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Philipp Zeller
Philipp Zeller, born 1983 in Munich, German field hockey defender and lawyer; two-time Olympic champion (2008, 2012), 2006 World Cup winner, European champion 2003 and 2011; older brother of Christopher Zeller; later labor-law attorney and Magenta Sport hockey expert.
Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia's first professional basketball league, founded April 9, 1975 at Araneta Coliseum by MICAA teams. Three-conference season (Commissioner's, Philippine, Governor's Cups), annual draft, Grand Slam title.
Philippines men's national basketball team
Philippines men's national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, run by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas under coach Tim Cone; 2013 FIBA Asia silver, 2023 Asian Games gold, 2024 upset of Latvia.
Philippines women's national volleyball team
Alas Pilipinas, the Philippines women's national volleyball team, won silver at the 2025 AVC Women's Nations Cup, its best AVC finish in 64 years, coached since 2026 by Taka Minowa.
Phillie Phanatic
Phillie Phanatic, official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies MLB team since April 25, 1978; green flightless bird designed by Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison (Miss Piggy creators); center of a copyright lawsuit and 2020 redesign.
Phillip Adams (American football)
Phillip Matthew Adams (1988-2021), NFL cornerback drafted 224th overall by the 49ers in 2010 who played for six teams through 2015; killed six people in Rock Hill, SC in 2021 and was found to have stage 2 CTE.
Phillip Dorsett
Phillip Dorsett II, NFL wide receiver, Miami (FL) Hurricanes star drafted 29th overall by the Colts in 2015; 4.33-second 40; Super Bowl LIII champion with the Patriots; 151 catches, 2,001 yards, 12 TDs.
Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Volunteers head football coach 1992-2008, won the 1998 BCS national championship and SEC titles in 1997 and 1998, went 151-52, then served as Tennessee athletic director 2017-2021.
Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay, born 1994 in Denver, is an American former NFL running back who was the first undrafted player to rush for 1,000 yards in his first two seasons.
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury: WNBA franchise founded 1997 in Phoenix, one of the original eight, playing at Footprint Center under Mat Ishbia. Three-time champions (2007, 2009, 2014) led by Diana Taurasi; lost the 2025 Finals to Las Vegas.
Phoenix Open
The Phoenix Open (WM Phoenix Open) is a PGA Tour event dating to 1932, played at TPC Scottsdale since 1987; best-attended Tour stop, famous for the rowdy 20,000-seat par-3 16th hole, zero-waste certification, and 2024 crowd-control crisis.
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns, NBA Western Conference (Pacific) team founded 1968 in Phoenix, Arizona; three NBA Finals appearances (1976, 1993, 2021) without a title; owned by Mat Ishbia, play at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (Phoenix Fuel Masters), PBA professional basketball team owned by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines; debuted 2016 Commissioner's Cup after buying the Barako Bull franchise; semifinal runs in 2020 and 2024.
Pick and roll
Pick and roll (ball screen, screen and roll): two-player basketball action where a screener blocks the ball handler's defender then rolls to the basket; the most used offensive play in NBA and Euroleague, with effectiveness predicting team success.
Pickleball
Pickleball, a paddle sport blending tennis, badminton, and table tennis, was invented in summer 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum; named for crew's "pickle boat," it grew to 24.3 million U.S. players by 2025.
Pickleball in the United States
Pickleball in the United States: paddle sport founded 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, by Pritchard, Bell, and McCallum; governed by USA Pickleball; 24.3 million players in 2025, the nation's fastest-growing sport.
Pien Sanders
Pien Sanders (born 1998, Udenhout) is a Dutch field hockey defender-midfielder and captain of HC Den Bosch and Oranje; two Olympic golds (2020, 2024), 2022 world champion, four European titles, 162 caps.
Pierre Garçon
Pierre Garcon, born 1986, is a former NFL wide receiver from West Palm Beach, Florida, of Haitian descent. Mount Union d3 pick who played for the Colts, Redskins, and 49ers, leading the NFL with 113 catches in 2013.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (P2H), born 1991 in Schiltigheim, French tennis player; with Nicolas Mahut completed the career Grand Slam in doubles, won ATP Finals 2019 and 2021, peaked at doubles No. 2, singles No. 36.
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canadian NHL center born 1998 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec; drafted third overall 2016 by Columbus; Capitals center since June 2024 trade from Kings for Darcy Kuemper; career-high 66 points in 2024-25.
Piet-Hein Geeris
Piet-Hein Geeris (born 1972, Boxtel) is a retired Dutch field hockey forward and midfielder; 194 caps, 29 goals, Olympic gold at Sydney 2000, 1998 World Cup winner, three-time Champions Trophy winner.
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Pieter-Steph du Toit (Pieter Stephanus du Toit), South African Springbok loose forward born 1992, two-time World Rugby Player of the Year (2019, 2024), 2019 and 2023 World Cup winner, known for extreme tackle volume and surviving a 2020 leg injury.
Pinball Clemons
Michael "Pinball" Clemons, Toronto Argonauts running back, return specialist, Grey Cup-winning coach, and current general manager; CFL all-time combined-yards leader with 25,438 yards.
Pinch hitter
Pinch hitter (PH): a baseball substitute who bats in the replaced player's batting-order spot. First used 1889 (Mickey Welch); term coined 1896; Yogi Berra hit the first World Series pinch-hit homer in 1947.
Pine Tar Incident
The Pine Tar Incident, or Pine Tar Game, was the July 24, 1983 Yankees-Royals dispute in which George Brett's ninth-inning home run was overturned for excessive pine tar, then restored by AL President Lee MacPhail and completed August 18, 1983.
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley Golf Club, a private club in Pine Valley, New Jersey, designed by George Crump with Harry Colt and opened in 1918; ranked No. 1 in America by Golf Digest and No. 1 in the world by GOLF, famed for penal architecture and Hell's Half Acre.
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort, founded 1895 by James Walker Tufts in North Carolina's Sandhills, is a historic golf resort home to Donald Ross's Pinehurst No. 2, the USGA's first anchor site, and eleven courses including Tom Doak's No. 10.
Ping (golf)
Ping is an American golf equipment manufacturer founded by engineer Karsten Solheim, who began in his California garage in 1959; the company pioneered perimeter weighting and the Anser putter.
Pinsetter
Pinsetter: the machine that resets bowling pins and returns the ball. Covers free-fall versus string pinsetters, Gottfried Schmidt's 1940s AMF machine, and USBC certification of string pin bowling effective August 1, 2023.
Pioneer Football League
Pioneer Football League (PFL), NCAA FCS college football conference founded 1991, began play 1993; the only non-scholarship, football-only FCS conference, with 11 teams and an automatic FCS playoff bid since 2013.