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Curtis Pride
Curtis Pride, also known as Curtis John Pride, is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in MLB from 1993 to 2006 despite being born deaf.
Curtis Samuel
Curtis Samuel, born 1996, Brooklyn, NY, is an NFL wide receiver and former Ohio State RB/WR hybrid; drafted 40th overall by Carolina in 2017, later Washington and Buffalo, with a 2020 breakout of 851 receiving and 200 rushing yards.
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northup Strange (born 1955, Norfolk, Virginia), American golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame 2007; won back-to-back U.S. Opens 1988 (Brookline playoff over Faldo) and 1989 (Oak Hill, 278), first since Hogan 1950-51; ESPN analyst.
Curveball
Curveball: breaking baseball pitch with topspin and Magnus-force drop, slower than a slider; credited to Candy Cummings (1863), long debated by physicists, now declining in MLB usage.
Cut fastball
Cut fastball (cutter, FC): fastball variant with late glove-side break from an offset grip, opposite a two-seamer's run. Made famous by Mariano Rivera; now MLB's third most common pitch.
Cutter Boley
Cutter Boley is an American college football quarterback from Hodgenville, Kentucky, a consensus four-star recruit who played at Kentucky (2024-2025) before transferring to Arizona State in January 2026.
Cuttino Mobley
Cuttino Mobley (Cat), born 1975, Philadelphia, is a retired NBA shooting guard (Rockets, Magic, Kings, Clippers, 1998-2008, 16.0 PPG) who retired in December 2008 due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, never playing for the Knicks.
Cy Young
Cy Young (Denton True Young, 1867-1955), also nicknamed 'Cyclone,' was an MLB pitcher with 511 wins, 7,356 innings, and 749 complete games, namesake of the Cy Young Award created in 1956.
Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award: annual BBWAA honor for MLB's best pitchers, first given 1956 to Don Newcombe, split into AL and NL awards since 1967; Roger Clemens holds the record with seven.
Cynthia Cooper
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Cynthia Lynne Cooper, born 1963, Chicago) is an American basketball player-coach: two USC NCAA titles, 1988 Olympic gold, four straight WNBA championships with Houston, and the first WNBA player in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
Cyril Wilkinson
Cyril Wilkinson (Cyril Theodore Anstruther Wilkinson, 1884-1970), English hockey gold medallist with Great Britain at Antwerp 1920 and Surrey first-class cricketer, later international hockey umpire, Hockey Association vice-president, and CBE recipient.
Cyrus Allen
Cyrus Allen, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs; drafted 176th overall in 2026 out of Cincinnati after stops at Louisiana Tech and Texas A&M; led the Big 12 with 13 receiving touchdowns in 2025.
Czechia men's national ice hockey team
Czechia men's national ice hockey team, successor of Czechoslovakia (IIHF member since 1908), run by the Czech Ice Hockey Association; ranked 4th by IIHF, 2024 world champions after a 2-0 final win over Switzerland in Prague.
D. J. Augustin
D.J. Augustin (Darryl Gerard Augustin Jr., born 1987) is a retired American NBA point guard from New Orleans; Texas standout, 9th pick of the 2008 draft, 14 seasons, 976 games, 9.5 ppg, retired 2024.
D. J. Carey
D. J. Carey (Denis Joseph Carey), Kilkenny hurler 1989-2005, five All-Ireland titles, nine All-Stars, twice Hurler of the Year; jailed five and a half years in 2025 for a fake-cancer fraud of almost €400,000.
D. J. Durkin
D.J. Durkin (Daniel John Durkin) is an American college football coach, Auburn's defensive coordinator since 2024 and interim head coach in 2025 (1-2), formerly Maryland head coach 2016-17 (10-15) and defensive coordinator at Florida, Michigan, and Texas A&M.
D. J. Fluker
D.J. Fluker (Daniel Lee Jesus Fluker), Alabama right tackle drafted 11th overall by the San Diego Chargers in 2013; NFL guard/tackle for Chargers, Giants, Seahawks, Ravens; 108 games, 2013-2020.
D. J. Hayden
D.J. Hayden (Derek Sherrard Hayden, 1990-2023) was an NFL cornerback drafted 12th overall by Oakland in 2013 after surviving a torn inferior vena cava from a 2012 Houston practice collision; he played 92 games and died in a 2023 car crash.
D. J. Moore
D.J. Moore (born 1997) is an NFL wide receiver from Philadelphia; Maryland alum drafted 24th overall in 2018 by the Panthers, later Bears, traded to the Bills in 2026; over 8,300 career receiving yards.
D'Andre Swift
D'Andre Swift (D'Andre Tiyon Swift) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears, drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2020 after playing college football at Georgia.
D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds, Miami-born cornerback (James Madison, Indiana), 2025 Rose and Peach Bowl Defensive MVP, drafted No. 50 overall by the New York Jets in 2026 after 7 college interceptions.
D'Angelo Russell
D'Angelo Russell (born 1996) is an American professional basketball guard, selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 and an NBA All-Star with Brooklyn in 2019.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Jets left tackle 2006–2015, drafted 4th overall out of Virginia; 160 games, 160 starts, 10,707 of 10,708 snaps, three Pro Bowls; retired 2016, later earned a nursing degree.
D'Onta Foreman
D'Onta Foreman, born 1996 in Texas City, Texas, is a running back who won the 2016 Doak Walker Award at Texas with 2,028 rushing yards, was drafted 89th overall by Houston in 2017, and played for five NFL teams through 2024.
Dabo Swinney
Dabo Swinney (William Christopher Swinney, born 1969) is Clemson's head football coach since 2008, a former Alabama walk-on; two national titles (2016, 2018), nine ACC championships, winningest coach in Clemson and ACC history.
Dahntay Jones
Dahntay Lavall Jones, born 1980, is a former NBA guard-forward drafted 20th overall in 2003 who played for eight NBA teams, won the 2016 title with Cleveland, and is a Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach.
Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony (born 2000, Richmond, VA) is a Cincinnati Bengals safety drafted 224th overall in 2024 after walking on at Shepherd, Liberty, and Ole Miss, where he led the team with 3 interceptions.
Dailyn Swain
Dailyn Swain (born 2005, Columbus, Ohio) is an NBA wing drafted No. 15 overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2026 after starring at Texas (17.3 ppg, SEC Newcomer of the Year) following two seasons at Xavier.
Dain Blanton
Dain Blanton (born 1971, Laguna Beach) is an American beach volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at Sydney 2000 with Eric Fonoimoana, first two-time U.S. male beach volleyball Olympian, later broadcaster and USC head coach.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (松坂大輔), nicknamed Dice-K, Japanese right-handed pitcher born 1980; Koshien legend, Seibu Lions ace, Red Sox signing ($51.1M posting fee), 2007 World Series winner, and two-time World Baseball Classic MVP (2006, 2009).