SGB Update Sports & Fitness

Gold’s Gym Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Gold’s Gym filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as the fitness chain deals with the closure of outlets across the country due to coronavirus. The filing does not involve franchise-owned gyms and the company expects to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings by August.

Compass Diversified Holdings Announces Common Share Offering
Compass Diversified Holdings commenced a public offering of 5 million common shares, with a 30-day option for the underwriters to purchase up to an additional 750,000 common shares.

Topgolf’s Debt Rating Downgraded
Moody’s downgraded the debt ratings of Topgolf International over concerns that the coronavirus outbreak will hamper its ability to operate its venues until the spread of the virus subsides.

Puma Close To Signing Raheem Sterling
Puma is reportedly close to signing Raheem Sterling, the Manchester City soccer star, to a record-breaking endorsement to become the face of the brand’s soccer strategy. Sterling is currently with Nike.

Wanda Sports’ Revenues Slide In 2019, Warns On COVID-19 Impact
Wanda Sports Group Co., the China-based owner of Ironman, the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon series, Cape Epic mountain biking event, reported total revenue was €1.03 billion (US$1,156.5 million) in 2019, a decrease of 9 percent compared with 2018. The company also warned that by April 2020, substantially all of its sports events had been canceled or postponed “and it is currently unclear when these sport events will resume.”

Theragun Rebrands To Therabody
Theragun, the maker of hand-held percussive therapy devices, announced its rebranding to Therabody. The change comes as the company announced plans to launch a USDA certified organic CBD line, TheraOne, as well as Theragun’s 4th generation percussive massage devices.

Adidas Countersues Louisville Basketball Recruit’s Father
Adidas filed a counter-lawsuit against former five-star recruit Brian Bowen II’s father, a former grassroots consultant and a financial advisor. The suit charges the three worked with Adidas employees to funnel money to the families of high school basketball prospects while evading detection by others in the company.

Apex Global Brands Posts Loss In Q4
Apex Global Brands, the parent of Hi-Tec and Cherokee, reported a net loss of $1.1 million in the fourth quarter ended February 1 compared to net income of $0.2 million a year ago. Revenues declined to $5.5 million from $6.1 million.

New Balance Donates To Hope For The Warriors
New Balance made a $35,000 donation to Hope For The Warriors to fund sports programming for children of military service members in honor of Armed Forces Day.

Eighty Percent Of Golf Courses Expected To Be Open By May 3
Fifty-eight percent of golf courses in the U.S. were open for play in the week ended April 26 with 80 percent expected to be open by May 3, according to the National Golf Foundation’s most recent COVID-19 survey.

Varsity Spirit Launches Series Of Virtual Solutions
Varsity Spirit, a division of Varsity Brands, is offering several free virtual resources to cheer and dance coaches who cannot host in-person tryouts for next year’s teams.

Modell’s Secures Suspension Of Bankruptcy Until May 31
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge extended the suspension of the bankruptcy case of Modell’s Sporting Goods under May 31 as COVID-19 continues to prevent the retailer from holding liquidation sales at physical stores.

Little League Cancels 2020 World Series And Region Tournaments
Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International has decided to cancel its World Series and Region Tournaments for the first time in the organization’s history.

NRA Cancels National Rifle & Pistol Championships Due To COVID-19
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has decided to cancel the 2020 NRA Precision Pistol Championships, July 1-5; NRA High Power Championships, August 9-25; and the 2020 NRA Smallbore Championships scheduled for July 23-August 4 due to the coronavirus.

Unifi Posts Loss On Impairment Charge Tied To Sale
Unifi Inc. reported that it completed sale of its 34 percent interest in Parkdale America, LLC (PAL) to the existing majority partner, Parkdale, Inc., in an all-cash transaction for $60.0 million. The fibers manufacturer also posted a loss in the third quarter ended March 2 after a charge related to the sale.