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Amaan Stadium
Amaan Stadium (Uwanja wa Amaan, New Amaan Complex) is Zanzibar City's 15,000-seat multi-purpose stadium, built with Chinese aid in 1970, renovated in 2010 and 2023, home of the Zanzibar national team and a CHAN 2024 venue.
Amalie Arena
Amalie Arena, now Benchmark International Arena, is Tampa's downtown arena, opened 1996 as Ice Palace; home of the Tampa Bay Lightning since 1996, three Stanley Cups, renamed August 2025.
Amanda Anisimova
Amanda Anisimova, American tennis player born 2001; 2025 Wimbledon and US Open finalist, four WTA titles (Bogota, Melbourne, Doha, Beijing), career-high WTA ranking No. 3 in January 2026 after a 2023 mental health break.
Amanda Kessel
Amanda Kessel (born 1991, Madison, Wisconsin) is an American hockey executive and former player, Pittsburgh Penguins Director of Minor League Operations and WBS assistant GM; three-time Olympian (gold 2018), three-time NCAA champion, 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame electee with brother Phil.
Amanda Pelkey
Amanda Pelkey, born 1993 in Vermont, is a retired American ice hockey forward, 2018 Olympic gold medalist, two-time World champion, UVM's all-time scoring leader, first Boston Pride signee, and later a PWHL Boston Fleet player and AMP Hockey founder.
Amandine Leynaud
Amandine Leynaud is a French former handball goalkeeper, born in 1986, who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, the 2017 World Championship, and retired in 2022.
Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire, born 1982 in Lake Wales, Florida, is a Hall of Fame Class of 2026 power forward drafted ninth overall in 2002 by the Suns; 2003 Rookie of the Year, six-time All-Star, 15,994 career points.
Amari Cooper
Amari Cooper, NFL wide receiver (2015-2024) for the Raiders, Cowboys, Browns, and Bills; Alabama star, 2015 draft fourth overall pick; 711 catches, 10,045 yards, 64 touchdowns.
Amari Williams
Amari Williams (born 2002) is a British center from Nottingham, a 2025 second-round pick (46th overall) of the Boston Celtics, the first British-born Celtic, a three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year at Drexel, and a Kentucky transfer.
Ameer Abdullah
Ameer Abdullah, NFL running back (born 1993, Homewood, AL), Nebraska star and 2015 second-round Lions pick; career third-down back and kick returner for Lions, Vikings, Panthers, Raiders, Colts, Jaguars.
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo (born 1979), French tennis champion, 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon winner, first French world No. 1 (39 weeks), later Andy Murray's coach and Roland-Garros tournament director since 2021.
Amen Thompson
Amen Thompson (Ameiz XLNC Thompson, born 2003), Houston Rockets guard-forward, fourth pick of the 2023 NBA Draft from Overtime Elite; twin of Ausar; All-Defensive First Team 2025; signed a five-year, $208 million extension in 2026.
American Airlines Center
American Airlines Center (AAC), Dallas multi-purpose arena in Victory Park opened July 2001; home of the NBA Mavericks and NHL Stars through at least 2030-31; barrel-roofed 'Hanger', cashless since 2022.
American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association (ABA), original 1967-1976 rival of the NBA; founded with commissioner George Mikan; introduced the three-point shot and red-white-blue ball; merged into the NBA June 17, 1976, with four teams absorbed. Distinct from the relaunched ABA minor league of 1999.
American Basketball Association (2000–present)
American Basketball Association (ABA), relaunched 2000 by Joe Newman and Richard P. Tinkham, is a US men's semipro basketball league reviving the 1967-76 ABA name, with 100+ independent teams, NBA-licensed marks, and experimental rules.
American Collegiate Hockey Association
The American Collegiate Hockey Association, founded in 1991, governs non-NCAA men's and women's college club hockey in the United States, with about 450 teams across five divisions.
American Family Field
American Family Field, formerly Miller Park (2001-2020), is the Milwaukee Brewers' 41,900-seat retractable-roof MLB ballpark in Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley, known for its fan-shaped roof, tailgating, and 2023 lease extension through 2050.
American Flag Football League
American Flag Football League (AFFL), founded by Jeff Lewis, a US 7-on-7 flag football league; its single-elimination US Open of Football culminated in a $1,000,000 Ultimate Finals prize documented by NFL Films in 2018.
American football
American football (amerikansk fotball, football americano) is an 11-a-side field sport evolved from rugby, defined by downs-and-distance, the line of scrimmage, and the forward pass; the NFL of 32 teams is its top league and the Super Bowl draws over a billion TV viewers.
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the NFL's two conferences, with 16 teams in four divisions. It was created in the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
American football field
American football field: 100-yard playing field plus two 10-yard end zones (120 yards total), 160 feet wide. Hash marks differ by level: NFL 70'9", college 60', high school 53'4" from sidelines; NFL, NCAA, and NFHS rulebooks govern markings.
American Football League
American Football League (AFL), 1960-1969 US pro football league founded by Lamar Hunt; rival of the NFL, introduced the two-point conversion and Super Bowl, merged into the NFL in 1970 forming the AFC.
American Football League Europe
American Football League Europe (AFLE), also styled The League Europe, an eight-team professional American football league that launched May 23, 2026 after a split from the ELF; NFL rules, Gold Bowl final in Duisburg, Vienna Vikings champions.
American football positions
American football positions: the offensive, defensive, and special teams roles of the 11 players per side, including quarterback, offensive line, receivers, linebackers, and eligibility rules.
American football rules
American football rules: the NFL, NCAA, and NFHS codes governing the gridiron game, covering the 360-by-160-foot field, four downs to gain 10 yards, scoring values, timing, penalties, and the 1906 forward pass.
American handball
American handball: players strike a small rubber ball with either hand against one, three, or four walls; games to 21, side-out scoring. Irish-origin sport behind racquetball; USHA-governed, big in New York one-wall courts.
American Hockey League
American Hockey League (AHL), top development league for the NHL, founded 1936 as the International-American Hockey League; 32 teams in four divisions, Calder Cup champion, development rule requiring 12 of 18 skaters with 260 or fewer pro games.
American League
The American League (AL) is one of MLB's two leagues, founded January 28, 1901 in Milwaukee by Ban Johnson from the Western League. Known for the 1973 designated hitter rule and the 1903 first World Series.
American League Championship Series
American League Championship Series (ALCS), MLB best-of-seven playoff since 1985 (best-of-five 1969-1984) deciding the AL pennant; 2-3-2 format; 2025 winner Blue Jays over Mariners 4-3.
Aminiasi Tuimaba
Aminiasi Tuimaba, Fijian rugby winger born 1995 in Yasawa-i-Rara, won Olympic gold in men's sevens at Tokyo 2020, led Fiji's try scoring in the 2018/19 World Sevens Series, and plays in France for Pau and Béziers.