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Boules at the Mediterranean Games
Boules at the Mediterranean Games: Sport-Boules (progressive and precision shooting, raffa, pétanque) within the four-yearly ICMG Mediterranean Games since 1951; Taranto 2026 golds went to France (Marsens, Groléaz), Slovenia, and Tunisia.
Boules sports
Boules is a family of target ball games, chiefly pétanque, boule lyonnaise, jeu provençal, and raffa, in which metal balls are thrown toward a small wooden jack; governed internationally since 1985, contested at the World Games.
Bowling
Bowling is an indoor sport, chiefly ten-pin bowling, in which a ball is rolled down an 18.3 m oiled lane at ten pins; ten frames, 300 maximum score, codified in 19th-century America.
Bowling at the Asian Games
Bowling at the Asian Games is a ten-pin bowling competition held as an official medal sport at selected editions, debuting in 1978 and missing 1982, 1990, and Hangzhou 2022.
Bowling at the multi-sport games
Bowling at the multi-sport games covers ten-pin bowling at the Pan American Games, where the United States leads with 25 gold medals, and at The World Games through 2022.
Bowling at the Summer Olympics
Bowling at the Summer Olympics: ten-pin bowling appeared only as a non-medal demonstration sport at Seoul 1988, with men's and women's individual events won by Arianne Cerdeña; later bids for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 failed.
Bowling at the World Games
Bowling at the World Games is the ten-pin bowling competition held at every edition from Santa Clara 1981 through Birmingham 2022, governed by the International Bowling Federation.
Bowling ball
Bowling ball: the sphere rolled at pins in ten-pin bowling. Modern balls pair an inner core with a plastic, urethane, or reactive resin coverstock; USBC limits diameter to 8.500–8.595 inches and weight to 16 pounds.
Bowls
Bowls (lawn bowls) is a target sport with biased bowls rolled toward a jack on grass or carpet, governed by World Bowls (57 member nations), a Commonwealth Games sport since 1930 under the Crystal Mark Fourth Edition laws.
Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert (born 1961, Oakland) is an American former tennis player, coach, and ESPN analyst; career-high No. 4, 20 ATP titles, 1988 Olympic bronze, author of Winning Ugly, and coach of Agassi, Roddick, and Gauff to Grand Slam titles.
Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue (b. June 16, 1980, St. John's, NL) is a Canadian curling skip, 2006 Olympic gold and 2022 bronze medalist, record six-time Brier champion, 2017 world champion; retired March 2026, now USA Curling High Performance Director and Grand Slam analyst.
Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs (born 1985, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario), Canadian curling skip, first male skip with two Olympic golds: Sochi 2014 and Milano Cortina 2026; world silver 2013, bronze 2025.
Brandel Chamblee
Brandel Chamblee is an American golf broadcaster and former touring professional who won the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open, wrote the best-seller The Anatomy of Greatness, and opposes LIV Golf.
Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima, American tennis player from San Diego, 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals champion, career-high No. 17 in 2026, first American since Fish 2011 to reach Canada and Cincinnati semifinals in one season.
Brandt Snedeker
Brandt Snedeker (born 1980, Nashville) is an American PGA Tour golfer, 2012 FedEx Cup champion, and 10-time tour winner, most recently the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, and captain of the 2026 US Presidents Cup team.
Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Canadian curler from Spruce Grove/Edmonton, Alberta; won the 2021 Brier and three Grand Slams as skip, played second for Team Gushue 2024-26, then returned to skipping with the Horgan brothers and Geoff Walker for 2026-27.
Brett Gallant
Brett Philip Gallant is a Canadian curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, who plays second and won Olympic bronze at Beijing 2022 and gold at Milano Cortina 2026.
Brian Harman
Brian Harman (born 1987, Savannah, Georgia) is an American left-handed PGA Tour golfer, University of Georgia alum, four-time tour winner, and 2023 Open Championship champion at Royal Liverpool by six shots.
Brian Vahaly
Brian Vahaly, American former ATP tennis player (peak ranking No. 64, or No. 57 in 2003), first ATP player to come out as gay (2017), and USTA Chairman of the Board and President for the 2025-26 term.
British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation (BDO), founded 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, was the UK darts governing body and staged the original World Championship from 1978, mostly at Lakeside Frimley Green, until its 2020 liquidation.
Brodie Smith (ultimate)
Brodie Smith, American ultimate frisbee player and trick shot YouTuber; won 2010 college title with Florida and club titles with Doublewide (2012) and Johnny Bravo (2014); played in the AUDL's first game; not the Adelaide Crows AFL footballer of the same name.
Brooke Henderson
Brooke Henderson, Canadian LPGA Tour golfer from Smiths Falls, Ontario; 14 LPGA wins including the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA and 2022 Evian majors, making her Canada's winningest professional golfer; three-time Olympian.
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka, born 1990, is an American professional golfer who has won five major championships, including three PGA Championships, and joined LIV Golf in 2022.
Bryan brothers
Bryan brothers: American identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan (born 1978, Camarillo, California), the most successful men's doubles team in tennis history with 119 ATP titles, 16 Grand Slams, 438 weeks at No. 1, 2012 Olympic gold, and 2025 Hall of Fame induction.
Bryan Shelton
Bryan Shelton, American former ATP pro (career-high No. 55 singles, No. 52 doubles, two titles, 1989-1997) and college coach; won the 2007 NCAA women's title at Georgia Tech and coached Florida men 2012-2023; father-coach of Ben Shelton.
Bryce Nakashima
Bryce Nakashima (born 2004) is an American tennis player from San Diego, Ohio State Buckeyes senior, Big Ten doubles champion, ITA Doubles All-American, and 2026 first pro singles title winner; younger brother of ATP player Brandon Nakashima.
Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau, nicknamed "The Scientist," is an American golfer born in Modesto, California in 1993, a two-time U.S. Open champion (2020, 2024) and Crushers GC captain on LIV Golf.
Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson (Gerry Lester Watson Jr.), American left-handed golfer, two-time Masters champion (2012, 2014), 12 PGA Tour wins, self-taught long driver, former world No. 2, now RangeGoats GC captain on LIV Golf.
Butch Harmon
Butch Harmon (Claude Harmon, Jr., born 1943, Detroit) is an American golf instructor, former PGA Tour player and B.C. Open winner, Golf Digest's top-ranked teacher, coach to Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, and Sky Sports analyst.
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: biennial world championship for para badminton, first held 1998 in the Netherlands; six sport classes WH1-WH2, SL3-SL4, SU5, SH6; 2019 Basel, 2024 Pattaya, 2026 Bahrain, 2028 São Paulo.