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Bol Bol
Bol Bol (born 1999, Khartoum, Sudan) is a 7'3" Sudanese-American NBA center-forward, son of Manute Bol; Oregon one season, drafted 44th in 2019, played for the Nuggets, Magic, and Suns.
Bones Hyland
Bones Hyland (Nah'Shon Hyland, born 2000) is an American NBA guard, 6'2", from Wilmington, Delaware; drafted 26th in 2021 by Denver, All-Rookie Second Team, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves after stints with the Clippers.
Boneyards
Boneyards: name shared by the 48-hour Boneyard Blast softball tournament in Reno, Nevada; Boneyard Skateparks in Clarksville, TN and Cheshire, England; and several US music venues and dog bars.
Bong Jung Geun
Bong Jung Geun (봉중근, also Jung Keun Bong), South Korean left-handed pitcher born 1980 in Seoul. MLB 2002-04 with Braves and Reds, 2008 Olympic baseball gold with Korea, LG Twins closer, 2009 WBC All-Tournament Team.
Bonus (basketball)
Bonus (penalty situation) in basketball: once a team exceeds its team-foul quota (NBA/FIBA four per quarter, NCAA seven and ten per half, NFHS five per quarter), subsequent common fouls award free throws; thresholds and formats differ by rulebook.
Boo Carter
Boo Carter (Orlando Boo Carter) is a college football defensive back and punt returner from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who played 2024-25 at Tennessee, earned 2024 SEC All-Freshman honors, was dismissed in November 2025, and transferred to Colorado for 2026.
Boobie Feaster
Boobie Feaster (Ethan Feaster) is a USC Trojans wide receiver, No. 1, a reclassified four-star recruit from DeSoto High School in Texas who entered college at 17 in 2026.
Boobie Miles
James "Boobie" Miles is a former Texas high school running back whose career-ending 1988 knee injury became a central story of the book and film Friday Night Lights.
Boog Powell
Boog Powell (John Wesley Powell, born 1941) is a former MLB first baseman and left fielder, 1970 AL MVP and two-time World Series champion with the Baltimore Orioles, later known for Boog's BBQ at Camden Yards.
Booger McFarland
Booger McFarland (Anthony Darelle McFarland), former LSU and NFL defensive tackle, No. 15 pick in 1999, two-time Super Bowl champion (XXXVII, XLI), now an ESPN college and NFL analyst and NFL PrimeTime co-host.
Boogie Knight
Boogie Knight, born Jeremiah Knight, is an American football wide receiver who played at Akron and Louisiana-Monroe, then won X League rookie of the year in Japan.
Boomer Esiason
Boomer Esiason (Norman Julius Esiason), left-handed NFL quarterback for Bengals, Jets, Cardinals; 1988 AP MVP with 3,572 yards, 28 TDs; later CBS broadcaster and cystic fibrosis foundation founder.
Borg vs McEnroe
Borg vs McEnroe: the 1978-1981 tennis rivalry between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, 14 matches split 7-7, defined by the 1980 Wimbledon final's 18-16 tiebreak and the 1981 changing of the guard.
Borg–McEnroe rivalry
Borg–McEnroe rivalry: 14 matches between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, 1978–1981, tied 7–7, defined by the 1980 Wimbledon final and its 18–16 fourth-set tiebreak.
Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Aleksandrov (Борис Викторович Александров, 1955–2002), Kazakhstani-born Soviet ice hockey forward; 1976 Olympic gold with USSR, CSKA Moskva titles, later head coach of Kazakhstan's national team; died in a car crash.
Boris Becker
Boris Becker, German tennis player born 1967 in Leimen; youngest Wimbledon men's champion at 17 in 1985, six-time Grand Slam winner, 1991 world No. 1, later Djokovic's coach and convicted in 2022 bankruptcy case.
Boris Bošnjaković (Борис Бошњаковић)
Boris Bošnjaković (Борис Бошњаковић), born 1974 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian tennis coach and former player (ATP career-high 740) who heads Novak Djokovic's coaching team since 2025, led the Novak Tennis Center 2020-2023, and worked with Serbia's Davis Cup team since 2010.
Boris Diaw
Boris Diaw, French basketball forward-center (born 1982), NBA 2003-17 with Hawks, Suns, Bobcats, Spurs, Jazz; 2006 Most Improved Player, 2014 NBA champion, EuroBasket 2013 gold with France; retired 2018.
Boris Mayorov
Boris Mayorov (Борис Александрович Майоров, born 1938) is a Soviet ice hockey forward, Spartak Moscow captain and USSR national captain, two-time Olympic champion 1964 and 1968, later coach of Spartak and Jokerit and IIHF Hall of Famer.
Boris Mikhaylov
Boris Mikhaylov (Борис Петрович Михайлов), born 1944 in Moscow, Soviet ice hockey right wing and captain of CSKA and the USSR national team; two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976), eight-time world champion, Soviet-era record 428 league goals, and coach of Russia's 1993 world title.
Boris Tereshchuk
Boris Tereshchuk (Борис Павлович Терещук), Soviet volleyball setter born 1945 in Kyiv, died 2011; 1968 Olympic champion with the USSR, 1971 European champion, later Honored Coach of the USSR.
Boris Zaytsev
Boris Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (Борис Михайлович Зайцев, 1937–2000), Soviet ice hockey goaltender with Dynamo Moskva; won 1964 Olympic gold and 1963–64 World and European titles, later Dynamo coach. Not Oleg Zaytsev.
Börje Salming
Börje Salming (Anders Börje Salming), nicknamed "The King," was a Swedish defenseman who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989 and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.
Borna Ćorić
Borna Ćorić (born 1996, Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player, career-high No. 12, 2013 US Open junior champion, 2018 Halle winner, and 2022 Cincinnati Masters champion as World No. 152, the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner.
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins, NHL team founded November 1, 1924 as the league's first US franchise; six Stanley Cups (1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011); play at TD Garden, owned by the Jacobs family since 1975.
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics, NBA team founded 1946, play at TD Garden. Record 18 NBA championships (1957-2024), eight straight 1959-66, Auerbach-Russell dynasty, 2008 and 2024 titles, record $6.1B Chisholm sale.
Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles football: Boston College's ACC football program since 2005, playing at 44,500-seat Alumni Stadium since 1957; founded 1893, 37th head coach Bill O'Brien, 2025 record 2-10.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden (Boston Madison Square Garden) was a 1928–1995 multi-purpose arena on Causeway Street, home of the Bruins and Celtics, host of concerts and rallies, demolished 1998 for TD Garden.
Boston Hunters
Based in Boston, the Boston Hunters is a professional women's baseball team and one of the four founding clubs of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) in 2026.
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox, formerly Boston Americans, MLB American League East team founded 1901 in Boston. Nine World Series titles (1903-2018), home at Fenway Park since 1912, ended the 86-year Curse of the Bambino in 2004.