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Lamone
Lamone (Gruppo Sportivo Lamone, G.S. Lamone A.S.D.) is an Italian amateur road-running club founded in 1977 in Russi, province of Ravenna, named after the Lamone river; it organizes the Maratona del Lamone, one of Italy's oldest marathons, and is affiliated with FIDAL and UISP.
Lamont Peterson
Lamont "Havoc" Peterson (born 1984) is a retired American boxer from Washington, D.C. who won the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles by beating Amir Khan in a disputed 2011 split decision and later the WBA welterweight title, retiring in 2019 at 35-5-1 (17 KOs).
Lamont Roach Jr.
Lamont Roach Jr. ("The Reaper"), American boxer born 1995 in Washington, D.C.; WBA super featherweight champion 2023-2025; famous for the controversial 2025 majority draw with Gervonta Davis; later drew Isaac Cruz and lost to William Zepeda for the WBC lightweight title.
Lamont Smith
LaMont Smith (born 1972), American 400 m sprinter from Willingboro, New Jersey; won 1996 Olympic gold in the 4x400 m relay (2:55.99) running the lead-off leg; personal best 44.30; founded the LaMont Smith Foundation in 2015.
Lan Larison
Lan Larison (born 2001) is an NFL running back for the New England Patriots, a 2025 undrafted free agent from UC Davis who set the school's career all-purpose yards record (6,504) and debuted in 2026.
LAN party
LAN party: a gathering where gamers connect computers or consoles to a local area network, mainly to play multiplayer games together. Peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s before broadband; BYOC tradition; DreamHack 2013 record 22,810 visitors.
Lan Shizhang
Lan Shizhang (兰世章), born 1974 in Sanjiang, Guangxi, Chinese weightlifter; 4th in flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, two Asian Games golds, and world clean & jerk records at -54 kg and -56 kg.
Lana Prusakova
Lana Prusakova (Лана Алексеевна Прусакова), Russian freestyle skier born 2000 in Novocheboksarsk; 2016 Youth Olympic slopestyle gold medalist, 2021 World Championships big air silver medalist, 14th in slopestyle at PyeongChang 2018.
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club, founded 12 January 1864 and based at Old Trafford, is a first-class English county club; multiple County Championship titles, record one-day honours, and a professional women's Tier 1 double-winning team.
Lancaster
Lancaster is a 2011 worker placement board game by Matthias Cramer (Queen Games) set in 1413 England under Henry V; knights of strength 1-4 can displace rivals, and players vote on laws in parliament.
Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth, nicknamed Bambi, AFL flanker for the San Diego Chargers (1962-70) and Dallas Cowboys (1971-72); 542 catches, 10,266 yards, 85 TDs; first AFL player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1978.
Lance Anoa'i
Lance Anoa'i (born 1992, Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a Samoan American professional wrestler, son of Samu and grandson of Afa; MLW World Tag Team Champion, signed by WWE in 2024, retiring March 2027.
Lance Archer
Lance Archer (Lance Vance Hoyt, b. 1977), American pro wrestler active since 2000; TNA's Dallas, WWE's Vance Archer, NJPW Killer Elite Squad, two-time IWGP US Champion, now AEW's Murderhawk Monster.
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong, American cyclist, won seven consecutive Tours de France (1999-2005), founded Livestrong, then received a 2012 USADA lifetime ban and result annulment for leading the USPS team doping scheme, confessing to Oprah Winfrey in 2013.
Lance Armstrong doping case
Lance Armstrong doping case: USADA proceeding that banned Armstrong for life in 2012, voided results from August 1, 1998, and stripped his seven Tour de France titles over the US Postal Service team doping conspiracy.
Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman (Big Puma), born 1976, American switch-hitting first baseman/outfielder; Rice star, Astros 1999-2010, 366 career HR, 2006 45-HR season, 2011 Cardinals World Series champion and Comeback Player of the Year.
Lance Cade
Lance Cade was the ring name of Lance Kurtis McNaught, an American professional wrestler best known in WWE, where he won the World Tag Team Championship three times with Trevor Murdoch.
Lance Cairns
Lance Cairns (Bernard Lance Cairns, born 1949, Picton), New Zealand swing bowler and lower-order hitter, 43 Tests and 78 ODIs 1974-1985; famous for six sixes with his bat Excalibur at the MCG in 1983; father of Chris Cairns.
Lance Franklin
Lance "Buddy" Franklin (born 1987) is a retired Australian rules key forward who kicked 1,066 goals in 354 games for Hawthorn and Sydney, fourth all-time in VFL/AFL history.
Lance Klusener
Lance Klusener, nicknamed Zulu, South African all-rounder (born 1971, Durban); 1999 World Cup Player of the Tournament with 281 runs at 140.5 and 17 wickets; later Afghanistan head coach 2019-2021.
Lance Leipold
Lance Leipold, Kansas Jayhawks head football coach since April 2021; former Wisconsin-Whitewater coach with six Division III titles and 109-6 record, and Buffalo coach; led Kansas to 9-4 in 2023, No. 19 final AP.
Lance Lynn
Lance Lynn (Michael Lance Lynn, born 1987) is a retired American MLB right-handed pitcher, 2011 World Series champion and two-time All-Star with the Cardinals, Rangers, White Sox, and others; career 143-99, 3.74 ERA, retired April 1, 2025.
Lance McCullers Jr.
Lance McCullers Jr. (born 1993, Tampa) is a right-handed MLB pitcher, Astros 41st overall pick in 2012, 2017 All-Star and World Series champion, career 53-40, 3.85 ERA, later traded to the Brewers in 2026.
Lance Palmer
Lance Palmer, American featherweight MMA fighter (b. 1988, Ohio), four-time Ohio State All-American wrestler, two-time PFL champion (2018, 2019, $1 million each) and two-time WSOF champion; record reported 23-6 to 23-8.
Lance Parrish
Lance Parrish, "Big Wheel" (born 1956, Clairton, PA), American MLB catcher 1977-1995, mainly Detroit Tigers; 1984 World Series champion, 8x All-Star, 3 Gold Gloves, 6 Silver Sluggers, 324 career home runs.
Lance Rentzel
Lance Rentzel, born Thomas Lance Rentzel, was an American professional football wide receiver who played nine NFL seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Rams.
Lance Reventlow
Lance Reventlow (Lawrence Graf von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow), Woolworth heir and racing driver, founded Reventlow Automobiles Inc. in 1957 and built the Scarab, winning the 1958 LA Times Grand Prix and entering Formula 1 in 1960; died in a 1972 plane crash.
Lance Royle
Lance Royle (Lancelot Carrington Royle, 1898-1978), British sprinter and businessman; silver medalist in the 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Paris Olympics, later a Unilever and NAAFI executive and KBE.
Lance Stephenson
Lance Stephenson, "Born Ready," born 1990 in Brooklyn, is an American basketball guard/forward, New York State's all-time high school scoring leader (2,946 points), Cincinnati's 2010 Big East Rookie of the Year, and a 2010 second-round Pacers pick who played 10 NBA seasons.
Lance Storm
Lance Storm (Lance Evers), Canadian professional wrestler from Calgary; ECW, WCW, WWE competitor; only WCW wrestler to hold three titles at once; later founded Storm Wrestling Academy.