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Dallas Long
Dallas Long (Dallas Crutcher Long III, 1940-2024), American shot putter; 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold and 1960 Rome bronze medalist; set or equalled the shot put world record repeatedly from 1959 to 1964; later a dentist and emergency physician.
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks, NBA franchise founded 1980 in Dallas, Texas; play at American Airlines Center. One NBA title (2011), Finals in 2006, 2011, 2024; owned by Adelson-Dumont families since 2023 after Mark Cuban's sale; Luka Doncic traded 2025, Cooper Flagg drafted first overall.
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars, NHL Western Conference ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas; formerly the Minnesota North Stars (1967-1993). Won the 1999 Stanley Cup on Brett Hull's triple-overtime goal; six Final appearances; moving to a Plano arena by 2031.
Dallas Trinity FC
Dallas Trinity FC is Dallas's first professional women's soccer club, founded 2023, playing at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park in the Gainbridge Super League (formerly USL Super League); acquired by Atlético Dallas in 2026.
Dallas Wings
Dallas Wings, WNBA Western Conference team in Dallas-Fort Worth; founded 1998 as Detroit Shock (titles 2003, 2006, 2008), then Tulsa Shock, relocated 2016; plays at College Park Center, moving to American Airlines Center in 2027.
Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley (born 2000) is a Denver Broncos tight end, 256th overall pick of the 2026 NFL draft from Utah; a late bloomer who broke out in 2025 with 48 catches, 620 yards, and 6 touchdowns.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (DWZ), born 1995 in Hamilton NZ, NRL winger/fullback for Penrith, Canterbury-Bankstown and the NZ Warriors; Kiwis captain 2018, record 24 tries in 2023, Dally M Winger of the Year, Warriors deal to 2028.
Dalton Castle (wrestler)
Dalton Castle, ring name of Brett Giehl (born 1986), American pro wrestler in Ring of Honor and AEW; former ROH World and TV Champion, "Peacock" persona with The Boys, ex-amateur wrestler.
Dalton Johnson
Dalton Johnson (born 2003) is an NFL safety, #43, drafted 150th overall in 2026 by the Las Vegas Raiders after five seasons at Arizona, where he was 2025 First Team All-Big 12 with 97 tackles.
Dalton Knecht
Dalton Knecht, NBA wing for the Los Angeles Lakers, drafted 17th overall in 2024 after SEC Player of the Year and consensus All-American season at Tennessee; rescinded Mark Williams trade, reduced 2025-26 role.
Dalton Rushing
Dalton Rushing (Dalton Wayne Rushing, born 2001) is a Dodgers catcher and first baseman drafted 40th overall in 2022 from Louisville, a 2024 Dodgers minor league player of the year who debuted in MLB on May 15, 2025.
Dalvin Cook
Dalvin Cook, NFL running back (Florida State; brother of James Cook), drafted 41st overall 2017 by Minnesota; four straight Pro Bowls 2019-2022, 6,227 career rushing yards, later Jets, Ravens, Cowboys.
Daly Cherry-Evans
Daly Cherry-Evans (Chez), born 1989 in Redcliffe, Queensland, is an NRL halfback/five-eighth: 2011 Manly premiership, most-capped Sea Eagle, Queensland Maroons captain, 2026 Roosters, Hull FC from 2027.
Dama (Alquerque)
Dama (Alquerque) is a Comorian capturing board game on the Alquerque-12 board, 5x5 lines, twelve pieces per side, compulsory capture with huffing, and promotion to a long king; recorded ethnographically on Grande Comore in 2018 by de Voogt.
Dama (Comoros)
Dama (Comoros) is a Turkish-draughts-style checkers game from Grande Comore: 8x8 uncheckered board, 16 pieces per player, orthogonal forward-and-sideways movement, long kings, and the southernmost recorded attestation of Turkish Draughts.
Dama (Italy)
Dama (Italy), or dama italiana, is Italy's national draughts variant: 8×8 board, 12 pieces per side, mirrored board, forward-only men, short kings, men cannot capture kings, and mandatory capture with a strict priority hierarchy, governed by the FID founded in 1924.
Dama (Kenya)
Dama (Kenya) is a coastal Kenyan draughts variant, also called Kenyan dama, played on an 8x8 board with 16 pieces per side, orthogonal movement, mandatory maximum captures, and flying kings, documented in Lamu and Mombasa.
Dama (Philippines)
Dama (Philippines), also called Filipino dama or Filipino checkers, is the Philippine draughts variant: 8x8 board, 12 men, backward captures, mandatory maximum capture, flying kings, mirrored Brazilian-style board, and the Damath math offshoot.
Dama (Turkish Draughts)
Dama, or Turkish draughts (Türk daması), is an 8×8 draughts variant using all 64 squares with orthogonal movement, compulsory maximum captures, and rook-like flying kings, played across Turkey and the Middle East.
Damac
Damac FC (نادي ضمك) is a Saudi sports club from Khamis Mushait, best known for its football team, which played in the Saudi Pro League from 2019.
Damage CTRL
Damage CTRL, WWE women's stable formed at SummerSlam 2022 by Bayley with Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, later joined by Asuka and Kairi Sane; held tag and women's titles before disbanding in 2025.
Damar Hamlin
Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills NFL safety drafted 212th overall in 2021 out of Pittsburgh, suffered commotio cordis cardiac arrest on Monday Night Football on January 2, 2023, was resuscitated on the field, returned in 2023, and leads the Chasing M's Foundation CPR and AED advocacy.
DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley (born 1982, Fort Wayne, Indiana), American winger-turned-left-back; first USMNT man to play four World Cups (2002-2014), 126 caps, four Gold Cups, clubs Chicago Fire, PSV, Rangers, Puebla, Houston Dynamo; Hall of Fame 2023.
Damas
Damas: Spanish and Portuguese name for draughts (checkers), especially Spanish draughts, an 8×8 flying-king game from 16th-century Spain; also covers Brazilian and Turkish dama variants.
Damat
Damat is a draughts variant played at Malacca, Malaysia by Portuguese people, recorded by Newell (1959): 12x12 board, 30 pieces per player, forward diagonal moves, leaping captures, and promoted kings moving any diagonal distance.
Dambe boxing
Dambe, Hausa traditional boxing from northern Nigeria, Niger, and Chad: one cloth-wrapped "spear" fist, open "shield" hand, kicks allowed, no weight classes, win by knockdown; butchers' guild origins, now a growing online sport.
Damenspiel
Damenspiel (German draughts, Deutsches Damespiel) is Germany's traditional 8x8 draughts game: 12 men per side, compulsory captures in all diagonal directions, flying kings, no maximum-capture rule; first mentioned by Selenus in 1616.
Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover, New England Patriots offensive tackle, 2026 NFL Draft sixth-round pick (196th overall) from Texas A&M; former tight end, 6-7, 319 lbs, two-year right tackle starter.
Damian Jones (basketball)
Damian Jones (born 1995, Baton Rouge) is an American center, Vanderbilt All-SEC big, 30th pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, two-time NBA champion with Golden State (2017, 2018), now with Real Madrid.
Damian Knyba
Damian Knyba, "Polish Hussar", is a Polish heavyweight boxer (born 1996, Bydgoszcz), 6'7" with an 86-inch reach, 18-1 with 11 KOs, signed to Top Rank, who stopped journeyman opposition, lost to Agit Kabayel for the WBC interim title, and beat Andy Ruiz Jr by decision in 2026.