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Solheim Cup

Solheim Cup, biennial women's team match-play golf contest between 12-player US (LPGA) and European (LET) teams, founded 1990 by Karsten Solheim of Ping; 28 points, 14.5 to win; 2026 won 15-13 by Europe in the Netherlands.

Solomon Thomas

Solomon Thomas (born 1995, Chicago) is an NFL interior defensive lineman, Stanford star taken third overall by the 49ers in 2017; later Raiders, Jets, Cowboys, traded to Titans in 2026; mental health advocate.

Somdev Devvarman

Somdev Devvarman (Somdev Kishore Devvarman), Indian tennis player; two-time NCAA singles champion at Virginia (2007, 2008), career-high ATP rank 71, Commonwealth and Asian Games singles gold 2010, Arjuna Award 2011.

Son Mi Na

Son Mi Na (손미나, born 1964) is a South Korean handball goalkeeper who won Olympic silver at Los Angeles 1984 and gold at Seoul 1988, and recited the 1988 Athletes' Oath with Hur Jae.

Son Min Han

Son Min Han (손민한, born 1975), South Korean right-handed pitcher for the Lotte Giants; Olympic bronze medalist at Sydney 2000, 1996 Olympian, 103-72 KBO career record through 2009, and KPBA president at its 2009 unionization vote.

Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal, British tennis player (born 2001, Sidcup), WTA pro from Brighton. One WTA title (Monastir 2024), career-high No. 44, Wimbledon 2025 fourth round, coached by Julie Hobbs and Ben Reeves.

Song Nina

Song Nina (宋妮娜), born 1980 in Anshan, Liaoning, is a retired Chinese volleyball setter, PLA Bayi player, and 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist with China's Golden Generation team.

Song Seung Jun

Song Seung Jun (송승준), South Korean baseball player born 1980 in Busan, Lotte Giants affiliate; won gold with Korea in the men's baseball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Not the footballer or actor of similar name.

Sonia Barrio

Sonia Barrio (Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez, born 1969, Madrid) is a Spanish field hockey player, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist, who also played at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won 1995 European Nations Cup silver.

Sonja Greinacher

Sonja Greinacher (born 1992, Essen), nicknamed Sunny G, German basketball player; Paris 2024 women's 3x3 Olympic gold medalist and tournament MVP with 56 points, Germany's first Olympic basketball medal; former Gonzaga player and 78-cap five-on-five international.

Sonja Lehmann

Sonja Lehmann (-Dittbrenner), German field hockey player born 1979 in Berlin, TuS Lichterfelde club; won gold with Germany in women's hockey at the 2004 Athens Olympics and led the 2nd Bundesliga in scoring in 2003/04.

Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams (Sonny William Williams, born 1985, Auckland) is a New Zealand dual-code international: 58 All Blacks Tests and two Rugby World Cups (2011, 2015), NRL premierships with the Bulldogs and Roosters, 12 Kiwis Tests, and a professional heavyweight boxing career.

Sonny Dykes

Sonny Dykes, born Daniel Dykes in 1969, is an American college football coach and TCU's head coach since 2022, after leading SMU, California, and Louisiana Tech.

Sonny Gray

Sonny Gray (Sonny Douglas Gray, born 1989, Smyrna, TN) is an MLB right-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox; former Athletics, Yankees, Reds, Twins, Cardinals starter; twice AL Cy Young top-three finisher (2015, 2023).

Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen, born Christian Adolph Jurgensen III, was an American NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Sonny Vaccaro

Sonny Vaccaro (John Paul Vincent Vaccaro, born 1939) is a retired American sports marketing executive who signed Michael Jordan to Nike in 1984, created the Air Jordan era, ran the Dapper Dan Classic and ABCD camps, worked for Nike, Adidas, and Reebok, and helped originate the O'Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit.

Sony Michel

Sony Michel, born 1995 in Orlando, Florida, is a former NFL running back (Georgia; Patriots first-round pick, 31st overall, 2018) who played for New England, the Rams, and Chargers, won two Super Bowls, and rushed for 3,243 career yards.

Sonya Curry

Sonya Curry (born Sonya Alicia Adams), American educator, founder of the Christian Montessori School at Lake Norman, mother of NBA players Stephen and Seth Curry and Sydel Curry-Lee, author of the 2022 memoir Fierce Love.

Sophie Bray

Sophie Charlotte Bray (born 1990, Grasse, France) is an English field hockey forward, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist with Great Britain, 2015 European champion, MBE, retired internationally in 2019, now a padel player.

Sophie Cunningham

Sophie Cunningham (born 1996) is an American WNBA guard, Missouri's all-time scoring leader, drafted 13th overall by Phoenix in 2019, traded to the Indiana Fever in 2025; known for three-point shooting and polarizing comments on transgender athletes.

Sophie Polkamp

Sophie Polkamp, born 1984 in Groningen, is a retired Dutch field hockey defender who won Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, the 2006 World Cup, and later worked in media and graphic design.

Sophie von Weiler

Sophie von Weiler (Pauline Sophie von Weiler-Le Poole, born 1958) is a Dutch field hockey forward, Olympic gold medalist 1984 and bronze medalist 1988, nicknamed the Maradona of women's hockey after the 1986 World Cup.

Sora Matsushima (松島輝空)

Sora Matsushima (松島輝空, born 2007) is a Japanese left-handed table tennis player who became world No. 1 in October 2026 and won the All Japan Championships singles in 2025 and 2026.

Sorana Cîrstea

Sorana Cîrstea (Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea), Romanian tennis player born 1990 in Bucharest; four WTA singles titles (Tashkent 2008, Istanbul 2021, Cleveland 2025, Cluj-Napoca 2026), seven doubles titles, career-high No.15, retiring after 2026.

Sosuke Genda

Sosuke Genda (源田 壮亮), born 1993 in Oita, Japan, is the shortstop of NPB's Saitama Seibu Lions, a seven-time Golden Glove winner, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and 2023 World Baseball Classic champion with Samurai Japan.

South Africa national rugby union team

Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team (Springbokke), four-time Rugby World Cup champions (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023) with a 64.4% overall Test win rate, governed by SA Rugby and famed for the 1995 Mandela moment and forward-dominated tactics.

South Bay Lakers

South Bay Lakers, formerly Los Angeles D-Fenders, were the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA G League affiliate in El Segundo from 2006 to 2026, renamed Coachella Valley Lakers in 2026.

South Carolina Gamecocks football

South Carolina Gamecocks football, the University of South Carolina's SEC team since 1992. Gamecock mascot since 1902, ACC champs 1969, 21-year independent era, Heisman winner George Rogers, plays at Williams-Brice Stadium.

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball: University of South Carolina NCAA Division I program in the SEC. Under Dawn Staley (hired 2008) it won national titles in 2017, 2022, and a perfect 38-0 2024 season, with record attendance at Colonial Life Arena.

South End Grounds

South End Grounds (Walpole Street Grounds) was Boston's National League baseball park, home of the Braves franchise 1871-1914 across three ballparks, including the 1888 Grand Pavilion, destroyed by fire in 1894 and rebuilt.