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U.S. Open (golf)
U.S. Open (golf), United States Open Championship, annual national open golf major run by the USGA since 1895; first played at Newport R.I. with 11 entries, won by Horace Rawlins, now a 156-player major known for its difficult course setup.
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament held from 1927 to 1999, centered at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, with Marat Safin winning the final edition in 1999.
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Senior Open (United States Senior Open Championship), USGA national golf championship for players 50 and older since 1980; first won by Roberto De Vicenzo at Winged Foot; Miller Barber and Padraig Harrington hold three titles each.
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Open, oldest LPGA major (since 1946), USGA-conducted since 1953, 72-hole stroke play; 2026 champion Nelly Korda at Riviera, $12.5M purse; Rawls and Wright won four each.
U.S. Women's Open (bowling)
The U.S. Women's Open is a PWBA Tour major in women's bowling, a 56-game marathon with four oil patterns awarding the green jacket and $60,000 top prize; recent champions include Sin Li Jane, New Hui Fen, and Jillian Martin.
UAAP Season 88 basketball tournaments
UAAP Season 88 basketball tournaments (2025–26), hosted by UST; DLSU Green Archers won the men's title over UP Fighting Maroons 80-72 in Game 3 at Araneta Coliseum, Finals MVP Mike Phillips, La Salle's 11th championship.
UAAP Season 88 volleyball tournaments
UAAP Season 88 volleyball tournaments: eight-team collegiate men's and women's leagues of UAAP Season 88, opened February 2026 at MOA Arena with a new green card fair play system; DLSU swept the women's event 16-0 for a 13th crown, FEU and NU rematched in the men's finals.
UAAP Season 89 basketball tournaments
UAAP Season 89 basketball tournaments: men's, women's, and U16 basketball of the 89th UAAP season (2026–27), hosted by Far Eastern University under the theme "For Everyone, UAAP", with La Salle defending the men's title from September 13, 2026.
UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers football: University of Alabama at Birmingham FBS team in the American Conference, playing at Protective Stadium. Began 1991, shut down after 2014, returned 2017; coached by Alex Mortensen since December 2025.
Uar Bernard
Uar Bernard, Nigerian defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted No. 251 overall in round 7 of the 2026 NFL Draft via the International Player Pathway program; never played organized football before the NFL.
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, officially the World Women's Team Championships, is the biennial BWF badminton championship for women's national teams, first contested in 1957; China leads with 16 titles.
UBS Arena
UBS Arena: multi-purpose arena at Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, opened November 20, 2021; home of the NHL's New York Islanders; $1.1 billion privately built; 17,500 hockey capacity; LEED certified; hosts 2027 NHL All-Star Game.
UCF Knights football
UCF Knights football: University of Central Florida's FBS team in Orlando, Big 12 member since July 2023, plays at Acrisure Bounce House (45,301); 210-165 all-time, 6 conference titles, 13-0 in 2017 under Scott Frost.
UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins: athletic teams of the University of California, Los Angeles, NCAA Division I, Big Ten members since August 2, 2024 after leaving the Pac-12; 124 NCAA team championships, second-most nationally; John Wooden won 10 basketball titles; football plays at the Rose Bowl.
UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins football: UCLA's college football team, Rose Bowl home, Big Ten member since 2024, 1954 UPI national co-champion; 5-0 under Bob Chesney in 2026, ranked No. 12.
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins men's basketball: UCLA's NCAA Division I team, Big Ten member since 2024. Record 11 NCAA titles (1995 most recent), 19 Final Fours, John Wooden's 10 championships and 88-game win streak, coached by Mick Cronin.
UConn Huskies men's basketball
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program represents the University of Connecticut in Storrs and has won six NCAA national championships, in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, and 2024.
UConn Huskies women's basketball
UConn Huskies women's basketball: University of Connecticut NCAA Division I program in Storrs, Connecticut, coached by Geno Auriemma since 1985. Record 12 national championships, 25 Final Fours, six perfect seasons, and the all-time college basketball coaching wins record.
Udham Singh (athlete)
Udham Singh (Udham Singh Kular, 1928-2000), Indian field hockey forward from Sansarpur, Punjab, who won Olympic gold in 1952, 1956, and 1964 and silver in 1960, tying Leslie Claudius with four hockey medals.
Udonis Haslem
Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat forward (2003–2023), three-time NBA champion and franchise all-time leading rebounder with 5,791 boards; oldest player in NBA Finals history at 42 years, 364 days.
Ugo Humbert
Ugo Humbert, French tennis player (born 1998, Metz), left-handed ATP pro. Career-high No. 13 (April 2024), seven ATP titles including 2021 Halle and 2024 Dubai; beat Alcaraz at 2024 Paris Masters.
Ugo Monye
Ugo Monye (Ugochukwu Chiedozie Chinye Monye), born 1983, English rugby union winger, one-club Harlequins player 2002-2015, 14 England caps, 2009 Lions top try scorer, now a TNT Sports pundit and RFU diversity group chair.
Ugueth Urbina
Ugueth Urbina (Ugueth Urtain Urbina), Venezuelan MLB relief pitcher 1995-2005, nicknamed Oogie; 237 saves, two-time All-Star, 2003 World Series champion with Florida Marlins; later convicted of attempted murder in Venezuela.
Ulama (sport)
Ulama, from Nahuatl, is the surviving descendant of the ancient Mesoamerican rubber ballgame, played in Sinaloa, Mexico in hip, forearm, and mallet variants; banned around 1531, revived after a 1968 Olympics exhibition, with about 1,000 players today.
Ulrich Klaes
Ulrich Klaes (born 1946, Essen) is a German former field hockey player, Rot-Weiss Köln right winger who won Olympic gold with West Germany at the 1972 Munich Games, beating Pakistan 1-0 in the final, and earned nine caps.
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby is the professional rugby union team of the IRFU Ulster Branch, covering Ulster's nine counties across Northern Ireland and the Republic. Founded 1879; home ground Ravenhill (Kingspan/Affidea Stadium), Belfast; won the 1999 Heineken Cup.
Ultimate frisbee
Ultimate frisbee (ultimate): non-contact, self-refereed seven-a-side disc sport invented 1968 at Columbia High School, Maplewood NJ; WFDF-governed, played to 15 goals under Spirit of the Game.
Ulysses Bentley IV
Ulysses Bentley IV, born 2000, is an NFL running back from Houston who starred at SMU (913 yards, 11 TDs in 2020), transferred to Ole Miss, went undrafted in 2025, and signed with the Colts and Saints practice squad.
UMMC Ekaterinburg (УГМК)
UMMC Ekaterinburg (УГМК, UMMC Yekaterinburg) is a Russian women's basketball club owned by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, with 19 Russian titles and six EuroLeague Women championships; Brittney Griner played there until her 2022 detention.
Umoja Gibson
Umoja Adeyemi Gibson (born 1998) is an American-born, naturalized Bulgarian point guard who plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.