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Upton Stout
Upton Stout (born 2002) is an NFL cornerback, No. 20 for the San Francisco 49ers; a 2025 third-round pick (100th overall) from Western Kentucky who plays nickel corner.
Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer, American football coach; won 2006 and 2008 national titles at Florida and 2014 at Ohio State, 187-32 college record, fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 after a 2-11 season.
Uros Marovic
Uroš Marović (Урош Маровић), Yugoslav water polo forward, 1946-2014; Olympic gold 1968 after his overtime penalty beat the USSR 13-11; 203 caps, 198 goals; Partizan and KPK Korčula club star.
US Open (tennis)
US Open (tennis): the fourth and final Grand Slam, held on Laykold hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, since 1978; founded 1881 at Newport; pioneered the tiebreak in 1970.
USA Hockey National Team Development Program
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), founded 1996 in Ann Arbor and now in Plymouth, Michigan, develops top American 16-17-year-old hockey players via U17 and U18 national teams playing USHL, NCAA, and international competition.
USA Softball Hall of Fame
The USA Softball Hall of Fame, also known as the National Softball Hall of Fame, is USA Softball's hall of fame in Oklahoma City, dedicated in 1973.
USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis, also known as the United States Table Tennis Association, is the national governing body for American table tennis, founded in 1933 and recognized by the USOPC.
USBC Masters
USBC Masters: annual tenpin bowling major championship, founded 1951, run by USBC as a PBA Tour major. 15-game qualifying, 64-player double-elimination match play, $100,000 first prize; 2026 champion Boog Krol. Distinct from local association Masters events.
USC Trojans
USC Trojans: University of Southern California athletic teams, Big Ten members since 2024. Known for 11 football national championships, 8 Heisman winners, 33 Rose Bowls, and more Olympic athletes than any other university.
USC Trojans football
USC Trojans football, University of Southern California college football program (1888, Big Ten since 2024): 11 national championships, 8 Heisman winners, 33 Rose Bowl appearances, home at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1923, coach Lincoln Riley.
USC Trojans men's basketball
USC Trojans men's basketball: University of Southern California's Division I program, founded 1907, now in the Big Ten after leaving the Pac-12; Final Four 1940, Elite Eight 2001 and 2021, coached by Eric Musselman since 2024.
Uso Seumalo
Uso Seumalo, Hawaiian nose tackle; Garden City CC then Kansas State (2022-2025); 57 tackles, 2.5 sacks; signed by Seattle Seahawks as undrafted free agent in 2026.
USSSA Space Coast Complex
USSSA Space Coast Complex, in Viera/Melbourne, Florida, is USSSA's 15-field all-turf baseball and softball tournament venue with an 8,100-seat stadium, converted from the former spring training home of the Nationals, Expos, and Marlins.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, formerly USTA National Tennis Center, is the Flushing Meadows, Queens public tennis facility and US Open home since 1978, with Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand show courts.
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football: UTRGV's NCAA Division I FCS team in the Southland Conference, launched 2025 under Travis Bush; went 9-3, a first-year FCS record, at Vackar Stadium, Edinburg.
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz, formerly New Orleans Jazz, NBA team in Salt Lake City since 1979; two Finals losses to Chicago (1997, 1998), zero titles, Delta Center home, owned by Ryan Smith's SEG.
Utah Mammoth
Utah Mammoth: NHL team in Salt Lake City, owned by Ryan and Ashley Smith's SEG, formerly Arizona Coyotes assets and Utah Hockey Club; named May 7, 2025 by fan vote, plays at Delta Center, colors Rock Black, Mountain Blue, Salt White.
Utah Utes football
Utah Utes football, University of Utah FBS program in the Big 12 since August 2024 after the Pac-12 (2011-24); two-time BCS buster (2004 Fiesta, 2008 Sugar), 16-4 bowl record, back-to-back Pac-12 titles 2021-22.
UTEP Miners football
UTEP Miners football, the University of Texas at El Paso FBS team at Sun Bowl Stadium (45,971 seats), coached by Scotty Walden, left Conference USA for the Mountain West on July 1, 2026; all-time 350-605-18.
UTSA Roadrunners football
UTSA Roadrunners football: University of Texas at San Antonio FBS team at the Alamodome, American Conference since 2023. Began 2011; 98-87 all-time; Jeff Traylor 53-26; back-to-back C-USA titles 2021-22; 7 bowls, 3-4.
V. J. Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe (VJ Edgecombe Jr.), Bahamian guard born 2005; Baylor freshman, Big 12 Freshman of the Year; drafted third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025, NBA All-Rookie Team.
Vahn Lackey
Vahn Lackey (born 2005, Atlanta) is an American catcher drafted 3rd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins out of Georgia Tech; he signed for $9,497,500 and hit .397 with 20 homers as a junior.
Valdemaras Novickis
Valdemaras Novickis (1956-2022), Lithuanian handball player and coach; Olympic gold 1988 and silver 1980 with the USSR, 1982 world champion, Granitas Kaunas IHF Cup winner, later national team coach.
Valderrama Golf Club
Valderrama Golf Club, also known as Real Club Valderrama, is a private golf club in Sotogrande, southern Spain, whose course hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, the first in continental Europe.
Valentin Kuzin
Valentin Kuzin (Валентин Егорович Кузин, 1926–1994) was a Soviet ice hockey forward who won gold at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1954 World Championships, playing for Dynamo Moscow.
Valentin Porte
Valentin Porte (born 1990, Versailles) is a French left-handed handball right back and right wing for Montpellier Handball. France captain from 2021, he won Olympic gold 2020, World titles 2015 and 2017, and retired internationally after Paris 2024.
Valentina Kamenyok-Vinogradova
Valentina Kamenyok-Vinogradova (Валентина Каменёк-Виноградова), Soviet volleyball player, born 1943 Moscow, died 2002 St. Petersburg; Olympic silver 1964 Tokyo and gold 1968 Mexico City, European champion 1963 and 1967.
Valentina Lutayeva
Valentina Lutayeva (Валентина Ивановна Лутаева, born Berzina), Ukrainian handball goalkeeper, 1956–2023, won Olympic gold with the Soviet Union at the 1980 Moscow Games, playing all five matches; later a teacher and coach in Zaporizhzhia.
Valentina Ogiyenko
Valentina Ogiyenko (Огие́нко, also Makovetskaya), born 1965, Soviet and Russian volleyball first-tempo attacker; 1988 Olympic gold, 1992 silver, 1990 world champion, FIVB 1989 Best Player, 2019 Hall of Fame, later Uralochka general director.
Valentine Holmes
Valentine Holmes, nicknamed Val, Australian rugby league centre/wing/fullback born 1995 in Townsville; 2016 NRL premiership with Cronulla, New York Jets NFL stint 2019, Cowboys 2020-2024, Dragons from 2025, Kangaroos and Queensland Maroons representative.