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Baltimore ’ s deep sports history translates into a lively setting for major sporting events .
S ports have long been an important part of Baltimore ’ s culture . It ’ s no wonder that one of the biggest sports apparel manufacturers — that ’ d be Under Armour — chose to plant its headquarters right here in the city .
There are our beloved professional sports teams , of course — the Ravens , our NFL team , are two-time Super Bowl champs and the Orioles , our MLB team , fill the beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards each baseball season .
But Baltimore ’ s love affair with sports goes far beyond football and baseball . Take lacrosse . It ’ s Maryland ’ s official team sport , and it ’ s been a part of Baltimore athletics for decades — all the way back to 1928 , when the Johns Hopkins University team represented the United States in lacrosse ’ s Olympic debut . Now , five of the country ’ s topranked men ’ s collegiate teams are located in Maryland . Private all-girls school Bryn Mawr fielded the first women ’ s team in the nation . And the Baltimore region is also the home of the sport ’ s governing body , US Lacrosse , plus the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum , US Lacrosse Magazine and major equipment producers .
And then there ’ s the Preakness Stakes . The second jewel of the Triple Crown , this storied horse race has been run at Baltimore ’ s Pimlico Race Course for over 100 years . It ’ s an institution for the city , right down to the signature drink : the Black-Eyed Susan , named for the Maryland state flower .
Of course , that ’ s not all Baltimore has on the field . The upcoming sports calendar is filled with important events , both new and established . Read on to get the scoop on Baltimore ’ s biggest sports moments ahead . VB
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This running festival — which just celebrated its 20th anniversary — offers five distance options , including marathon , half-marathon and relay . The course winds through Federal Hill and Fell ’ s Point before finishing in the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area , where the Celebration Village brings together music , games , food and drinks in honor of the finishers . |
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For the 2021 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association , an athletic basketball conference made up of smaller historically black colleges and universities , Baltimore beat out current host Charlotte , N . C ., and other cities to become the new city host . The tournament will be based here for the next three years .
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