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.

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

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...

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.

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.

Marking another change in sponsorships, a company called Nobull has been named the National Football League’s official scouting Combine training partner and on-field supplier of apparel and headwear, effective in 2023.

In keeping with a growing trend in both youth and higher level fast-pitch softball – and in a move that can lead to a lot of incremental sales for team dealers – the NCAA has approved a double first base experimental rule in softball for the 2022-23 academic year.

Cap America has promoted Paige Mendenhall to sporting goods supervisor. Mendenhall, who has been with Cap America since 2014, will be responsible for the company’s newest division of its customer service department.

Need more proof that pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America? Check out this news item from a company you might not necessarily associate with team sports.

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.