Football equipment maker Riddell is reportedly exploring a sale that would value the company at around $800 million. Riddell, which makes football helmets and shoulder pads as well as other equipment, ...

(Reuters) - U.S. maker of football helmets and gear Riddell is exploring a sale, the company told Reuters, in a deal that could value it at around $800 million, people familiar with the matter said.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Ohio is widely known as the birthplace of football. And everywhere you look around the Heartland state, it is obvious that Ohio is obsessed with the most popular sport in the United ...