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Loretta Dorman
Loretta Dorman OAM (born 1963) is an Australian former field hockey player who played for the Hockeyroos at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning gold at Seoul 1988, Australia's first Olympic hockey gold, and silver at the 1990 World Cup.
Lori Dupuis
Lori Dupuis, born 1972 in Cornwall, Ontario, is a retired Canadian women's ice hockey forward who won Olympic silver in 1998 and gold in 2002, three World Championship golds, and starred for the Brampton Thunder.
Lori Harrigan
Lori Harrigan (Lori Harrigan-Mack), American softball pitcher born 1970 in Anaheim, California; three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004), first pitcher to throw an Olympic no-hitter, UNLV record-holder, USA Softball Hall of Fame 2011.
Lorraine Hillas
Lorraine Hillas (Lorraine Mary Hillas, later Wharton), born 1961, Australian Hockeyroo field hockey player; fourth at Los Angeles 1984 and Olympic gold medallist at Seoul 1988, later a school teacher.
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels, formerly California Angels and Anaheim Angels, are an MLB American League West expansion franchise founded 1961, based in Anaheim since 1966, with one World Series title in 2002 and a pending 2026 sale to Stan Kroenke.
Los Angeles Ballers
Los Angeles Ballers, 2018 JBA (Junior Basketball Association) team funded by Big Baller Brand, built around LaMelo Ball; went 6-2 and won the league's only championship before the JBA folded after one season.
Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers, known as the LA Chargers, are an NFL team based in Inglewood, California, founded in 1959 as a charter member of the AFL.
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers, NBA team founded 1970 as Buffalo Braves, moved via San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984; owned by Steve Ballmer since 2014 ($2B purchase), plays at Intuit Dome since 2024; zero championships, 19 playoff appearances.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB National League West franchise formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers (moved 1958). 27 pennants, 9 World Series titles including 2024 and 2025; Dodger Stadium (1962); Guggenheim-owned, record $514.6M 2025 spending.
Los Angeles Express (USFL)
Los Angeles Express, USFL charter franchise (1983-1985) at the Los Angeles Coliseum; 21-33 record, Steve Young's $40 million contract, longest pro football game, 1985 collapse.
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings, NHL ice hockey team founded in the 1967 expansion; owned by AEG, based at Crypto.com Arena since 1999; two-time Stanley Cup champions (2012, 2014).
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers, also known as the LA Lakers, are an NBA team based in Los Angeles that plays at Crypto.com Arena and has won 17 championships.
Los Angeles Queens
Los Angeles Queens, WPBL women's professional baseball team, one of four 2026 inaugural clubs; named for Lizzie Murphy, won the WPBL's first game and first championship.
Los Angeles Raiders
Los Angeles Raiders: NFL franchise name used 1982-1994 when the Raiders played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; won Super Bowl XVIII (38-9 over Washington) after the 1983 season before returning to Oakland in 1995.
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams, NFL team in the NFC West at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood. Founded as Cleveland Rams 1937; also St. Louis Rams 1995-2015; titles 1945, 1951, Super Bowls XXXIV and LVI.
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks: WNBA Western Conference franchise founded 1997, one of the original eight. Three championships (2001, 2002, 2016), back-to-back titles behind Lisa Leslie, and Candace Parker's 2008 Rookie of the Year and MVP season.
Lothar Doering
Lothar Doering, born 1950 in Potsdam, East German handball player and coach; Olympic gold 1980 Moscow (23-22 overtime final vs USSR), 78 or 98 caps, and 1993 women's World Championship coach for unified Germany.
Lotte Kiærskou
Lotte Kiærskou (Lotte Faldborg Kiærskou), Danish handball playmaker born 1975 in Frederikshavn; two Olympic golds (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), 111 caps and 414 goals for Denmark, later a teacher in Viborg.
Lou Brock
Lou Brock (1939-2020), MLB left fielder for Cubs and Cardinals; 938 career stolen bases (NL record, second to Rickey Henderson), 118 in 1974, 3,023 hits, 1964 and 1967 World Series titles, first-ballot Hall of Famer 1985.
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig (Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, 1903–1941), Yankees first baseman nicknamed the Iron Horse, played 2,130 consecutive games, hit .340 with 493 home runs, was diagnosed with ALS in 1939, and gave the Luckiest Man speech.
Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz (1937-2026), American college football coach, only coach to take six programs to bowl games; won 1988 national title at Notre Dame (12-0), career 249-132-7, Hall of Fame 2008, Presidential Medal of Freedom 2020.
Lou Hudson
Lou Hudson refers to two athletes: Henry Dewey Louis Hudson (1898-1975), Canadian ice hockey captain and 1928 Olympic gold medalist, and Louis Clyde Hudson (1944-2014), NBA six-time All-Star and 2022 Hall of Fame inductee.
Lou Hunter
Lou Hunter (Joseph Garvin Hunter, 1899-1984), American rugby union player from Mountain View, California, Santa Clara University; won 1920 Olympic gold, scoring the only try in the 8-0 final win over France at Antwerp.
Lou Lamoriello
Lou Lamoriello (born 1942) is an American hockey executive, Hockey Hall of Fame Builder (2009), and three-time Stanley Cup-winning GM of the New Jersey Devils, later GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders until 2025.
Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella, born 1943 in Tampa, Florida, nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former MLB outfielder and manager. He won 1969 AL Rookie of the Year, the 1990 World Series with Cincinnati, 116 games with the 2001 Mariners, and 1,835 games overall.
Lou Saban
Lou Saban (1921-2009), American football coach and former Cleveland Browns linebacker; head coach of the Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Denver Broncos; won AFL titles in 1964-65; not related to Nick Saban.
Lou Whitaker
Lou Whitaker, "Sweet Lou" (Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr.), Detroit Tigers second baseman 1977-1995; 1978 AL Rookie of the Year, 1984 World Series winner, 75.1 career WAR, and 1,918 games alongside Alan Trammell.
Lou Williams
Lou Williams (born 1986) is a retired American NBA guard, the all-time leader in bench scoring with 13,396 points and a three-time Sixth Man of the Year (2015, 2018, 2019) over 17 seasons with six teams.
Louis Baillon
Louis Charles Baillon (1881-1965), Falkland Islands-born field hockey full-back, won Olympic gold with England at the 1908 London Games; the only Falkland Islander Olympic champion, later Phipps Brewery chairman.
Louis Lecompte
Louis Lecompte (John Howard Louis Lecompte, 1914–1970), Canadian defenseman with the RCAF Flyers, won ice hockey gold at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics, later refereed at the 1956 Games.