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Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes: Ohio State University's athletic teams, famed for Big Ten football. Nine national titles (1942-2024), Ohio Stadium, Woody Hayes and Ryan Day eras, Michigan rivalry, Script Ohio.

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Ohio State Buckeyes football: Ohio State University's FBS team in the Big Ten, playing since 1890 at Ohio Stadium; nine national titles, 41 conference titles, coaches Woody Hayes and Ryan Day.

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball: Big Ten program in Columbus since 1913, 1960 NCAA champions (75-55 over California), runners-up 1939, 1961, 1962; coached by Jake Diebler, home at Schottenstein Center since 1998-99.

Ohio State University football scandal

Ohio State University football scandal, known as Tattoo-Gate: 2010-11 NCAA case in which Buckeyes players sold memorabilia for tattoos and cash, coach Jim Tressel concealed knowledge, and Ohio State vacated its 2010 season and took a 2012 bowl ban.

Oklahoma City Blue

Oklahoma City Blue, NBA G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder based at Paycom Center; won the 2023-24 G League championship and is coached by Daniel Dixon.

Oklahoma City Comets

Oklahoma City Comets, formerly the OKC Dodgers, RedHawks, and 89ers: Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2015, named for Mickey Mantle, the 'Commerce Comet'; plays at 9,000-seat Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA team relocated from the Seattle SuperSonics in 2008; plays at Paycom Center. Won 2025 NBA championship with 68-14 record, record 12.9-point differential, and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Oklahoma City UFL team

Oklahoma City UFL team: planned United Football League spring football franchise announced April 9, 2026, starting play in the 2028 season at the 10,000-seat MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium in downtown Oklahoma City; name and branding not yet announced.

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooners: University of Oklahoma athletic teams, famed for football with 7 national titles (Wilkinson, Switzer, Stoops eras), a record 47-game win streak, 7 Heisman winners, and SEC membership since July 1, 2025.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Oklahoma Sooners football, University of Oklahoma team in Norman, playing since 1895. Seven AP national championships, record 47-game win streak (1953-57), four 100-win coaches, moved to the SEC in 2024.

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, University of Oklahoma team in Norman, Oklahoma; SEC member since 2024-25, coached by Porter Moser; 33 NCAA appearances, five Final Fours (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016), no national title.

Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Oklahoma State Cowboys football: Big 12 FBS program in Stillwater, Oklahoma, also called OSU Cowboys, playing at Boone Pickens Stadium since 1919. All-time 612-556-41, 1945 AFCA national title claim, 2011 Big 12 champions under Mike Gundy, rebuilt in 2026 under Eric Morris with 91 newcomers.

Old Course at St Andrews

Old Course at St Andrews, the oldest golf course in the world, a public links in Fife, Scotland. Known for the 1552 charter, 1764 18-hole format, Old Tom Morris, double greens, Swilcan Bridge, and record 31 Open Championships.

Old Tom Morris

Old Tom Morris (Thomas Mitchell Morris, 1821-1908), Scottish golfer, greenkeeper, and course designer; won four of the first eight Open Championships, laid out Prestwick, and shaped the Old Course at St Andrews.

Oleg Grebnev

Oleg Grebnev (Олег Геннадьевич Гребнев, born 1968, Volgograd) is a retired Russian handball player, Olympic gold medalist with the Unified Team at Barcelona 1992, fifth at Atlanta 1996, and two-time world champion (1993, 1997).

Oleg Khodkov

Oleg Khodkov (Олег Викторович Ходьков), born 1974 in Krasnodar, Russian handball left back; Olympic gold at Sydney 2000 with Russia, scoring in the 28:26 final over Sweden; later SKIF and CSKA head coach.

Oleg Kiselyov

Oleg Kiselyov (Олег Викторович Киселёв, born 1967, Yaroslavl) is a Russian handball player, Dynamo Astrakhan center, who won 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team and placed fifth at Atlanta 1996.

Oleg Moliboga

Oleg Moliboga (Олег Алексеевич Молибога) was a Soviet volleyball player, born in Ukraine in 1953, who won Olympic gold at Moscow 1980 and silver at Montreal 1976.

Oleg Zaytsev

Oleg Zaytsev (Олег Зайцев), Soviet ice hockey defenseman (1939-1993), CSKA Moskva; two Olympic golds (1964, 1968), four world and European titles; distinct from powerlifter and hockey namesakes.

Oļegs Antropovs

Oļegs Antropovs (Oleg Petrovich Antropov, Олег Петрович Антропов), Latvian volleyball player and coach for the USSR; Olympic gold 1968 Mexico City, USSR champion 1969, later coached Russia and JT Thunders Hiroshima; died 2023.

Oleksandra Oliynykova (Олександра Денисівна Олійникова)

Oleksandra Oliynykova (Олександра Денисівна Олійникова), born 2001 in Kyiv, is a Ukrainian tennis player, three-time WTA 125 titlist, career-high No. 41, Australian Open 2026 main-draw debutant, and vocal advocate for Ukraine.

Olen Zellweger

Olen Zellweger (born 2003, Calgary) is a Canadian NHL defenseman, drafted 34th overall in 2021 by Anaheim, traded to the Buffalo Sabres in June 2026 for Anton Wahlberg and the 45th pick, then signed for 3 years, $9.3 million.

Olena Zhyrko

Olena Zhyrko, born 1968 in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian former basketball forward who won Olympic gold in 1992 with the Unified Team and two European championships.

Olga Barysheva Korostelyova

Olga Barysheva Korostelyova (Ольга Фёдоровна Барышева-Коростелёва), born 1954 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet basketball guard; two Olympic golds (1976, 1980), two world and six European titles, later UMMC coach.

Olga Krivosheyeva

Olga Krivosheyeva (Ольга Юрьевна Кривошеева), born 1961, Kazakh volleyball player for Spartak and ADK Almaty; won gold with the Soviet Union in women's volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and European titles in 1985 and 1987.

Olga Levina Akopyan

Olga Levina Akopyan (Ольга Сергеевна Левина-Акопян), née Levina, Russian handball playmaker born 1985 in Volgograd; competed as Olga Levina (London 2012, 8th) and Olga Akopyan (Rio 2016 gold); later CSKA and Russia coach.

Olga Solovova

Olga Solovova (Ольга Анатольевна Соловова (-Цейцина)), also Olga Tseytsina, Soviet middle-blocker volleyball player with Uralochka Sverdlovsk; born 1953 in Ussuriysk; won gold in women's volleyball at the 1980 Moscow Olympics for the USSR.

Olga Sukharnova

Olga Sukharnova (Ольга Леонидовна Сухарнова), born 1955, Soviet center; two Olympic basketball golds (1976, 1980), two world titles, nine European titles, Spartak Moscow Oblast, later French champion and 2000 Hall of Fame inductee.

Olga Zubareva

Olga Zubareva (Ольга Валентиновна Зубарева), born 1958 in Tashkent, Ukrainian Soviet handball line player; 1980 Olympic gold with USSR, 1982 world champion, Spartak Kyiv 1976–85. Not the researcher or other namesakes.

Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan), Italian basketball club founded 1936, most successful in Italy: 3 EuroLeague titles (1966, 1987, 1988), record scudetti, Armani-owned since 2008, plays at the Mediolanum Forum, Assago.