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Four-seam fastball
Four-seam fastball (FF): baseball's fastest, straightest, most-used pitch, gripped across the seams with backspin. MLB average about 94 mph, roughly 2,260 rpm spin, 31.8% of 2024 pitches.
Fox NFL Sunday
Fox NFL Sunday is Fox's one-hour NFL pregame studio show, debuting 1994 after Fox's $1.58 billion NFC rights win. Hosts Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw with Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Rob Gronkowski, and Jay Glazer; 16 Emmys.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium (Schaefer/Sullivan Stadium), Foxborough, Massachusetts: Patriots' NFL home 1971–2001, ~60,000 seats, built privately in 327 days for ~$7.1 million, replaced by Gillette Stadium.
Foxhall Keene
Foxhall Parker Keene (1867-1941), American polo player and Gilded Age sportsman; won 1900 Olympic polo gold for Foxhunters Hurlingham, first US 10-goal player, champion steeplechase jockey, died poor in Québec.
Fran McCaffery
Fran McCaffery (born 1959) is an American college basketball coach, Penn's head coach since 2025, with a 566-396 record at Lehigh, UNC Greensboro, Siena, Iowa, and Penn; he took five schools to the NCAA Tournament and is Iowa's all-time winningest coach.
Fran Tarkenton
Fran Tarkenton (Francis Asbury Tarkenton, born 1940), NFL quarterback 1961-1978 for the Vikings and Giants, nicknamed The Scrambler; retired holding passing records (47,003 yards, 342 TDs), 1975 MVP, 0-3 in Super Bowls, Hall of Fame 1986.
France men's national basketball team
France men's national basketball team (Les Bleus), FFBB-governed FIBA team. Four Olympic silvers (1948, 2000, 2020, 2024), EuroBasket 2013 champions, 40 EuroBasket appearances, World Cup bronze 2014 and 2019, coached by Frédéric Fauthoux with captain Victor Wembanyama.
France national rugby union team
France national rugby union team (Les Bleus, XV de France), men's team run by the FFR; first test 1906 vs New Zealand, Five Nations member since 1910, Grand Slams 2002, 2004, 2010, 2022, 2025 Six Nations champions.
Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe, "Big Foe," American tennis player born 1998 to Sierra Leonean immigrants; career-high No. 10 (2023), 2018 Delray Beach and 2026 Halle titles, three US Open semifinals (2022, 2024, 2026), beat Nadal at 2022 US Open.
Frances Tiafoe career statistics
Frances Tiafoe career statistics: American tennis player, born 1998, four ATP titles including Halle 2026, three US Open semifinals, career-high ATP ranking No. 8, record 279-232.
Francesca Conti
Francesca Conti (Francesca Cristiana Conti-Rath), Italian water polo goalkeeper born 1972 in Genzano di Roma; 327 international caps, Olympic gold at Athens 2004, world titles 1998 and 2001, four European titles with GS Orizzonte Catania.
Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari (born 1982, Turin) is an Italian golfer, 2018 Open champion at Carnoustie and first European to go 5–0 in a Ryder Cup; 2018 Race to Dubai winner, world No. 5 peak, later European vice captain.
Franchise tag
The franchise tag is a National Football League designation, introduced in 1993, that lets each team keep one impending free agent on a one-year contract.
Francis Johnson
Francis Lee Johnson (1910-1997), American basketball player from Kansas; Wichita University multi-sport athlete, Globe Refiners AAU champion, and gold medalist in the first Olympic basketball tournament, Berlin 1936.
Francis Manuleleua
Francis Manuleleua (born 2004, Auckland) is a Samoan international second-rower for the Newcastle Knights; NRL debut 2026, 2026 grand finalist, ex-Penrith pathways player and groundskeeper, 2026 World Cup Toa Samoa squad.
Francis Molo
Francis (Frank) Molo, born 1994 in Auckland, is an NRL prop for the Dolphins, formerly Broncos, Cowboys and Dragons; Queensland Origin 2021, Cook Islands and Samoa international, re-signed to 2028.
Francis Ouimet
Francis Ouimet (1893–1967), American amateur golfer, won the 1913 U.S. Open at Brookline as a 20-year-old former caddie, beating Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff, the first amateur to win it.
Francisco Abal
Francisco "Panchito" Abal (Francisco Domingo Abal Guerault, 1951–1972), Uruguayan rugby winger for Old Christians Club and the 1970 national team, died in the Andes Flight 571 crash after swapping seats with Nando Parrado; depicted in Society of the Snow.
Francisco Lindor
Francisco Miguel Lindor, nicknamed "Mr. Smile," is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets, traded from Cleveland in 2021 for $341 million.
Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco (Kiko) Mauigoa, linebacker from American Samoa; Washington State and Miami; New York Jets fifth-round pick (162nd overall, 2025 NFL Draft); two-time second-team All-ACC; brother Francis is a Giants first-round tackle.
Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)
Francisco Rodríguez (K-Rod), born 1982 in Caracas, Venezuelan MLB closer, 437 saves (sixth all-time), record 62 saves in 2008, 2002 World Series champion Angels, six-time All-Star.
Franco Harris
Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back (1972-1983, then Seattle Seahawks), caught the Immaculate Reception, won four Super Bowls, was Super Bowl IX MVP, and had No. 32 retired.
Franco Lavoratori
Franco Lavoratori (1941–2006), Italian water polo player of Pro Recco; Olympic gold at Rome 1960, fourth at 1964 and 1968, sixth at 1972; 14 Italian titles and the 1965 European Cup.
Francois Pienaar
Francois Pienaar (Jacobus Francois Pienaar, born 1967) is a South African flanker who captained the Springboks in all 29 of his tests and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, famously receiving the Webb Ellis Cup from Nelson Mandela.
Frank Beamer
Frank Beamer (born 1946), American college football coach, Virginia Tech head coach 1987-2015 and Murray State 1981-86; 280 career wins, 1999 national title game, Beamerball special teams, Hall of Fame 2018.
Frank Brewin
Frank Brewin (Frank Gerald Singlehurst Brewin, 1909–1976) was an Indian field hockey fullback who won gold with British India at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, playing one match, the 24–1 win over the USA, and later settled in Britain.
Frank Clark (American football)
Frank Clark, NFL defensive end (2015-2023) for Seattle, Kansas City, and Denver; 58.5 career sacks, 13.5 playoff sacks (third in NFL history), three Pro Bowls, two Super Bowls with the Chiefs.
Frank Crum
Frank Crum (born 2000) is a Denver Broncos offensive tackle, No. 73, from Wyoming. Undrafted in 2024, he became the first Broncos lineman with a playoff receiving touchdown.
Frank Dixon
Frank Dixon (Francis Joseph Dixon, nicknamed Tony), Canadian lacrosse player, 1908 London Olympics gold medalist with Canada (14-10 win over Great Britain); St. Catharines Athletics member; died in a 1932 traffic accident. Not the New Orleans Saints figure or the Alabama governor.
Frank Dunster
Frank Dunster (Bernard Francis Dunster, 1921-1995), Canadian ice hockey forward and RCAF Flying Officer, DFC recipient; won 1948 St. Moritz Olympic gold with the RCAF Flyers, distinct from rower Frank Dundr.