Point3, the apparel manufacturer, and the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers have entered into a three-year partnership to outfit all Cavalier Youth Programs. The deal comes following the Cavaliers having refreshed its brand identity this summer, which will be featured on all youth program uniforms...

More pickleball news! This time it is a company called Pickleheads, which bills itself as the number one online destination for pickleball players — sort of like Strava for pickleball.

Founder Sport Group, the manufacturer of youth uniforms and collegiate fanwear, has hired Samantha Stevens as senior director–licensing and business development.

Moe Stein, president of Frank’s Sport Shop, Bronx, NY, described as “indefatigable cheerleader for the borough of the Bronx,” died on September 4, 2022, at age 93.

Play It Again Sports recently entered into a partnership with Rawlings Sporting Goods and Easton to become the Official Resale Partner of Rawlings and Easton. With over 280 franchises in North America, Play It Again Sports will provide a resale option for Rawlings and Easton products.

A4, the Los Angeles-based team and corporate apparel manufacturer, has acquired LabFit Sublimation and at the same time hired former Alleson Athletic executive Todd Levine as president.

The Spalding Momentous EZ Assembly Portable Basketball Goals were recently recalled by Russell Brands because of an impact injury hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), welds in the arm attaching the backboard to the pole can...

Score Sports, a designer, manufacturer and seller of youth team sports uniforms and equipment, was recently acquired by Brand Velocity Group (BVG).

Initial reports after offensive linemen, defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers were required for the first time to wear Guardian Caps during practice between the start of NFL training camp until the second preseason game indicate they did help reduce the number of concussions...

Allen Reynolds, currently the Team Sales Manager at Cook’s Sporting Goods, has sold sporting goods for the past 12 years in his more than 33 years of sales experience. Team Insight caught up with him to get his insight into the state of team sports in 2022...

Man cannot live on bread alone. That is a tried-and-true belief passed down through the centuries. Now, in 2022, as everyone attempts to return to some sort of post-pandemic normalcy, in the world of team sports, that maxim can be expanded to say that team dealers cannot live...

The National High School Basketball Coaches Association (NHSBCA) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Ballogy, a skills assessment and development app and exposure platform for youth and amateur basketball players.

In a marriage of two youth sports organizations, 3STEP Sports, a youth sports club and event operator, has acquired Hoop Group, a grassroots youth basketball brand.

With Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals sprouting up all over, Image Apparel Solutions (IAS) has spotted a business opportunity and launched an online store platform that complies with NCAA NIL regulations.

Any team dealer or retailer expecting to sell Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics product better get an account with Fanatics because Team USA just signed a long-term agreement licensing Fanatics to manufacture and sell Olympic-branded merchandise.

There’s a new competitor for team dealers in town — and they are tied in with an old, very big competitor. In a partnership that should make a lot of team dealers — and vendors – sit up and take notice, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sideline Swap...

The recently announced three inductees in the Class of 2023 of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame all share an innovative spirit in different segments of the industry.

In conjunction with BSN Sports, New Balance has signed an apparel deal with the Babson College Department of Athletics and Recreation, marking its first deal with a Division III school.

Strengthening its position in the growing sport of pickleball, Franklin Sports recently signed a partnership with pro pickleball players JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson and Julie Johnson. With the partnership, Franklin Sports becomes the exclusive paddle provider to the Johnson family.

Combining performance with a technology message, Badger Sport last month unveiled an innovative line of stock performance apparel called Sweatless Get a Grip, a “two-in-one” design that features lightweight sweatband panels sewn into key action areas of performance garments in order to provide...

Sports Endeavors, the owner of online retailer soccer.com, worldsoccershop.com and 431sports.com, has been acquired by Seawall Capital.

McDavid, the manufacturer of sports medicine products and Hex padded basketball apparel, recently signed an agreement with five-time NBA All-Star John Wall, who has worn McDavid’s Hex padded apparel through his pro basketball career, as a global ambassador for its Hex product line.

It’s always good to see an independent team dealer receive some recognition from the business world, so news that Holyoke Sporting Goods, located in Holyoke, MA, recently won the 2021 $30K Small Business Advertising Campaign sponsored by Marketing Doctor comes at a good time...

Blast Motion, a provider of swing analysis, performance insights and player development, has added pro softball players Amanda Lorenz, Aliyah Andrews and Nicole “Sis” Bates to an elite Team Blast ambassador team.

Private equity firm Acon Investments recently closed a single-asset continuation round worth around $700 million to increase its stake in the New Era headwear brand while bringing in new backers. New investors include Apollo, GCM Grosvenor, Hamilton Lane, and Neuberger Berman.