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SIA Spearheads Research on Downhill Consumer

SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the snow sports industry’s member-owned trade association, is spearheading the Downhill Consumer Intelligence Project (DCIP) in collaboration with more than 20…

NOC Changing Kids Lives’ with Recreation

Each year Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) engages approximately 60,000 kids in outdoor activities, and this summer is sure to boost that number. With a passion and a mission to reconnect children with nature through fun and healthy activities, NOC is unplu

2013: Another Banner Year for Running Participation

Running USA said 2013 proved to be another historic and record breaking year for U.S. running events and overall finishers. Its 2014 State of the Sport – Part III: U.S. Race Trends report showed that the Second Running Boom is still going strongly as it e

Feetures! Appoints PR Agency

Feetures!, a performance sock brand serving the specialty run market, has partnered with public relations firm, Darby Communications…

Charlotte Unveils Plans for $35 Million Bike Trail

The City of Charlotte, North Carolina unveiled a plan to raise $35 million in bond money for construction of 14 miles of contiguous bike trails that would complete a 30.6 million bikeway parallel to the city's light-rail line…

Academy Sports to Enter Louisville with Three Stores

Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to open a third planned Louisville-area store located in Elizabethtown, KY, scheduled to open in 2015. Academy previously announced stores opening in Louisville and Middletown, which will both open prior to the 2014 holiday

Sports Authority Hosts Inaugural Football Field Day Event

Sports Authority held its first-ever Sports Authority Football Field Day on Sunday for more than 2,000 attendees in partnership with USA Football’s Heads Up Football initiative. The free, on-field football training camp and vendor expo…

Big Rock Sports Appoints Freshwater Manager

Big Rock Sports, LLC added Dave Tackett to its Fishing, Camping and Marine Division as senior programming manager. Tackett will focus on developing and implementing strategies to assist Big Rock’s growth in the freshwater markets and new categories.

BSN Sports Acquires FandF Sport Shop

BSN Sports acquired the assets of F&F Sport Shop, Inc. of Orange, TX. F&F, a leading supplier of sports apparel and equipment, was founded in 1978…

Inov-8 Appoints New CEO

Inov-8 recently hired Gordon Baird as its CEO. He was most recently at Americana, the company behind the Bench clothing brand, having previously worked at…

Austin Canoe and Kayak Registers Two Trademarks

Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) has registered the trademarks “ACK” and “Your Kayak Fishing Gear Headquarters” through the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce…

ORCA Appoints New VP of Marketing

Outdoor Recreation Company of America (ORCA) announces the appointment of Ashleigh Walker as vice president of marketing…