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AFC West
AFC West, American Football Conference Western Division, NFL division of the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, and Los Angeles Chargers; founded 1960 as AFL West, defined by Chiefs' nine straight titles through 2024.
AFL Coaches Association awards
AFL Coaches Association awards: annual AFL honors including the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (5-4-3-2-1 coach votes per game, 2026 winner Nick Daicos), Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year, Gary Ayres Award, and Neale Daniher Lifetime Achievement Award.
AFL Grand Final
AFL Grand Final, the annual Australian rules football decider of the AFL (formerly VFL) season, played at the MCG since 1902 except 1991, 2020, and 2021; record crowd 121,696 in 1970; extra time replaced replays in 2016.
AFL–NFL merger
AFL-NFL merger: the June 8, 1966 agreement, brokered via Lamar Hunt and Tex Schramm and announced by Pete Rozelle, joining the American Football League and NFL; Congress granted an antitrust exemption October 21, 1966; full merger in 1970 created the AFC and NFC and the Super Bowl.
African Table Tennis Federation
The African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) is the continental governing body for table tennis in Africa, founded in Cairo in 1961 and now comprising 54 member associations.
Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Radwanska (Agnieszka Radwańska), Polish tennis player, world No. 2 in 2012, 2012 Wimbledon finalist, 2015 WTA Finals champion, 20 WTA singles titles, retired November 2018.
Agnis Cavars
Agnis Čavars (born 1986, Latvia), Latvian 3x3 basketball captain who won the first Olympic 3x3 gold at Tokyo 2020, was Latvia's opening-ceremony flagbearer, and now coaches in Hong Kong.
Agustin Mazzilli
Agustin Mazzilli (Agustín Alejandro Mazzilli, 'Pájaro'), Argentine field hockey midfielder, born 1989; 276 caps for Los Leones, Olympic gold Rio 2016 with a goal in the final, four Pan Am golds, World Cup bronze 2014.
Agustín Tapia
Agustín Tapia ('El Mozart de Catamarca', born 1999), Argentine padel player, world number 1 with Arturo Coello since 2023; 65 major titles, 47-match 2024 streak, two FIP World Cups with Argentina.
Ahmad Hardy
Ahmad Hardy (born 2005) is an American college football running back from Oma, Mississippi, who starred at Louisiana-Monroe and Missouri, rushing for 1,649 SEC-leading yards in 2025 as a consensus All-American and Doak Walker finalist.
Ahman Green
Ahman Green (born 1977), American football running back from Omaha; Nebraska 1995/97 national champion, Packers all-time leading rusher with 8,322 yards, 9,205 NFL rushing yards, Packers Hall of Fame 2014.
Ahmed Hassanein (American football)
Ahmed Hassanein is a defensive end for the Detroit Lions, drafted 196th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. He is the first Egyptian player selected in the NFL.
Ahmed Naseer Bunda
Ahmed Naseer Bunda, also Naseer Ahmed Bunda, Pakistani field hockey forward (1932-1993) from Rawalpindi; 1956 Olympic silver, 1960 Olympic gold, scored the winning goal against India in the Rome final.
Ahmed Sher Khan
Ahmed Sher Khan (1912–1967), Bhopal-born Indian field hockey player, gold medalist with India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under Dhyan Chand; father of 1975 World Cup winner Aslam Sher Khan and later a school hockey coach.
Ahsan Muhammad Khan
Ahsan Muhammad Khan (born 7 April 1916) was an Indian field hockey halfback from Bhopal who won gold with British India's men's team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, playing one match, a 7-0 win over the United States.
Aidan Hubbard
Aidan Hubbard, born 2003, is an NFL linebacker and edge rusher, Seattle Seahawks #93, signed as a 2026 undrafted free agent from Northwestern, where he recorded 20.5 career sacks, fifth in program history.
Aidan Hutchinson
Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions edge rusher, No. 2 pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, Michigan Heisman runner-up, 2024 broken leg, four-year $180M extension through 2030.
Aidan O'Connell
Aidan O'Connell, NFL quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 135th overall in 2023 from Purdue, where he walked on in 2017 and left as the school's all-time leader in completion percentage (66.7%) and passing efficiency.
Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher, Houston Texans linebacker (No. 59), 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 243) from Indiana after James Madison; two-time first-team All-American on Indiana's 16-0 national championship team.
Áine McDonagh
Áine McDonagh (born 1998, Moycullen, Galway) is an Irish AFLW key forward for Hawthorn since 2022; 2025 Best and Fairest, All-Australian, club's all-time leading goalkicker.
Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons football: United States Air Force Academy FBS program (first season 1956), Mountain West member since 1999, 442-357-13 all-time, 30 bowls (16-13-1), 21 Commander-in-Chief's Trophies, option offense, Falcon Stadium.
AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh (Alan Joseph Blubaugh, born 2000) is a right-handed pitcher for the Houston Astros; drafted 7th round 2022 from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MLB debut April 30, 2025, 2024 Futures Game selection, 2026 Wild Card Game 1 starter.
AJ Hill
AJ Hill (Antwann Hill) is an American college football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks, a four-star 2025 recruit from Warner Robins, Georgia, who redshirted at Memphis in 2025 and transferred to Arkansas in January 2026.
AJ Johnson (basketball)
AJ Johnson (born 2004) is an American NBA guard, drafted 23rd overall in 2024 by the Bucks after playing for the Illawarra Hawks in Australia's NBL Next Stars program; now with the New Orleans Pelicans.
AJ Surace
AJ Surace is an American college football quarterback for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, a junior from Pennington, New Jersey, who made his first start in 2026.
Ajay Thakur (अजय ठाकुर)
Ajay Thakur (अजय ठाकुर) is an Indian kabaddi player from Himachal Pradesh who captained India to the 2016 World Cup and later coached Puneri Paltan.
Ajla Tomljanović
Ajla Tomljanović, born 1993 in Zagreb, is an Australian tennis player, career-high WTA No. 32, three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist (Wimbledon 2021, 2022; US Open 2022) who beat Serena Williams in her final match.
Ajou Ajou
Ajou Ajou (born 2002) is a Canadian CFL wide receiver from Brooks, Alberta, for the Calgary Stampeders; ex-Clemson, USF, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Indianapolis Colts; suspended and conditionally reinstated by the CFL in 2026.
AK Okereke
AK Okereke (Akachi Onyedika Okereke, born 2003) is an American NBA forward, a Cornell walk-on turned All-Ivy player and Vanderbilt graduate transfer, signed by the Los Angeles Lakers to a two-way contract, No. 31, after going undrafted in 2026.
Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜)
Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜), born 1997, Japanese women's singles badminton player; three-time BWF World champion (2021, 2022, 2025), first Japanese world No. 1 (2018), 35 titles, 5th at three Olympics.