Adidas have entered into a five-year partnership with Eastern Illinois University. Adidas becomes the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Panthers through the 2019 season. Nike previously outfitted the school. ...
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Athos, which has announced plans to launch a line of biometric fitness apparel this fall, has closed $12.2 million in Series B financing. The Redwood City, CA company said it will use the funds to further commercialize its product and ...
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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer closed on his acquisition of the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday from The Sterling Family Trust. The NBA Board of Governors previously approved the $2 billion sale, but a California court had to rule on ...
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ATHOS, a leading innovator in next generation wearable sensors and performance apparel, announced that it has closed $12.2 million in Series B financing. The round was led by DCM, with participation from True Ventures, Managing Partner and ...
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Lawrence Norman, former vice president of Adidas Global Basketball, has been named Adidas South Europe managing director. Zion Armstrong, formerly managing director of Adidas Group South Korea, as Adidas Brand director in North America. ...
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Pete Rose may not be in the baseball Hall of Fame, but the all-time MLB leader in hits will be in a commercial for Skecher's Relaxed Fit football later this year, joining football greats Joe and Joe Namath and NBA billionaire owner Mark ...
The contarct between the ownership of the NBA's Sacramento King and the US Ski and Snowboard Association includes global sponsorship sales representation to Market and sell property and intellectual rights within the USSA portfolio. The ...
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SKX issued a statement early May 2 saying the company was consulting with advisors about leading an investment group to acquire an intersest in the team, currently in the NBA Playoffs amid controversy over its owner's racist comments that ...
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Etonic Holdings, LLC, announced its partnership with Hakeem Olajuwon with the signing of a broad range, multi-year partnership. Etonic will re-issue Olajuwon's 1984, Akeem the Dream signature shoes, in limited quantities, to select ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Footwear
Growing direct-selling conglomerate, Youngevity Essential Life Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Youngevity International, Inc., welcomed nearly 2,000 distributors and customers from around the globe to the Youngevity Spring ...
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Kumho Tire U.S.A. announced it will double payouts for select tires in its Premium Fuel associate dealer program in the second quarter. The company says top passenger sellers the ECSTA PA31, ECSTA 4X, ECSTA LE Sport and LX Platinum, and ...
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Adidas has extended its endorsement deal with star Portland Trail Blazers guard, Damian Lillard. "Adidas has been great to me over my first two seasons," Lillard said in a statement. "I've had the opportunity to wear a lot of great ...
Bona US' first ever Certified Craftsman Convention will bring together businesses in the wood floor industry from across the country Feb. 20-22 in Denver. The event will kick-off on Thursday, Feb 20. with an opening keynote speech by former ...
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Anta Sports Products Ltd. reported revenues declined 4.5 percent in its year ended Dec. 31, to 7.281 billion yuan ($1.18 billion) compared with 7.622 billion yuan in 2012. Net profit slid 3.2 percent in the same period to 1.314 billion ...
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Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have signed a multiyear marketing partnership that will make Kumho the official tire of the NBA and NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in the United States and South ...