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P. J. Walker
P.J. Walker (Phillip Walker, Jr.) is a retired American football quarterback from Elizabeth, New Jersey; Temple's career passing leader (10,669 yards, 74 TDs), 2020 XFL Houston Roughnecks star, and NFL backup with the Panthers, Browns, Bears, and Seahawks.
P. J. Washington
P.J. Washington (Paul Jamaine Washington Jr., born 1998) is an NBA forward for the Dallas Mavericks, formerly the Charlotte Hornets, who drafted him 12th in 2019; traded to Dallas February 8, 2024, he started on the 2024 Finals team.
P. K. Subban
P.K. Subban (Pernell Karl Subban, born 1989, Toronto) is a Canadian former NHL defenseman; Norris Trophy 2013, 2017 Stanley Cup Final with Nashville, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold, retired 2022 after 834 games and 467 points.
P. R. Sreejesh
P. R. Sreejesh (Parattu Ravendran Sreejesh, born 1988), Indian field hockey goalkeeper from Kerala; 336 caps, four Olympics, captain, back-to-back Olympic bronze (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), three-time FIH Goalkeeper of the Year, Padma Bhushan 2025.
P. V. Sindhu
P. V. Sindhu (Pusarla Venkata Sindhu), Indian badminton player, born 1995, Hyderabad. Two-time Olympic medallist (Rio 2016 silver, Tokyo 2020 bronze), 2019 world champion, career-high world No. 2.
Pablo Carreño Busta
Pablo Carreño Busta, Spanish tennis player from Gijón; career-high No. 10, seven ATP titles including 2022 Montreal Masters 1000, US Open semifinals 2017 and 2020, Tokyo 2020 singles bronze, 2019 Davis Cup champion.
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni (born 1977, Río Tercero, Argentina) is an Argentine point guard turned coach; NBA rookie at 35 with the Knicks, later Timberwolves assistant and Argentina head coach since 2022.
Pablo Sandoval
Pablo Sandoval, known as Pablo Emilio Sandoval and nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda", is a Venezuelan third baseman who won World Series titles with the Giants in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League (PCL), Triple-A minor baseball league founded 1903; played as Triple-A West in 2021, name restored 2022; 10 teams, two divisions; once called the third major league.
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum, "the Rink on Renfrew," is a 1968 indoor arena at Hastings Park, Vancouver; first home of the NHL Canucks (1970–1995), 2010 Olympics skating venue, and current home of the PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes.
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (PACC), also Pacific Curling Championships, annual WCF zonal curling event 1991-2021 for Pacific-Asia teams, qualifying them for the World Championships; replaced in 2022 by the Pan Continental Curling Championships.
Pacôme Dadiet
Pacôme Dadiet (born 2005, Aubagne, France) is a French forward for the New York Knicks, drafted 25th overall in 2024 from Ratiopharm Ulm; he develops with the Westchester Knicks in the G League.
Paddy Mccue
Paddy McCue (Patrick Aloysius McCue, 1883-1962), Australian dual-code rugby international; 1908 Olympic rugby union gold medallist for Australasia, then Newtown rugby league forward and four-time Australian league representative.
Padel
Padel, racket sport invented 1969 by Enrique Corcuera in Acapulco, Mexico, played in doubles on a 10 x 20 m walled court with tennis scoring; governed by FIP, 100 federations, 35-38 million players.
Pádraig Harrington
Pádraig Harrington (Pádraig Harrington), Irish golfer born 1971 in Dublin; three major champion (Open 2007, 2008; PGA 2008), 2021 Ryder Cup captain, 2024 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, three-time U.S. Senior Open winner.
Paige Bueckers
Paige Bueckers (born 2001) is an American basketball guard, No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings, 2021 Naismith Trophy winner at UConn, 2025 national champion, and 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Paige Spiranac
Paige Spiranac (born 1993) is an American golf media personality, instructor, model, and former professional golfer; with 11.6 million followers she leads golf social media and co-founded Paige Co. with Pro Shop in 2026.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh (SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh) is Cork GAA's 45,000-capacity stadium in Ballintemple, Cork, opened 1976 and redeveloped 2015–2017; its rebuild cost rose from about €70m to nearly €100m.
Pakistan men's national field hockey team
Pakistan men's national field hockey team, the Green Shirts, PHF-governed side; record four World Cup titles (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) and three Olympic golds (1960, 1968, 1984), in long decline since the mid-1990s.
Pakistan Table Tennis Federation
The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF), founded in Lahore in 1951, is Pakistan's national governing body for table tennis, an ITTF member that runs national championships and team selection.
Pål Trulsen
Pål Trulsen (born 1962, Drøbak), Norwegian curler; skip of Norway's 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic gold-medal men's team; later coach of the 2010 gold team, general secretary of the Norwegian Curling Association, and 2026 World Curling Hall of Fame inductee.
Palestra
The Palestra, opened January 1, 1927 at the University of Pennsylvania, is the 8,722-seat "Cathedral of College Basketball," home of Penn basketball and the Philadelphia Big 5, and the arena that has hosted the most NCAA tournament games.
Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver (born 1962, Baltimore) is an American Hall of Fame tennis player, 1978 US Open singles finalist, winner of 21 Grand Slam doubles titles with Martina Navratilova, 1984 doubles Grand Slam, 1988 Olympic gold, and ESPN broadcaster.
Pamela McGee
Pamela (Pam) McGee, born 1962 in Flint, Michigan, is a retired basketball player: 1984 Olympic gold medalist, two-time NCAA champion at USC, 1997 WNBA second overall pick, mother of JaVale McGee.
Pampa
Pampa (André Felipe Falbo Ferreira, 1964–2024) was a Brazilian volleyball attacker, Barcelona 1992 Olympic gold medalist, 1991 Pan Am silver medalist, 1993 World League champion, and later a sports administrator in Brazilian government.
Pan Continental Curling Championships
The Pan Continental Curling Championships was the World Curling Federation championship for teams from the Americas and Pacific-Asia zones, held annually from 2022 to 2025.
Pan-American Team Handball Federation
PATHF (Pan-American Team Handball Federation) was the IHF continental handball confederation for the Americas, founded by Peter Buehning; suspended by the IHF in 2018 and replaced by NACHC and SCAHC.
Panathinaikos B.C.
Panathinaikos B.C. (Athens basketball section, founded 1919) is the record seven-time EuroLeague champion (1996–2024), won 41 Greek titles, plays at OAKA (Telekom Center), and rebuilt under Ergin Ataman to win the 2024 EuroLeague crown.
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales (Richard Alonzo Gonzales, 1928-1995), American tennis champion; won US Nationals 1948-49, world No. 1 pro for eight years 1952-1960, famous 1969 Wimbledon Pasarell match.
Pancho Segura
Pancho Segura (Francisco Olegario Segura Cano), Ecuadorian-American tennis champion (1921-2017), two-handed forehand, three straight U.S. Pro titles 1950-52, coach of Jimmy Connors.