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Piratas de Quebradillas
Piratas de Quebradillas, Puerto Rican BSN basketball team founded 1926; six championships (1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2013, 2017), 11 runner-up finishes; home Coliseo Raymond Dalmau Pérez.
Pirmin Blaak
Pirmin Blaak, born 1988 in Rotterdam, is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper who won Olympic gold at Paris 2024, earned 154 Netherlands caps, and was FIH world goalkeeper of the year 2023.
Pitch (baseball)
Pitch (baseball): the pitcher's throw to a batter from 60 feet 6 inches, judged against the strike zone; includes fastball, breaking ball, and offspeed types, Magnus-effect flight, and history from underhand 1845 rules to ABS.
Pitch (TV series)
Pitch (TV series), Fox sports drama (2016) created by Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer, starring Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker, the first woman in MLB, pitching for the San Diego Padres; canceled after one season in May 2017.
Pitcher
Pitcher: the baseball defensive player who delivers pitches to the batter. Covers delivery mechanics, 14 Statcast pitch types, starter/reliever/opener roles, pitch-timer rules, and UCL injury research, distinguishing baseball from softball's windmill pitch.
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Panthers football: University of Pittsburgh NCAA Division I FBS team in the ACC, also called Pitt Panthers. Nine claimed national titles (1915-1976), 2021 ACC champions, home at Acrisure Stadium since 2001, coached by Pat Narduzzi.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL ice hockey team (Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference), founded 1967-68 expansion. Five Stanley Cups (1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, 2017); home PPG Paints Arena; owned since June 2026 by Hoffmann Family of Companies.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB National League Central franchise; began as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1876/1882), named Pirates in 1891 after signing Lou Bierbauer; five World Series titles era began 1909; play at PNC Park since 2001.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL team founded July 8, 1933 by Art Rooney Sr., also called the Pirates until 1940; six Super Bowls (tied with Patriots), 1970s dynasty under Chuck Noll, Immaculate Reception, Mike McCarthy head coach from 2026.
Placekicker
Placekicker: specialized football player who kicks field goals, extra points, and kickoffs from a held or teed ball. Soccer-style instep kicking, introduced by Pete Gogolak in 1964, replaced straight-on toe kicking.
Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress, born 1977 in Norfolk, VA, is a former NFL wide receiver (Michigan State; 8th overall pick 2000) who caught the game-winning TD in Super Bowl XLII and served 20 months in prison after a 2008 self-shooting.
Player efficiency rating
Player efficiency rating (PER), John Hollinger's per-minute, pace-adjusted NBA statistic, sums positive box-score events, subtracts negatives, and rescales league average to 15.00; published on Basketball-Reference since 1951-52.
Player of the match
Player of the match, in ice hockey also called player of the game, is an informal honor for the best performer in a game, typically one player overall.
PNC Park
PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates ballpark on the Allegheny River North Shore, opened April 9, 2001, replacing Three Rivers Stadium; 38,362 capacity, two-deck design, 21-foot right-field Clemente wall, skyline views.
Point guard
Point guard ("1", lead guard): basketball's primary ball-handler and playmaker who runs the offense. Covers role, skills, statistics, history from Cousy to Curry, and the pass-first versus scoring-guard debate.
Pokey Reese
Pokey Reese (Calvin Reese Jr., born 1973), American MLB infielder 1997-2004 with Reds, Pirates, and Red Sox; two-time Gold Glove second baseman (1999, 2000) and 2004 World Series champion.
Poland men's national volleyball team
Poland men's national volleyball team (Reprezentacja Polski w siatkówce mężczyzn), coached by Nikola Grbić: three-time world champions (1974, 2014, 2018), 1976 Olympic champions, three-time European champions and three-time VNL winners, ranked FIVB number one.
Polina Iatcenko
Polina Iatcenko, Russian tennis player born 2003 in Murmansk, based in Minsk. WTA 125 singles champion (Caldas da Rainha 2025), 2026 Mumbai doubles winner, 2026 US Open second round, career-high No.138.
Polina Kuznetsova
Polina Kuznetsova is a Russian handball player who plays left wing and won Olympic gold with Russia at Rio 2016 and silver with the ROC at Tokyo 2020.
Polo
Polo, also called the sport of kings, is an ancient equestrian team sport from Persia and Central Asia, codified at Hurlingham in 1875, an Olympic sport 1900-1936, now governed worldwide by the FIP.
Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds, name of several upper Manhattan stadiums used for baseball and football 1880-1963, chiefly home of the New York Giants (1911-1957), Yankees (1913-1922), Mets (1962-63); 279/258/483-foot dimensions, demolished 1964.
Pontiac Silverdome
The Pontiac Silverdome, originally Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium, was a domed stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, that housed the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001 and was demolished in 2018.
POP tennis
POP tennis, formerly paddle tennis, is an 1898 American racquet sport on a 15.24 x 6.096 m court with a solid paddle, low-compression ball, one underarm serve, and tennis scoring, governed by the IPTA.
Pop Warner
Pop Warner, born Glenn Scobey Warner, was an American football coach who won four national championships and introduced innovations including the single-wing formation and numbered jerseys.
Popeye Jones
Popeye Jones (Ronald Jerome Jones, born 1970) is a former NBA forward from Dresden, Tennessee and Murray State, an 11-year NBA rebounder (1993-2004), and an NBA champion assistant coach (2023 Nuggets), now with the Orlando Magic.
Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club (Power/Magpies), founded 1870 at Alberton, South Australia; record 36 SANFL premierships, 2004 AFL premiership, joined AFL in 1997 as its 16th team.
Porter Moser
Porter Moser (born 1968) is an American college basketball coach, Oklahoma's head men's coach since 2021 and formerly of Loyola Chicago, Illinois State, and Little Rock; career 388-317, 2018 Final Four with Loyola.
Portia Woodman
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, born 1991, New Zealand Black Ferns winger in sevens and XVs; four World Cups, Olympic golds Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024; 50 test tries, New Zealand's record try-scorer; retired February 2026.
Portland Fire
Portland Fire, WNBA team in Portland, Oregon; original franchise 2000-2002 (37-59, folded 2002) and RAJ Sports-owned 2026 expansion team at Moda Center, debuting before a record 19,335 crowd.
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers, NBA team founded 1970 in Portland, Oregon; 1977 champions (only title), Finals also 1990 and 1992; play at city-owned Moda Center, sold to Tom Dundon's group in 2026.