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Arturo Kenny
Arturo Kenny (Arturo Juan Kenny y Gahan, born 1888), Argentine polo player of Irish descent with the Hurlingham Club; won five Argentine Opens and 1924 Olympic gold, Argentina's first, in Paris.
Artyom Duda
Artyom Duda (Артём Павлович Дуда), Russian ice hockey defenseman born 2004; Youth Olympic gold 2020, drafted 36th overall by Arizona Coyotes in 2022, now in the Arizona/Utah organization.
Artyom Zub
Artyom Zub (Артём Валерьевич Зуб), born 1995 in Khabarovsk, Russian ice hockey defenseman; 2018 Olympic gold with Olympic Athletes from Russia, world bronzes 2017 and 2019, later Ottawa Senators NHL defenseman.
Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese, Cleveland-born Ohio State linebacker/edge rusher; consensus All-American 2025 (69 tackles, 6.5 sacks); drafted fifth overall by the New York Giants in 2026; Micah Parsons comparison.
Arvin Slagter
Arvin Slagter (born 1985, Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch basketball player, Olympic 3x3 gold medalist at Paris 2024 with de Jong, Driessen, and van der Horst, six-time Dutch champion with 132 national-team caps, retired March 2025.
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis (born 1964, Kaunas) is a Lithuanian 7'3" Hall of Fame center, 1988 Olympic gold medalist with the USSR, bronze medalist with Lithuania in 1992 and 1996, Zalgiris, Real Madrid, and Portland Trail Blazers star (1995-2003), father of Domantas Sabonis.
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998, Minsk), four-time Grand Slam singles champion (Australian Open 2023, 2024; US Open 2024, 2025), year-end WTA No.1 in 2024 and 2025, coached by Anton Dubrov, rival of Iga Swiatek.
AS Monaco Basket
AS Monaco Basket, the Roca Team, Monaco basketball club founded 1928; French champions 2023, 2024, 2026; EuroCup 2021; EuroLeague runner-up 2025; declared bankruptcy and dissolved October 2026.
Asa Newell
Asa Newell (born 2005, Atlanta) is an NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks; drafted 23rd by New Orleans in 2025, traded for Derik Queen; one Georgia season averaging 15.4 points, SEC All-Freshman.
Asaeli Tuivuaka
Asaeli Tuivuaka, nicknamed "The Tank", is a Fijian rugby sevens and union player, born 1995 in Nakavika, Namosi. He won gold with Fiji in men's sevens at Tokyo 2020 and plays wing for CA Brive in Pro D2.
Asante Samuel
Asante Samuel (born 1981), NFL cornerback for Patriots, Eagles, and Falcons 2003-2013; 51 interceptions, two Super Bowls, four Pro Bowls; father of Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr., born 1999, NFL cornerback, Florida State, Chargers second-round pick 47th overall 2021, Steelers from 2025; son of four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel.
ASEAN Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), a Southeast Asian professional club basketball league founded 2009 under SEABA, championed by Tony Fernandes; nine seasons, champions from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong; dormant since FIBA Asia withdrew recognition in November 2023.
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty is an Australian former tennis player, an Indigenous Ngaragu woman who won three Grand Slam titles and retired in 2022 at 25 while world No. 1.
Ashton Bell
Ashton Bell, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (born 1999, Deloraine, Manitoba); 2022 Olympic gold and 2021/2022 world champion with Team Canada; first captain of the PWHL's Vancouver Goldeneyes after the 2025 expansion draft.
Ashwini Ponnappa (ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ಪೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಮಾಚಿಮಂದ)
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ಪೊನ್ನಪ್ಪ ಮಾಚಿಮಂದ), born 1989, is an Indian doubles badminton player: 2010 Commonwealth Games gold and 2011 World Championships bronze with Jwala Gutta, three Olympics, later partners Sikki Reddy and Tanisha Crasto.
Asian Baseball Championship
The Asian Baseball Championship is Asia's premier baseball tournament for national teams, organized by the Baseball Federation of Asia, first held in Manila in 1954, and serving as Olympic qualification.
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is the continental table tennis championship for Asia, first held in Singapore in 1952 and staged across seven events including team, singles, and doubles.
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones, born 1980 in Piscataway, New Jersey, is a former WNBA forward (Washington, Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx), 2002 UConn NCAA champion, 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2010 World champion, 2015 WNBA champion, later Mystics assistant coach and Trail Blazers front-office staff.
Askia Booker
Askia Booker (born 1993, Los Angeles) is an American basketball guard who played at Colorado (2011-15, All-Pac-12), then professionally in the NBA G League and for Arkadikos, Real Betis, and UCAM Murcia in Spain.
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев)
Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев), Russian tennis player; first man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut (2021 Australian Open, ranked No. 114); career-high No. 14, three ATP titles.
Assist (basketball)
Assist (basketball): a pass leading directly to a made field goal, credited to the passer. Also called dime. NBA rule requires immediate reaction toward the basket; John Stockton holds the all-time record with 9,922.
Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), men's professional tennis governing body founded 1972 at the US Open; first executive director Jack Kramer; runs ATP Tour, Challenger Tour, Champions Tour, and PIF ATP Rankings.
Astrodome
Astrodome (Harris County Domed Stadium), Houston, Texas: world's first air-conditioned enclosed domed stadium, opened April 1965, nicknamed the Eighth Wonder of the World; birthplace of AstroTurf, vacant since 2009.
ASVEL Basket
ASVEL Basket (LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne) is a French basketball club founded in 1948, record 21 French titles, permanent EuroLeague license, owned and now coached by Tony Parker.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Crosby Clambake), PGA Tour Signature Event since 2024: 80 pros and 80 amateurs, $20 million purse, no cut, Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, AT&T sponsor since 1986, founded 1937.
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium) is the Dallas Cowboys' retractable-roof NFL stadium in Arlington, Texas, opened 2009: 80,000 seats expandable past 100,000, a 160-by-72-foot Mitsubishi video board, and nine 2026 World Cup matches.
Athens Crush
Athens Crush, Athens, Georgia professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League; owned by Jerome Bettis, David Pollack, Brian Jordan; coached by Rob Keefe; debuts March 2027 at Akins Ford Arena; name honors R.E.M.'s "Orange Crush."
Athletes Unlimited Softball League
Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), also AUSL All-Star Cup for its individual event, is a US professional women's softball league launched June 2025, MLB-backed, six city-based teams since 2026, Utah Talons champions, commissioner Kim Ng.
Athletics (baseball)
Athletics (baseball): the physical characteristics, in-game demands, training, and injuries of baseball players, documented by MLB's HITS database; pitchers suffer 39% of injuries and UCL tears dominate surgery.