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Carlotta Cambi

Carlotta Cambi, Italian volleyball setter born 1996 in San Miniato (Pisa), plays for Igor Gorgonzola Novara and Italy; Olympic gold Paris 2024, World gold 2025, VNL gold 2024 and 2025.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony, NBA forward and 2003 NCAA champion at Syracuse, scored 28,289 points (ninth all-time at retirement), won the 2013 scoring title with the Knicks, and earned three straight Olympic golds before 2025 first-ballot Hall of Fame induction.

Carol Menken Schaudt

Carol Menken-Schaudt (Carol Jean Menken-Schaudt), born 1957 in Albany, Oregon, is an American basketball player who won gold with the US women's team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the nation's first women's basketball gold, after an Oregon State record-setting career.

Carolina Cougars

Carolina Cougars, ABA basketball team 1969-74, formed from the Houston Mavericks, played regionally in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh; peaked at 57-27 in 1972-73 with MVP Billy Cunningham, then became the Spirits of St. Louis.

Caron Butler

Caron Butler (born 1980, Racine, Wisconsin), nicknamed Tuff Juice, is a former NBA forward drafted 10th overall by Miami in 2002, a two-time All-Star and 2011 champion with Dallas, now a Heat assistant coach.

Carsen Edwards

Carsen Edwards, American guard born 1998 in Atascocita, Texas; Purdue star, 2019 NBA second-round pick (Celtics, Pistons), then EuroLeague top scorer with Bayern Munich (20.4 ppg, 2024-25), later Virtus Bologna and Zalgiris Kaunas.

Carter Bryant (basketball)

Carter Bryant (born 2005) is an NBA forward for the San Antonio Spurs, drafted 14th overall in 2025 from Arizona. A 3-and-D wing from Riverside, California, he was a McDonald's All-American and one-and-done freshman.

Casper Mortensen

Casper Ulrich Bjerre Mortensen, Danish handball left wing born 1989 in Copenhagen; Olympic gold 2016, World gold 2019, Champions League 2021 with Barcelona, Bundesliga top scorer 2018 and 2023; now player-coach at HC København.

Caterina Bosetti

Caterina Chiara Bosetti, born 1994, Italian outside hitter for Savino Del Bene Scandicci and Italy; Olympic gold Paris 2024, World Cup 2011, VNL gold 2022 and 2024, 2025 Club World Champion.

Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry

Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors, four straight NBA Finals 2015-2018 (Warriors 3, Cavaliers 1), LeBron James vs Stephen Curry, 2016 first 3-1 Finals comeback, Durant signing, ratings and tactical impact.

Cayden Boozer

Cayden Boozer (born 2007) is a Duke Blue Devils guard, twin brother of Cameron Boozer and son of NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer; a five-star 2025 recruit from Columbus High in Miami who won four state titles and the 2025 Chipotle Nationals.

Cayden Daughtry

Cayden Daughtry is a five-star class of 2027 point guard at Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale. 2026 Peach Jam MVP and FIBA U17 gold medalist; MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, ranked No. 6 nationally by Rivals Industry.

Cedi Osman

Cedi Osman, born 1995 in Ohrid, is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball forward who spent seven NBA seasons with Cleveland and San Antonio and now plays for Panathinaikos.

Cedric Burdet

Cedric Burdet, French handball back born 1974 in Belley; Olympic gold 2008 with France, Montpellier HB and Gummersbach; not the biathlon coach Cyril Burdet.

Cedric Ceballos

Cedric Ceballos (born 1969, Maui, Hawaii) is a retired NBA small forward, 1992 Slam Dunk Contest winner with a blindfolded dunk, 1995 All-Star, and 1992-93 NBA field-goal percentage leader, best known for his Phoenix Suns and Lakers years.

Cedric Coward

Cedric Coward (born 2003) is an NBA shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, drafted 11th overall in 2025 by Portland and traded for Yang Hansen; a Division III Willamette, Eastern Washington and Washington State product and 2025-26 All-Rookie First Team selection.

Cedric Maxwell

Cedric Maxwell, nicknamed "Cornbread," is an American former basketball forward who won two NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and was the 1981 Finals MVP.

Cedric Paty

Cedric Paty (Cédric Olivier Paty, born 1981) is a French retired handball right wing for Chambéry Savoie Handball who won Olympic gold with France at Beijing 2008 as the 15th man replacing injured Jérôme Fernandez, plus 2008 European bronze.

Cedric Sorhaindo

Cedric Sorhaindo (Cédric Sorhaindo, born 1984, La Trinité, Martinique) is a French handball pivot, 220 caps for France, Olympic gold 2012, four world and two European titles, three Champions Leagues with Barcelona; retired 2026 with Besiktas.

Celtics–Lakers rivalry

Celtics–Lakers rivalry: Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA's most-decorated franchises (18 and 17 titles), record 12 Finals meetings (Boston 9–3), from the 1959 Minneapolis sweep through Bird–Magic and the 2008/2010 Finals.

Center (basketball)

Center (basketball): one of five standard positions, the tallest player, playing near the basket on scoring, rebounding, and rim protection; historically the middle player between forwards and guards, later reshaped by the three-point shot, small ball, and positionless play.

Cha Jae-Gyeong

Cha Jae-Gyeong (차재경, also Cha Jae-Kyung), South Korean handball player born 1971; won gold in women's handball at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and gold at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games.

Chamique Holdsclaw

Chamique Holdsclaw (born 1977) is an American retired basketball player, Tennessee three-time NCAA champion (39-0 in 1998), 1999 WNBA No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year, 2000 Olympic gold medalist, and Naismith Hall of Fame inductee (2026) and mental health advocate.

Champions (2018 film)

Champions, known in Spanish as Campeones, is a 2018 Spanish comedy-drama directed by Javier Fesser in which a basketball coach serves community service training players with intellectual disabilities.

Champions (2023 film)

Champions is a 2023 American sports comedy directed by Bobby Farrelly, in which Woody Harrelson plays a coach sentenced to lead a Special Olympics basketball team.

Chandler Parsons

Chandler Parsons, NBA forward (2011-2020) for the Rockets, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and Hawks; 38th pick in 2011 out of Florida, 2011 SEC Player of the Year, career 12.7 points per game, known for his $46M Dallas and ~$94M Memphis contracts.

Channing Frye

Channing Frye (born 1983) is a former NBA center/power forward, 8th pick in 2005, who played for the Knicks, Blazers, Suns, Magic, Cavaliers, and Lakers and won the 2016 title with Cleveland as a stretch big.

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley, born 1963 in Leeds, Alabama, is a Hall of Fame power forward who played 16 NBA seasons with the 76ers, Suns, and Rockets, won the 1993 MVP, and became a TNT Inside the NBA analyst.

Charles Oakley

Charles Oakley, born 1963 in Cleveland, is a retired NBA power forward (19 seasons) who starred for the Bulls and Knicks, led the league in total rebounds twice, made the 1994 All-Star Game, and later fought MSG in court.

Charlie Hoag

Charlie Hoag (Charles Monroe Hoag, 1931-2012), American four-sport Kansas Jayhawks athlete, 1952 NCAA basketball champion, 1952 Helsinki Olympic basketball gold medalist, All-Big Seven halfback drafted by the Cleveland Browns.