1. No Ball Allowed.
   National Basketball Association.
2. No Brains Allowed.
   Nationwide Basket Assembly.

The National Basketball Association or NBA for short is the organization of professional basketball teams in the USA. But of course, it also has a worldwide audience as a fan base.

1. International Olympic Committee.
   International Occupational Crisis.
2. Intensity of Core.
   Interactive Olympic Choices.

The International Olympic Committee or IOC is the international committee in charge of the Olympics. They are in charge of both the summer and the winter Olympic games.

1. Marry My Aikido.
   Mixed Martial Arts.
2. Martyred Martial Arts.
   More Martial Arts.

Mixed martial arts or MMA was created with the original objective of letting fighters with different martial arts or combat backgrounds duke it out, to see which fighting style was the greatest. But when players started to use a mix to win (or survive!), a new set of sports rules and a whole new category of contact sports, was born.

1. Major Line of Brave.
   Mother Load of Babes.
2. Miller Lite Beer.
   Major League Baseball.

Major League Baseball or MLB is regarded as one of the oldest sports leagues in North America. In fact, it might be the oldest of 'em all.

1. high impact inner training
   holy interestingly intense training
2. High-intensity interval training
   hyper intensity international training

High-intensity interval training or HIIT is a very intense cardio training session which, by its name, consists of different types of cardio exercises done alternatively. Please go see a doctor before hitting the gym for some HIIT stuff.

1. NorthAmerican Football League.
   Nationwide Football League.
2. National Football League.
   Nation Football League.

The National Football League or NFL is the American professional football league. Worldwide, perhaps the most popular aspect of the NFL is its yearly championship game called the Super Bowl.

1. Hall of Fallen.
   Hall of Fame.
2. Hall of Forgiven.
   Hall of Feasts.

When we say HOF, it means Hall of Fame. Different sports clusters have their own listing and criteria of what group or athlete should belong to their Hall of Fame.

1. Peer Golf Amateurs.
   Pioneering Golfing Association.
2. Professional Golf Association.
   Pure Golf Ambience.

PGA stands for Professional Golf Association. It's an official golfers' association in the US, but they're not in charge of all golfing tournaments.

1. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
   European and Southern Playing News.
2. Entertaining Sports Processing Network
   Electronic Sports Payment Network.

ESPN means Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The famous American sports cable channel actually broadcasts worldwide as well.

1. Nationwide Association of Spectacular Car Races.
   North Atlantic Southern Car Auto Racing.
2. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
   North American Summer Car Auto Races.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is an official stock car racing organization. An American family is in charge of it, and their base is in Florida.

1. Warlord Player Team.
   Weird Performing Troupe.
2. World Poker Tour.
   Wide Playing Trials.

WPT is World Poker Tour. It's an international poker tournament that's also broadcast on TV.

1. Keel Over.
   Kerry Over.
2. Knock Out.
   Kool Out.

KO has entered the regular lexicon to refer to someone being knocked out or heavily punched. But its originally a term for boxing and it means an opponent gets punched falls on the mat and doesn't get up after the referee has counted to 12.

1. French in Forwarding Assembly.
   Flow In Flaming Association.
2. Flaying In Football Always.
   Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

So when soccer fans or World Cup peeps say "football," they actually mean soccer. Ask FIFA, or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, for clarification.

1. performance and yogurt
   peering and yawning
2. planking and yodeling
   Pilates and yoga

PiYo is the latest workout thang in the world of fitness. It combines the principles of Pilates and yoga.

1. Ladies Professional Golf Association.
   Leering PGA men.
2. Lunching PGA members.
   Lovely PGA members.

The LPGA or Ladies Professional Golf Association is an American pro golfers association for female players. However, they also host tours where international players could also compete.

1. Gunner Of A Trade.
   Greatest Of All Time.
2. Gender Of A Transition.
   Gloat On A Tournament.

GOAT refers to "greatest of all time." And no, that's not just Muhammad Ali, but many athletes who proved their great worth during their heyday of play.

1. Hamster.
   Hurriedt.
2. Halftime.
   Hluttaw.

HT or halftime is the pause within the game, which takes place after the first half of the game has concluded, and before the second half begins. American football also has this, as well as other team sports divided into two halves.

1. Weave and Grieve.
   Wives and Girlfriends.
2. Wallets and Guns.
   Wining and Go-Go dancing.

WAGS is an acronym coined for Wives And Girlfriends of sports stars. But wait, there's more: HABS is also kinda emerging -- meaning husbands and boyfriends of female athletes. Equality is important, right?

1. Hit and Run.
   Hold and Run.
2. Home Run.
   Hike Run.

HR means "home run" in baseball. That usually happens when a batter hits the ball outside of the game's perimeter, so the batter can run around all four bases and claim points for them.

1. Questbro.
   Quarterboss.
2. Quelledback.
   Quarterback.

QB or quarterback is a term used in American football. It's a very important position, and those who have held it become celebrities in their own right.

1. Mighty vindictive pro.
   Most valuable player.
2. Most vandalized post.
   Mighty victorious playoff.

MVP often stands for "most valuable player." While basketball is a team sport, it's unavoidable that a lone player can become the MVP because of their amazing solo performance.

1. Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
   Sea Core Use Brains.
2. Swimmers Can Use Bathrooms.
   Surfing and Canoeing Underwater Brotherhood Assembly.

The Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus or SCUBA for short consists of a mechanism that a diver puts on their back and uses to breathe underwater. There's an art to carrying that thing with you, and divers earn SCUBA certifications for diving, too.

1. National Collegiate Athletic Association.
   Nation College Association of Athletes.
2. Nationwide College Application for Athletes.
   National Core Assembly of Athletes.

The NCAA or National Collegiate Athletic Association is an organization that regulates academic sports teams, usually at the college level. While they move like pros, NCAA athletes are still considered as amateurs since they don't get paid.

1. Yo De Sito.
   Yards.
2. Yellowed Suds.
   Yarn Drives.

YDS means yards, so a singular yard can also be termed as YD. It's a big deal to count yards in football stats.

1. Strikeout.
   Super Outrageous.
2. Spiked Others.
   Stunned Out.

SO means strikeout in baseball. A strike is when a batter couldn't hit a good pitch or when they hit the ball badly; three of those kinds of blunders renders a strikeout.

1. Take Down.
   Truly Determined.
2. Touchdown.
   Trying to Do.

TD means touchdown, or when a player scores a point. It may just be the happiest acronym for both players and fans! Go team!

1. Middle Detention.
   Motor Drive.
2. Majority Decision.
   Minor Dry.

MD means majority decision, meaning majority of the judges in the game favor one player to win. Their decisions usually have numerical basis, and not just whimsical in nature.

1. Ubiquitous Defense.
   Ultimate Driver.
2. Underhanded Docking.
   Unanimous Decision.

UD means Unanimous Decision. This means all of the judges in a boxing match decide on one boxer to win.

1. Driving north faced.
   Deep into frying.
2. Did not finish.
   Defense not frisked.

DNF means Did Not Finish. It's an official call on racers who were initially there at the start of the race but were nowhere to be found by the end of it. Tough luck!

1. Orange trick.
   Overtime.
2. Out of Touch.
   Outside Tracks.

OT or overtime is a universal term for sporting matches that have to clock in extra time for playing. It is used to determine a winner from a tie score in most cases. It's also a term used by office workers, one they don't like doing -- unless they get paid for it!

1. Northern Packers Association of Cali-surfers.
   Gnarly Person with AC.
2. Nice Person at Crust.
   North Pacific Ocean.

The North Pacific Ocean or NPAC by surfers is that northern part of the Pacific Ocean where huge storms cause great swells, and land on the coastlines of surf-friendly beaches found in the area. And that's swell news for surfers who love catching great waves!

1. Free Throw.
   Fumble Time.
2. Frisk Team.
   Full Throttle.

An FT or free throw is a chance for a basketball player to score points all by themselves after they are subjected to a foul move by an opponent. So it's like b-ball karma.

1. Publicity Respite.
   Press Release.
2. Protected Ranking.
   Pound Reverse.

Tennis players request for a PR or protected ranking if they want to sit out because of an injury for a few months; they can get back in the game when they've healed. This way, whatever rank they have prior to the injury will not be affected, and they can return to tournaments using their ranking.

1. United States Organized Crime.
   United States Organization of Champions.
2. United States Olympic Committee.
   United Sports Only Commission.

The United States Olympic Committee or USOC is the governing body in the US that takes care of the country's participation in the Olympics and such. Each country has this kind of committee, at least those eligible to join the Olympics.

1. Dosage Quantifier.
   Dairy Queened.
2. Disqualified.
   Direct Qontact.

DQ generally means disqualified, like when an athlete is found to have disobeyed rules of engagement and then gets kicked out. In boxing, DQ means disqualification, but practically the same concept.