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Antonio Pacheco
Antonio Pacheco (Antonio Pacheco Massó, El Gran Capitán), Cuban baseball second baseman born 1964 in Palma Soriano; Olympic gold 1992 and 1996, silver 2000, coaching silver 2008; Cuban leagues all-time hits leader with 2,356 hits.
Antonio Pierce
Antonio Pierce, former NFL linebacker (Washington, New York Giants; Super Bowl XLII, 2006 Pro Bowl), coached Long Beach Poly and Arizona State, then led the Raiders 5-4 as interim and 4-13 as head coach before a January 2025 firing.
Antonio Scull
Antonio Scull is a Cuban former first baseman who won two Olympic gold medals and one silver in baseball at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Antrel Rolle
Antrel Rolle (born 1982, Homestead, FL) is a former NFL safety, Miami Hurricanes All-American, drafted 8th overall in 2005 by Arizona; three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl XLVI champion with the Giants.
Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El (born 1979, Riverdale, Illinois), former Indiana quarterback turned NFL wide receiver for Pittsburgh and Washington, first wide receiver to throw a TD pass in a Super Bowl (XL), now Bears assistant head coach.
Antwan Raymond
Antwan Raymond, Canadian running back for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from Montréal, Québec; 2025 Jon Cornish Trophy winner; 1,241 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns in 2025; 2027 NFL Draft prospect.
Anup Kumar (kabaddi)
Anup Kumar (kabaddi), born 1983, Indian kabaddi raider and 'Captain Cool'; U Mumba captain, PKL 2015 champion, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup-winning India captain, 527 PKL raid points, Arjuna Award 2012, now Patna Pirates coach.
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Anwar Ahmed Khan (انور احمد خان, 1933–2014), Pakistani field hockey centre-half born in Bhopal; Olympic gold 1960 and silvers 1956, 1964, Asian Games golds 1958 and 1962, later PHF manager and Customs officer.
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday is Oliver Stone's 1999 Warner Bros. football drama starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, and Jamie Foxx about the fictional Miami Sharks; it grossed $100 million worldwide, scored 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was made without NFL cooperation.
Anže Kopitar
Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey center, first Slovenian in the NHL; played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings, captain from 2016, two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014), two Selke and three Lady Byng trophies, retired 2026 as franchise points leader.
AP All-Time All-America college football team
The AP All-Time All-America college football team, chosen in 2025, named the greatest college players from 1925 to 2025, headlined by Tim Tebow and Deion Sanders.
Apogee Stadium
Apogee Stadium, renamed DATCU Stadium in 2023, is the 30,850-seat on-campus football stadium of the University of North Texas Mean Green in Denton, Texas. Opened 2011, $78 million, first newly built collegiate football stadium with LEED Platinum certification.
Appalachian League
Appalachian League (Appy League): eight-team summer collegiate wood-bat baseball league in Appalachia, part of MLB and USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline; founded 1911, rookie-level minor league 1963-2021, collegiate format since 2021.
Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers football (App State) is the FBS Sun Belt program in Boone, N.C.; three straight FCS titles 2005-07, 2007 Michigan upset, four straight Sun Belt titles 2016-19, coach Dowell Loggains.
Apple Cup
The Apple Cup is the annual Washington Huskies vs Washington State Cougars football rivalry game, first played in 1900, renamed from the Governor's Cup in 1962, played for a trophy donated by the Washington Apple Commission in 1963; Washington leads the series 77-34-6.
April Ross
April Ross (born 1982, Costa Mesa, California) is a retired American beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic medalist (silver 2012, bronze 2016, gold 2020), 2009 world champion, and 2026 International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee.
Aqib Talib
Aqib Talib, born 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio, is a former NFL cornerback who played 12 seasons, winning Super Bowl 50 with Denver and earning five Pro Bowls.
Ara Parseghian
Ara Parseghian (1923-2017), American college football coach; head coach at Miami (OH), Northwestern, and Notre Dame (1964-74), winning national championships in 1966 and 1973 with a 95-17-4 record; later ABC/CBS broadcaster and NPC research founder.
Aramis Ramírez
Aramis Ramírez (Aramis Nin Ramirez), Dominican MLB third baseman 1998-2015 for Pirates, Cubs, Brewers; .283, 386 HR, 2,303 hits, 3-time All-Star, 2008 Hank Aaron Award, Cubs Hall of Fame 2023.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, born in 1971 in Barcelona, is a Spanish former tennis player who won four Grand Slam singles titles and was world No. 1 in 1995.
Archie Griffin
Archie Griffin (Archie Mason Griffin), born 1954, is the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner (1974, 1975), an Ohio State running back who set the NCAA career rushing record of 5,177 yards and later led the Ohio State Alumni Association.
Archie Manning
Archie Manning, born Elisha Archie Manning III in 1949, is a former NFL quarterback who starred at Ole Miss and played mostly for the New Orleans Saints.
Archie Miller (basketball)
Archie Miller (born 1978) is an American college basketball coach, head coach at Rhode Island since 2022 and formerly head coach at Dayton (139-63, 2014 Elite Eight) and Indiana (67-58), career 261-192.
Archie Stinchcombe
Archie Stinchcombe (Archibald Stinchcombe, 1912-1994), British ice hockey right winger born in Cudworth, Yorkshire; 1936 Olympic gold medalist with Great Britain, 1948 Olympic captain, and Nottingham Panthers coach; played his whole career blind in one eye.
Ardie Savea
Ardie Savea, New Zealand All Blacks number eight and captain, 2023 World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year; played for Hurricanes, Moana Pasifika, Kobe Steelers, joining Blues in 2027.
Arena Football League
Arena Football League (AFL), American indoor football league founded by Jim Foster, played 1987-2019 with relaunches in 2010 and 2024; eight-man game on a 50-yard field, ArenaBowl champions, repeated bankruptcies.
Arena Football League (2024)
The Arena Football League of 2024 was a professional arena football league that played one season as a revival of the original AFL, which went bankrupt in 2019.
Arena Football One
Arena Football One (AF1) is a professional arena football league based in Nashville, Tennessee, formed September 4, 2024 by teams leaving the relaunched Arena Football League; play began 2025 under commissioner Jeff Fisher with rebound nets, eight-man sides, and the Arena Crown championship.
Argentina national rugby union team
Los Pumas, Argentina's men's national rugby union team (UAR), first played in 1910; nicknamed after a 1965 South Africa tour crest mix-up. Third at RWC 2007, Rugby Championship side since 2012.
Aria Fischer
Aria Fischer, born 1999, is an American retired water polo center who won Olympic gold medals with the United States at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games.