SGB Update Sports & Fitness

Fleet Feet To Open Store In Poughkeepsie, NY

Kim Caruso, a lifetime resident of New York and graduate of Marist College, owns the store, which opened May 18 in The Shoppes at South Hills at 1895 South Road.

Nike Signs Mega-Deal With Odell Beckham Jr.

Nike Inc. reportedly agreed to pay the New York Giants wide receiver $29 million over the next five years in what’s believed to be the largest footwear deal with an NFL player. A bidding war with Adidas boosted the deal’s price.

Gym Source Names Director Of Commercial Sales

Dean Bowrosen will work closely with Bill Kemnitzer, Gym Source’s VP of commercial sales, to increase sales to fitness clubs, hotels, multi-housing and other commercial facilities.

Strava Reaches One Billion Shared Activities

“We’re excited to celebrate this milestone in our community’s growth in recognition of the inspiration that these one billion activities have created for Strava athletes around the world,” said incoming Strava CEO James Quarles.

Puma Partners With Right To Play

As part of this cooperation, Puma has donated 9,000 footballs for Right To Play programs in nine countries including Ghana, Pakistan and Thailand.

361 Degrees USA Growing Momentum In Q1

The U.S. arm of the publicly-traded Chinese footwear and apparel giant said it plans to increase its marketing spend by 50 percent in 2017 with a focus on both trade and consumer media.

Darn Tough Vermont Debuts Pro Ambassador Program

Joining Team DTV are Allie Rood, Brooke Froelich, Coree Woltering, Eric Sensemen, Fawn Dorr, Jeremy Wolf, Josh Ferenc, Megan McJames, Neely Fortune, Noah Tautfest, Ralph Kucharek, Sasha Yakovleff, Stevie Anna, Vasu Sojitra and Zeb Blais.

Lacoste Teams Up With Novak Djokovic

For Djokovic, the brand has developed an eponymous clothing line specially designed to kit out the champion during the Grand Slam tournaments as well as dress him for other tournaments throughout the season.

Schutt Sports Files Patent Lawsuit Against Riddell

The Schutt complaint identifies Riddell’s SpeedFlex, Revolution Speed, Revolution Speed Classic, 360, Revolution IQ, Foundation, Revolution Edge, Revolution Attack, Revolution Attack-I, Attack, Victor-I and Victor helmet models as infringing Schutt’s patents.