Other Sports, STO-VAL
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Stone, Toni
Toni Stone was an American baseball player who, as a member of the Negro American League’s Indianapolis Clowns,......
Stotz, Carl E.
Carl E. Stotz was an American sports organizer, the founder and commissioner of Little League baseball. Stotz,......
Strahan, Michael
Michael Strahan is an American professional football player and television personality who, playing defensive end......
Straight-rail billiards
Straight-rail billiards, billiard game played with three balls (one red and two white) on a table without pockets.......
Strawberry, Darryl
Darryl Strawberry is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who burst onto the scene in the 1980s with seemingly......
Strickland de la Hunty, Shirley
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an athlete from Australia who won seven Olympic medals between 1948 and 1956,......
Strode, Woody
Woody Strode was an American character actor who was part of director John Ford’s “family” of actors, appearing......
Su Bingtian
Su Bingtian is a Chinese track-and-field athlete who in 2015 became the first Asian-born sprinter to run the 100......
Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl, postseason American collegiate football game played on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in New Orleans.......
sulky
sulky, originally a light, open, one-horse, four-wheeled vehicle with its single seat for only one person fixed......
Sullivan, Mick
Mick Sullivan was a British rugby player who was one of Britain’s most reliable and respected rugby league players......
Summitt, Pat
Pat Summitt was an American collegiate women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee (1974–2012) who......
Sunday Silence
Sunday Silence, (foaled 1986), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1989 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness......
Super Bowl
Super Bowl, in U.S. professional football, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), played......
Super Bowl Sunday: An Unofficial Holiday
On Sunday, February 7, 2016, the Carolina Panthers will meet the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl to determine......
Surtees, John
John Surtees was a British motorsport racer who was the only competitor to have won world championships while racing......
Sutherland, Jock
Jock Sutherland was an American collegiate and professional football coach who in a 24-year career had teams who......
Suzuki, Ichiro
Ichiro Suzuki is a Japanese baseball player who amassed the most total hits across all professional baseball leagues......
Swaps
Swaps, (foaled 1952), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who established four world speed records and was voted......
Swoopes, Sheryl
Sheryl Swoopes is a former basketball player who won three Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most......
Szewińska, Irena
Irena Szewińska was a Polish sprinter who dominated women’s athletics over two decades. Between 1964 and 1976 she......
T20 World Cup
The ICC T20 World Cup is a biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket competition organized by the International......
T20 World Cup Records
Since the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 (now the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup) was held in 2007, the short format has......
table tennis
table tennis, ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and played on a flat table divided into two equal courts......
Tarasov, Anatoly
Anatoly Tarasov was a Russian ice hockey coach whose innovations in Soviet hockey established the country as the......
Tatum, Jayson
Jayson Tatum is a standout forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected......
Taurasi, Diana
Diana Taurasi is an American former professional basketball player who was one of the greatest players in the history......
Taylor, Henry
Henry Taylor was a British swimmer who won five Olympic medals and was the first man to hold world records in the......
Taylor, Lawrence
Lawrence Taylor is an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player, considered one of the best......
team roping
team roping, timed rodeo event in which two mounted contestants attempt to rope and immobilize a full-grown steer.......
Tebow, Tim
Tim Tebow is a former American football player who was a dominant dual-threat quarterback at the University of......
Tendulkar, Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian professional cricket player, considered by many to be one of the greatest batters......
tennis
tennis, game in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) use tautly strung rackets to......
The 10 greatest basketball players of all time
It’s time for Britannica—OK, one editor at Britannica—to jump into the perpetually unresolved “greatest ever in......
The 100th Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. In 2016 it celebrates another milestone: its 100th......
The Agony and Ecstasy of Football Fandom: Norway’s “Viking Row” and Other Soccer Chants
Every football (soccer) match begins long before the whistle for kickoff—it is preceded by a chorus of songs and......
The Canadian Football League: 10 Claims to Fame
The Canadian Football League (CFL) did not officially come into being until 1958, but Canadian teams have battled......
The First Indy 500: A Spectacular Start in 1911
On May 30, 1911, “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” was born with the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500.......
The one-and-done era of NBA basketball
Beginning with the 2006 draft, the NBA instituted a new requirement: players would be eligible to be drafted into......
Thomas Cup
Thomas Cup, trophy signifying world supremacy in the sport of badminton. The cup was donated in 1939 by Sir George......
Thomas, Isiah
Isiah Thomas is an American basketball player and coach, considered one of the best point guards in the history......
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe is an Australian athlete, who was the most successful swimmer in that country’s history, accumulating......
Thorpe, Jim
Jim Thorpe was one of the most accomplished all-around athletes in history who in 1950 was selected by American......
three-day event
three-day event, equestrian competition, testing the overall abilities of horse and rider in competition at dressage,......
Thurmond, Nate
Nate Thurmond was an American basketball player who was one of the greatest centres in National Basketball Association......
Tiant, Luis
Luis Tiant was a professional baseball player who was one of the outstanding pitchers of the 1970s and won more......
Tilden, Bill
Bill Tilden was an American tennis player who dominated the game for more than a decade, winning seven U.S. championships......
Tillman, Pat
Pat Tillman was an American football player who left a lucrative National Football League (NFL) career playing......
Tim Tam
Tim Tam, (foaled 1955), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1958 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness......
Today in History—April 22: When the National League First “Played Ball”
Most baseball fans fall into one of two camps: National League or American League. It defines who you root for......
Today in History—April 9: The Day Baseball Moved Indoors
On this day in 1965, Mickey Mantle was given a big—if slightly strange—honor: The Yankees manager moved him to......
Today in History—December 21: The Birth of Basketball
It was a stormy day in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the students at the International Young Men’s Christian......
Today in History—February 22: A Cold War Showdown on Ice
On this day in 1980, the impossible happened at the Lake Placid Winter Games: A ragtag U.S. hockey team of college......
Today in History—February 9: Magic Johnson’s All-Star Return Amid the AIDS Crisis
Today in 1992 Magic Johnson was named MVP of his 12th NBA All-Star Game—the only game he played that entire season.......
Today in History—January 14: The “No-Name Guys” and the Perfect Season
On a balmy California day in 1973, the Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl and became the first and only team in......
Today in History—July 13: The First World Cup Begins
On an unusually cold winter day in 1930, players from Europe and the Americas took to the field in Montevideo,......
Today in History—July 18: Baseball’s Black Sox Trial Begins
The heavily favored Chicago White Sox lost the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games. The behavior......
Today in History—July 6: Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon
“At last! At last!” So said Althea Gibson when she won Wimbledon on this day in 1957. In doing so, she became the......
Today in History—June 22: The Infamous “Hand of God” Play
Forty years ago today, Argentine footballer Diego Maradona’s performance during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal......
Today in History—June 29: Brazil’s First World Cup Title
It had been eight years since Brazil suffered the national trauma known as El Maracanazo, its shocking loss to......
Today in History—March 2: Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record game
On this day in 1962 American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game—an incredible......
Today in History—May 30: The Real Story of A League of Their Own
Swing, batter, batter, swing! And she did, on this day in 1943, when the All-American Girls Professional Baseball......
Today in History—October 28: Castro and Chávez Play Ball
On this day in 2000, Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chávez brought their shared love of baseball......
Today in History—October 7: The Most Lopsided Score in College Football
On this day in 1916, Georgia Tech demolished Cumberland College, 222–0, in the biggest blowout in college football......
Today in History—September 20: Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs
On this day in 1973, Bobby Riggs took on Billie Jean King in a tennis match televised around the world. He was......
Today in History—September 22: The Day Only 413 Fans Watched the Yankees
On this day in 1966, the Yankees set a weird new record: smallest paid attendance at a baseball game at Yankee......
Toews, Jonathan
Jonathan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who, while playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the......
Tomlin, Mike
Mike Tomlin is an American football head coach who led the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2026. During......
Tomlinson, LaDainian
LaDainian Tomlinson is an American professional gridiron football player who was one of the most productive running......
Tourist Trophy races
Tourist Trophy races, best known and most demanding of the European motorcycle races. First run in 1907 on the......
Tretiak, Vladislav
Vladislav Tretiak is a Soviet ice hockey player who was considered one of the greatest goaltenders in the history......
triathlon
triathlon, an endurance contest involving swimming, cycling, and running. The sport evolved out of a 1970s American......
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett is an Australian swimmer who set several world records in the 100-metre freestyle. She also won......
Triple Crown
Triple Crown, in British horse racing, championship attributed to a colt or filly that in a single season wins......
Triple Crown
Triple Crown, in American horse racing, championship attributed to a three-year-old Thoroughbred that in a single......
trotting
trotting, horse racing event in which Standardbred horses drawing sulkies compete. See harness...
Trout, Mike
Mike Trout is an American baseball centre fielder who was one of the sport’s best all-around players of the early......
Trumper, Victor Thomas
Victor Thomas Trumper was an Australian cricketer who, as an outstanding batsman, is best remembered for his ability......
Tuberville, Tommy
Tommy Tuberville is a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama and a former high-school and college football player......
Tunnell, Emlen
Emlen Tunnell was an American football player who in 1967 became the first African American to be enshrined in......
Turner, Ted
Ted Turner was an American broadcasting entrepreneur, philanthropist, sportsman, and environmentalist who founded......
Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20 cricket, truncated form of cricket that revolutionized the game when it was introduced in 2003 with rule......
Two Thousand Guineas
Two Thousand Guineas, one of the English Classic horse races (with the Derby, the Saint Leger, the One Thousand......
Twyman, Jack
Jack Twyman was an American professional basketball player who was a six-time National Basketball Association (NBA)......
Tyus, Wyomia
Wyomia Tyus is an American sprinter who held the world record for the 100-metre race (1964–65, 1968–72) and was......
U.S. Open
U.S. Open, international tennis tournament, the fourth and final of the major events that make up the annual Grand......
U.S. Open Winners
Held each year from late August through early September, the U.S. Open is the final major tennis tournament of......
Uber Cup
Uber Cup, trophy representing the women’s world championship in the sport of badminton. The cup was contributed......
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League, annual men’s association football (soccer) tournament managed by the Union of European Football......
Ulvang, Vegard
Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian Nordic skier known both for his successful racing career and for his many adventurous......
Unitas, Johnny
Johnny Unitas was an American professional gridiron football player who is considered to be one of the all-time......
Unser, Al
Al Unser was an American automobile-racing driver from a prestigious family of drivers, who won the Indianapolis......
Unser, Bobby
Bobby Unser was an American automobile-racing driver from a family of drivers, who won the Indianapolis 500 three......
Unwritten rules of baseball
The rules of baseball, both written and unwritten, have evolved over time, with customs changing across generations,......
Upshaw, Gene
Gene Upshaw was an American professional gridiron football player and labour union director. Upshaw was a Hall......
Urlacher, Brian
Brian Urlacher is an American professional gridiron football player known for his aggressive play and hard-hitting......
Uruguayan Air Force flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, flight of an airplane charted by a Uruguayan amateur rugby team that crashed in......
Valenzuela, Fernando
Fernando Valenzuela was a Mexican professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons in the major leagues......
van Basten, Marco
Marco van Basten is a Dutch football (soccer) player and coach who was a three-time European Player of the Year......