SGB Update Sports & Fitness
DOD Offers $75 Million in Matching Funds for Advanced Fibers and Textile Research
The Department of Defense kicked off a competition March 18 for $75 million in federal matching funds for advanced fiber and textile research…
Tilly’s CEO Says Fiscal Q4 Results Reflect Improving Response Rates
Tilly's Inc. reported comps rose 2.9 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter on slight improvements in response rates to its marketing efforts…
LEVA Honors Bosch EBike’s North American Executive
The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) presented Bosch eBike Systems North America's Claudia Wasko with its Cross Cultural Leader award March 19 for her work establishing e-bikes in North America…
Majestic Athletic Extends MLB Sponsorship Deal
Majestic Athletic and Major League Baseball Properties have reached an extension of their contract that makes Majestic the official on-field uniform of MLB through 2019…
Under Armour Employee Seeks Climbing Record
An Under Armour employee will attempt to summit six of the world’s highest mountains this spring in a record-breaking task. His Summits Challenge is designed to raise awareness and funds to combat human trafficking…
Cocona Seeks Relief From Patent Infringement Claim
Cocona has asked a federal district court in Colorado to issue a declaratory judgment stating that it does not infringe a patent held by Sheex…
Under Armour Partners with Sao Paulo
Under Armour announced a multi-year technical sponsorship of Sao Paulo, the most successful club in Brazilian Football. Beginning this May, the club's First team and Academy teams will be outfitted in Under Armour designed…
Li Ning Partners with Xiaomi on Smart Running Shoes
Li Ning Co Ltd is partnering with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to produce a new generation of “smart” running shoes this year…
GoPro Channel App Surpasses 1 Million Downloads
GoPro Inc. announced that The GoPro Channel app has been downloaded over one million times on the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft…
Mass Channel Drives Dorel Sports Q4 Growth
Dorel Industries Inc. said Pacific Cycle, which sells bicycles, parts, accessories and toys to mass merchants, led its Dorel Sports segment to its fourth consecutive quarter of growth in the quarter ended Dec. 31…
Running Specialty Group Opens Up Shop in Providence, RI
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) has opened Providence Running Company shop, expanding the company’s footprint to include Rhode Island…
Princeton Tec Lands NJ Grant to Expand Manufacturing
Princeton Tec will expand manufacturing operations and hire more people in New Jersey thanks to an $18.3 million tax grant from the state…
Bob’s Stores Opens First Store in Maine
Bob’s Stores announced the grand opening of its first location in the state of Maine in South Portland, at 301 Maine Mall Road. With more than 30 locations in the Northeast…
Colorado Sky Country USA Skier Visits up Through February
Skier visits to Colorado Ski Country USA's 21 member resorts increased 3.7 percent in January and February compared with the same period of the prior year…
Adidas Won’t Renew NBA Sponsorship
Adidas said it will not extend its deal as the official apparel sponsor of the NBA after the 2016-17 season. Adidas said in a statement, “While we have enjoyed a successful long-term relationship with the league, we continually review our partner agreemen
