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Basketball. "Ack-Ack" = Tom Heinsohn, American forward-center [4] "Action Jackson" = Mark Jackson, American point guard [5] "The Admiral" = David Robinson, American center [6] "A.I." = Allen Iverson, American shooting guard [7] "Air Jordan" = Michael Jordan, American shooting guard.
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. Most are related to professional basketball, although a few notable nicknames from the U.S. college game are included. Players
NBA nicknames have taken on lives of their own over recent decades. Historically very good, the current generation has been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars.
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
The São Paulo Swallow, the Tennis Ballerina = Maria Bueno [ 97 ][ 98 ][ 99 ] Senorita Topspin = Conchita Martínez. Scud = Mark Philippoussis [ 100 ] Sliderman = Gaël Monfils [ 101 ] Special Kei = Kei Nishikori. Spice Girls [ 102 ] =.
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
NBC Sports Boston. ^ a b c Mazziotti, Tony (11 October 2017). "Columbus Blue Jackets: Nicknames to Know for This Season". Union and Blue. ^ a b c Ward, Allison (18 Dec 2017). "Blue Jackets' folksy nicknames part of hockey culture". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.