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Def Jam Vendetta
Def Jam Vendetta is a 2003 Aki-developed, EA-published wrestling game for PS2 and GameCube, pitting Def Jam rappers like DMX and Method Man in a New York underground circuit run by D-Mobb, built on the WWF No Mercy engine.
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Def Jam: Fight for NY is a 2004 AKI-developed, EA-published 3D fighting game for PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, also known as Def Jam Fight for New York, with 67 rappers, five fighting styles, and Metacritic 83.
Def Jam: Icon
Def Jam: Icon is a 2007 hip-hop fighting game by EA Chicago for PS3 and Xbox 360, third in the Def Jam series, with music-driven arenas, DJ controls, and a Build-A-Label career mode.
DEFCON (video game)
DEFCON (DEFCON: Global Thermonuclear War) is a 2006 real-time strategy game by Introversion Software, inspired by WarGames, in which up to six players wage nuclear war on a vector world map; Metacritic 84.
Defender (association football)
A defender in association football is an outfield player closest to their own goal who prevents scoring by marking attackers, intercepting passes, and winning the ball.
Defensa y Justicia
Defensa y Justicia (El Halcón), Argentine club from Florencio Varela founded 1935; promoted to Primera in 2014, Copa Sudamericana 2020 and Recopa 2021 winner; distinct from namesakes.
Defense of the Ancients
Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is a 2003 Warcraft III custom map by Eul, expanded by Guinsoo and IceFrog, that defined the MOBA genre and led to Valve's Dota 2.
Defenses to 1NT openings
Defenses to 1NT openings are bridge bidding conventions, including Cappelletti, Landy, DONT, Meckwell, and CRASH, that replace natural overcalls after an opponent opens one notrump.
Defensive back
Defensive back (DB), also called the secondary: American football defenders (cornerbacks, safeties, nickel/dime backs) who cover receivers in man or zone schemes and are governed by pass interference rules.
Defensive end
Defensive end (DE): American football defensive lineman aligned outside the tackles; sets the edge against the run and rushes the passer. In a 4-3 he is the edge rusher; in a 3-4 he is a bigger two-gap run defender, with EDGE covering both DE and 3-4 OLB.
Defensive tackle
Defensive tackle (DT), including nose tackle and three-technique, is the interior defensive lineman position in American football; interior linemen control run gaps, take double teams, and pressure the quarterback from inside the pocket.
Defensor sporting
Defensor Sporting Club, Montevideo Uruguayan sports club from the 1989 merger of Club Atlético Defensor and Sporting Club Uruguay; four football titles (1976, 1987, 1991, 2007-08) and record 20 basketball championships.
Deferred shading
Deferred shading is a real-time rendering technique with two passes: a geometry pass fills a G-buffer of surface properties, and a lighting pass shades each pixel from it.
Deflategate
Deflategate: 2015 NFL scandal in which Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games over allegedly deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game; Wells Report, arbitration, and federal appeals followed until July 2016.
Defne Cakmak
Defne Cakmak (Defne Çakmak), Turkish compound archer with Demka Okçuluk Spor Kulübü; 2026 European indoor U21 champion, two World Cup team golds (Shanghai, Antalya 2026), career-best 700 at 50m, world ranking 19-20.
DeForest Buckner
DeForest Buckner, Honolulu-born NFL defensive tackle (6-7, 295 lbs), Oregon star, 49ers first-rounder (7th overall, 2016), traded to Colts in 2020; two-time All-Pro, three Pro Bowls, 75.5 career sacks.
Deft (김혁규) (gamer)
Deft (김혁규, Kim Hyuk-kyu, born 1996) is a South Korean League of Legends AD carry; Worlds 2022 champion with DRX, MSI 2015 winner with EDG, first to win Worlds, MSI, LCK and LPL, now returning from military service.
Defunct esports organizations
Defunct esports organizations are professional competitive-gaming teams and brands that ceased operations through bankruptcy, acquisition, or dissolution, including TSM, FaZe Clan, Astralis, RNG, and Guild Esports.
Defunct horse racing venues
Defunct horse racing venues are permanently closed racecourses, as US thoroughbred tracks have fallen to roughly 75 from more than 300 in the late 1800s.
Defunct states at the Universiade
Defunct states at the Universiade covers former competitors such as the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and East Germany, whose results FISU still lists under their own discontinued codes.
DEFY Wrestling
DEFY Wrestling, Seattle-based independent pro wrestling promotion founded 2017 by Matt Farmer and Jim Perry; home venue Historic Washington Hall; merged with PROGRESS Wrestling 2024; titles include DEFY World and Womens Championships.
Dehart Hubbard
DeHart Hubbard (William DeHart Hubbard, 1903-1976), American long jumper from Cincinnati who won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics, the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold, and set a 7.89 m long jump world record in 1925.
Deion Branch
Deion Branch (Anthony Deion Branch Jr., born 1979) is a former NFL wide receiver, Louisville star, and Super Bowl XXXIX MVP with 11 catches for 133 yards; two-time champion with the Patriots, later traded to Seattle and reacquired in 2010.
Deion Burks
Deion Burks (born 2003) is an NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 254th overall in 2026 after college careers at Purdue and Oklahoma; 4.30-second 40-yard dash, 151 career college catches.
Deion Jones
Deion Jones (born 1995) is an NFL linebacker from New Orleans, an LSU product drafted 52nd overall by the Falcons in 2016, a 2017 Pro Bowler, now with the San Francisco 49ers after stints with Cleveland, Carolina, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans.
Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders (born 1967, Fort Myers, Florida), "Prime Time"/"Coach Prime", Hall of Fame cornerback, two-time Super Bowl winner, only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and World Series, now Colorado head coach.
Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Figueiredo, Brazilian UFC bantamweight and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion (first Brazilian to win the flyweight title), known for his four-fight Brandon Moreno rivalry, record 25-8-1, and 2023 move to 135 lb.
Dejan Dabovic
Dejan Dabović (Дејан Дабовић), Yugoslav water polo player born 1944 in Herceg Novi, won gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, earned 110 caps with 53 goals, and died of COVID-19 in Belgrade in 2020.
Dejan Kulusevski
Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer born 2000 in Stockholm, attacking midfielder/right winger for Tottenham and Sweden (45 caps). Parma breakout, €35m Juventus move, 2024-25 Europa League winner, 526-day patella injury layoff.
Dejan Lovren
Dejan Lovren, Croatian centre-back born 1989 in Zenica, played for Dinamo Zagreb, Lyon, Southampton, Liverpool (185 games, 2019 Champions League, 2020 Premier League), Zenit, Lyon again, and PAOK; 78 Croatia caps, 2018 World Cup silver and 2022 bronze.