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Cliff Morgan was a Welsh rugby union football player who was one of the sport’s greatest fly halves and was noted......
Joe Morgan was an American professional baseball player who won consecutive National League (NL) Most Valuable......
Bobby Morrow was an American sprinter who won both the 100- and 200-metre dashes at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.......
Willie Mosconi was an American pocket billiards player who was men’s world champion 15 times between 1941 and 1957.......
Randy Moss is an American professional football player who is considered one of the greatest wide receivers in......
Stirling Moss was a British Formula One Grand Prix racing driver who was considered by many to have been the greatest......
Marion Motley was an African American gridiron football player who helped desegregate professional football in......
motocross, form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a course marked out over open and often rough......
motorcycle racing, the recreational and competitive use of motorcycles, a sport practiced by both professionals......
Ces Mountford was a New Zealand rugby player and coach who was considered to be one of the best stand-off halfs......
Alonzo Mourning is an American professional basketball player who was notable for recovering from a kidney transplant......
Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricketer whose unorthodox delivery made him one of the most effective and......
Isaac Burns Murphy was an American jockey who was the first to be elected to the National Museum of Racing and......
Andy Murray is a Scottish tennis player who was one of the sport’s premier players during the 2010s, winning three......
Stan Musial was an American professional baseball player who, in his 22-year playing career with the St. Louis......
Thomas Muster is an Austrian tennis player who, at the 1995 French Open, became the first competitor from his country......
Dikembe Mutombo was a Congolese-American basketball player who was one of the best defenders in National Basketball......
Anthony Muñoz is an American gridiron football player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest offensive linemen......
Eero Mäntyranta was a Finnish Nordic skier who took part in four Olympic Games, winning a total of seven medals.......
mêlée, ancient and medieval game, a predecessor of modern football (soccer), in which a round or oval object, usually......
Gerd Müller was a German professional football (soccer) player who was one of the greatest goal scorers of all......
John Naber is a former American swimmer who won four gold medals—all in world-record time—and a silver at the 1976......
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player who emerged in the early 21st century as one of the game’s leading competitors,......
Bronko Nagurski was an American collegiate and professional football player who, at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres)......
James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical education director who, in 1891, invented the game of basketball......
Joe Namath is an American collegiate and professional gridiron football quarterback who was one of the best passers......
NASCAR, sanctioning body for stock-car racing in North America, founded in 1948 in Daytona Beach, Florida, and......
Although several drivers have been named champion of the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)......
Steve Nash is a South African-born Canadian basketball player who is considered to be one of the greatest point......
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian tennis player known for his on-court histrionics and outstanding Davis Cup play. He......
National Invitation Tournament (NIT), collegiate basketball competition initiated in the United States in 1938......
Native Dancer, (foaled 1950), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who won 21 of 22 starts and achieved widespread......
Martina Navratilova is a Czech American tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1970s and the ’80s.......
Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar was one of the world’s greatest cricket players and,......
Earle Neale was an American collegiate and professional football coach and professional baseball player, who as......
Negro league, any of the associations of African American baseball teams active largely between 1920 and the late......
Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal. During the 2012 Olympic Games in London,......
Don Nelson is an American professional basketball player and coach who amassed a record 1,335 National Basketball......
netball, popular game in girls’ schools in England and several other British Commonwealth countries, similar to......
Manuel Neuer is a German football (soccer) player who, as one of the game’s leading goalkeepers, helped Germany......
Nevele Pride, (foaled 1965), American harness racehorse (Standardbred), the fastest trotter in history. He won......
Ernie Nevers was an American collegiate and professional football and baseball player, who was considered one of......
Neymar is a Brazilian football (soccer) player who has the most international goals of any Brazilian footballer,......
Niatross, (foaled 1977), American harness racehorse (Standardbred), one of the greatest pacers in history, who......
Gwyn Nicholls was one of the greatest rugby players of all time. Nicholls was captain of Cardiff four times, a......
Phil Niekro was arguably the greatest knuckleball pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB). He employed......
Hideo Nomo is a professional baseball player. In 1995 Nomo became the first Japanese citizen to join an American......
Lando Norris is an English automobile racing driver who made his Formula One (F1) debut with the McLaren Renault......
Northern Dancer, (foaled 1961), Canadian racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1964 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness......
Dirk Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who is regarded as one of the greatest foreign-born players......
Sarah Nurse is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward who plays in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).......
Tazio Nuvolari was an Italian automobile racing driver. He began racing motorcycles in 1920 and won the Italian......
George Nēpia was a rugby football player from New Zealand who, despite having played in only nine Test (international)......
Oaks, one of the English Classic horse races (along with the Derby, Saint Leger, Two Thousand Guineas, and One......
offroad racing, form of motor racing conducted over rough, unmarked, often desert terrain. An outgrowth of the......
Sadaharu Oh is a professional baseball player who played for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese Central League......
Hakeem Olajuwon is a Nigerian-born American professional basketball player who led the Houston Rockets to consecutive......
Barney Oldfield was an American automobile-racing driver whose name was synonymous with speed in the first two......
Merlin Olsen was an American gridiron football player, sports announcer, and actor who was one of the most extraordinary......
Basketball has been played at the Olympic Games for 80 years and is the rare team spectator sport that maintains......
Three equestrian disciplines are featured at the Rio Olympics in both team and individual events: dressage, jumping,......
Whether you call it football or soccer, one thing is certain: it is the world’s most popular sport. According to......
Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1964, but before it became a competitive worldwide sport, it......
Omaha, (foaled 1932), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1935 became the third winner of the American Triple......
One Thousand Guineas, one of the five English Classic horse races, run over a straight mile (1.6 km) on the Rowley......
Bennie Oosterbaan was an American collegiate football player and coach for the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor),......
Orange Bowl, American college postseason football game played on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in Miami. It......
Antonio Ordóñez was a Spanish matador, generally considered to be the first-ranked bullfighter of the 1950s and......
Henri Oreiller was a French skier and auto racer who won a double championship in the downhill and combined events......
Bobby Orr is a Canadian American professional ice hockey player who was the first defenseman to lead the National......
Domingo Ortega was a Spanish matador noted for his daring and for his contribution to the literature of bullfighting.......
Naomi Osaka is a tennis player and activist who, with her victory at the 2018 U.S. Open, became the first player......
Mel Ott was an American professional baseball player, manager, and broadcaster who played his entire 22-year career......
Kristin Otto is a former German swimmer and the first female athlete to win six gold medals at a single Olympic......
Alex Ovechkin is a Russian ice hockey player and the leading goal scorer in NHL history. In November 2025, Ovechkin......
Jesse Owens was an American track-and-field athlete who became one of the sport’s most legendary competitors after......
Pat O’Dea was an Australian-born hero of both Australian rules football and early football in the United States......
Walter O’Malley was an American lawyer who was the principal owner of the National League Brooklyn Dodgers professional......
Shaquille O’Neal is a former basketball player who was the dominant center of his era. O’Neal helped the Los Angeles......
Buck O’Neil was an American baseball player who was a player and manager in the Negro leagues. O’Neil was raised......
Willie O’Ree is the first Black hockey player to play in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. He debuted with the......
Tony O’Reilly is an Irish rugby union player and business executive who reached notable heights in both fields.......
William Joseph O’Reilly was an Australian cricketer, one of the finest leg-spin bowlers of the 20th century, taking......
P.V. Sindhu is a professional badminton player from India who has made her mark in the 21st century with a number......
pacing, in horse racing, one of two gaits seen in harness racing...
paddle tennis, small-scale form of tennis similar to a British shipboard game of the 1890s. Frank P. Beal, a New......
Charley Paddock was an American sprinter, world record holder for the 100-metre dash (1921–30) and the 200-metre......
Prakash Padukone is an Indian badminton champion who dominated the national badminton scene for almost a decade......
Leander Paes is a former tennis player from India who became one of the most successful doubles players in tennis......
Alan Page is an American gridiron football player, jurist, and writer who in 1971 became the first defensive player......
Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges was a Dutch equestrian who was one of the most successful riders in Olympic......
Satchel Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher whose prowess became legendary during his many years......
the Palio, festival of medieval origin conducted annually in certain Italian cities and featuring bareback horse......
Jim Palmer is an American professional baseball player who won three Cy Young Awards (1973, 1975–76) as the best......
Bill Parcells is an American professional gridiron football coach and executive who coached the New York Giants......
Candace Parker is a former professional basketball player who was one of the superstars of the WNBA in the early......
Jim Parker was an American professional gridiron football player who, during his 11-year career with the Baltimore......
parkour, the practice of traversing obstacles in a man-made or natural environment through the use of running,......
Joe Paterno was an American collegiate gridiron football coach, who, as head coach at Pennsylvania State University......
Patrick family, Canadian family who as managers, owners, and league officials helped establish professional ice......