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Dawn Marie Psaltis

Dawn Marie Psaltis (born 1970, Rahway, New Jersey), ring name Dawn Marie, American retired wrestler and valet of ECW (1998–2001) and WWE (2002–2005); later a New Jersey nurse and Wrestlers Rescue founder.

Dawn Staley

Dawn Staley (born 1970, Philadelphia) is a Hall of Fame point guard and coach: three Olympic golds as a player, WNBA All-Star, and South Carolina head coach with NCAA titles in 2017, 2022, and 2024.

Dax Harwood

Dax Harwood (David Michael Harwood, born 1984), also known as Scott Dawson and KC McKnight, is an American pro wrestler; one half of FTR with Cash Wheeler, first WWE Tag Team Triple Crown winner, and a multi-promotion AEW, ROH, IWGP, and AAA tag champion.

Daxon Rudolph

Daxon Rudolph (born 2008), Canadian defenseman from Lacombe, Alberta; Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) star, drafted 4th overall 2026 by Buffalo Sabres, now at University of Denver.

Day of the Tentacle

Day of the Tentacle (Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle) is a 1993 LucasArts SCUMM point-and-click adventure, sequel to Maniac Mansion, co-led by Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman, with three time-traveling heroes stopping Purple Tentacle; remastered by Double Fine in 2016.

Day/night cricket

Day/night cricket plays afternoon-to-evening under floodlights with a pink (Test) or white (limited-overs) ball; first day/night ODI Sydney 1979, first day–night Test Adelaide Oval, Australia v New Zealand, 27 November 2015.

Dayana Yastremska

Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian tennis player born 2000 in Odessa; three WTA titles, career-high No. 21, 2024 Australian Open semifinalist as qualifier, first Ukrainian AO semifinalist.

Dayann Methalie

Dayann Methalie (born 2006, Toulouse) is a French left-back, 1.88 m, Toulouse academy product who debuted in Ligue 1 in 2025 and joined Sunderland in August 2026 for a club-record fee.

Daybreak Game Company

Daybreak Game Company, formerly Sony Online Entertainment (sold by Sony February 2, 2015), is a San Diego MMO studio owned by Enad Global 7 since 2020, operating EverQuest, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, LOTRO, DDO, and Palia.

Daylen Lile

Daylen Lile (born 2002, Louisville, KY) is a Washington Nationals outfielder, 2021 second-round pick, 2025 MLB debut, led NL rookies in triples (11), average (.299), and OPS (.845).

Dayot Upamecano

Dayot Upamecano (born 1998) is a French centre-back for Bayern Munich and France, a 2022 World Cup runner-up and three-time Bundesliga winner who extended his Bayern contract to 2030.

Dayron Robles

Dayron Robles (Dayron Robles Planes), Cuban 110m hurdler born 1986 in Guantánamo; Olympic champion Beijing 2008 (12.93) and world record holder 12.87 (Ostrava 2008) until Aries Merritt's 12.80 in 2012; disqualified at Daegu 2011 after contact with Liu Xiang.

Days Gone

Days Gone is a 2019 Bend Studio open-world action game for PS4, starring biker Deacon St. John surviving Freaker hordes in post-apocalyptic Oregon; ported to PC in 2021, remastered for PS5 in 2025, Metacritic 71.

Daytona 500

Daytona 500, "The Great American Race": 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season opener each February at Daytona International Speedway, first run 1959, won by Lee Petty; Richard Petty holds seven wins, Tyler Reddick the 2026 race.

Daytona Tortugas

Daytona Tortugas, Cincinnati Reds Single-A affiliate in the Florida State League East, based in Daytona Beach at historic Jackie Robinson Ballpark since 2015; 2026 FSL East second-half champions.

Daytona USA

Daytona USA (デイトナUSA) is Sega AM2's 1994 Model 2 NASCAR-style arcade racer by Yu Suzuki and Toshihiro Nagoshi; 60 fps texture-mapped 3D, famous soundtrack, Saturn, Dreamcast, and 2011 PSN releases.

DayZ (video game)

DayZ is Bohemia Interactive's multiplayer open-world zombie survival game, begun as Dean Hall's Arma 2 mod, released standalone on Steam Early Access 16 December 2013, fully released 13 December 2018, set in Chernarus with up to 60 players per server.

DC Defenders

DC Defenders: professional spring football team at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.; 2020 XFL East leader (3-2), 2023 XFL best record 9-1, 2025 UFL champions under Shannon Harris, 2026 United Bowl runners-up, famous for the beer snake fan tradition.

DC Power FC

DC Power FC (DC Power Football Club) is a professional women's soccer club in Washington, D.C., a founding member of the USL Gainbridge Super League, playing at Audi Field since August 2024, owned by D.C. United-linked investors.

DC Universe Online

DC Universe Online (DCUO) is a free-to-play MMORPG set in the DC Comics universe, launched in January 2011, where players create heroes or villains fighting alongside Superman and Batman.

Ddakji (딱지)

Ddakji (딱지), also ttakji or ddakjichigi, is a traditional Korean children's game of throwing a folded paper tile to flip an opponent's tile; popularized worldwide as the recruiter's game in Netflix's Squid Game.

DDR-Oberliga

DDR-Oberliga, the top football league of East Germany (GDR), 1949-1991 under the DFV. BFC Dynamo won 10 straight titles 1979-88; Dresden 8; Magdeburg won the 1974 Cup Winners' Cup; merged into the DFB system in 1991.

DDT (professional wrestling)

The DDT is a professional wrestling move that drives an opponent's head into the mat, credited to Jake "The Snake" Roberts and named for the banned pesticide.

De Grolsch Veste

De Grolsch Veste, formerly Arke Stadion, is FC Twente's stadium in Enschede, Netherlands. Opened 10 May 1998, renamed 2008, capacity 30,205; its 2011 roof collapse during expansion killed two workers.

De Kuip

De Kuip (Stadion Feijenoord), Rotterdam stadium opened 1937, home of Feyenoord with 51,177 seats; hosted ten European finals and the Euro 2000 final; Feyenoord acquired over 95% ownership in 2026.

De La Salle Green Archers basketball

De La Salle Green Archers basketball: DLSU's UAAP men's team, nicknamed in 1939 after an NCAA title upset of Ateneo; five NCAA and eleven UAAP championships, including Season 88 in 2025.

De Red F.C.

De Red F.C. (formerly Dejan FC) is an Indonesian football club from Surabaya, East Java, founded 2015, playing in the second-tier Championship 2026/27 at Gelora 10 November under coach Aji Santoso.

De'Aaron Fox

De'Aaron Fox, NBA point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, drafted fifth overall by Sacramento in 2017 from Kentucky; All-Star, 2023 Clutch Player of the Year, All-NBA Third Team, and NBA steals leader.

De'Andre Hunter

De'Andre Hunter, born 1997 in Philadelphia, is an NBA forward-guard for the Sacramento Kings. The 2019 fourth overall pick won the NCAA title with Virginia and played for Atlanta (2019-2025) and Cleveland.

De'Anthony Melton

De'Anthony Melton (born 1998) is an American NBA combo guard, "Mr. Do Something", drafted 46th in 2018 by Houston; Suns, Grizzlies, 76ers, Warriors; career-best 12.3 PPG in 2025-26 and re-signed by Golden State for two years, $11 million.