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British & Irish Lions
British & Irish Lions, also British Lions: a rugby union touring side combining the best players of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, first touring in 1888, playing southern hemisphere giants Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa every four years; won the 2025 Australia series 2-1.
British baseball
British baseball, also Welsh baseball (Pêl Fas), is a rounders-derived bat-and-ball game with 11-a-side teams, one run per base, underhand bowling, and two innings, played in Cardiff, Newport, and Liverpool, distinct from American-code baseball in Britain.
British Basketball League
British Basketball League (BBL), founded 1987, was Britain's top-tier men's professional basketball competition; it collapsed in 2024 after the BBF terminated Basketball League Ltd's licence, succeeded by Super League Basketball.
British Brooks
British Brooks (born 1999) is an NFL running back and fullback for the Houston Texans, an undrafted 2024 free agent from North Carolina known for special teams and blocking.
British Columbia Hockey Conference
British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC), B.C.'s Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A league, launched April 2026 with 22 teams (14 KIJHL, 8 PJHL) after the BCHL went independent in 2023.
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.
Britt Reid (American football)
Britt Reid, son of coach Andy Reid, was a Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach (2013-2020), ending as outside linebackers coach; his career ended after a 2021 DWI crash that injured Ariel Young, leading to a three-year prison sentence commuted in 2024.
Britta Curl Salemme
Britta Curl Salemme (Britta Curl-Salemme), American ice hockey forward born 2000 in Bismarck, ND; Olympic gold 2026, three NCAA titles at Wisconsin, Minnesota Frost and PWHL Detroit player.
Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner (born 1990) is an American WNBA center, 2013 No. 1 pick, 2014 champion with Phoenix, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 3x Olympic gold medalist, WNBA blocks-record holder, and 2022 Russian detainee, now with the Connecticut Sun.
Brock Boeser
Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks right wing, 2015 first-round pick (23rd overall), Burnsville, Minnesota native; 227 career goals, 40-goal 2023-24 season, seven-year $50.75M deal signed July 1, 2025.
Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders tight end drafted 13th overall in 2024 out of Georgia; two-time John Mackey Award winner; NFL rookie records of 112 receptions and 1,194 yards.
Brock Boyd
Brock Boyd is an American football wide receiver, number 11 for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a freshman in 2026 from Southlake Carroll High School in Texas, where he set the program's all-time receiving yards record before flipping from TCU to Ohio State.
Brock Glenn
Brock Glenn (Auburn Brock Glenn), American college football quarterback from Covington, Tennessee; Lausanne Collegiate School star who started FSU's 2023 ACC Championship as a true freshman, played 2023-2025 at Florida State, then transferred to Western Kentucky in 2026.
Brock Holt
Brock Holt (Brock Wyatt Holt), MLB utility infielder-outfielder (2012-2021) for Pirates, Red Sox, Brewers, Nationals, Rangers; 2015 All-Star, 2018 World Series champion, first postseason cycle.
Brock Huard
Brock Huard, born 1976 in Seattle, is a former quarterback from the University of Washington drafted 77th overall by the Seahawks in 1999; he played sparingly for Seattle and Indianapolis and became a Seattle radio host and college football analyst.
Brock Lampe
Brock Lampe (born 2003, Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an NFL fullback from Northern Illinois; signed by the Patriots as a 2025 undrafted free agent, later Seahawks and Bills practice squad.
Brock Osweiler
Brock Osweiler, NFL quarterback (2012-2018), Denver Broncos backup and Super Bowl 50 winner, Houston Texans' $72 million free-agent bust; 15-15 starter, 7,418 yards, 37 TD, 31 INT; later ESPN analyst.
Brock Purdy
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, 2022 draft's final pick (Mr. Irrelevant, 262nd overall) from Iowa State; franchise-record 2023 season, Super Bowl run, five-year $265M extension through 2030.
Brock Rechsteiner
Brock Rechsteiner, wide receiver from Jacksonville State signed by the New Orleans Saints in 2026; son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner, cousin of Bron Breakker; suspended six games 2026 for PED policy violation, then waived.
Brock Rodden
Brock Rodden, born 2000 in Durant, Oklahoma, is a Seattle Mariners switch-hitting utility infielder, 2023 fifth-round pick from Wichita State, 2024 MiLB Gold Glove second baseman, PCL All-Star, MLB debut August 14, 2026.
Brodie Kemp
Brodie Kemp (born 2001) is a Carlton AFL footballer, pick 17 in the 2019 draft from Bendigo Pioneers; a 192cm swingman who overcame ACL and Achilles injuries to become a key defender then marking forward.
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.
Bronco Mendenhall
Bronco Mendenhall (born 1966, Alpine, Utah) is an American college football coach, head coach at Utah State since 2024, formerly head coach at BYU (99-43), Virginia (36-38), and New Mexico, known for rebuilding losing programs.
Bronisław Bebel
Bronisław Bebel, Polish volleyball player and coach born 1949 in Noyelles-sous-Lens, France; Olympic gold medalist at Montreal 1976, 199-cap national team player 1968–1978, four Polish titles with Resovia, 1977 European silver.
Bronko Nagurski
Bronko Nagurski, born Bronislau Nagurski (1908–1990), was a Canadian-born American football fullback who powered the Chicago Bears to three NFL championships and later won world heavyweight wrestling titles.
Bronny James
Bronny James (LeBron Raymone James Jr., born 2004) is an NBA guard, son of LeBron James, drafted 55th overall in 2024 by the Lakers; first father-son duo to play in an NBA game.
Bronson Arroyo
Bronson Arroyo, MLB pitcher 2000-2017 (Pirates, Red Sox, Reds, Diamondbacks), 148-137, 4.28 ERA, 2004 World Series champion, 2006 All-Star, 2010 Gold Glove, Reds Hall of Famer and recording artist.
Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez, born 1988, is a 7'1" American NBA center for the LA Clippers; drafted 10th overall in 2008, Brooklyn Nets all-time leading scorer, 2021 NBA champion with Milwaukee.
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.
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers, also called Robins, Superbas, Bridegrooms, or Grooms: National League team 1890-1957 at Ebbets Field; signed Jackie Robinson in 1947, won the 1955 World Series, moved to Los Angeles in 1958.