Upping its ball game even after losing the NBA license earlier this year, Spalding has developed a new TF line of performance basketballs engineered for professional, collegiate and high school leagues along with recreational and outdoor use.

Team Insight Extra ran across this article posted on cbsnews.com that focused on the planned closing of the venerable Miken plant in the small town of Caledonia, MN.

Looking to make further inroads into the youth team sports market, full-line retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has entered into a multi-year partnership with the National Police Athletic/Activities Leagues (National PAL).

Extending its reach into its core high school market, BSN Sports has launched a Face Mask Giveaway to provide 20,000 free face masks to schools. Featuring BSN’s adjustable, two-ply stock mask, the total prize of 20,000 masks will be split between five schools that will receive 4000 masks each.

Adding to its already impressive product lineup, Augusta Sportswear Brands this month launched FreeStyle Headwear, a proprietary custom headwear design platform that provides Pacific Headwear customers with the ability to create their style in just four steps.

Those of us who have been in the sporting goods industry for a long time will fondly remember the tubs of Quench gum always on display at Mueller Sports Medicine booths at every trade show.

Under Armour’s most recent attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by UCLA seeking more than $200 million in damages over its terminated sponsorship deal has been rejected by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

Under the somewhat incendiary headline, “If Little League genuinely cares about player safety, it will mandate C-Flaps on helmets,” USA Today contributing writer Peter Funt (yes, the host of Candid Camera, but this was a serious article) made the case that...

Wilson Sporting Goods has entered into a three-year national partnership with the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) that provides $500,000 in funding each year for kids living in underserved areas to have access to sports.

Colon cancer has a new opponent — the Trey Mancini MLB Pro Prime T16 bat created by the Baltimore Orioles outfielder and Louisville Slugger to raise awareness and prevention in the fight against colon cancer.

As schools reopen around the country and a semblance of normalcy returns to classrooms and playing fields, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has taken a strong stand on the need for vaccinations to assure players stay on the field and games are played.

As the 2021 school year approaches with a hopeful sense of a return to normalcy, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has been in the news with some significant personnel changes and a number of rules changes that team dealers need to know ...

Looking to up its once-strong profile in the U.S. soccer market, Puma recently made a big move by grabbing Christian Pulisic away from Nike with a long-term endorsement deal. Pulisic, who plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League, is the youngest captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team ...

The speaker lineup at the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit on September 26-28 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, FL, is taking shape with entertaining golf analyst Gary McCord and Hall of Fame speaker Ross Bernstein ...

Making a strong branded move into the youth and high school football scene, Shock Doctor has launched what it is calling the Legends Showcase, a 7v7 football tournament series. Beginning January 2022, Shock Doctor will start a tour of five national tournaments for elite high school and youth ...

Team dealers in Iowa – and hopefully many other states soon – should get ready to start selling a lot of basketball shot clocks. Following the decision by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its annual meeting ...

It seems like every month BSN Sports announces it has purchased another independent team dealer – in July it was Sportline in Colorado, which was preceded in June by Billings Sports in Connecticut – and this month the Varsity Brands unit has acquired Jim Ludtka Sporting Goods ...

Bringing a little bit of entertainment experience to the world of sporting goods, Duncan Wardle, who played an instrumental role in the innovation and creativity of Disney for three decades, will be the keynote speaker at the NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit, September 26-28, 2021.

A4, the manufacturer and distributor of team uniforms and practice gear, has promoted Jeff Noser to VP–sales, with responsibility for managing and developing the A4 sales team.

Using its hometown as a natural location of a planned direct-to-consumer expansion, Wilson Sporting Goods Co. recently opened its first retail location in Chicago. Located in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood, the 2247-square-foot store carries a curated collection of...

Taking baseball glove technology to a new level, Rawlings has released its REV1X series of baseball gloves. In development for several years, the REV1X used the Carbon Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) process to develop an optimized lattice structure.

Showing once again that flag may indeed be the future of football, the American Flag Football League (AFFL) has launched the American Flag Football League Youth Division. Set to kickoff this fall with an expected 10,000 participants (boys and girls) around the country...

Steelo Sports, a manufacturer of baseball equipment and the first Black-owned baseball glove brand used in Major League Baseball, is also now the first Black-owned baseball glove brand ever used in the Olympics.

Matt Carlson, president and CEO of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), has been with the association for more than 13 years. Prior to joining NSGA, he had a career in local government leadership for more than 20 years...

With the Tokyo Olympics about to take center stage, one brand that is involved but will hardly receive any exposure at all (hopefully) is Kim Kardashian West’s shapewear brand, Skims, which is providing the official underwear, loungewear and pajamas for female American athletes.