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South Florida Bulls football
South Florida Bulls football, University of South Florida's FBS team in the American Conference since 1997; played at Raymond James Stadium since 1998, peak No. 2 ranking in 2007, on-campus stadium opening 2027.
South pacific nations cup
South Pacific Nations Cup refers to the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, an annual rugby union tournament since 2006 for Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan, USA, and Canada; Fiji hold a record seven titles, Japan won 2026.
South Side Park
South Side Park (Schorling Park), Chicago wooden ballpark at 39th and Princeton/Wentworth; first American League game April 24, 1901; White Sox home 1901-10, American Giants 1911-40; burned 1940, site now Wentworth Gardens.
South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney NRL rugby league club founded 1908; record 21 Australian premierships including the inaugural 1908 title (14-12 v Eastern Suburbs); excluded 2000-2001, reinstated 2002 after Federal Court appeal; red and green, Accor Stadium.
Southern Methodist University football scandal
The SMU football scandal: illegal booster payments to players led the NCAA in 1987 to impose its only football death penalty, canceling the 1987 and 1988 seasons and crippling the program for decades.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football, University of Southern Mississippi FBS program in Hattiesburg, playing since 1912; two UPI College Division titles (1958, 1962), 24 bowls, Sun Belt member, home of Favre and Ray Guy.
Spaghetti racquet
The spaghetti racquet was a double-strung tennis racket invented by Werner Fischer around 1971 that imparted nearly twice the spin and was banned by the ITF in 1977.
Spain men's national basketball team
Spain men's national basketball team (Selección Española), FEB-governed FIBA side: two World Cup titles (2006, 2019), four EuroBasket titles, 14 medals since 2000; currently 6th in FIBA ranking, coached by Chus Mateo.
Sparky Anderson
Sparky Anderson (George Lee Anderson, 1934-2010), American MLB manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers; won World Series in 1975, 1976, and 1984, first manager to win it in both leagues, 2,194 wins, Hall of Fame 2000.
Spectrum (arena)
Spectrum Center, formerly Charlotte Bobcats Arena and Time Warner Cable Arena, is the 19,077-seat NBA arena in Uptown Charlotte, home of the Charlotte Hornets since 2005, renovated for $245 million and reopened October 2025.
Spencer Arrighetti
Spencer Arrighetti (born 2000) is an MLB right-handed pitcher, drafted by Houston in 2021, 2024 Astros Rookie of the Year, traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in August 2026 for Daulton Varsho.
Spencer Danielson
Spencer Danielson, Boise State Broncos head football coach since December 2023, former defensive coordinator; won three straight Mountain West titles, led 2024 College Football Playoff run, extended through 2030.
Spencer Dinwiddie
Spencer Dinwiddie, born 1993 in Los Angeles, is an American NBA guard (Pistons, Nets, Wizards, Mavericks, Lakers) drafted 38th overall in 2014 from Colorado; 2022 WCF with Dallas, now with Bayern Munich in the EuroLeague.
Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano, Utah Utes offensive tackle from Spanish Fork, Utah; 2025 Outland Trophy winner and unanimous All-American; drafted ninth overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2026, first offensive lineman taken, with short arms (32 1/8 inches) as his main scouting concern.
Spencer Haywood
Spencer Haywood (born 1949, Silver City, Mississippi), also Abdullah Haywood, NBA/ABA power forward; 1968 Olympic gold, 1970 ABA MVP, won Haywood v. NBA at the Supreme Court, 1980 Lakers champion, Hall of Fame 2015.
Spencer Jones (basketball)
Spencer Keith Jones (born 2001) is an American NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets; undrafted 2024 from Stanford, where he is the all-time leader in three-pointers (315) and games played (146); Denver matched OKC's two-year, $12M offer sheet in July 2026.
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight is an American NHL goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks, drafted 13th overall in 2019 and the first goaltender born in the 21st century to play in the NHL.
Spencer Leniu
Spencer Leniu, born 2000 in Auckland, is a Samoan international NRL prop. Won three premierships with Penrith (2021-2023) and a fourth with the Sydney Roosters (2026); banned eight matches in 2024 for a racial slur against Ezra Mam; joins Parramatta in 2027.
Spencer Miles
Spencer David Miles (born 2000, Columbia, Missouri) is an MLB relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays; drafted 4th round 2022 by the Giants from Missouri, acquired via the 2025 Rule 5 draft, debuted March 28, 2026.
Spencer Paysinger
Spencer Paysinger, born 1988 in Los Angeles, is a former NFL linebacker who won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants and inspired the CW series All American.
Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler (born 2000, Phoenix) is a New Orleans Saints quarterback, a 2024 fifth-round pick (150th) from South Carolina and Oklahoma, a former consensus No. 1 recruit, Senior Bowl MVP, and Saints starter in 2025.
Spencer Shrader
Spencer Shrader (born 1999) is an NFL placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts, formerly USF and Notre Dame. Undrafted in 2024, he overcame a 2025 ACL tear and led NFL kickers in 2026 with a perfect 16-for-16 field-goal start.
SPHL
SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League), founded 2004, independent class-A minor hockey league in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest; President's Cup champion, ECHL feeder, 13 teams by 2026-27.
Spitball
The spitball, also known as the spitter, is a baseball pitch doctored with saliva, legal until Major League Baseball banned it before the 1920 season.
Splash Brothers
Splash Brothers: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors backcourt (2011-2024), four NBA titles, record 678 combined threes in 2015-16; nickname coined via #SplashBrothers tweet in December 2012.
Sports-related curses
Sports-related curses: folk hexes blamed for team failures, chiefly baseball's Curse of the Bambino (Babe Ruth sale, ended 2004) and Curse of the Billy Goat (1945, ended 2016), plus Mayo, Colavito, and Ramsey curses.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park, later Busch Stadium, was the St. Louis ballpark at Grand and Dodier, home of the AL Browns 1902-1953 and NL Cardinals 1920-1966, site of the 1944 all-St. Louis World Series, demolished in 1966.
Spring training
Spring training: MLB's preseason in Florida (Grapefruit League) and Arizona (Cactus League), 15 teams each; began 1886 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; exhibition games whose stats never count officially.
Springfield Cardinals
Springfield Cardinals, Double-A Texas League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in Springfield, Missouri, 2005-2026; won Texas League titles in 2012 and 2025; rebranded as the Ozarks Springbirds for 2027.
Spud Webb
Spud Webb (Anthony Webb), 5'7" NBA point guard (1985-1998) with Atlanta, Sacramento, Minnesota, and Orlando; won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest in Dallas with a 42-inch vertical, beating Dominique Wilkins.