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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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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: Sales, Local Authority, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Druid Hill, Howard P Rawlings
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2 more executives leave Sears
Tribune reporterTwo top Sears Holdings Corp. executives announced they are leaving the company, the latest in a string of senior executives departing troubled retail chain. Chief Marketing Officer Maureen McGuire told her team Wednesday that she will leave at the end of...Tags: Government, National Government, Real Estate Sellers, Greenwich, Same-Sex Marriage
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UCF basketball adds Diakite to roster
The UCF men's basketball program has a late addition to its 2008 recruiting class. David Diakite has enrolled at UCF and will be a true freshman this season. Diakite is a 6-foot-4 wing from Maryland, where he attended National Christian Academy. As a...Tags: Vehicles, Pilot Pen Tennis, U.S. Open Tennis, Defense, Tropical Storms
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Sears' home services executive leaves
Tribune staff reporterSears Holdings Corp.’s home services chief Mark Good plans to leave the company effective Friday. The Hoffman Estates-based company announced Good’s departure in a memo sent to employees on Tuesday, according to company spokeswoman Kimberly Freely. As...Tags: Government, National Government, Sears Canada Incorporated, Hoffman Estates, House and Home
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Sears loses top-level execs
Chicago Tribune reporterThey don't sell revolving doors at Sears, but maybe they should. The retreat in consumer spending and the slide in the housing market are taking a toll on Sears Holdings Corp. But keeping a stable senior management team in place to navigate the...Tags: Government, National Government, Corporate Officers, Earnings Forecasts, Motorola, Inc.
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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: Government, National Government, Investment Service, Securities, Investments
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Franklin to play at Wrigley Field
Lake Brantley's Nick Franklin will participate in the Under Armour All-America baseball game Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. He was on the 18-under national team that lost to Korea in the World AAA Junior Championships this month in Edmonton,...Tags: Wrigley Field
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Fantasy game names names
Tallahassee BureauBobby Bowden said last week he wouldn't mind having Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on his team. Gators receiver Percy Harvin wouldn't be a bad addition, either. The Florida State coach, never much for computers, was talking about reality, about his need...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Athletes, Colleges and Universities, Kevin Smith, Major League Baseball
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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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Dow gains 135 as drop in oil prices boosts mood
From wire reportsWall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher yesterday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. Stocks initially fell on uneasiness about...Tags: Stocks, Energy Saving, Apple Inc., Petroleum Industry, Legg Mason, Inc.
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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: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Game Playing, Video Games, Oliver Stone
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Christy Larrimore
Special to The SunForget Baltimore's hot, muggy weather. Christy Larrimore is a summer breeze personified as she dashes out to grab lunch at Harvest Table, from her new job as a retail marketing operations coordinator at Under Armour. We also found out Larrimore isn't...Tags: Dancing, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Dance
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