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During the late 19th century, athletic bloomers (also known as "rationals" or "knickerbockers") were skirtless baggy knee-length trousers, fastened to the leg a little below the knees; at that time, they were worn by women only in a few narrow contexts of athletic activity, such as bicycle-riding, gymnastics, and sports other than tennis (see ...
Buruma, Japanese for bloomers, specifically athletic bloomers; Bulma (ブルマ, Buruma), a character in the Japanese comic series Dragon Ball, by Akira Toriyama; Ian Buruma, pen-name of an author on Japanese culture; Buruma (Baucau), a village in East Timor in the district of Baucau
The name "Varsity Reds" was only adopted circa 1993. They are now named the "Reds" as of 2018. Prior to 1993, every varsity sport, including football, hockey, women's basketball, men's basketball and men's wrestling had a different name: the Reds, [1] Red Bombers, Red Devils, [1] Red Bloomers, [2] Red Raiders, and Black Bears, respectively.
Russell Athletic is an American clothing manufacturer based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Currently a subsidiary of global company Fruit of the Loom , Russell Athletic was the main brand of Russell Brands, LLC. until its acquisition in 2006.
She also became a baseball scout in 1911, recruiting both male and female players for a number of professional teams. After John died in 1917, Maud again played for Boston, and managed a women's team for the Chicago Athletic Club. In the early 1920s, Maud married Costante Dellacqua, with whom she later started the All Star Ranger Girls team.
Today, there are several other athletics championships organized at global and continental levels. Athletics also serves as the main focus of many multi-sport events such as the World University Games, Mediterranean Games, and Pan American Games. The following is a list of prominent athletics competitions.
Boomer and Sooner pulling the Sooner Schooner. Sooner, the costumed mascot of the University of Oklahoma. Boomer and Sooner are two matching white ponies who pull the Sooner Schooner, a Conestoga wagon across the field when the University of Oklahoma football team scores.
The Bowerman Track Club (BTC) is an American training group sponsored by Nike, Inc. for professional distance runners as well as a separate recreational club for casual runners.