., the soccer-focused and technology-enabled experience company, has appointed Abby Wambach and Richelle Parham to its Board of Directors. The platform also recently secured $15 million in a new financing facility.

Nike Inc. reported sales were down 1 percent in the first quarter ended August 31 but topped Wall Street’s targets as digital growth grew 82 percent. Earnings were up 10 percent and far ahead of analyst estimates.

Asics EMEA announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform that gives tennis coaches access to advice and training from industry experts.

Modell’s Sporting Goods Inc. filed its Chapter 11 liquidation plan that calls for unsecured creditors to recover less than one percent of their claims.

John Capriotti, director of athletics at Nike, is stepping down after guiding the brand’s track and field sports marketing group since 1992. He will continue to work with Nike as a consultant, according to The Oregonian.

Dunlop announced the addition of tennis industry veterans Macy Evert Erickson and Anibal Braga to its sales team. Erickson assumes the Territory Manager role for Northern California, while Braga will act as Territory Manager for the Southeast (SC, NC, GA, MS, AL, TN).

Nike has partnered with We Coach, an organization that embraces recruitment, advancement and retention of women coaches in sports, on a new Made to Play Coaching Girls Guide to “help make sport fun for girls.”