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Rudolf Caracciola was a German automobile-racing driver who was one of the most successful and versatile of modern......
Harry Caray was an American sportscaster who gained national prominence for his telecasts of Chicago Cubs baseball......
Every year the four major tournaments of professional tennis—the Australian Open, the French Open, the U.S. Open,......
Rod Carew is a Panamanian professional baseball player who was one of the great hitters of his generation. He retired......
It’s hard to imagine a four-time Olympian and eight-time gold medalist being an underdog in anything, let alone......
Will Carling is an English rugby union football player who was England’s most successful and longest-serving captain.......
Steve Carlton is an American professional baseball player. In 1983, Carlton became the second pitcher to surpass......
carom billiards, game played with three balls (two white and one red) on a table without pockets, in which the......
Chico Carrasquel was a Venezuelan professional baseball player who in 1951 became the first player born in Latin......
Carry Back, (foaled 1958), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) that in 1961 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness......
Hélio Castroneves is a Brazilian race-car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 a record-tying four times (2001,......
Cathy Freeman’s silver medal in the 400-metre run at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., introduced this......
Tracy Caulkins is a former American swimmer who is considered one of the sport’s most versatile athletes. She is......
Roy Cazaly was an Australian rules football player who was renowned for his extraordinary marking ability. He was......
Orlando Cepeda was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who became one of the first new stars to emerge......
Wilt Chamberlain was a professional basketball player, considered to be one of the greatest offensive players in......
Dorothea Lambert Chambers was a British tennis player who was the leading female competitor in the period prior......
Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player who was considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.......
chariot racing, in the ancient world, a popular form of contest between small, two-wheeled vehicles drawn by two-,......
Charismatic, (foaled 1996), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1999 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness......
Oscar Charleston was an American baseball player and manager who was one of the best all-around ballplayers in......
Bobby Charlton was a football (soccer) player and manager who is regarded as one of the greatest English footballers.......
Louis Chevrolet was an automobile designer and racer whose name is borne by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors,......
Giorgio Chinaglia was an Italian football (soccer) player who was one of the sport’s greatest goal scorers and......
Conchita Cintrón was an American Portuguese bullfighter, who was one of the world’s premier rejoneadores and the......
Citation, (foaled 1945), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1948 became the eighth winner of the American......
Caitlin Clark is one of the greatest players in the history of women’s college basketball, especially known for......
James Clark was a Scottish automobile racer who became the world driving champion in 1963, when he won a record......
Roger Clemens is an American professional baseball player who was one of the most successful power pitchers in......
Roberto Clemente was a professional baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the first......
John Rhodes Cobb was an automobile and motorboat racer, first to reach a speed of 400 mph on land. On Sept. 16,......
Ty Cobb was a professional baseball player who is considered one of the greatest offensive players in baseball......
Henri Cochet was a French tennis player who, as one of the Four Musketeers (with Jean Borotra, René Lacoste, and......
Welker Cochran was a prominent American billiards player who, with his rivals Willie Hoppe and Jake Schaefer, Jr.,......
cockfighting, the sport of pitting gamecocks to fight and the breeding and training of them for that purpose. The......
College Football Playoff (CFP), annual series of U.S. college football postseason bowl games (2014– ) that determines......
Eddie Collins was an American professional baseball player who was one of the most proficient hitters and base......
Charles Comiskey was a baseball player, manager and owner during the formative years of professional baseball,......
Lionel Conacher was an athlete and politician who was voted Canada’s Athlete of the Half Century (1900–50) and......
Maureen Connolly was an American tennis player who in 1953 became the first woman to win the Grand Slam of tennis:......
Jimmy Connors is an American professional tennis player who was one of the leading competitors in the 1970s and......
Learie Constantine, Baron Constantine of Maraval and Nelson was a Trinidadian professional cricketer and government......
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is an American basketball player who was the first Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Women’s......
Copa América, South America’s premier men’s football (soccer) tournament. The Copa América is held every four years......
El Cordobés was a Spanish bullfighter, the most highly paid torero in history. The crudity of his technique was......
Cotton Bowl, postseason U.S. collegiate football game played on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in Arlington,......
Count Fleet, (foaled 1940), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1943 became the sixth winner of the American......
coursing, the pursuit of game by hounds hunting by sight and not by scent. In modern, organized coursing competitions,......
Margaret Court is an Australian tennis player who dominated women’s competition in the 1960s. She won 66 Grand......
Bob Cousy is an American basketball player and coach, who was one of the greatest ball-handling guards in the National......
Jim Craig is an American ice hockey goaltender who was part of the U.S. hockey team that won the gold medal at......
Danie Craven was a South African rugby union football player, coach, and administrator who was one of the most......
cricket, England’s national summer sport, which is now played throughout the world, particularly in Australia,......
Cricket World Cup, international cricket championship held at four-year intervals that is considered the premier......
Sidney Crosby is a Canadian ice hockey player who in 2007 became the youngest captain of a National Hockey League......
Johan Cruyff was a Dutch football (soccer) forward renowned for his imaginative playmaking. He won numerous honours,......
Larry Csonka is an American gridiron football player who won two Super Bowls (1973, 1974) playing for the Miami......
Laurie Cunningham was a professional football (soccer) player. In 1977, Cunningham joined West Bromwich Albion......
curling, a game similar to lawn bowls but played on ice. Two teams of four players (given the titles lead, second,......
Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player who led the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball......
Betty Cuthbert was an Australian sprinter, who starred at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, where......
cycle ball, an amateur cycling game that is derived from association football (soccer). In cycle ball, two opposing......
Bjørn Daehlie is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won more total Olympic Games medals and gold medals than any......
Dakar Rally, automobile rally race over a route traditionally run through southern Europe and Africa before finishing......
Dan Patch, (foaled 1896), American harness racehorse (Standardbred), a nearly legendary horse in his time, who......
Ray Dandridge was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his career between 1933 and 1955 playing......
Nicol David is a Malaysian squash player who dominated the sport in the early 21st century and became the first......
Davis Cup, trophy awarded to the winner of an annual international lawn-tennis tournament originally for amateur......
Al Davis was an American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League......
Anthony Davis is one of the most dominant big men in the National Basketball Association (NBA), noted for both......
Dwight F. Davis was a tennis player best known as the donor of the Davis Cup (properly the International Lawn Tennis......
Ernie Davis was an American collegiate gridiron football player who was the first African American to win the Heisman......
Glenn Davis was an American world-record holder in the 400-metre hurdles (1956–62) who was the first man to win......
Joe Davis was an English billiards and snooker player who was the world snooker champion from 1927 until his retirement......
Brash, confident, and strong-willed, Australian Dawn Fraser became a dominant figure in women’s swimming during......
Daytona 500, annual U.S. stock-car race that is the most prestigious event in the National Association for Stock......
Ralph De Palma was an American automobile-racing driver, one of the most popular and successful competitors in......
Donna de Varona is an American athlete and sportscaster who, after a record-breaking amateur career as a swimmer,......
Dawie de Villiers was a South African rugby union player who was one of the sport’s greatest scrum halves and captain......
Dixie Dean was a British football (soccer) player, remembered as one of the great centre forwards of his time.......
Dizzy Dean was an American professional baseball player who had a brief but spectacular pitching career with the......
Dave DeBusschere was an American basketball player who became the youngest coach in National Basketball Association......
deck tennis, game for two or four players, designed for the limited space aboard ship and also played as a garden......
Ousmane Dembélé is a French football (soccer) player with the Ligue 1 (French topflight football league) club Paris......
Deng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won six world championships and four Olympic championships between......
Kapil Dev is an Indian cricketer and the greatest pace bowler in his country’s history. He is the only cricketer......
Gail Devers is an American track athlete who overcame physical adversity to win Olympic gold medals in 1992 and......
M.S. Dhoni is an Indian cricketer whose rise to prominence in the early 21st century culminated in his captaincy......
Alfredo Di Stéfano was an Argentine-born football (soccer) player and manager, regarded as one of the greatest......
Eric Dickerson is an American professional gridiron football player who was one of the leading running backs in......
Bill Dickey was a professional baseball player who caught for the New York Yankees (1928–43 and 1946) of the American......
Martín Dihigo was a professional baseball player who became a national hero in his native Cuba. In addition to......
Joe DiMaggio was an American professional baseball player who was an outstanding hitter and fielder and one of......
El Hadji Diouf is a Senegalese football (soccer) player who was named African Football Confederation (Confédération......
Mike Ditka is an American gridiron football player and head coach. In the 1960s and early ’70s he proved himself......
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player who is one of the greatest men’s players in the history of the game.......
Larry Doby was an American baseball player, the second African American player in the major leagues and the first......
dog racing, the racing of greyhounds around an enclosed track in pursuit of an electrically controlled and propelled......
dog show, competition in which purebred dogs are judged on the basis of their physical perfection as determined......
Dog sports are organized contests that provide physical exercise and mental stimulation for the animals, fun opportunities......