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Shock Doctor has signed NFL linebacker Akeem Ayers of the Tennessee Titans to a multi-year endorsement deal. Ayers joins Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians catcher; Ryan Matthews, San Diego Chargers running back; Percy Harvin Minnesota Vikings wide receiver; Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman; Nick Leddy, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman; Jake Gardiner, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman and [...]

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Russell Athletic has launched a uniform builder application for the iPad. The mobile interface will allow coaches, athletic directors and other consumers to create and save unique uniform designs on the go. The application, which is free and one of the first of its kind for team sports, was developed to allow users to work [...]

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Approximately 300 MLB players chose to wear the Rawlings S100 Pro Comp this season. During Major League Baseball Opening Day festivities last week, Rawlings, the Official Batting Helmet and Ball Supplier of Major League Baseball, added its new S100 Pro Comp batting helmet line to its on-field assortment of protective headwear. Approximately 300 MLB players [...]

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Vapor Apparel, a brand that makes performance apparel for the digital decorator, is hitting the beach and rolling up their sleeves. The Charleston based company recently adopted a beach on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina in conjunction with the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. “We’re ready to do the dirty work for [...]

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With the 48th Annual NSGA Management Conference & 14th Annual Team Dealer Summit less than two months away, the excitement is building for another excellent event in San Antonio. This year’s Conference & Summit brings some star power in the form of five keynote speakers who will share interesting content with attendees throughout the event. [...]

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Gildan and Triple-A Baseball unveiled a new logo (pictured at right) for the recently announced Gildan title sponsorship of the 2012 Gildan Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game. Triple-A Baseball’s pinnacle postseason event, the Gildan Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game, is a winner-take-all matchup between the winners of the International League and the Pacific Coast League [...]

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Above: “Cam’s Night Out.” A new TV spot from Under Armour featuring Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton and showcasing the UA Highlight cleat.

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Above: Video from adidas featuring newly signed adidas athlete Robert Griffin III (aka RGIII). The Heisman trophy winning Baylor QB is expected to be one of the top draft picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Griffin III will be featured in a variety of adidas marketing initiatives going forward, and will play a role in [...]

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Brute Wrestling has announced its return as a manufacturer of wrestling footwear. The Fall 2012 footwear launch will include the Inception and Xplode, and will solidify Brute as a wrestling company that provides head-to-toe products for youth, high school and collegiate wrestlers. The Inception is Brute Wrestling’s “stylish, high-tech, and performance driven” offering with a [...]

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In a plainly worded paragraph buried within a lengthy press release announcing rules changes for high school football for the 2012 season, the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) saved team dealers, sporting goods retailers and their vendors thousands of dollars by delaying implementation of the controversial football receivers’ glove rules until the 2013 season. [...]

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