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Potential London NFL franchise

Potential London NFL franchise: proposed expansion or relocation team for London, England. NFL has played regular-season games there since 2007 (45 games, most of any city); Jaguars play annual London home games; Goodell says an overseas team is inevitable, but no franchise exists as of 2026.

Potential National Hockey League expansion

Potential NHL expansion: the 32-team league's process for adding franchises. Active 2026 Texas exploration with the Friedkin family (Houston or Austin, ~$3.5B), $2B minimum fee, plus Atlanta and Arizona interest.

Power Echols

Power Echols is an American football linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, who played at North Carolina and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

PPG Paints Arena

PPG Paints Arena (formerly CONSOL Energy Center) is Pittsburgh's 18,000-plus-seat NHL arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2010; renamed in 2016, LEED-Gold certified, owned by the SEA and master leased to the Penguins through 2039.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran

Prajnesh Gunneswaran (born 1989, Chennai) is an Indian left-handed tennis player, career-high No. 75 (April 2019), 2018 Asian Games singles bronze medallist, Challenger titlist at Anning and Bangalore, and 2019 Grand Slam main-draw player.

Prakash Padukone (ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ)

Prakash Padukone (ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ), Indian badminton legend; first Indian to win the All England (1980) and reach world No. 1; 1978 Commonwealth Games gold; founded PPBA in 1994, now runs the Padukone School of Badminton; father of Deepika Padukone.

Precious Achiuwa

Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian NBA forward (born 1999), 6'8"; Memphis one-and-done, 20th pick in 2020 by Miami, later Toronto, New York, and Sacramento; career-best 10.1 points per game in 2025-26.

Precision-aim and throwing sports

Precision-aim and throwing sports are sports in which a competitor projects an object toward a target, including bowling, darts, curling, lawn bowls, and the boules games.

Premier Badminton League

The Premier Badminton League (PBL), launched in 2013 as the Indian Badminton League, was a franchise-based team badminton league in India run by the Badminton Association of India and last played in 2020.

Premier Hockey Federation

Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), a professional women's ice hockey league in the US and Canada, 2015-2023; first to pay women players, won Isobel Cup, acquired by Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises in 2023 and replaced by the PWHL.

Premier Lacrosse League

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is a men's professional field lacrosse league in North America with eight teams, co-founded in 2018 by players Paul Rabil and Mike Rabil.

Premier League Darts

Premier League Darts, PDC annual tournament since 2005, also called BetMGM Premier League; eight invited players, 17 Thursday nights of nightly knockouts, top four reach O2 play-offs; Luke Littler the 2026 champion.

Premier Volleyball League

Premier Volleyball League (PVL), Philippine top-level professional women's volleyball league run by Sports Vision; founded 2004 as Shakey's V-League, renamed 2017, professional since 2021, 12 teams, three conferences.

Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby (Gallagher Prem) is England's top men's rugby union league, run by Premier Rugby Limited with ten clubs, a £6.4m salary cap, and promotion and relegation scrapped from 2026-27.

Presidents Cup

Presidents Cup, also called President's Cup, is the PGA Tour's biennial match-play golf event: 12 US players vs a 12-player International Team from outside Europe, first held 1994; US leads 13-1-1.

Presidents' Trophy

Presidents' Trophy, NHL annual award since 1985-86 to the team with the best regular-season record by points; Detroit Red Wings lead with six wins; only eight winners also won the Stanley Cup.

Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes (Priest Anthony Holmes), born 1973, NFL running back for Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs; undrafted 1997, 8,172 rushing yards, 86 TDs, 2003 single-season rushing touchdown record 27.

Primary Stadium

Primary Stadium (成棒主球場) is the 25,000-seat adult-baseball main stadium of the Tainan Asia-Pacific International Baseball Training Center, Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan; Taiwan's largest outdoor baseball park and the Uni Lions' CPBL home since March 2026.

Prince Amukamara

Prince Amukamara (born 1989) is a retired NFL cornerback, 19th overall in 2011, who won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants and later played for the Jaguars, Bears, Cardinals, Saints, and Raiders.

Prince Fielder

Prince Fielder (Prince Semien Fielder), MLB first baseman/DH for the Brewers, Tigers, and Rangers 2005-2016; 319 career home runs, matching father Cecil exactly; retired at 32 after two neck surgeries.

Princewill Umanmielen

Princewill Umanmielen, American college football defensive end; brother of NFL player Princely Umanmielen. Played at Nebraska, starred at Ole Miss (9.0 sacks, 2025), transferred to LSU in January 2026.

Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl: the NFL's annual all-star honor since 1939, long an AFC-NFC exhibition game, rebranded 2023 as the Pro Bowl Games (skills events plus flag football), and from 2026 an 88-player selection with no game.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: annual NFL preseason opener in Canton, Ohio, first played Aug. 11, 1962 (Giants-Cardinals 21-21 tie); 2026 edition Cardinals vs Panthers, Aug. 6, NBC; canceled 2011, 2016, 2020.

Pro Kabaddi League

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Indian professional kabaddi league launched 2014 by Mashal Sports and JioStar; 12 franchises, caravan format, second-most watched sports league in India after the IPL; Patna Pirates hold three titles, Dabang Delhi K.C. are reigning champions.

Professional baseball

Professional baseball: paid, organized baseball, headed by MLB (30 clubs) above 120 affiliated MiLB teams and independent leagues; Negro Leagues history, 2026 ABS challenge system, and CBA salary-cap dispute.

Professional Bowlers Association

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), the main international body for professional ten-pin bowling; runs the PBA Tour, Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour with members from over 30 countries; 2026 Tour titled by Go Bowling, airing on The CW and CBS.

Professional Darts Corporation

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is the leading professional darts organization, formed in 1992 as the World Darts Council after a split from the British Darts Organisation. It runs a 128-player Tour Card circuit, rankings based on prize money, and the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

Professional Golfers' Association of America

PGA of America (Professional Golfers' Association of America), founded 1916, is the membership body of ~33,000 U.S. club and teaching golf professionals; distinct from the PGA Tour, it owns the PGA Championship, KPMG Women's PGA, and U.S.-hosted Ryder Cup.

Professional Putters Association

Professional Putters Association (PPA), founded circa 1959 by Putt-Putt creator Don Clayton, is the US pro league for competitive Putt-Putt miniature golf, with Pro and APA divisions, regional tours, national championships, and over $8 million in prize money awarded.

Professional Tennis Registry and USPTA

The Professional Tennis Registry and USPTA, rebranded in 2024 as the Racquet Sports Professionals Association, certify tennis-teaching professionals in the United States, with over 16,000 and 11,000 members respectively.