SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Dwayne Johnson Leaks Under Armour Capsule
Under Armour is planning ahead to December 2016, when the brand will release its apparel collaboration with action movie star and WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson.

Fitbit Ventures Into Virtual Reality
The connected health and fitness company released Fitbit Adventures, a series of personal, non-competitive virtual activity challenges.

SFIA: Industry Grows 2 Percent in 2015
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) released its 2016 State of the Industry Report (SOTI), which showed another moderate year of industry growth despite major disruption in the sporting goods sector.
FESI Hosts EU Sport Policy Assembly
Efforts to strengthen Sport Policy continue, as the MEP presents his Report “Integrated approach to Sport Policy: Good Governance, accessibility and integrity.”
NFL Seeks Growth In Germany
The NFL selected Lagardère Sports to help grow its fanbase In Germany.
College Rank Names The 50 Best College Towns In America
Providence, RI, Gainesville FL and College Station, TX are among the towns making the list.
Garmin Expands Kansas Facility
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), will undertake a $200 million facility expansion at its Olathe, KS campus.
Riddell Begins Kollege Town Sports Facility Construction
Football equipment designer and developer Riddell began construction on a new Kollege Town Sports facility in Sun Prairie, WI. Riddell and Kollege Town senior leaders and employees were on site, as well as customers, development partners and public officials. The Sun Prairie facility will house Kollege Town’s apparel business and their Fanaktive graphics-based product line. […]
Volt Athletics, Seahawks Donate to High School Football
The Seattle-based sports technology company joined the city’s NFL team to donate strength and conditioning programs to high school football programs.

Nike Signs White House Equal Pay Pledge
Pledge is part of the Obama’s Administration’s push for companies to close the wage gap between men and women.
Mainland Headwear’s Profits Soar in First Half
Mainland Headwear Holdings Ltd. reported profits jumped 43 percent in the first half, thanks to strong margin improvement and modest revenue gain.
Puma Signs Arsenal Goalkeeper
The former Czech Republic keeper had been with Adidas for nine years.

Sports Authority’s New Bonus Plan Draws Protests
The Justice Department’s U.S. trustee has called a new $1.5 million bonus plan for Sports Authority executives “unseemly” given how many creditors won’t receive any money back in the bankruptcy reorganization.
Li & Fung Looks Ahead While Macro And Retail Remain Tough
The first half of the year reflected retail and economic challenges, which resulted in a sales decline.

Survey: Under Armour Surpassing Adidas In Influencing College Basketball
The anonymous poll of 110 Division I basketball coaches found that NIke continued to dominate influence among shoe companies, but a wide majority felt Under Armour now ranked second.