And one does not trifle with American sports purists, who like things tidy.

And it gives girlfriends, coworkers, and sports purists all the proof they need to accept that this is an obsession that really matters.

This is a family entertainment, more than a show for sports purists.

At Calgary five years ago, the Jamaican bobsled team seemed like one of those good-natured jokes that sports purists hate and marketeers love.

The sports purists don't have to be defensive anymore about Anna Kournikova.

"But these guys are stereotypical old-fashioned sports purists."

Some sports purists condemn it as unsportsmanlike.

With the success, however, has come some criticism from extreme sports purists that the antiauthoritarian event had rejected its origins, stepping into the limelight of mainstream acceptance.

Which means that, unlike sports purists, Mr. Lauren would have no problem seeing his activewear put to good use in a different setting.

There will be some sports purists who will not like it, but it's based on a book that was very successful, and we essentially took everything from the book.