SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Soccer.com Joins Hurricane Relief Efforts
Soccer.com has designed a special Hurricane Harvey Relief T-Shirt, pledging to donate all proceeds from the sales of the shirt to hurricane relief efforts following the devastating impact of the storm in Texas and Louisiana.
Project Play 2020 Launches To Grow Youth Sports Participation
More than a dozen leading sport, health, media and other organizations – including Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, SFIA, MLB and NBA – have partnered to grow national sport participation rates and related metrics among youth.
STX Signs Great Britain Field Hockey Star
Baltimore-based STX LLC announced the signing of British national field hockey player, Ashley Jackson.
Longstreth Sporting Goods Partners With Women’s Professional Lacrosse
Longstreth Sporting Goods and the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) announced a partnership and the launch of an exclusive online store for WPLL apparel.
HanesBrands Donates More Than 1 Million Items To Hurricane Harvey Victims
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes and Champion, announced that it is donating more than five trailer loads of underwear and activewear to assist victims of flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Academy Providing More Than $2.5 Million In Hurricane Harvey Aid
The donations include up to $1.5 million in direct financial assistance for immediate relief to those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey, including many team members and their families, as well as numerous supplier contributions in excess of $1 million.
Hibbett Sports To Sponsor University Of Alabama Football
Hibbett Sports, based in a Birmingham, AL, announced a three-year sponsorship deal with the University of Alabama’s football program for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons. The retailer has sponsored Crimson Tide athletics and the football team since 2008.
Klean Kanteen’s New Finish Environmentally Friendly
Stainless steel water bottles are rugged, versatile and should last a long time – maybe even a lifetime – but Klean Kanteen was seeing an unusually high number of premature customer returns for a particular reason: paint chipping.
Item Of The Day: Abus Bordo Alarm 6000A
Larger movements set off a 100-decibel alarm that lasts for 15 seconds that remains active, and further movements will continue to trigger it.
Hibbett Sports Collecting Donations To Support Hurricane Victims
Said Jeff Rosenthal, president and CEO, Hibbett, “We are fortunate that all of our employees are safe and our stores in Texas and Louisiana only suffered minor damage. But we’ve seen the devastation around us and want to do our part to support Hurricane Harvey victims as they recover and rebuild their lives.”
Amer’s Bernard Millaud Shifts To Advisory Role
Bernard Millaud, president of Cycling at Amer Sports and a member of Amer Sports executive board, has decided to step down from his current role and is appointed into a special advisory role
Rapsodo Hires Art Chou As GM-North America
Rapsodo Inc., a leading developer of sports analytics technology, announces the hiring of sports industry veteran Art Chou as general manager–North America.
BrainScope Completes $16 Million Equity Fundraise
BrainScope Company, Inc., the medical neurotechnology company which created the first FDA-cleared handheld medical device for assessment of the full spectrum of traumatic brain injury, has completed a $16 million equity financing.
Golf Rounds Played Dip In July
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were down 1.6 percent in July 2017 compared to July 2016. The biggest regional declines were seen in South Atlantic, East North Central and Mid Atlantic.
Report: Nike Initiates Second Layoff Round
According to a report in the Oregonian, Nike is implementing the second phase of its plan to lay off about 1,400 workers.
