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Steve Smith Sr.
Steve Smith Sr., NFL wide receiver (2001-2016) for the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens; 14,731 receiving yards (eighth all-time), 1,031 catches, 2005 receiving Triple Crown, five Pro Bowls, 2025 Hall of Fame finalist.
Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo, NFL defensive coordinator (Giants 2007-08, 2015-17; Chiefs since 2019), only coordinator with four Super Bowl rings (XLII, LIV, LVII, LVIII) and two franchises; blitz-heavy scheme.
Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier (Stephen Orr Spurrier, born 1945) is the Head Ball Coach, 1966 Heisman-winning Florida quarterback, 1996 national champion Gators coach, and winningest coach at Florida and South Carolina.
Steve Stricker
Steve Stricker, American golfer born 1967 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, 12-time PGA Tour winner and 18-time PGA Tour Champions winner with seven senior majors; 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain winning 19-9 at Whistling Straits.
Steve Timmons
Steve Timmons (born 1958, Newport Beach, California) is an American volleyball player who won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988 and bronze in 1992, was 1984 Olympic MVP, pioneered back-row hitting, and played for Il Messaggero in Italy.
Steve Wilks
Steve Wilks, Charlotte-born football coach; Appalachian State defensive back (1987-91); NFL assistant from 2006; Arizona Cardinals head coach 2018 (3-13), Panthers interim 2022 (6-6); 49ers and Jets DC; App State athletics in 2026.
Steve Wojciechowski
Steve Wojciechowski, born in Severna Park, Maryland, is a basketball coach and former Duke point guard, 1998 NABC National Defensive Player of the Year, longtime Duke assistant, Marquette head coach 2014-21 (128-95), and 2025 Utah Jazz assistant.
Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager (born 1948), MLB catcher 1972-1986 for the Dodgers and Mariners; 1981 World Series tri-MVP with Cey and Guerrero; survived a 1976 broken-bat throat injury; introduced the catcher's throat protector.
Steve Young
Steve Young, NFL quarterback (USFL Los Angeles Express, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers 1987-1999), two-time MVP, Super Bowl XXIX MVP, Hall of Fame 2005, retired with 96.8 passer rating.
Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman, born 1965, Canadian hockey center and executive; Detroit Red Wings captain 1986-2006, three Stanley Cups, 1,755 points; later Tampa Bay and Detroit GM, removed July 15, 2026.
Steven Adams
Steven Adams (born 1993, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a New Zealand NBA center for the Houston Rockets; drafted 12th in 2013 by Oklahoma City, he led the NBA in offensive rebounding in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson (born 1983) is a former NFL running back, Rams franchise rushing leader with 10,138 yards, 11,438 career rushing yards, three Pro Bowls, drafted 24th overall in 2004.
Steven Kwan
Steven Kwan (born 1997, Los Gatos, CA) is a Cleveland Guardians left fielder, 2018 fifth-round pick from Oregon State, four-time Gold Glove winner and 2024-25 AL All-Star known for elite contact skills.
Steven Matz
Steven Matz (born 1991, Stony Brook, NY) is a left-handed MLB pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays; drafted 72nd overall by the Mets in 2009, he debuted in 2015 and has pitched for the Mets, Blue Jays, Cardinals, and Red Sox.
Steven Stamkos
Steven Stamkos, Canadian NHL center (born 1990, Markham, Ontario), first overall 2008 draft pick, Tampa Bay Lightning captain, two-time Stanley Cup champion, two-time Rocket Richard winner, now Nashville Predators scorer.
Stevie Johnson
Stevie Johnson (Steven John Johnson Jr., born 1986) is a former NFL wide receiver; Bills seventh-round pick who became the first Bill with three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons (2010-12), later 49ers and Chargers.
Stevin Smith
Stevin "Hedake" Smith (born 1972) is an American former basketball player from Dallas who starred at Arizona State, played briefly for the Dallas Mavericks, and went to prison for the 1994 point-shaving scandal.
Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink, American golfer (born 1973), 2009 Open champion at Turnberry, beating Tom Watson in a playoff; eight PGA Tour wins, five Ryder Cups; on PGA Tour Champions he won the 2025 Charles Schwab Cup and five 2026 titles including the Senior PGA.
Stickball
Stickball names two games: an informal street baseball variant played with a broomstick and rubber Spaldeen ball, centered on New York City, and the full-contact Indigenous southeastern tribal sport, 'little brother of war,' related to lacrosse.
Stimpmeter
Stimpmeter: USGA device, based on Edward Stimpson's 1930s design, that measures putting green speed as the average distance in feet a ball rolls after release; 8 slow, 12 fast.
Stine Bredal Oftedal
Stine Bredal Oftedal, born 1991 in Oslo, is a Norwegian handball center back who captained Norway to Olympic gold at Paris 2024, after bronzes in 2016 and 2020.
Stine Skogrand
Stine Ruscetta Skogrand (born 1993, Bergen) is a Norwegian right back and captain of Ikast Håndbold; Olympic gold 2024 and bronze 2020, World Championship gold 2015, EHF EURO titles 2016, 2020, 2022.
Stolen base
Stolen base: a baseball statistic credited when a runner advances to an unentitled base during a steal attempt. Key facts: 1898 modern rule, 75% break-even success rate, Rickey Henderson's record 130 in 1982, and the 2023 rule-change revival.
Storm Duck
Storm Duck (born 2000) is an NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins; played at North Carolina (Second-Team All-ACC 2022) and Louisville, signed as a 2024 undrafted free agent, 16 career games, recovering from a 2025 knee injury.
Stormers
The Stormers, a professional rugby union team based in Cape Town, South Africa, won the inaugural United Rugby Championship title in 2022 after being created in 1998.
Strat-O-Matic
Strat-O-Matic, also called Strat-O-Matic Baseball, is a dice-and-card sports simulation game series created by Hal Richman, first issued 1961, with Basic/Advanced/Super Advanced levels and the online Baseball 365 162-game league format.
Strategy of American football
Strategy of American football covers offensive, defensive, and special-teams planning: downs system, forward-pass and formation history, RPOs, coverage schemes, fourth-down analytics, and rule-driven change.
Street hockey
Street hockey, also called ball hockey, is an on-foot hockey variant using sticks and a low-bounce 65 mm orange ball on asphalt, concrete, or sport court instead of skates and a puck; governed internationally by the ISBHF (founded 1993, Oshawa, Canada).
Streetball
Streetball is informal, self-officiated basketball played on urban playgrounds, usually 3-on-3 half court with one basket and a check-ball restart. Related to FIBA 3x3, recognized 2007; famous courts include Rucker Park and the Drew League.
Strike (bowling)
Strike (bowling): knocking down all ten pins on the first delivery of a tenpin frame, marked X. Scores 10 plus the next two balls; twelve straight strikes give a perfect 300. Ideal delivery hits the headpin about 6.5 cm off-center at a 4–6° entry angle.