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A	Accuracy Admiral’s Cup Aerobics Aikido Alpine Skiing Amateur Athletic Union of the United States Amateur Sports America’s Cup Race American League Aquatic Sports Archery Atherton, Michael Andrew Athletics Automobile Racing

C	Caber, Tossing The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Canoeing Caulfield Cup Champion Channel Swimming Chariot Racing Children’s Sports Cockfighting College Sports Commonwealth Games Coursing Court Games Court Tennis Cricket (game) Cross-Country Running Cross-Country Skiing Cy Young Award Cycling

D	Davis Cup Decathlon Defense (athletic) Derby (race) Distance Running Diving (sport) Dog Racing Dogsled Dogsledding Draft (sports) Drag Racing Driving

E	Emerson, Roy Endurance Equestrian Sports

F	Falconry Fancy, The Fed Cup Fencing Field Hockey Fighting (sports) Fishing Football Football, Canadian Football, Gaelic Foul Fox Hunting Freestyle

G	Games, Ancient Golf Grand National Steeplechase Grand Prix Greek Games Gymnastics

H	Hand Signals Handball Handicap (sports) Heisman Trophy Henley Regatta Heptathlon Highland Games Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers Horse Racing Horse Shows Horsemanship Hunting Hurling

I	Ice Boating Ice Climbing Ice Hockey Ice Polo Ice Skating Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Indianapolis 500 Individual Sports International Competition Irish Sweepstakes Iron Man

J	Jai Alai Jockey Jockey Club Jousting Judo Jujutsu

K	Karate Kendo Kentucky Derby Kung Fu

L	Lacrosse Little League Luge

M	Madison Square Garden Marathon (sport) Marksmanship Martial Arts Minor Leagues Motorboat Racing Motorcycle Racing Mountain Biking Mountain Climbing

N	Nabisco Championship National Basketball Association National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc., The National Hockey League National League Negro Leagues Netball Nordic Skiing

O	Olympic Games (modern) Olympic Games (ancient) Orienteering

P	Paddle Tennis Pan American Games Paralympic Games Pentathlon Performance-Enhancing Drugs PGA and LPGA Championships Pigeon Racing Polo Pony Trekking Powell, Mike Preakness Stakes Professional Sports Professional Wrestling

Q	Quadrathon

T	T’ai Chi Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Target Shooting Team Handball Tennis The Masters Thoroughbred Throwing Tour de France Track and Field Trapshooting and Skeet Triathlon

U	United States Open (golf)

V	Vince Lombardi Trophy Volleyball

W	Wagering Walking Water Polo Weightlifting Whitewater Rafting Williams, Venus Windsurfing World Cup (soccer) World Series Wrestling

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