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Mike Woodson

Mike Woodson (born 1958, Indianapolis) is a basketball coach and former player: Indiana star (2,061 points, 1979 NIT title), 11-year NBA player, head coach of the Hawks, Knicks, and Indiana Hoosiers, now Sacramento Kings associate head coach.

Mike Yastrzemski

Mike Yastrzemski, MLB outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, grandson of Carl Yastrzemski; Giants 2019 breakout at age 28, 2024 All-Star, traded to Royals July 2025, signed $23M Braves deal December 2025.

Mike Zimmer

Mike Zimmer is an American football coach who served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2014 to 2021 and later returned to the Dallas Cowboys.

Mikel Brown Jr.

Mikel Brown Jr. (Christopher Mikel Brown Jr., born 2006, Orlando) is an American NBA point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 6th overall in 2026 after a Louisville freshman season with an ACC freshman-record 45-point game.

Mikey Williams (basketball, born 2004)

Mikey Williams (Michael Anthony Williams) is an American college basketball guard from San Diego, California, who played at Memphis, UCF, and Sacramento State after a famous high school career.

Mikhail Grigorenko

Mikhail Grigorenko (Михаил Олегович Григоренко), born 1994 in Khabarovsk, is a Russian ice hockey forward with Traktor Chelyabinsk; ex-Buffalo first-rounder, three-time Gagarin Cup winner with CSKA, 2018 Olympic gold and 2022 silver medalist.

Mikhail Ishchenko

Mikhail Ishchenko (Михаил Алексеевич Ищенко), born 1950 in Morozovsk, is a Ukrainian handball goalkeeper who won Olympic gold (Montreal 1976) and silver (Moscow 1980) for the USSR and the 1982 world title. Not the artistic swimmer Nataliya Ishchenko.

Mikhail Sergachev (Михаил Александрович Сергачёв)

Mikhail Sergachev (Михаил Александрович Сергачёв), Russian NHL defenseman, ninth pick of the 2016 draft, two-time Stanley Cup champion with Tampa Bay, traded to Utah in 2024, now Mammoth alternate captain and top-pairing defenseman.

Mikhail Shtalenkov

Mikhail Shtalenkov (Михаил Шталенков), Russian goaltender born 1965 in Moscow; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, 1998 silver, 11 Olympic wins, and seven NHL seasons with Anaheim, Edmonton, Phoenix, and Florida.

Mikhail Vasilyev (olympedia 98583)

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasilyev (Михаил Александрович Васильев), Soviet ice hockey forward, 1984 Sarajevo Olympic champion with CSKA Moskva; later played and coached in Italy; distinct from the 1988 handball Olympic champion of the same name.

Mikhail Yakimovich

Mikhail Yakimovich (Михаил Иванович Якимович), Belarusian handball back born 1967 in Slutsk; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team and five European Champions Cups with SKA Minsk and Spanish clubs; famed for a 125 km/h shot.

Mikheil Korkia

Mikheil Korkia (Mikhail Korkiya, მიხეილ ქორქია), Georgian basketball forward for Dynamo Tbilisi and the USSR; Olympic gold 1972 Munich and bronze 1976 Montreal, European champion 1971, nephew of Otar Korkia.

Mikko Lehtonen

Mikko Lehtonen (Mikko Kasper Lehtonen), Finnish defenseman born 1994 in Turku; 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2026 bronze medalist and flagbearer, 26 NHL games with Toronto and Columbus, now ZSC Lions defenseman.

Mikko Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen, Finnish NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars; drafted 10th overall in 2015 by Colorado, 2022 Stanley Cup champion, traded via Carolina to Dallas in 2025 on an eight-year, $96 million deal.

Milan Hejduk

Milan Hejduk, Czech ice hockey right wing (born 1976, Ústí nad Labem), played 14 NHL seasons for the Colorado Avalanche, won the 2001 Stanley Cup and 1998 Nagano Olympic gold, and led the NHL with 50 goals in 2002-03.

Milan Lazarevic

Milan Lazarević (Милан Лазаревић), born 1948, Serbian handball left back, Crvena zvezda; won 1972 Munich Olympic gold with Yugoslavia, 85 caps, later a mechanical engineer in Nuremberg.

Milan Lucic

Milan Lucic, Vancouver-born NHL left winger, played 17 seasons with Boston, Los Angeles, Edmonton, and Calgary, won the 2011 Stanley Cup with the Bruins, retired June 7, 2026 with 1,177 games and 586 points, then became a Sabres pro scout.

Milan Momcilovic

Milan Momcilovic, born 2004, American basketball forward from Pewaukee, Wisconsin; Iowa State star who in 2025-26 became the first Division I player to lead the nation in both 3-pointers made (136) and 3-point percentage (.487), then transferred to Kentucky.

Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Denver, built in 1948 as Bears Stadium and best known as the home of the Denver Broncos.

Miles Austin

Miles Austin, born 1984, is a former NFL wide receiver, undrafted from Monmouth in 2006, a two-time Pro Bowler with the Dallas Cowboys whose 2009 season featured 81 catches for 1,320 yards and a franchise-record 250-yard game at Kansas City.

Miles Bridges

Miles Bridges (born 1998) is an American NBA forward who played six seasons with the Charlotte Hornets after being drafted 12th in 2018, then joined the Phoenix Suns.

Miles Plumlee

Miles Plumlee, NBA center from Duke, drafted 26th overall by Indiana in 2012; played for the Pacers, Suns, Bucks, Hornets, Hawks and Grizzlies, averaging 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds, and signed a widely criticized four-year, $50 million Bucks contract in 2016.

Miles Russell (golfer)

Miles Russell is an American amateur golfer from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the youngest player to make the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event, at age 15 in 2024.

Miles Sanders

Miles Sanders, NFL running back from Swissvale, Pennsylvania, via Penn State; Eagles second-round pick (53rd, 2019) with rookie franchise records, 2022 Pro Bowl and 1,269-yard season; later Panthers and Cowboys.

Millennium Stadium

Millennium Stadium (Principality Stadium since 2016), Cardiff's 73,931-seat national rugby stadium, opened June 1999 for the Rugby World Cup with the UK's first fully retractable roof; hosted the 1999 RWC Final and six FA Cup Finals.

Miller Huggins

Miller Huggins (1878-1929), "Mighty Mite," Hall of Fame manager (1964) who led the Yankees to six AL pennants and three World Series titles (1923, 1927, 1928) with a 1,413-1,134 record; earlier Reds and Cardinals second baseman.

Miller Moss

Miller Moss, American football quarterback from Bishop Alemany High School; USC (2021-24) backup to Caleb Williams, record 6-TD 2023 Holiday Bowl MVP; Louisville starter 2025; signed by Chicago Bears as 2026 undrafted free agent.

Million Dollar Arm

Million Dollar Arm is a 2014 Disney biographical sports drama directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Jon Hamm as agent J.B. Bernstein, whose Indian reality pitching contest signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Milorad Krivokapic

Milorad Krivokapić (Милорад Кривокапић) names two athletes: a Yugoslav water polo goalkeeper (born 1956, Olympic gold 1984, silver 1980, world gold 1986) and a Serbian-Hungarian handball right back (born 1980, Senta).

Milos Raonic

Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player born 1990 in Podgorica, Montenegro; career-high No. 3, eight ATP titles, 2016 Wimbledon runner-up and first Canadian Grand Slam men's finalist; retired January 2026.