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Canadian Open (tennis)
Canadian Open (National Bank Open presented by Rogers, Omnium Banque Nationale): annual WTA 1000 and ATP Masters 1000 hard-court tennis tournament alternating between Toronto and Montreal since 1881, with 96-player draws.
Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders, the Green Machine, Canberra-based NRL rugby league club admitted to the NSWRL in 1981, first season 1982; premierships 1989, 1990, 1994; minor premiers 1990 and 2025; home ground GIO Stadium.
Candace Parker
Candace Parker (born 1986) is an American retired basketball player, 2008 No. 1 pick, three-time WNBA champion with three franchises, two-time MVP, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2026 inductee.
Candlepin bowling
Candlepin bowling, a New England and Canadian Maritimes sport invented in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1880, uses a 2 lb 7 oz fingerless ball, 15¾-inch candle-shaped pins, three balls per frame, and live dead wood; top sanctioned score 245.
Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park ('The Stick', 3Com Park, Monster Park) was San Francisco's bayside stadium, home of the Giants 1960–1999 and 49ers 1971–2013, infamous for wind, fog, and cold, site of the Beatles' last concert and the 1989 earthquake World Series, demolished 2015 for housing.
Canoe polo
Canoe polo, also called kayak polo, is a team sport in which five-player kayak teams throw a water polo ball into goals suspended above the water.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Sydney NRL rugby league club founded 1934, also the Berries; eight premierships (1938-2004), Belmore Sports Ground and Accor Stadium, coach Cameron Ciraldo, captain Stephen Crichton, NRLW team since 2025.
Cap Anson
Cap Anson (Adrian Constantine Anson, 1852–1922), Chicago White Stockings first baseman and player-manager 1876–1897; first player credited with 3,000 hits, five NL pennants, 1939 Hall of Fame inductee, and a central figure in baseball's segregation.
Cape Cod Baseball League
Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), founded 1923 with roots to 1885, is the premier ten-team collegiate summer wooden-bat league on Cape Cod, Massachusetts; 40-game season, NCAA-sanctioned since 1963, over 1,600 MLB alumni including Aaron Judge.
Cappie Pondexter
Cappie Pondexter, American WNBA guard (born 1983, Oceanside, California), Rutgers star drafted 2nd overall in 2006 by Phoenix Mercury; two-time WNBA champion, 2007 Finals MVP, 2008 Olympic gold medalist, seven-time All-Star, fourth on the WNBA all-time scoring list with 6,638 points.
Captain (ice hockey)
Captain (ice hockey): team leader wearing the "C" jersey letter, with alternate captains wearing "A"; sole right to discuss rule interpretation with referees. Goalies barred since the 1948-49 Durnan rule; Sidney Crosby is the longest-tenured NHL captain.
Capture the flag
Capture the flag is a folk outdoor team game: two teams each hide a flag, cross a center line to steal the enemy flag, and avoid tagging and jail. Variants span camps, FPS game modes, and cybersecurity CTF competitions.
Cardale Jones
Cardale Jones, born 1992 in Cleveland, is a quarterback who led Ohio State to the 2014 national championship in his first three starts, was drafted 139th overall by Buffalo in 2016, and played one NFL game.
Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park (Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd), the Arms Park: 12,000-capacity rugby stadium in central Cardiff, home of Cardiff Rugby and Cardiff RFC beside the Principality Stadium; Welsh National Rugby Stadium 1968-1997, first floodlit rugby game 1966.
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby (formerly Cardiff Blues, originally Cardiff RFC) is a Welsh professional rugby union club founded in 1876, playing at Cardiff Arms Park in the United Rugby Championship, with European Challenge Cup wins in 2010 and 2018.
Carey Price
Carey Price, Canadian goaltender (born 1987, Anahim Lake, BC), played 15 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens; franchise-record 712 games and 361 wins, 2014-15 Hart/Vezina/Lindsay winner, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold, Hockey Hall of Fame 2026.
Caribbean Series
The Caribbean Series, also known as Serie del Caribe, is an annual baseball tournament between the champions of Caribbean winter leagues, first played in Havana in 1949.
Carina Benninga
Carina Benninga is a Dutch former field hockey midfielder who won Olympic gold in 1984 and captained the Netherlands to the 1990 World Cup title.
Caris LeVert
Caris LeVert (born 1994) is an American NBA guard, 2016 first-round pick, who has played for the Nets, Pacers, Cavaliers, Hawks, Pistons, and Bucks and overcame cancer found via a 2021 trade physical.
Carl Cain
Carl Cecil Cain (1934-2024), nicknamed Sugar, American basketball guard-forward from Freeport, Illinois; Iowa "Fabulous Five" All-American and 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist; drafted by Rochester but never played pro.
Carl Crawford
Carl Demonte Crawford, born 1981 in Houston, is a former MLB left fielder for the Rays, Red Sox, and Dodgers; 480 steals, 123 triples, .290 average, four-time All-Star, 2009 All-Star Game MVP; not to be confused with Hall of Famer Sam Crawford.
Carl Eller
Carl Eller (born 1942), American Hall of Fame defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1964-1978 and Seattle Seahawks 1979; left end of the Purple People Eaters, four Super Bowls, 133.5 unofficial sacks, enshrined in Canton in 2004.
Carl Erhardt
Carl Erhardt (1897–1988) was an English ice hockey defenceman who captained Great Britain to Olympic gold in 1936, becoming the oldest player to win the title at 39.
Carl Furillo
Carl Furillo (1922-1989), "The Reading Rifle," right fielder for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 1946-60; .299 career hitter, 1953 NL batting champion at .344, famed for his throwing arm and Ebbets Field wall play.
Carl Jonsson
Carl Jonsson (1885–1966), Swedish policeman and tug-of-war competitor with Stockholmspolisens IF; won Olympic gold at Stockholm 1912 when Sweden beat Great Britain 2–0, and the 1913 world title; later an author and long-distance swimmer.
Carl Nassib
Carl Nassib (born 1993), NFL defensive end and Penn State walk-on, first active NFL player to come out as gay (June 2021, Raiders); retired 2023 after seven seasons, 25.5 sacks; Trevor Project donor and Rayze founder.
Carl Shy
Carl Shy (Carl Leslie Shy, 1908–1991), American basketball player; UCLA and Universal Pictures player who won gold with the United States in the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Berlin Games, later an LAPD detective.
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski (Yaz), born 1939, American MLB left fielder who played his entire 23-year career (1961-1983) with the Boston Red Sox, succeeding Ted Williams; won the 1967 AL Triple Crown and MVP, first AL player with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs, Hall of Fame 1989 first ballot, number 8 retired.
Carla Leite
Carla Leite, born 2004 in Poissy, France, is a French point guard (1.75 m) drafted ninth overall in 2024 by Dallas, who plays for the WNBA's Portland Fire and France's national team.
Carla Macleod
Carla MacLeod, Canadian ice hockey defenceman born 1982, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010) with Team Canada; later head coach of Czechia's women's national team and the PWHL's Ottawa Charge.