Click on the links below to learn more about the latest news of the sporting goods industry. These new items include both NSGA member companies and non-member companies.

2013 News

• May 16, 2013 - BSN SPORTS to Merge with Herff Jones
• May 2, 2013 - The Sports Authority Partners with Melanoma Research Alliance
• April 25, 2013 - Marathon Sports at Epicenter of Tragic Boston Bombings
• February 8, 2013 - Required 2012 Economic Census Forms Due February 12
• February 6, 2013 - Sally Jewell, CEO of NSGA member company REI, nominated to become next US Secretary of the Interior

2012 News

• November 16, 2012 - Team Athletic Group (TAG) Announces 2012 Award Winners
• September 28, 2012 - The Finish Line to Become Exclusive Partner for Athletic Shoes with Macy's
• September 25, 2012 - Sports Distributors of Canada/Source for Sports Names Top Suppliers
• June 25, 2012 - Fleet Feet, Inc. Honors Franchisees at National Conference
• June 22, 2012 - Russell Athletic to Sponsor College Football Bowl Game Through 2015
• June 13, 2012 - Fleet Feet, Inc. to Recognize Six Franchisees with Grants
• June 1, 2012 - Dick's Sporting Goods Opens Running Specialty Concept, True Runner
• April 24, 2012 - Russell Athletic Launches Custom Uniform Builder Application for iPad
• April 17, 2012 - Finish Line Launches Support of Special Olympics
• April 10, 2012 - Dick's Sporting Goods Acquires Top-Flite Brand from Callaway Golf
• February 14, 2012 - New Balance Donates $3M to Boston University to Help Build New Athletic Field
• January 30, 2012 - Two NSGA Member Companies on FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For List
• January 20, 2012 - REI Names Vendor Partner Award Recipients
• January 10, 2012 - Finish Line Youth Foundation Raises Record Amount in Holiday Fundraising Drive
• January 10, 2012 - BSN Sports Provides $250,000 in Victory Grants in Less than Three Months

2011 News

• December 13, 2011 - NSGA member, Easton-Bell Sports, Featured on Bloomberg TV
• November 22, 2011 - NSGA member, New Balance, Teams with Dasani to Promote Importance of Recycling
• November 22, 2011 - NSGA member, Russell Athletic, to Serve as Uniform and Equipment Sponsor for Inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl
• November 18, 2011 - Sustaining NSGA member, Maurice Sporting Goods, to Acquire Redl Sports Distributors
• November 10, 2011 - March of Dimes to Recognize NSGA Member, Big 5 Sporting Goods
• November 10, 2011 - Foot Locker Foundation Partners with DoSomething.org on Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program
• October 13, 2011 - NSGA Member, Xenith LLC, Ships 100,000th Football Helmet
• October 6, 2011 - NSGA Member, The Finish Line, Inc., Participating in Google's Trusted Store Program
• September 27, 2011 - Sports Distributors of Canada/Source for Sports Names Recipient of Its Highest Honor
• September 26, 2011 - Longtime Industry Leader, Ken Conlin, Passes Away at 90
• September 16, 2011 - BSN Sports Contributes $1 Million to Programs in Need through New Grant Program
• September 6, 2011 - Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame to Induct Four in 2012
• September 1, 2011 - The Finish Line Acquires 18-Store Specialty Running Chain
• August 22, 2011 - Alleson Athletic Names New Director of National Sales
• August 18, 2011 - Sports Authority Secures Naming Rights for Mile High Stadium in Denver
• August 1, 2011 - Famous Footwear Launches Step It Up for Your School Contest
• July 18, 2011 - Sport Chalet Founder and Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Famer, Norbert Olberz, Passes Away at 86
• July 7, 2011 - Sports Distributors of Canada/Source for Sports Names New President
• July 7, 2011 - Louisville Slugger Creates Homerun Challenge App for iPhone and iPad
• June 27, 2011 - Fleet Feet, Inc. Awards Franchisees
• June 23, 2011 - Hibbett Sports to Celebrate 800th Store Opening
• June 2, 2011 - DICK's Sporting Goods Partners with PGA Tour to Support Birdies for the Brave Initiative
• June 1, 2011 - Academy Sports + Outdoors to be Purchased by Private Equity Firm
• May 24, 2011 - Warrior Hockey Reorganizes, Acquires Smith Hockey Company, Inc.
• May 19, 2011 - New Balance Creates DryDock Footwear to Nurture Casual-Comfort Brands
• May 12, 2011 - McDavid Partners with Trilogy Lacrosse to Provide Safety Apparel & Equipment
• May 11, 2011 -  Sports Authority Partners with Melanoma Research Alliance
• May 11, 2011 - Forzani Group Acquired by Canadian Tire
• April 28, 2011 - Dick's Sporting Goods National Runner's Month Partners with Action for Healthy Kids
• April 18, 2011 - The Finish Line, Inc. Named a Corporate Partner with a Heart by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
• April 11, 2011 - ASICS Launches Program to Aid Youth Orphans from Recent Japan Earthquake
• April 8, 2011 - New Balance CEO Named America's Most Playful
• April 4, 2011 - PUMA Parent Company Launches Sustainability Initiative
• March 29, 2011 - Rawlings a Co-founder of the National Sports Concussion Cooperative
• March 28, 2011 - Sports Authority Named Official Partner of Major League Lacrosse
• March 23, 2011 - Sportcraft Announces New B2B Exchange to Benefit Small, Independent Retailers
• March 22, 2011 - Adidas Group Launches Environmental Policy - Plans to Use 100% Better Cotton by 2018
• March 18, 2011 - Sport Chalet Partners with Soles4Souls to Aid Those in Need in Japan
• March 14, 2011 - Above the Rim Launches Community-Based Youth Development Grant Program
• March 3, 2011 - Schutt Sports Launches New Online Catalog to Aid Team Dealers
• February 28, 2011 - Forzani Group Enters Team Business with Sportsphere Acquisition
• February 22, 2011 - PEP Funding Cut in House Approved Budget - Take Action Today!
• February 21, 2011 - Brown Shoe Acquires American Sporting Goods
• February 21, 2011 - Deadline Approaching to Nominate a Deserving Candidate for the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame
• February 15, 2011 - Golfsmith and Taylor Made Hold White Out Event in Manhattan with Pro Golfers
• February 11, 2011 - Finish Line Youth Foundation Raises $1.7 Million in Holiday Fundraising Drive
• February 9, 2011 - Foot Locker Signs Extension to Sponsor NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest
• February 4, 2011 - Little League International Announces Moratorium on Composite Bats
• January 28, 2011 - REI Launches New Snow and Ski Report App on Android Platform
• January 26, 2011 - Fleet Feet, Inc. Introduces Vendor Grant Program
• December 16, 2010 - Sporting Goods Store Sales Continue Upward Trend

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