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1890 In Sport
1890 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Sport of athletics, Athletics *USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships American football 1890 college football season, College championship * NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship, College football national championship – Harvard Crimson football, Harvard Crimson Non-college amateur championships * Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, Western Pennsylvania champions – Allegheny Athletic Association Events * 11 October — Western University of Pennsylvania (later renamed the University of Pittsburgh) played its first ever football game in a 38–0 loss to the Allegheny Athletic Association, which was held at Exposition Park (Pittsburgh), Exposition Park. * 15 November — The Colorado Buffaloes football, Colorado Buffaloes play their first football game against the Denver Athletic Club. * 22 November — College football is first played in the state of Kansas at the 1890 Kansas vs. Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
