EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (March 30, 2020) – The Board of Directors of Escalade, Inc., announced the appointment of Scott Sincerbeaux as its next President & CEO. He will join Escalade on April 27, 2020. Sincerbeaux joins Escalade from Wolverine World Wide, Inc., where he held several positions including President of The Stride Rite Children’s Group, President of … Continued
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (March 23, 2020) – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced it will extend its partnership with Spalding – the largest basketball equipment supplier in the world – as the association’s official supplier of basketballs. Beginning in July and running through the end of June 2023, Spalding’s TF 1000 Legacy basketball will … Continued
METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY (March 6, 2020) – United Women’s Soccer (UWS) has extended its partnership with Image Apparel Solutions (IAS). In January, UWS announced that Knit Wit Apparel – a wholly owned division of IAS – would serve as the official scarf supplier to UWS and its member teams. Now, Image Apparel Solutions will also serve … Continued
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (March 11, 2020) – Modell’s Sporting Goods, America’s oldest family owned and operated retailer of sporting goods, athletic footwear, active apparel and fan gear, announced it has voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on March 11, … Continued
ASB Sports acquired the team sports division of Universal Athletic.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Feb. 24, 2020) – Modell’s Sporting Goods, America’s oldest, family-owned and operated retailer of sporting goods, athletic footwear, active apparel and more, has announced that for the first time in its 130-year history, it is closing more than 15 percent of its stores and offering outside investment to support the retail business. … Continued
RENTON, WASHINGTON (February 27, 2020) – Baden Sports announced CEO & President Michael J. Schindler passed away on February 19 from an apparent heart attack during a vacation in Hawaii. Schindler was 70. Schindler was the son of Baden founder E.C. Schindler. Michael Schindler spent his entire career of more than 40 years at Baden and … Continued
Jim Throneburg, a 2016 Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame inductee, passed away February 9, 2020 at 82. Throneburg invented the “activity-specific” padded sock.
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA (February 10, 2020) – Huntsville-based T-H Marine Supplies has acquired First Source, the marine accessory division of Maurice Sporting Goods, one of the largest sporting goods distributors in the United States. First Source will operate as a stand-alone division of T-H Marine in Fort Myers, Florida. “We’re thrilled to complete our largest revenue acquisition to date,” said … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (February 13, 2020) – John A. McArthur, founder of the Johnny Mac’s sporting goods chain, passed away Feb. 10 from pneumonia and cardiac failure at the age of 92. McArthur founded Johnny Mac’s Sporting Goods in 1967 in St. Louis and eventually expanded to nine stores in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri. “He … Continued
