The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and BATS-TOI (pronounced bah’tua), have agreed to a three-year deal that makes the multi-sport headgear manufacturer the newest NFHS Corporate Partner.

Making a significant move into wrestling, ASICS has entered in a multi-year partnership with Beat the Streets National that makes the brand the title sponsor for the Beat the Streets National Duals, which was held in late June in Chicago.

Adding to its existing base of 272 stores across North America, Winmark has signed franchise agreements to add an additional 11 Play It Again Sports locations.

Although they may not sell a lot of tennis apparel, team dealers will want to know there is now a new supplier in the sport. Following its debut into sportswear a year ago, Wilson has launched a tennis-inspired apparel collection combining its heritage with modernity.

Paul Reynolds, who has worked at Cook's Sporting Goods for more than 40 years, passed away earlier this month. He had been in a rehab facility for the past several weeks while battling a brain tumor. He died peacefully with his family around.

BSN Sports earlier this month acquired I.D. Clothing Company, which does business as Team Gear, based in Whippany, NJ, supported by its in-house decoration and customization facilities.

Easton Diamond Sports recently unveiled the Ghost Unlimited fastpitch bat, billed as the brand’s most advanced one-piece bat ever.

A number of team sports-related products are among the 10 finalists selected by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) to present their companies at the 2022 SFIA Start-Up Challenge, taking place virtually on July 26, 2022.

I recently returned from the 2022 NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit in (very) warm Scottsdale, AZ, and feel the need to share with our readers some insights from the annual gathering of the sporting goods industry.

In a sign of the continued growth of flag football, NFL Flag, the official flag football program of the National Football League (NFL), has launched NFL Flag Canada and the NFL Flag Canada Regional Tournaments.

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) made two changes to its Board of Directors with the appointments of John Scipio (SV Sports), and Troy M. Freeman (Winmark Corporation/Play It Again Sports). Their three-year terms took effect June 1. 

Following its Spring Sales Summit in late May hosted by Founders Sport Group, Alli Sports Group announced the newest member to the group — Red Stick Sports out of Baton Rouge, LA.

Lax.com, the online lacrosse specialty retailer, has acquired Zimagear to grow its creative capabilities, sublimated uniform, helmet decal and custom apparel offerings.

In an unprecedented move to support exercise and healthy kids, the commissioners of the four major U.S. sports leagues – NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA – sent a joint letter to Congressional leaders asking them to help families with youth activity costs by...

Bound to have a significant impact on sporting goods retail and team sports, the recently announced partnership between Adidas and Foot Locker – built around product and deeper consumer connectivity – makes Adidas Foot Locker’s leading partner in the all-important basketball category.

United Sports Brands has acquired Pearl Izumi USA, the manufacturer of cycling apparel and accessories. Pearl Izumi will join USB’s portfolio of protective and performance sports equipment sold under the Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters, Nathan and Glukos brands. Terms were not disclosed.

Rawlings and Easton have entered into a multi-year agreement with Texas-based D-Bat, the baseball and softball training academy franchise.

Clarifying uniform requirements for female high school wrestlers were among the rules changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors for the 2022-23 season.

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, which finally allowed people to return to some of their traditional activities in 2021, were reflected in the 10 segments tracked for the 2022 edition of the National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. report.

Expanding its reach into new technologies and markets while increasing its domestic production capacity, Cap America this month acquired Minnesota-based custom knitwear company Wear-A-Knit. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Let’s talk team sports in general first. You’ve been in this business a long time ­­— how does the current state of the business compare to “the good old days?” In a lot of ways, our business is harder. We are dealing with...

There’s a new player in the team sports game that is actually a totally revamped old player familiar to almost everyone in the business. It happened last year when SV Sports, formerly Schuylkill Valley Sporting Goods, was acquired by...

The Team Insight Vendor Roundtable on Goals and Nets looks at challenges and opportunities. Let’s start with the big question: How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your business?

Team Insight Goes 1-on-1 with Mary Dolan, Owner/CEO, Pro-Am Team Sports, Schererville, IN. Mary Dolan’s initial career was as an employment and domestic relations lawyer, but after she took some time off when her fifth child was born and she was ready to go back to work she decided to...

There is no shortage of new products being designed specifically for the female athlete as team sports return to a sense of normalcy in a (hopefully) post-pandemic athletic world.