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San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions: Double-A Texas League baseball team in San Antonio, Texas, San Diego Padres affiliate since 2021, playing at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium since 1994; charter Texas League member city since 1888, planning a downtown ballpark by 2028.
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs, NBA Western Conference team founded 1967 as Dallas Chaparrals, moved to San Antonio 1973; five NBA titles (1999-2014), Wembanyama era, 2026 Finals runners-up.
San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers, the 1961-2016 name of the Los Angeles Chargers AFL/NFL franchise; 1963 AFL champions, one Super Bowl appearance (XXIX), Qualcomm Stadium home, relocated to Los Angeles in 2017.
San Diego Fleet
San Diego Fleet, 2019 Alliance of American Football (AAF) team at SDCCU Stadium coached by Mike Martz; went 3-5, averaged 19,154 fans, folded April 2, 2019 with the league's bankruptcy.
San Diego Gulls
San Diego Gulls, AHL professional hockey team in San Diego, California; Anaheim Ducks' primary affiliate since 2015-16 at Pechanga Arena; name revived from WHL (1966-74), IHL, WCHL, and ECHL predecessors.
San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres, MLB National League West franchise founded in the 1969 expansion, also called the Friars. Two pennants (1984, 1998), no World Series title, plays at Petco Park since 2004, sold in 2026 for a record $3.9 billion.
San Diego Stadium
San Diego Stadium (later Jack Murphy, Qualcomm, SDCCU Stadium) was a 1967 multi-purpose stadium in Mission Valley, San Diego, home of the Chargers, Padres, and SDSU Aztecs; demolished 2020–21 and replaced by Snapdragon Stadium.
San Diego State Aztecs football
San Diego State Aztecs football is the SDSU college football program, playing since 1921, famed for the Don Coryell era and three small-college titles, based at Snapdragon Stadium, and a Pac-12 member since July 1, 2026 after leaving the Mountain West.
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball (SDSU) is the Division I program at San Diego State University, 2023 NCAA runner-up, 16 Mountain West titles, coached by Brian Dutcher, moving to the Pac-12 in 2026.
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are an NFL team in Santa Clara, California, founded in 1946 by Tony Morabito as an AAFC charter member, with five Super Bowl wins.
San Francisco Firebells
San Francisco Firebells, WPBL women's pro baseball team (2026-), named for Lillie 'Firebelle Lil' Hitchcock Coit; best 10-5 inaugural record, lost first championship 3-2 to LA Queens.
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants, MLB National League West franchise founded 1883 as the New York Gothams, renamed Giants in 1885, moved to San Francisco in 1958; 23 NL pennants, eight World Series titles, home Oracle Park.
San Francisco Signal
San Francisco Signal, also known as LOVB San Francisco, is a professional women's volleyball team in San Francisco, California, joining League One Volleyball for its inaugural 2027 season.
San Jose SaberCats
San Jose SaberCats, AFL arena football team (1995-2015) at HP Pavilion/SAP Center; four ArenaBowls (2002, 2004, 2007, 2015), 217-110 record, coach Darren Arbet, folded after 2015.
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks, NHL ice hockey team in San Jose, California, Pacific Division; founded 1990, first season 1991-92, play at SAP Center, owned by Hasso Plattner, one Stanley Cup Final appearance (2016), no Cup.
San Jose State transgender volleyball controversy
San Jose State transgender volleyball controversy: 2024 Mountain West season in which forfeits, lawsuits by teammate Brooke Slusser, and a 2026 OCR Title IX finding against SJSU centered on alleged transgender player Blaire Fleming.
San Miguel Beermen
San Miguel Beermen (SMB), also San Miguel Beer, PBA franchise founded 1975; only remaining original team, most titles (30 by 2025), 1989 Grand Slam, Philippine Cup dynasty 2014-2019, owned by San Miguel Corporation.
Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh (संदीप सिंह), born 1986 in Shahabad Markanda, is an Indian field hockey drag-flicker, ex-India captain (2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup), 2012 Olympic qualifier star, later BJP MLA and Haryana sports minister.
Sander van der Weide
Sander van der Weide (born 1976, Boxtel) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, Olympic gold medalist Sydney 2000 and silver medalist Athens 2004, 1998 world champion, cousin of Jeroen Delmée.
Sandra le Poole
Sandra le Poole (Alexandra Johanna Le Poole, born 1959, Leiden) is a Dutch field hockey player, 1984 Olympic gold medalist and 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986 world champion with HGC Wassenaar.
Sandra Pires
Sandra Pires (Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento), born in 1973 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian beach volleyball player who won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 with Jackie Silva.
Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Schmirler (1963-2000), Canadian curler, "Schmirler the Curler," skipped Canada to the first women's Olympic curling gold at Nagano 1998 and three world titles (1993, 1994, 1997); died of cancer at 36; namesake of a neonatal-care foundation.
Sandra Whyte
Sandra Whyte (Sweeney), born 1970 in Saugus, Massachusetts, is an American ice hockey center who played for Harvard and won gold in the first Olympic women's hockey tournament at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, with three World Championship silvers.
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Sandy Alomar Jr. (Santos Alomar Jr.), born 1966 in Salinas, Puerto Rico, is a former MLB catcher, 1990 AL Rookie of the Year and Gold Glove winner, six-time All-Star with the Cleveland Indians, now Cleveland's first-base and catching coach.
Sandy Archer
Sandy Archer (Alexander Archer, 1910-1997), British ice hockey right-winger raised in Winnipeg, won 1936 Olympic gold with Great Britain despite a CAHA eligibility dispute, then won European titles in 1937 and 1938; distinct from Saskatchewan trainer Roy "Sandy" Archer.
Sandy Cowan
Sandy Cowan (Alexander Cowan, 1879-1915), Canadian lacrosse player; won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, beating the Mohawk Indians and St. Louis AAA; career with BC clubs.
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax (Sanford Koufax), born 1935, Brooklyn-born left-handed Dodgers pitcher 1955-1966; three Cy Youngs, five straight ERA titles, four no-hitters including a 1965 perfect game, youngest Hall of Fame inductee (1972), retired at 30 with arthritis.
Sandy Lyle
Sandy Lyle (Alexander Walter Barr Lyle, born 1958) is a Scottish golfer, 1985 Open champion and 1988 Masters champion, the first UK winner of the green jacket, with 18 European Tour wins and 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame induction.
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium (Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium) is the University of Georgia's on-campus football stadium in Athens, opened 1929 vs Yale, capacity 93,033 since 2024, famous for its hedges and 1996 Olympic soccer.
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा)
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा), born 1986, Indian tennis player; first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title (2005 Hyderabad), a Grand Slam doubles title (2015 Wimbledon), and WTA doubles No. 1; six Grand Slam titles; retired 2023.