Gym Source Hires Vice President Of Operations
Gym Source announced that Ed Kurzontkowski, formerly of Cybex International, has joined the company as vice president of operations.

Peak Achievement Athletics Appoints Tony Palma As CEO For Easton Diamond Sports
Peak Achievement Athletics Inc. and its controlling shareholders, Sagard Holdings and Fairfax Financial announced the appointment of Anthony M. Palma as the chief executive officer of Easton Diamond Sports, effective June 13, 2017. In addition to his role as CEO of Easton,Palma will also serve as co-CEO of Peak with Ed Kinnaly.

Farm To Feet Secures Equity Investment
Nester Hosiery shared plans to spur growth in its Farm to Feet brand and expand its private label business through an investment made by Aiglon Capital Management and Merit Capital Partners.
New Balance Appoints New Germany Manager
New Balance appointed Tobias Zingel as its new Germany head. Zingel, who was formerly New Balance’s head of product & marketing in Germany, succeeds Jürgen Konrad, who is leaving the company after six years.
SFIA Releases 2017 Installment Of Single Sports & Fitness Participation Reports
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association released 87 Single Sports & Fitness Reports for 2017. These reports provide an in-depth analysis and breakdown of participation demographics by specific sport or fitness activity.

Virginia Governor Calls For Stricter Gun Controls After Shooting
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic governor of Virginia, called for stricter gun-ownership laws soon after the shooting in Alexandria Wednesday morning at a baseball practice that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others.

Lonzo Ball Stars In Foot Locker Father’s Day Commercial
While three other draft prospects are featured in the commercial, the most notable reflections on Father’s Day not suprisingly came from Lonzo Ball, whose father has been regularly making headlines for his commentary

Grassroots Connect Will Head Back To Knoxville In 2018
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance will bring its four-day Connect trade show back to Tennessee’s Knoxville Convention Center for Summer 2018.

Bigtruck Updates Production Facility And Sales Teams
In addition to other moves, the Lake Tahoe-based lifestyle brand welcomed JTB Custom to improve and streamline production and operations.
TriggerPoint Licenses Performance Solutions Patents
Under the terms, TriggerPoint will have the right to manufacture one-piece, two-piece, and multiple-piece foam rollers under all of Performance Solutions’ existing United States patents and multiple patents pending.

FluidStance Finds Balance Between Work And Play
“I realized I was standing for 60-80 hours a week when I switched to a stand up desk, and all I was doing was shifting the pain from my butt to my feet throughout the day,” said founder Joel Heath.

New Balance Wakes Up Boston For Daybreaker Session
On the Friday before the 2017 Boston Marathon, New Balance was able to get over 500 people out of bed for a 6:00 a.m. workout and dance party at Fenway Park.

Sports Direct Completes Acquisition Of EMS And Bob’s
Sports Direct said the coming months will be marked by an expansion of product lines available in the US stores and websites, including the U.S. debut of an extensive portfolio of European brands “at exceptional value.”

Mitchell & Ness Releases NBA Hardwood Classics Swingman Collection
The launch comes after the company signed a multi-year licensing agreement with the NBA to be an exclusive manufacturer of all retro HWC products

Turner’s Outdoorsman Appoints Bryan Harris CEO
Turner’s Outdoorsman stated that Gene Lumsden will retire as chief executive officer on June 30, 2017. The board of directors elected Bryan Harris to be the company’s president and CEO, effective July 1.