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Bailey Zappe
Bailey Zappe, quarterback from Victoria, Texas; played at Houston Baptist and Western Kentucky, set 2021 FBS single-season records with 5,967 yards and 62 TDs, drafted 137th overall by the Patriots in 2022, later Chiefs and Browns.
Baja 1000
Baja 1000, originally the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally (first run November 1, 1967, founded by Ed Pearlman), is SCORE International's annual non-stop ~1,000-mile off-road desert race down Mexico's Baja California peninsula for trucks, buggies, motorcycles, quads, and UTVs.
Bajiquan (八极拳)
Bajiquan (八极拳), also called Bazi Quan, is a close-range, explosive-power Chinese martial art from Cangzhou, Hebei; linked to Li Shuwen, bodyguard tradition, Pigua Zhang pairing, and Liu Yunqiao's Taiwan lineage.
Bajr
Bajr is a Mongolian replacement board game for two or four players, three pieces each, racing across 6x6, 8x8, or 10x10 boards to occupy the opponent's starting corner; documented from Popova 1974.
Bajrang Punia (बजरंग पुनिया)
Bajrang Punia (बजरंग पुनिया), Indian freestyle wrestler, 65 kg, born 1994. Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze, three World Championship medals, 2018 Asian Games and CWG gold; four-year NADA ban from 2024.
Bak Mei (白眉)
Bak Mei (白眉, Pak Mei, White Eyebrow) is a Hakka close-range southern Chinese kung fu style attributed to a monk of the Five Elders legend, systematized by Cheung Lai Chuen (1882–1964), known for explosive short power and the Nine Step Push form.
Bakary Sako
Bakary Sako, born 1988 in Ivry-sur-Seine, is a Malian left-footed forward and ex-France U21 player. Known for Wolves (124 apps, 38 goals), Crystal Palace (47 Premier League apps, 5 goals), and Mali debut 5 March 2014 vs Senegal.
Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl (National League Park), Philadelphia ballpark at Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue, Phillies home 1887-1938; rebuilt 1895 with cantilever steel-and-brick design, 1903 collapse killed 12, short 281-foot right field, Babe Ruth's final at-bat.
Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield (born 1995) is an NFL quarterback, 2017 Heisman winner at Oklahoma, first overall 2018 pick of the Browns, now Tampa Bay Buccaneers starter and franchise-record contract holder.
Bakhodir Dzhalolov
Bakhodir Dzhalolov (Bahodir Jalolov, "The Big Uzbek"), born 1994, is an undefeated Uzbek heavyweight boxer, two-time Olympic super-heavyweight champion (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), two-time amateur world champion, and 18-0 (15 KO) as a professional.
Bakhram Murtazaliev
Bakhram Murtazaliev (Бахрам Муртазалиев), Russian super welterweight from Grozny based in California; IBF champion 2024-25, famous for the four-knockdown stoppage of Tim Tszyu, later losing the belt to Josh Kelly.
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Бахтияр Шахабутдинович Ахмедов), Russian freestyle wrestler born 1987 in Buynaksk, Dagestan; 2008 Olympic super-heavyweight (≤120 kg) champion by upgrade after Artur Taymazov's doping disqualification.
Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Artayev (Бахтияр Артаев), Kazakh amateur boxer born 1983 in Taraz; won welterweight (69 kg) gold and the Val Barker Trophy at Athens 2004, world bronzes 2005 and 2007, Beijing 2008 quarterfinalist.
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Бахыт Сарсекбаев), Kazakh boxer born 1981 in Pavlodar; won 2008 Beijing Olympic welterweight gold, beating Cuba's Carlos Banteux 18-9 in the final.
Bakshish Singh
Bakshish Singh (Bakshish Sandhu Singh, 1929–1970), Indian field hockey right back with Punjab Police; won 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold and 1958 Asian Games silver; distinct from a 1924-born wrestler of the same name.
Baku City Circuit
Baku City Circuit: 6.003 km Hermann Tilke street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan; F1 venue since 2016 (European GP, then Azerbaijan GP from 2017); longest F1 straight at 2.2 km, 7.6 m narrowest castle section; Rosberg won the inaugural race.
Baku Olympic Stadium
Baku Olympic Stadium (Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu) is a 68,000-seat multi-purpose stadium near Lake Boyukshor, Baku, opened 6 March 2015 for the first European Games; later hosted the 2019 Europa League final and Euro 2020 matches.
Bala
Bala Town FC (Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Y Bala), founded 1880 in Bala, Gwynedd, is a Welsh club nicknamed the Lakesiders, playing at Maes Tegid. It won the 2016-17 Welsh Cup, made nine European qualifications, and was relegated from the Cymru Premier in 2026 after 17 top-flight seasons.
Balan Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld is a 2021 Square Enix 3D platformer by Sonic co-creators Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima, built on 80+ single-ability costumes across 12 tales; it was critically panned and sold poorly.
Balangan Beach
Balangan Beach (Pantai Balangan) is a white-sand, cliff-flanked beach on Bali's Bukit Peninsula in Badung Regency, known for its long left-hand reef surf break, warungs, sunset views, and 1970s surfing history.
Balaton Park Circuit
Balaton Park Circuit, a 4.115 km FIM Grade A and FIA Grade 2 race track at Balatonfőkajár, Hungary, opened May 2023; hosted WorldSBK 2025 and the 2025 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix, won by Marc Márquez.
Balatro
Balatro is a 2024 poker-themed roguelike deck-builder by anonymous solo Canadian developer LocalThunk, published by Playstack. Players beat blinds with poker hands modified by Joker cards; it sold over 5 million copies and won three Game Awards 2024 categories.
Balázs Dzsudzsák
Balázs Dzsudzsák (born 1986, Debrecen) is a Hungarian left-footed winger, Hungary's most-capped footballer with 109 caps and 21 goals, a EURO 2016 captain, and DVSC captain contracted to 2027.
Balazs Kiss
Balázs Kiss (born 1972, Veszprém), Hungarian hammer thrower, 1996 Atlanta Olympic champion with 81.24 m, four-time NCAA champion for USC, personal best 83.00 m; not the gymnast born 1999.
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Balbir Singh Sr. (Balbir Singh Dosanjh, 1923-2020), Indian field hockey centre-forward who won Olympic gold in 1948, 1952, and 1956, scored a record five goals in the 1952 final, captained the 1956 team, received the Padma Shri in 1957, and managed India's 1975 World Cup-winning side.
BALCO scandal
BALCO scandal: 2002-2008 US federal doping investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, which supplied undetectable designer steroids (THG, 'the Clear', 'the Cream') to athletes including Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, yielding a 42-count indictment and 11 convictions.
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning, or Baldi's Basics Classic, is a 2018 indie meta horror game by Micah McGonigal that parodies 90s edutainment; players collect seven notebooks while Baldi pursues them.
Baldo Baldi
Baldo Baldi (1888-1961), Italian fencer from Livorno's Circolo Fides; won gold in team foil and team sabre at Antwerp 1920, placed 12th in individual sabre, later turned professional.
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate is a Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms RPG franchise begun by BioWare in 1998 on the Infinity Engine, continued in Baldur's Gate II (2000), and revived by Larian's 2023 Baldur's Gate 3, which sold over 20 million copies and swept Game of the Year awards.
Baldur's Gate (video game)
Baldur's Gate (1998) is a BioWare computer RPG published by Interplay under Black Isle, set in D&D's Forgotten Realms on the Infinity Engine; it sold about 1.5 million copies, revived the Western RPG, and spawned Baldur's Gate II and the Enhanced Editions.