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Liu Yanan
Liu Yanan (刘亚男), Chinese volleyball middle blocker born 1980 in Dalian, Liaoning; won Olympic gold at Athens 2004 and bronze at Beijing 2008, plus the 2003 World Cup and Asian Games golds 2002 and 2006. Not the 2008-born sprinter of the same name.
Liz Cambage
Liz Cambage (Elizabeth Folake Cambage), born 1991 in London, is an Australian basketball center who set the WNBA single-game record of 53 points in 2018 and won Olympic bronze.
Liza Safronova
Liza Safronova (Yelizaveta Safronova Canbolat), born 2006 in Kiev, is a Turkish-Kazakhstani outside spiker raised at VakıfBank; played Fenerbahçe and Volero Le Cannet, now Afyon Belediye Yüntaş, with Turkish youth and senior medals.
Lloy Ball
Lloy Ball is an American setter and former volleyball player who was part of the US team that won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger (born 1952) is a retired American college basketball coach, 674-432 over 35 years, first Division I coach to take five programs to the NCAA Tournament, Final Fours with Florida (1994) and Oklahoma (2016).
Lonnie Walker IV
Lonnie Walker IV (born 1998, Reading, PA) is an American shooting guard, 18th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft; Spurs, Lakers, Nets, 76ers, then Žalgiris Kaunas and Maccabi Tel Aviv; career 10.0 ppg over 342 NBA games.
Lonzo Ball
Lonzo Ball, born 1997, is an American NBA guard drafted second overall by the Lakers in 2017 after a record-setting UCLA season; later Pelicans, Bulls, and Cavaliers, known for passing and defense, hampered by knee injuries.
Lorenzen Wright
Lorenzen Wright (1975–2010), NBA center from Memphis, drafted 7th overall by the Clippers in 1996; 778 games, 8.0 ppg; murdered in 2010; ex-wife Sherra Wright pleaded guilty in 2019.
Lorenzo Brown
Lorenzo Brown is an American-born Spanish point guard, G-League MVP in 2018, All-EuroLeague First Team with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and EuroBasket 2022 gold medalist with Spain.
Los Angeles Ballers
Los Angeles Ballers, 2018 JBA (Junior Basketball Association) team funded by Big Baller Brand, built around LaMelo Ball; went 6-2 and won the league's only championship before the JBA folded after one season.
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers, NBA team founded 1970 as Buffalo Braves, moved via San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984; owned by Steve Ballmer since 2014 ($2B purchase), plays at Intuit Dome since 2024; zero championships, 19 playoff appearances.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers, also known as the LA Lakers, are an NBA team based in Los Angeles that plays at Crypto.com Arena and has won 17 championships.
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks: WNBA Western Conference franchise founded 1997, one of the original eight. Three championships (2001, 2002, 2016), back-to-back titles behind Lisa Leslie, and Candace Parker's 2008 Rookie of the Year and MVP season.
Lothar Doering
Lothar Doering, born 1950 in Potsdam, East German handball player and coach; Olympic gold 1980 Moscow (23-22 overtime final vs USSR), 78 or 98 caps, and 1993 women's World Championship coach for unified Germany.
Lotte Kiærskou
Lotte Kiærskou (Lotte Faldborg Kiærskou), Danish handball playmaker born 1975 in Frederikshavn; two Olympic golds (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), 111 caps and 414 goals for Denmark, later a teacher in Viborg.
Lou Williams
Lou Williams (born 1986) is a retired American NBA guard, the all-time leader in bench scoring with 13,396 points and a three-time Sixth Man of the Year (2015, 2018, 2019) over 17 seasons with six teams.
Louise Bager Nørgaard
Louise Bager Nørgaard, later Louise Bager Due, Danish handball goalkeeper born 1982; Olympic gold 2004 with Denmark, EHF Champions League winner 2006 and 2009 with Viborg HK.
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball: University of Louisville program, ACC member since 2014, NCAA champions 1980 and 1986, 2013 title under Rick Pitino vacated in 2017, coached since 2024 by Pat Kelsey.
LOVB Austin
LOVB Austin is a professional women's volleyball team in League One Volleyball (LOVB), based in Austin, Texas. Sixth founding franchise, back-to-back LOVB champions in 2025 and 2026, owned by G9 Ventures, Bolt Ventures, and Spurs Sports & Entertainment.
LOVB Nebraska
LOVB Nebraska, formerly LOVB Omaha, is a professional women's volleyball team in Omaha playing in LOVB Pro since January 2025; rebranded August 2025 under owner Jordan Larson, with a 66,000 sq ft Gretna training facility and a 10-10 2026 season.
LOVB Pro
LOVB Pro is the professional women's volleyball league of League One Volleyball (LOVB, "love"), launched January 2025 with six league-owned, club-anchored US teams; it expanded to 10 teams and two conferences for 2026-27, with LOVB Austin the 2025 champion.
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball is a 2000 American romantic sports drama directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps as two aspiring basketball players who fall in love.
Loveth Omoruyi
Loveth Omoruyi (Oghosasere Loveth Omoruyi, born 2002 in Lodi) is an Italian volleyball outside hitter, Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist, formerly of Imoco Conegliano and Chieri '76, playing for Vallefoglia.
Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Loyola Ramblers men's basketball: NCAA Division I program of Loyola University Chicago; 1963 national champions over Cincinnati, only Illinois school with a DI hoops title, 2018 Final Four run.
Luc Abalo
Luc Abalo (born 1984, Ivry-sur-Seine) is a retired French right wing. Three-time Olympic champion, three-time World and European champion with Les Experts; 289 caps, 859 goals; 2009 Champions League with Ciudad Real; retired February 2023.
Luc Longley
Luc Longley (Lucien James Longley, born 1969) is an Australian 7'2" center, first Australian in the NBA (1991 Timberwolves draft, seventh pick) and three-time Chicago Bulls champion, 1996-98.
Luc Mbah a Moute
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (The Prince), born 1986 in Yaounde, Cameroon, is a former NBA forward (UCLA, 2008 second-round pick) who played 12 seasons as an elite perimeter defender for the Bucks, Clippers, Rockets, and others before shoulder and knee injuries ended his career.
Lucao (olympedia 126393)
Lucão (Olympedia 126393) is Lucas Saatkamp, Brazilian volleyball middle blocker born 1986 in Colinas, RS; Olympic gold 2016, silver 2012; distinct from footballer Lucão Galdino de Azevedo (ID 141237).
Ludovic Fabregas
Ludovic Fabregas, born 1996 in Perpignan, French handball pivot for FC Barcelona and captain of France; Olympic gold 2020, world champion 2017, European champion 2024, four Champions League titles.
Luguentz Dort
Luguentz Dort (born 1999) is a Canadian NBA guard, undrafted in 2019, who won the 2025 title and an All-Defensive First Team spot with Oklahoma City before a 2026 trade to the Atlanta Hawks.