Please browse our alphabetized list of sport acronyms. If you don't find the acronym you're looking for, you may want to try searching Google by typing in the acronym plus "stands for." So, for instance, if you wanted to know the meaning of NASCAR, you'd type in "NASCAR stands for." This simple phrasing has turned up many hard to find acronyms that are now categorized on this web site.
AFC - American Football Conference
AVG - Average (usually in reference to batting average)
DNF - Did Not Finish (Race)
DNS - Did Not Start (Race)
DT - Dual Taper (a type of fly fishing line)
DQ - Disqualified
ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
FIS - Fédération Internationale de Ski
GS - Giant Slalom
HALO - High Altitude, Low Opening (skydiving term)
HIT - High Intensity Training
IOC - International Olympic Committee
ISF - International Snowboard Federation (now defunct)
OR International Softball Federation
KO - Knockout
LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association
MLB - Major League Baseball
NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
NBA - National Basketball Association
OR National Boxing Association
NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association
NFC - National Football Conference
NFL - National Football League
OBP - On-Base Percentage (baseball term)
PGA - Professional Golfers' Association
PB - Personal Best
PFT - Power Factor Training
PIYO - Pilates & Yoga
PPND - Postponed
PR - Personal Record
QB - Quarterback
RBI - Runs Batted In (baseball metric similar to assists in basketball)
SCT - Static Contraction Training
SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SLG - Slugging Percentage (baseball term)
TD - Touchdown
TT - Triangle Taper (a type of fly fishing line)
UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship
WAGS - Wives And Girlfriends
W2W - Wheel To Wheel (auto racing)
WEC - World Extreme Cagefighting
WTF - World Taekwondo Federation
WFF - Weight Forward Floating (a type of fly fishing line)
WFS - Weight Forward Sinking (a type of fly fishing line)
WPT - World Poker Tour
WWF - World Wrestling Federation
XC - Cross Country