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Under Armour Inc. is a Baltimore-based company that manufactures and sells performance athletic apparel designed to wick sweat away from the body. Under Armour gear -- including shirts, jackets, socks, gloves, headwear and cleats -- was orginally marketed to football players, but the distinct Under Armour logo is now sported by athletes in all sports. The company has specific lines aimed at youth athletes and women and also sells light-weight apparel for cold weather known as Under Armour ColdGear. Under Armour was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, a former football player for the University of Maryland, who was looking for an alternative to the heavy, sweat-drenched cotton T-shirt he wore und...
Under Armour Inc. is a Baltimore-based company that manufactures and sells performance athletic apparel designed to wick sweat away from the body. Under Armour gear -- including shirts, jackets, socks, gloves, headwear and cleats -- was orginally marketed to football players, but the distinct Under Armour logo is now sported by athletes in all sports. The company has specific lines aimed at youth athletes and women and also sells light-weight apparel for cold weather known as Under Armour ColdGear. Under Armour was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, a former football player for the University of Maryland, who was looking for an alternative to the heavy, sweat-drenched cotton T-shirt he wore under his football jersey. In his first year, 1996, Plank sold about $17,000 worth of items; in 2006, the company's revenue exceeded $467 million. Under Armour gained popularity with a 2002 commercial in which a muscle-bound football player implored teammates to "protect this house!" The catch-phrase became a rallying cry for athletes, including the Baltimore Ravens, and helped propel Under Armour into the big leagues of sportswear sales alongside Nike, Reebok and others. Under Armour became a publicly traded company in 2005 and is listed on the Nasdaq stock market. In 2007, Under Armour opened its first retail store, in Annapolis, Md.
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Baltimore Running Festival is a relative thing for this bunch
Organizers of this weekend's Baltimore Running Festival can't say exactly how many families, spouses, friends and co-workers will be running among the more than 17,000 who have signed up for the eighth annual event.
The pairs and groups are easy to...Tags: Health Products, Marathon, Fort McHenry, Health and Personal Care, Joan Collins
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Ricardo Dixon
South Florida Sun-SentinelNAME: Ricardo Dixon HIGH SCHOOL/CLASS: Hallandale, senior. HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11, 170 POSITION: Cornerback VARSITY EXPERIENCE: Three years WHAT I DO TO STAY IN SHAPE: Run track. WHAT I DO TO HAVE FUN: Hanging out with friends. BEST MOMENT OF '07:... -
Conor O'Neill
South Florida Sun-SentinelNAME: Conor O'Neill HIGH SCHOOL/CLASS: St. Thomas Aquinas, senior HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1, 195 POSITION: Linebacker VARSITY EXPERIENCE: fourth year BEST MOMENT OF '07: "The best moment was the last second of the state championship game, just the fact that... -
Under Armour has deal with Brandon Jennings
Sports apparel company Under Armour said yesterday that it has signed a multiyear partnership with Brandon Jennings, who recently made history as the first U.S. high school player to immediately pursue a professional basketball career overseas before...Tags: National Basketball Association, Brandon Jennings
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Terps assistant Sollazzo brings the intensity
Baltimore Sun reporterDave Sollazzo might not be the face of Maryland football, but he's the voice. His raspy, drill-sergeant growl can be heard through meeting-room doors and echoing around the Terps' football complex. "All right, men, let's go!" bellows Sollazzo, the...Tags: Florida State University, American Legion, Ralph Friedgen
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Sollazzo is Mr. Intensity for Terps
Dave Sollazzo might not be the face of Maryland football, but he's the voice. His raspy, drill-sergeant growl can be heard through meeting-room doors and echoing around the Terps' football complex.
"All right, men, let's go!" bellows Sollazzo, the...Tags: Florida State University, American Legion, Ralph Friedgen
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Sports radio station starting Monday
Baltimore is getting a new all-sports radio station starting Monday. WVIE (1370 AM) will go on the air at 6a.m. as a Fox Sports affiliate, general manager Bob Pettit said. The station has hired Jerry Coleman, formerly of WBAL, as its sports director and...Tags: Radio Industry, Government, Paul Azinger, Tiger Woods, Nike Incorporated
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John W. Highfield Jr., golf association president
John W. Highfield Jr., a former employee of McCormick & Co. and an avid golfer who served as president of the Maryland State Golf Association, died in his sleep Aug. 25 at his residence in Ruxton. He was 69. Mr. Highfield was born in the Philadelphia...Tags: Colleges and Universities, McCormick & Company Inc., Government, Lehigh University, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Unleashing naming rights
It's not unusual for a public building or park to be named after someone. Selling naming rights of a stadium, arena or ballpark to a corporate sponsor is something professional sports franchises and even major universities do routinely. But officials in...Tags: Druid Hill, Local Authority, Howard P Rawlings, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beverage Industry
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Sports on TV
TELEVISION ++++++++++++++++++++ || Baseball || Washington@Dodgers (T) || MASN || 8 a.m. || || || Angels@Boston || ESPN || 7 || || || Orioles@Yankees || MASN || 7 || || || Orioles@Yankees (T) || MASN || 11:30 || || High school lacrosse || Under...Tags: ESPN
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Top-paid executives
Sun reporterConstellation Energy Group dominated the list of the most highly paid local executives in 2007, a year in which the company's stock price rose nearly 50 percent. Leaders at the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. parent accounted for four of the top 10 -...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Investment Service, Sinclair Broadcast Group Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Banking
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Under Armour in public eye
Sun reporterDetectives in the HBO crime series The Wire go after bad guys in Baltimore wearing shirts and tactical gear made by Under Armour. The thugs in the television show wear hats and hoodie sweat shirts manufactured by the sportswear company. Golf characters...Tags: Advertising, Juvenile Delinquency, Weaponry, Video Games, Dwayne Johnson
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