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Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball: Gonzaga University's Division I program in Spokane, WCC member under Mark Few. 28 NCAA tournaments, 48-28, 2 Final Fours, 0 titles; 2025-26 went 31-4, lost second round to Texas.

Gonzalo Higuaín

Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín, "El Pipita", Argentine striker born 1987 in Brest, France; played for River Plate, Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, Chelsea, Milan, and Inter Miami; 365 goals in 776 games, 2014 World Cup runner-up, retired 2022.

Gonzalo Luján

Gonzalo Luján, full name Gonzalo Luján Melli, is an Argentine defender who debuted with San Lorenzo in 2021 and joined Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer in 2025.

Gonzalo Montiel

Gonzalo Ariel Montiel (born 1997), Argentine right-back, River Plate academy product, 2018 Copa Libertadores and 2022 World Cup winner who scored the decisive final shootout penalty; also Sevilla, Nottingham Forest loan, Copa América 2021 and 2024.

Gonzalo Peillat

Gonzalo Peillat, born 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentine-German field hockey defender; Olympic gold 2016 with Argentina, world champion 2023 and Olympic silver 2024 with Germany; penalty corner drag-flick specialist.

Good Good (YouTube channel)

Good Good (Good Good Golf) is a golf YouTube channel and media-apparel company founded in 2020 by Garrett Clark, Stephen Castaneda, Matt Scharff, and Micah Morris, with CEO Matt Kendrick; about 2.1M subscribers, $45M raised in 2025, Frisco, Texas.

Good Pizza, Great Pizza

Good Pizza, Great Pizza is TapBlaze's story-driven pizzeria simulator, released on mobile in 2014 and Steam/Switch in 2023, with five chapters, 300M+ downloads, and free-to-play mobile monetization.

Goodison Park

Goodison Park, Liverpool stadium opened 24 August 1892 as England's first purpose-built football ground; Everton men's home for 133 years until 2025, now home of Everton Women.

Goodnight Universe

Goodnight Universe is a 2025 first-person narrative adventure by Nice Dream and Skybound Games, spiritual sequel to Before Your Eyes, starring Isaac, a psychic 6-month-old baby, controlled optionally by webcam face tracking.

Goodwill Games

Goodwill Games: international multisport competition founded by Ted Turner in response to the 1980 and 1984 Olympic boycotts; held in Moscow 1986, Seattle 1990, St. Petersburg 1994, New York 1998, Brisbane 2001, plus a 2000 Winter Games; discontinued after losing over $110 million.

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Annual four-day motorsport festival held each July at Goodwood House, West Sussex; founded 1993 by the 11th Duke of Richmond; centered on a 1.16-mile hillclimb; hillclimb record 39.08 seconds by Max Chilton in 2022.

Goofenspiel

Goofenspiel, also Goofspiel or GOPS (Game of Pure Strategy), is a two-player bidding card game: identical suits bid secretly for prize cards, higher bid wins; 91 points, no luck, attributed to Merrill Flood, 1930s.

Google Cardboard

Google Cardboard: fold-out cardboard VR viewer launched at Google I/O 2014, using a smartphone and two lenses as a 3D headset; 5 million shipped by 2016, open-sourced in 2019, later discontinued.

Google Play

Google Play, formerly Android Market (launched 22 October 2008, rebranded 6 March 2012), is Google's digital store for Android apps, games, and media, serving 3 billion+ monthly users; reshaped by Epic Games litigation and 2026 fee and billing reforms.

Google Stadia

Google Stadia was Google's cloud gaming service, announced March 2019 and launched November 2019, streaming games from data centers with custom AMD Radeon GPUs at up to 4K/60; shut down January 18, 2023 with refunds.

Googly

Googly, also called wrong 'un or bosie: a cricket leg-spinner's disguised delivery, an off break bowled with a leg break action, turning opposite to the batter's expectation; invented by Bernard Bosanquet in the late 1890s.

Goomba

Goomba: mushroom-shaped enemy of Nintendo's Super Mario franchise, debuting in Super Mario Bros. (1985). Shiitake-based design, defeated by one jump, Bowser's traitor minion, playable in several spinoffs.

Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin (Leon Allen Goslin, 1900–1971), Hall of Fame left fielder for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers; .316 hitter, 2,735 hits, 1924 and 1935 World Series winner, 1928 AL batting champion.

Goose Gossage

Rich "Goose" Gossage (born 1951) is a Hall of Fame relief pitcher (1972–1994) with 310 saves, 1,502 strikeouts, a 3.01 ERA, nine All-Star selections, and the 1978 World Series with the Yankees; elected to Cooperstown in 2008.

Göran Claeson

Göran Claeson (Rolf Göran Claeson), Swedish speed skater born 1945, Södermalms IK; 1972 Olympic 1,500 m bronze at Sapporo, 1973 World and European Allround champion, 1969 allround world record, Oscar Mathisen Trophy 1973.

Goran Dragić

Goran Dragić (Gogi, The Dragon), Slovenian guard born 1986 in Ljubljana; 15 NBA seasons, 2008 second-round pick; 2014 Most Improved Player, 2018 All-Star, EuroBasket 2017 champion and MVP; retired December 2023.

Goran Flodstrom

Göran Flodström (Goran Flodstrom), Swedish épée fencer born 1953 in Stockholm; Djurgårdens IF; 1976 Montreal Olympic team épée gold, =7 individual; world team titles 1974, 1975, 1977; injured in the Olympic final.

Goran Ivanišević

Goran Ivanišević (Горан Иванишевић), Croatian tennis player born 1971 in Split; 2001 Wimbledon champion as a wildcard ranked 125, the only Open Era wildcard to win a Grand Slam singles title; later coached Djokovic.

Göran Kropp

Göran Kropp, full name Lars Olof Göran Kropp, was a Swedish mountaineer who in 1996 bicycled from Stockholm to Nepal, climbed Everest without bottled oxygen, and cycled home.

Goran Pandev (Горан Пандев)

Goran Pandev (Горан Пандев), born 1983 in Strumica, Macedonian forward; 2010 Champions League and treble with Inter, Lazio, Napoli, Galatasaray, Genoa; North Macedonia's all-time top scorer with 38 goals in 122 caps.

Goran Perkovac

Goran Perkovac (born 1962, Slatina) is a Croatian handball player and coach: Olympic gold captain 1996 and bronze 1988, Swiss league record scorer, coach of Switzerland, Greece, Croatia (2023–24), and Iraq.

Goran Rađenović

Goran Rađenović (Горан Рађеновић), born 1966 in Niš, is a Montenegrin former water polo player who won Olympic gold with Yugoslavia at Seoul 1988, plus 1991 world and European titles, then coached in Serbia and Italy.

Goran Sprem

Goran Šprem, born 1979 in Dubrovnik, is a retired Croatian handball left wing who won Olympic gold at Athens 2004, world titles in 2003, and later worked in sports travel and RTL commentary.

Goran Sukno

Goran Sukno (Горан Сукно; 1959–2026) was a Croatian water polo player who won Olympic gold for Yugoslavia in 1984 and the 1986 world championship as captain.

Goran Vujevic

Goran Vujević (Горан Вујевић), Montenegrin volleyball player born 1973 in Cetinje; Olympic gold 2000 and bronze 1996 with Yugoslavia; 293 national-team caps 1995–2006; not the footballers Goran Vučević or Goran Vujović.