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Ned Sawyer
Ned Sawyer (Daniel Edward Sawyer, 1882-1937), American amateur golfer of the Chicago Golf Club; 1904 Olympic team gold medalist and =5 individually, 1906 Western Amateur and 1920 Metropolitan Amateur champion.
Ned Yost
Ned Yost (born 1954, Eureka, CA) is a former MLB catcher and manager who led the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-08) and Kansas City Royals (2010-19), winning the 2015 World Series with a record 22-9 postseason mark and 746 Royals wins.
Nedim Remili
Nedim Remili (born 1995, Créteil) is a French handball right back and centre back for One Veszprém HC; 2017 world champion, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and MVP of Euro 2024, withdrawn injured from Euro 2026.
Negro American League
Negro American League (NAL), Black professional baseball league founded 1937 under Dr. J.B. Martin as successor to Rube Foster's Negro National League; Midwest-based, home of the Kansas City Monarchs and East-West All-Star Game; MLB-recognized major league 1937-1948, operated into the early 1960s.
Negro league baseball
Negro league baseball: professional African American baseball leagues, founded with the 1920 Negro National League by Rube Foster, that operated under segregation until the 1950s; MLB recognized seven leagues (1920-1948) as major leagues in 2020.
Negro National League (1920–1931)
Negro National League (I), 1920-1931, first sustained Black professional baseball league, founded by Rube Foster in Kansas City; folded in the Depression; granted MLB major league status in 2020.
Nell Angloma
Nell Angloma, French basketball forward (born 2006, Évreux), Lattes Montpellier product, 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket MVP, drafted 12th overall 2026 by the Connecticut Sun.
Nelli Feryabnikova
Nelli Feryabnikova (Нелли Васильевна Ферябникова, née Bilmayer), Soviet basketball forward born 1949 in Vorkuta; two Olympic golds (1976, 1980), two world and five European titles with Spartak Moscow region.
Nelly Korda
Nelly Korda, American LPGA Tour golfer, sister of Jessica Korda; 19 wins, 4 majors, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold, 2024 Rolex Player of the Year with seven wins, 2026 U.S. Women's Open champion.
Nelson Agholor
Nelson Agholor, NFL wide receiver (USC), drafted 20th overall by the Eagles in 2015; Super Bowl LII champion, 896-yard 2020 season with Raiders, later Patriots and Ravens.
Nelson Cruz
Nelson Cruz (Boomstick), Dominican MLB designated hitter born 1980; 19 seasons, 464 home runs, 2011 ALCS MVP with Rangers, oldest 30-homer season, Roberto Clemente Award winner.
Nelson Epee
Nelson Épée (Nelson Junior Épée), French rugby winger born 2001 in Toulouse, Stade Toulousain and France sevens player; won Olympic gold in men's rugby sevens at Paris 2024 after entering the squad as an injury replacement.
Nemanja Bjelica (Немања Бјелица)
Nemanja Bjelica (Немања Бјелица), born 1988 in Belgrade, Serbian power forward; 2014-15 EuroLeague MVP with Fenerbahçe, 2010 draft pick 35, seven NBA seasons, 2022 champion with Golden State; retired March 2024.
Nenê
Nenê (Maybyner Rodney Hilário), Brazilian NBA center born 1982 in São Carlos; 2002 seventh pick, 17 seasons, 10,909 points, .548 FG; Denver, Washington, Houston; 2008 testicular cancer survivor.
Nerf
Nerf is Hasbro's foam toy brand, begun by Parker Brothers in 1969 with an indoor foam ball; the 1972 Nerf football invented by Vikings kicker Fred Cox peaked at 8 million annual sales, and the brand now spans blasters and the NERFBALL sport.
Nerlens Noel
Nerlens Noel, born in 1994, is an American professional basketball center who played ten NBA seasons, known for shot blocking with Philadelphia, Dallas, the Knicks, and later stops.
Netball
Netball: seven-a-side court sport derived from 1890s women's basketball, with zoned positions and a footwork rule; 20+ million players in 70+ countries, governed by World Netball, with a Netball World Cup since 1963 and Commonwealth Games status since 1998.
Netherlands national baseball team
Team Kingdom of the Netherlands is the Dutch national baseball squad run by the KNBSB, drawing players from the Netherlands, Aruba and Curaçao; it won the 2011 Baseball World Cup, reached two WBC semifinals, and holds 24-25 European titles.
New Britain Rock Cats
New Britain Rock Cats, Double-A Eastern League team in New Britain, Connecticut (1997-2015), Twins then Rockies affiliate, played at 6,146-seat New Britain Stadium, 2001 co-champions, became Hartford Yard Goats.
New Broncos Stadium
New Broncos Stadium: planned privately funded retractable-roof NFL stadium for the Denver Broncos at Burnham Yard, Denver, announced 2025, targeting the 2031 season with a mixed-use district.
New Chiefs Stadium
New Chiefs Stadium: planned $3 billion domed NFL stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, near Kansas Speedway, home of the Kansas City Chiefs from the 2031 season, replacing Arrowhead Stadium; 70,000 seats, STAR-bond financed.
New England Patriots
New England Patriots, formerly Boston Patriots (1959-1970), NFL team in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Six Super Bowl wins (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII), 12 appearances, Brady-Belichick dynasty, owned by Robert Kraft since 1994.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays in Manchester, New Hampshire. Founded 1994 in New Haven, relocated 2003; Eastern League titles in 2004, 2011, 2014, and 2018 at Delta Dental Stadium.
New Huntington Bank Field
New Huntington Bank Field, also called the new Huntington Bank Field enclosed stadium, is the Cleveland Browns' $2.4-2.6 billion domed stadium under construction in Brook Park, Ohio since April 2026, opening 2029 with 67,500 seats.
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils, NHL team in Newark, formerly Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies. Three Stanley Cups (1995, 2000, 2003), five Finals appearances, home at Prudential Center since 2008.
New Jersey Generals
New Jersey Generals, USFL spring football franchise 1983–1985 at Giants Stadium; signed Herschel Walker and Doug Flutie, owned by Donald Trump, folded after the USFL's failed $1.69 billion antitrust suit against the NFL.
New Jersey Jackals
The New Jersey Jackals are an independent professional baseball team in the Frontier League, based at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, with five league titles.
New Orleans Baby Cakes
New Orleans Baby Cakes, Triple-A Pacific Coast League team in Metairie, Louisiana, 2017-2019, Miami Marlins affiliate, renamed from the Zephyrs after the king cake baby; relocated to become the Wichita Wind Surge.
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers, ABA charter franchise 1967-1970, coached by Babe McCarthy, reached the first ABA Finals losing to Pittsburgh in 1968, then moved to Memphis as the Memphis Pros.
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans: NBA team in New Orleans since 2002-03, formerly the Hornets, renamed Pelicans in 2013; play at Smoothie King Center; coached by Jamahl Mosley since May 2026.