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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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Sports on TV
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Football heats up summer
Move over, basketball. You've got to share the summer spotlight with football now. ESPN is bringing football to the forefront in July at Disney's Wide World of Sports, which heretofore has been prime time for hoops stars to audition for college coaches....Tags: Disney's Wide World of Sports, Athletics, Track and Field, Atlanta Braves, ESPN
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Bethlehem's Ronald Cruz fighting to make a name for himself
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Television and radio Weekend
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If you go: Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic
Baltimore Sun staffWhat: Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic, featuring boys and girls games with the 91 best seniors in the country. When: Saturday and Sunday (girls senior game, 5:30 p.m. Saturday; boys senior game, 8 p.m. Saturday). Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium,...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Towson University
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5 from Gilman on All-America South team
When Harry Prevas returned to the locker room from practice one day in early May to find a missed call from an unfamiliar number, Gilman teammate Marcus Holman was quick to pass along good news.
Holman had taken a call just before practice from the...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Colleges and Universities, Towson University
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Before heading to Florida, six local girls team up at 'Classic'
When recent John Carroll graduate Brittany Dashiell stepped on campus at the University of Florida, she knew it was the place for her. It turned out to be the place for five other local lacrosse standouts who will join Dashiell tomorrow at Towson...Tags: University of Florida, Ohio State University, Johnny Unitas, Colleges and Universities, United States
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South falls in Classic, but future Florida teammates shine
Special to The Baltimore SunFor most players, Saturday's Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic was a chance to test their skills against the nation's top girls seniors. For seven recruits bound for the University of Florida, however, it was a chance to dream. The seven --...Tags: University of Florida, Johnny Unitas, Severna Park, Towson University
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Gilman's Holman helps South team to initial win
Special to The Baltimore SunLong hailed as the nation's hotbed of lacrosse, Baltimore had fared somewhat less impressively in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. Heading into Saturday's game at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium, in fact, the South team -- annually...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Towson University
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South rises for first time in lacrosse classic
Special to The Baltimore SunLong hailed as the nation's hotbed of lacrosse, Baltimore had fared somewhat less impressively in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. Heading into Saturday's game at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium, in fact, the South team -...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Towson University
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From flab to fab: New gut gear
Fashion ColumnistOK, I'm man enough to admit it. The ravages of middle age, an aversion to germ-ridden gyms, refraining from smoking, and a partner who's the closest thing to a 1950s-era suburban housewife as you could imagine (hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, dinner entrees...Tags: Television Industry, Nike Incorporated, David Beckham, Periodicals, New Products
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Brandon Jennings hopes his European adventure pays off
Somewhere out there on the otherworldly Los Angeles freeways, maybe even at this very moment, steers a driver of uncommon skill.
She has gone to the driving stratosphere and returned. She has demonstrated a deftness and bravery exceeding that of...Tags: NCAA Tournaments, NBA, Golden State Warriors, Colleges and Universities, ESPN
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