S: (n) baton (a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race)
S: (n) cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick (sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards)
S: (n) mallet (a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball)
S: (n) pole (a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting)
S: (n) racket, racquet (a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games)