SGB Update

Major League Baseball Properties has reached new five-year licensing agreements for Team MLB, the exclusive new line of Major League Baseball branded institutional baseball uniforms, with Majestic Athletic, Ltd. and Outdoor Cap Co. The new deal was announ

Any thoughts that new Keds president Shawn Neville will have much of a honeymoon when he joins Stride Rite Corporation on July 7 were quickly dashed last week as the company pointed to the troubled division as a key culprit in the company’s anemic results

Cutter & Buck chairman and CEO Fran Conley appears to be signaling that the hard work is complete in her turnaround efforts at a company she has guided through some pretty difficult times since her appointment to the CEO slot in April 2002. Conley, who w

After establishing a foothold in the Midwest team dealer market in April with the acquisition of Kesslers Team Sports, the country’s largest team dealer at the time, it only made sense for Collegiate Pacific to turn their attention to the other regions of

In yet another example of judicial efficiency, The United States Court of Appeals has reversed, for the third time, the status of the preliminary injunction in the Nautilus v. Icon case involving the “CrossBow” and “Bowflex” names. In its current form, th

Vans, Inc. announced late Friday that it had settled a class action suit related to its merger with a subsidiary of VF Corporation.. VFC in late April agreed to acquire the venerable skate brand in a $396 million deal. Vans will roll up under VF’s Outdo

Hong Kong sportswear and athletic footwear manufacturer Li Ning will price its IPO at HK$2.15 a share, the high end of the expected range. In spite of the premium price, fans of the brand are vying for their chance at a piece of the company. The IPO is so