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Luna Fokke
Luna Noa Fokke (born 2001, Leidschendam) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder for SV Kampong and the Netherlands, Olympic gold medalist at Paris 2024, EuroHockey champion 2023 and 2025, and 2026 World Cup silver medalist.
Lunar Owls BC
Lunar Owls BC, a Miami-based Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's basketball club and Napheesa Collier's team, went 13-1 with the top 2025 seed, won the league's first game, and lost the semifinal to Vinyl BC.
Luol Deng
Luol Deng, born 1985 in South Sudan, is a South Sudanese-British former NBA forward, two-time All-Star, and seventh pick of the 2004 draft who starred for the Chicago Bulls, then led South Sudan basketball to the Paris 2024 Olympics as federation president.
Lusia Harris
Lusia Harris (Lusia Mae Harris-Stewart, 1955–2022), American basketball center; Delta State's three-time AIAW champion, first scorer in women's Olympic basketball (1976 silver), and the only woman officially drafted by an NBA team (New Orleans Jazz, 1977).
Lute Olson
Lute Olson (Robert Luther Olson, 1934-2020) was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who won the 1997 NCAA title at Arizona, reached five Final Fours, and won 776-780 games at Long Beach State, Iowa, and Arizona.
Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer from Auckland, youngest LPGA Tour winner at 15y4m2d (2012 CPKC Women's Open), three majors, Olympic silver, bronze, and gold, and 2024 LPGA Hall of Fame inductee.
Lyle Alzado
Lyle Alzado (1949-1992), NFL defensive lineman for the Broncos, Browns, and Raiders; 1977 AFC Defensive Player of the Year, two-time All-Pro, Super Bowl XVIII winner who blamed steroids for his fatal brain lymphoma.
Lyle Hemphill
Lyle Hemphill (born 1980) is an American college football coach, Texas A&M Aggies defensive coordinator since December 2025; former DC at James Madison, Duke, Wake Forest, and Stony Brook; longtime Mike Elko assistant.
Lynchburg Hornets
Lynchburg Hornets: athletics teams of the University of Lynchburg (formerly Lynchburg College), NCAA Division III, ODAC. National titles in 2014 women's soccer and 2023 baseball; Hornet Red and gray colors; no "Lady Hornets" nickname.
Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard is an American basketball player who scored a record 3,649 points at the University of Kansas, captained the 1984 Olympic gold-medal team, and was the first female Harlem Globetrotter.
Lynn Swann
Lynn Curtis Swann (born 1952, Alcoa, Tennessee) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (2001) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1974–82; four Super Bowl titles, Super Bowl X MVP, later USC athletic director.
Lyubov Berezhnaya Odinokova
Lyubov Berezhnaya-Odinokova (Любовь Ивановна Бережная-Одинокова), born 1955, Soviet handball player who won Olympic gold in women's handball at both Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, plus 1982 world gold.
Lyubov Sharmay
Lyubov Georgyevna Sharmay (Шармай Любовь Георгиевна, later Goncharova), born 1956 in Moscow, Soviet basketball forward for CSKA; Olympic gold 1980, two-time European champion, Honoured Master of Sport USSR.
Lyubov Tyurina
Lyubov Tyurina (Любовь Николаевна Тюрина, 1943–2015), Soviet volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at Munich 1972, world champion 1970, European champion 1967; played for Dynamo Moscow and Trudovyye Rezervy.
Lyudmila Bobrus Poradnik
Lyudmila Bobrus Poradnik (Людмила Константиновна Бобрусь-Порадник), born 1946 in Kyiv, Ukrainian handball player; two Olympic golds with the Soviet Union at Montreal 1976 (as Bobrus) and Moscow 1980 (as Poradnik), Spartak Kyiv, world silver 1975 and 1978.
Lyudmila Borozna
Lyudmila Borozna (Людмила Борозна, later Zhigily), Soviet volleyball attacker born 1954 in Leningrad; Olympic champion 1972 in Munich, 1973 World Cup winner, 1974/1978 world medalist, 1977 European champion.
Lyudmila Buldakova
Lyudmila Buldakova (Людмила Степановна Булдакова), Soviet volleyball setter and captain, born 1938 Leningrad, died 2006 Moscow; two Olympic golds (1968, 1972), three world titles, Hall of Fame 2012.
Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya
Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya (Людмила Николаевна Михайловская, born 1937, Leningrad) is a Soviet volleyball setter, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, world champion 1960 and 1970; distinct from the Ukrainian figure skating referee Liudmyla Mykhaylivska (1947-2019).
Lyudmila Panchuk
Lyudmila Panchuk (Людмила Михайловна Панчук-Коломиец, 1956–2011), Soviet Ukrainian handball player; 1976 Montreal Olympic gold with USSR, 1982 world champion, Spartak Kyiv club player.
Lyudmila Rogozhina
Lyudmila Rogozhina (Людмила Николаевна Рогожина, married name Muravyova), Soviet basketball player born 1959 in Dnipro; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist, 1983 world champion, three-time European champion, later St. Petersburg sports administrator.
Lyudmila Shubina
Lyudmila Shubina (Людмила Егоровна Шубина, born 1948, Kazan) is a Soviet handball player who won gold in the first Olympic women's handball tournament at Montreal 1976, played for Spartak Baku, and later led Azerbaijan's Qarabağ club.
M&T Bank Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Ravens NFL home field since September 6, 1998, also known as PSINet Stadium and Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards; state-owned by the Maryland Stadium Authority, about 70,000 seats, $229 million build, LEED Gold.
Ma Long (马龙)
Ma Long (马龙), Chinese table tennis player born 1988 in Anshan, nicknamed The Dragon; six Olympic golds, three straight world singles titles 2015-2019, four World Cups, and the only male double career Grand Slam.
Ma'a Nonu
Ma'a Nonu (born 1982, Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby centre, All Black No. 1031 with 103 Tests (2003–2015), two-time World Cup winner (2011, 2015), famed for his Conrad Smith partnership and later careers with Toulon, San Diego Legion, and the Sharks.
Maartje Goderie
Maartje Goderie (born 1984, 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder who won Olympic gold with the Netherlands in 2008 and 2012, scored in the Beijing final, and retired from Oranje in 2012.
Maartje Paumen
Maartje Paumen, Dutch field hockey defender and drag-flick penalty corner specialist, captain of the Netherlands; 235 caps, 195 goals, all-time Oranje top scorer; Olympic gold 2008 and 2012, silver 2016; FIH Player of the Year 2011 and 2012.
Mac Jones
Mac Jones (born 1998) is an NFL quarterback from Alabama, drafted 15th overall by New England in 2021, a 2021 Pro Bowler, later traded to the Jaguars and playing for the 49ers.
Mac McClung
Mac McClung (born 1999) is an American guard from Gate City, Virginia, the only player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three straight years (2023-2025), a two-time G League MVP, and the G League's all-time leading scorer.
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club (מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), also Maccabi Playtika/Rapyd Tel Aviv, founded 1932 in Tel Aviv: 55 Israeli titles, 45 cups, six European championships (1977, 1981, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2014), playing EuroLeague home games in Belgrade since 2023.
Mack Brown
Mack Brown, American college football head coach (Appalachian State, Tulane, North Carolina 1988-97 and 2019-24, Texas 1998-2013); won 2005 BCS national title at Texas, 288-155-1 career record, fired by UNC November 2024.