SGB Update

BRG Sports Sells Easton Hockey to Chartwell Investments

BRG Sports, Inc., formerly Easton-Bell Sports, announced that Chartwell Investments, a New York-based private investment firm, has partnered with senior hockey management to acquire its Easton Hockey business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ASA VP Inducted into AFS Hall of Excellence

Gordon Robertson, vice president of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), has been inducted into the American Fisheries Society’s (AFS) Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence…

OBIT: Sporting Goods Hall of Famer Ed Horner

Ed Horner, a member of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame who served on the NSGA Board of Directors, passed away Aug. 23, in Tennessee. Horner was 91. Horner founded All American, Inc. in Memphis in 1968…

Sport Chalet and Asics Launch NYC Marathon Sweepstakes

As part of its Adventures of a Lifetime sweepstakes, Sport Chalet has joined forces with Asics to give one lucky winner the chance to have a VIP 2015 race week experience in New York City outfitted in the newest Asics apparel and footwear. The prize also

Hunters Pass Hunting Heritage to Children

A recent survey by HunterSurvey.com reveals that passing the hunting heritage along to younger people is still alive and well with nearly 46 percent of surveyed sportsmen having taken at least one child hunting in the past year…

Skins Sponsors Tecnu Adventure Racing Team

Skins, the maker of gradient compression sportswear, announced a partnership with Tecnu Adventure Racing. Tecnu Adventure Racing is a multisport and adventure racing team in North America..

Columbia Sportswear Inks First NFL Deal with the Dallas Cowboys

Columbia Sportswear and the Dallas Cowboys announced an apparel licensing partnership featuring co-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and youth, with product available to the public starting in late spring 2015…

Gander Mountain Coming to Killeen Texas

Gander Mountain is once again expanding its network of outdoor specialty stores with a new location in Killeen, TX, set to open in the spring of 2015…

Lacoste Launches City Tennis App

Lacoste launched a free downloadable mobile application named Lacoste City Tennis. This new platform continues Lacoste's mission of making tennis more accessible and encouraging everyone to play the competitive sport…