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College football
College football is American intercollegiate gridiron football governed by NCAA rules across FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III. Key markers: first game Rutgers-Princeton 1869, NCAA founded 1906, 12-team College Football Playoff, House settlement athlete pay.
College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team: annual honor roll of top college football players, first chosen by Walter Camp at Yale in 1889; the Walter Camp team is the oldest, with NCAA consensus status determined by five recognized selectors including AP and AFCA.
College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame: NFF-founded (1951) museum honoring college football players and coaches; Atlanta since 2014, previously Ohio and South Bend; strict All-America-based selection.
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS: no NCAA-awarded title; selected by polls (1936-1997), BCS (1998-2013), and the College Football Playoff (2014, 12 teams since 2024). Alabama, Yale, Notre Dame lead title counts; Ohio State (2025) and Indiana (2026 game) are recent champions.
College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the postseason tournament that crowns the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football, beginning with the 2014 season.
College Football Playoff National Championship
College Football Playoff National Championship: annual FBS title game since 2015, Monday night, rotating cities. Four-team field 2014-2023, 12 teams since 2024; Indiana won the 2026 game in Miami Gardens.
College GameDay (football TV program)
College GameDay, also known as College Football GameDay, is ESPN's traveling three-hour college football pregame show, airing Saturdays from a different campus each week since its first road show in 1993.
College ice hockey
College ice hockey, NCAA intercollegiate hockey in Divisions I-III plus ACHA club play; Frozen Four championship since 1948; Denver most recent dynasty; 5-in-5 eligibility clock starts at 19th birthday or enrollment.
College soccer
College soccer: NCAA intercollegiate association football in Divisions I-III, played under NCAA rules modifying the IFAB Laws (clock stoppages, substitutions, video review), with fall seasons, College Cup championships, and 2026 eligibility and calendar changes.
College World Series
Men's College World Series: NCAA Division I baseball's eight-team championship finals in Omaha since 1950, two double-elimination brackets plus a best-of-three final at Charles Schwab Field, with a record $147.6 million 2025 economic impact.
Collegiate and scholastic esports
Collegiate and scholastic esports are competitive video gaming programs at higher education and secondary institutions. The first varsity program was implemented by Robert Morris University in 2014.
Collegiate summer baseball
Collegiate summer baseball: amateur wood-bat leagues (Cape Cod, Northwoods, Coastal Plain, West Coast) where NCAA college players compete each June-July for development and MLB scouting.
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, or folkstyle, is the American wrestling style used in US high schools and NCAA competition, rewarding control and mat riding. First NCAA tournament 1928; women's wrestling became the NCAA's 91st championship in 2025.
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa, American pro golfer, two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship, 2021 Open Championship), Cal Berkeley graduate, six-time PGA Tour winner who ended a 45-start drought by winning the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Collin Murray-Boyles
Collin Murray-Boyles, American basketball forward born 2005; South Carolina sophomore star drafted ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in 2025; All-Rookie Team, elite off-ball defender, undersized PF/C with a questioned three-point shot.
Collin Sexton
Collin Sexton (born 1999) is an American NBA guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. Drafted 8th overall in 2018 by Cleveland, he peaked at 24.3 points per game in 2020-21 and later played for Utah, Charlotte, and Chicago before a two-year, $19 million Lakers deal in 2026.
Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club (the Magpies), Australian rules football club formed 12 February 1892 in Melbourne, playing at the MCG. Record 45 Grand Finals, equal-record 16 VFL/AFL premierships including the 1927-1930 four-in-a-row 'Machine' teams, AFLW foundation club.
Collins Cheboi
Collins Cheboi (Collins Cheboi Kiprotich), Kenyan 1500m runner born 1987; co-holder of the 4x1500m relay world record 14:22.22 set at the 2014 World Relays; personal best 3:30.34.
Collision in Korea
Collision in Korea was a 1995 wrestling pay-per-view jointly produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and WCW at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, with the largest attendance in pro wrestling history.
Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo (Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo), Chilean football club founded 19 April 1925 in Santiago by David Arellano and ex-Magallanes players; most successful Chilean club with 34 league titles and the 1991 Copa Libertadores.
Colombia national football team
Colombia national football team, Los Cafeteros, men's side of the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FIFA/CONMEBOL since 1936). Seven World Cups, 2014 quarter-finals, Copa América 2001 title and 2024 runner-up, third in 2026 CONMEBOL qualifying.
Colombia women's national football team
Colombia women's national football team, the Superpoderosas, CONMEBOL side that debuted in 1998, finished 2022 Copa América runners-up to Brazil, and topped Group H at the 2023 Women's World Cup behind Linda Caicedo.
Color TV-Game
Color TV-Game (カラーテレビゲーム): Nintendo's first home video game consoles, five dedicated first-generation units sold in Japan 1977–1980 with built-in games on Mitsubishi Electric LSIs, no cartridges; the 1977 models 6 and 15 sold roughly a million units combined.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche, NHL team in Denver, Central Division; formerly the Quebec Nordiques, relocated 1995. Three Stanley Cups (1996, 2001, 2022), four Presidents' Trophies, home at Ball Arena.
Colorado Buffaloes football
Colorado Buffaloes football: University of Colorado Boulder FBS program in the Big 12, home at Folsom Field since 1924; 1990 national champions under Bill McCartney, Heisman winners Rashaan Salaam (1994) and Travis Hunter (2024), now coached by Deion Sanders.
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids: MLS charter club founded October 17, 1995, based in Commerce City, Colorado, playing at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park since 2007; 2010 MLS Cup champions, 1997 runners-up, owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies, Denver MLB franchise in the NL West, 1993 expansion team playing at Coors Field since 1995; first NL wild card (1995), one World Series appearance (2007), record 4.48 million attendance in 1993.
Colorado Rockies (NHL)
Colorado Rockies (NHL), formerly the Kansas City Scouts, a Denver-based NHL team from 1976 to 1982 at McNichols Arena; moved in 1982 to become the New Jersey Devils; name later taken by the MLB Rockies.
Colorado Spartans
Colorado Spartans, indoor/arena football team in the National Arena League; began play 2024 in Loveland, moved to Denver Coliseum 2025; owned by Tony and Nicole Thompson, coached by Fred Shaw; 2025 record 7-3 playoff team.
Colorado State Rams football
Colorado State Rams football is Colorado State University's FBS program in Fort Collins, founded 1893, with 15 conference titles, the Border War rivalry with Wyoming for the Bronze Boot, and Pac-12 membership from 2026 under Jim Mora.