Adidas said it expects supply-chain bottlenecks in North America to slow its growth to between 3 percent and 4 percent in the first half of 2019 before accelerating in the second half. The company still expects growth between 5 percent and 8 percent on a currency-neutral basis overall in 2019, including high-single-digit growth in North America.

Modell’s Sporting Goods has retained Berkeley Research Group as its financial adviser to explore restructuring options, including a possible bankruptcy, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Dick’s Sporting Goods reported fourth-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street’s targets. Overall earnings and sales fell in the quarter due to a calendar shift. For the full year, the leading U.S. sporting goods chain predicted consolidated same store sales to be approximately flat to an increase of 2 percent, with positive consolidated same store sales beginning in the second quarter.

Adidas said it plans to give the same bonus to any of its sponsored players on the Women’s World Cup-winning soccer team as their male counterparts.  The announcement follows news that the U.S. women’s national soccer team is suing their federation with allegations of gender discrimination, where all 28 members of the squad were named as plaintiffs in federal court.

Nike reached an agreement on a new seven-year contract Brigham Young University (BYU). BYU was one of the first universities in the country to join the Nike family by wearing its footwear back in the late 1970s.