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Awa Fam
Awa Fam Thiam (born 2006) is a Spanish 6'4" center, Valencia Basket youth product, 2026 WNBA No. 3 pick of the Seattle Storm, highest-drafted Spanish player, EuroBasket 2025 silver medalist.
Ayano Shibuki
Ayano Shibuki (渋木 綾乃, later Yaegashi), born 1941 in Okaya, Nagano, is a Japanese outside hitter of the Nichibo Kaizuka "Oriental Witches" who won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in women's volleyball and 1962 Asian Games golds.
Ayaz Mahmood
Ayaz Mahmood (born 1964, Karachi) is a Pakistani field hockey player who won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, played 21 senior internationals 1982-1986, and later coached Pakistan; distinct from the 1971 Lahore cricketer of the same name.
Aylin Uysalcan
Aylin Uysalcan, born 2009 in Çorlu, is a Turkish opposite hitter for VakıfBank and the Türkiye women's national volleyball team; 2024 U18 Balkan MVP, 2025 EYOF gold medalist, 2026 VNL squad member.
Ayo Dosunmu
Ayo Dosunmu (born 2000) is an American NBA guard from Chicago, drafted 38th overall in 2021 by the Bulls after starring at Illinois; traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in February 2026.
Ayumi Karino
Ayumi Karino (狩野亜由美, born 1984, Amagasaki, Hyogo) is a Japanese softball outfielder for Toyota Shokki who won gold with Japan at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Asian Games golds at Doha 2006 and Guangzhou 2010.
Azzi Fudd
Azzi Fudd, American basketball guard, Dallas Wings No. 1 pick of the 2026 WNBA Draft, UConn star, 2025 NCAA champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player, first rookie to win the WNBA 3-Point Contest.
B. J. Armstrong
B.J. Armstrong (Benjamin Roy Armstrong Jr., born 1967) is an American former NBA point guard, 1989 draft pick 18, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls (1991-93), made the 1994 All-Star Game, and led the NBA in three-point percentage in 1992-93.
B. J. Green
B.J. Green II (born 2003, Atlanta) is an NFL defensive end, No. 95 for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Undrafted in 2025 after Arizona State and Colorado (7.5 sacks in 2024); placed on injured reserve September 16, 2026 with an elbow injury.
B. J. Raji
B.J. Raji (Busari Raji Jr.), nose tackle drafted ninth overall by the Green Bay Packers in 2009 out of Boston College; Super Bowl XLV champion, 2011 Pro Bowler, famous for a pick-six in the 2010 NFC Championship Game; retired after 2015.
B.League (Bリーグ)
B.League (Bリーグ), Japan's top men's professional basketball league, opened September 2016 by merging the NBL and bj-league; B1 reached 26 clubs, and from 2026-27 it restructures into B.LEAGUE PREMIER, B.ONE, and B.NEXT.
Baba Miller
Baba Miller, Spanish forward born 2004 in Mallorca, played for Real Madrid's youth program and Florida State, Florida Atlantic, and Cincinnati before the LA Clippers drafted him 36th overall in 2026 as a playmaking big.
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr., 1895–1948), the Sultan of Swat and Bambino, American MLB slugger and pitcher; 714 home runs, 60 in 1927, inaugural 1936 Hall of Fame class, Yankees number 3 retired.
Babe Slater
Babe Slater (Colby Edmund Slater, 1896-1965), American rugby union player, two-time Olympic gold medalist (1920 Antwerp, 1924 Paris) and captain of the 1924 U.S. team; first UC Davis alumnus to win Olympic gold.
Baboo Nimal
Baboo Nimal (Baburao Narasappa Nimal, 1908–1998), Indian field hockey player from Khadki, Maharashtra, affiliated with Bombay; won gold in men's hockey for British India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Backboard (basketball)
Basketball backboard: the regulated panel behind the rim, made of tempered glass (FIBA Level 1, NBA) or acrylic and polycarbonate for residential hoops; dimensions, rebound tests, and material tradeoffs.
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears is a 2005 American sports comedy directed by Richard Linklater, starring Billy Bob Thornton as a washed-up coach of a losing Little League team.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock over a net, played by more than 200 million people and an Olympic sport since 1992.
Badminton Asia
Badminton Asia (Badminton Asia Confederation), the BWF-recognized governing body for badminton in Asia: 43 member associations across 5 sub-regions, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, running the Asia Championships and team events.
Badminton Asia Championships
Badminton Asia Championships (亚洲羽毛球锦标赛), annual continental badminton championship since 1991, first held 1962 Kuala Lumpur; five events, Super 1000-level points, US$550,000 purse in 2026 at Ningbo, China, won by Shi Yu Qi and An Se-young.
Badminton Association of India
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the national governing body for badminton in India, a full Badminton World Federation member since 1935, based in New Delhi and led by president Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics: five events, 11–20 August, Riocentro Pavilhão 4, 172 athletes from 46 NOCs. Chen Long and Carolina Marín won singles gold; China took only two of five golds after sweeping London 2012.
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held 24 July to 2 August 2021 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, across five events. China led with two golds; no BWF top-ranked player or pair won gold, and Axelsen took men's singles.
Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Men's singles badminton at Tokyo 2020 (24 July–2 August 2021, Musashino Forest Sport Plaza): Viktor Axelsen beat defending champion Chen Long 21-15, 21-12 for gold; Anthony Ginting took bronze; world number one Kento Momota exited early.
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics: five-event Paris 2024 tournament, 27 July to 5 August 2024 at Porte de la Chapelle Arena; 173 athletes, China led with 2 gold and 3 silver, Asians won 14 of 15 medals.
Badminton at the Summer Olympics
Badminton at the Summer Olympics: medal sport since Barcelona 1992 (demonstration 1972, exhibition 1988), five events including mixed doubles since 1996, governed by the BWF and dominated by China, Indonesia, and South Korea.
Badminton at the Summer Paralympics
Badminton at the Summer Paralympics (Para badminton), BWF-governed racket sport, debuted at Tokyo 2020 with six classes WH1-WH2, SL3-SL4, SU5, SH6; 14 events, China led with 5 golds; 16 events at Paris 2024 and LA28.
Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC), formerly the European Badminton Union, is the BWF continental governing body for European badminton, founded 24 September 1967 in Frankfurt am Main by 11 members, now 52, based in Denmark.
Badminton in India
Badminton in India: governed by the Badminton Association of India (BAI, founded 1934); sport traces roots to poona; India won its first Thomas Cup in 2022, hosts the India Open Super 750, and adopts 3x15 scoring from July 2026.
Badminton Oceania
Badminton Oceania (BOC), formerly Oceania Badminton Confederation, is the BWF continental governing body for badminton in Oceania, formed 21 May 1987 by Australia and New Zealand, with 18 member associations and its head office in Auckland.