It’s a great time to be a good basketball player. With the sneaker market surging, bidding wars are breaking out for NBA stars. Pulling down $30 million a year to wear free shoes isn’t unheard of anymore. Under Armour tried to ...

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DENVER — Adidas plans to start selling a full line of snowboard apparel and boots this fall. The question is whether the brand best known for its basketball, running and soccer gear can be accepted in the world of snowboarding. ...

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Look at that photo of the shackle sneaker. How long did it take you to figure out it wasn’t a good idea? It apparently didn’t occur to Adidas until after the company started to take some heat over how the ...

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Under Armour Inc. saw revenue increase by more than 20 percent for the eighth consecutive quarter, the company reported Friday. First-quarter revenue rose 23 percent, to $384 million, from $313 million in the corresponding quarter last year. The quarter’s net ...

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Hope springs eternal for O’s When the Baltimore Orioles open their season against the Minnesota Twins this afternoon — their 20th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards — they will find several improvements, courtesy of the Maryland Stadium Authority. The changes, ...

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Under Armour Inc., which develops and markets athletic apparel, footwear and accessories, said Monday that it has hired Adidas executive Karl-Heinz Maurath as president of its international division. Maurath helped establish and expand Adidas’s presence in a number of countries ...

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I’m probably the last person who needs to be told sporting events today are about WAY more than what’s happening on the field. I never thought I would see this phrase in an article about Tiger Woods and other top ...

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