| Sports phrase meaning not in contention | 39 |
| Sports physicians' concerns | 31 |
| Sports piece | 12 |
| Sports place | 12 |
| Sports places | 13 |
| Sports playback format, briefly | 31 |
| Sports players: Abbr. | 21 |
| Sports playground | 17 |
| Sports ploy | 11 |
| Sports prediction, part 2 | 25 |
| Sports prediction, part 3 | 25 |
| Sports prize sought in 1992 | 27 |
| Sports pro's rep | 20 |
| Sports program | 14 |
| Sports quartet | 14 |
| Sports racquet | 14 |
| Sports radio topics | 19 |
| Sports receivers | 16 |
| Sports recordkeeper | 19 |
| Sports regulatory org. | 22 |
| Sports replay effect | 20 |
| Sports replay mode | 18 |
| Sports replay technique | 23 |
| Sports replay term | 18 |
| Sports replay, for short | 24 |
| Sports reporter Andrews | 23 |
| Sports reporter Craig | 21 |
| Sports reporter Hammond | 23 |
| Sports reporter Sainz | 21 |
| Sports reporters' spot | 26 |
| Sports results | 14 |
| Sports retiree of 2008 | 22 |
| Sports retiree of 9/3/2006 | 26 |
| Sports rout | 11 |
| Sports schedule column | 22 |
| Sports schedule span | 20 |
| Sports scoop | 12 |
| Sports score most likely to be on the highlight reel? | 53 |
| Sports score notations | 22 |
| Sports scores, for short | 24 |
| Sports season statistic | 23 |
| Sports seasons: Abbr. | 21 |
| Sports section decimals | 23 |
| Sports section staple | 21 |
| Sports segment | 14 |
| Sports segment that often includes highlights | 45 |
| Sports semifinal | 16 |
| Sports sensation, slangily | 26 |
| Sports setbacks | 15 |
| Sports setting | 14 |
| Sports settings | 15 |
| Sports shirt brand | 18 |
| Sports shocker | 14 |
| Sports shockers | 15 |
| Sports shoe | 11 |
| Sports shoe attachment | 22 |
| Sports shoe brand | 17 |
| Sports shoe grippers | 20 |
| Sports shoe released in 1985 | 28 |
| Sports shoes, informally | 24 |
| Sports show ending | 18 |
| Sports show feature | 19 |
| Sports show staple | 18 |
| Sports show summary | 19 |
| Sports show-off | 15 |
| Sports showoff | 14 |
| Sports side | 11 |
| Sports site | 11 |
| Sports site that broke the Brett Favre harassment story | 55 |
| Sports sites | 12 |
| Sports slacks | 13 |
| Sports sled | 11 |
| Sports specialists | 18 |
| Sports specialty | 16 |
| Sports spectator, at times | 26 |
| Sports spectators | 17 |
| Sports spectators' place | 28 |
| Sports spheroids | 16 |
| Sports spot | 11 |
| Sports spots | 12 |
| Sports squad | 12 |
| Sports squad honoring Old Glory | 31 |
| Sports squad that rarely has home games | 39 |
| Sports stadium | 14 |
| Sports stadium section | 22 |
| Sports stadiums | 15 |
| Sports standard | 15 |
| Sports star who lent his name to a clothing line | 48 |
| Sports star who wrote 2009's "Open: An Autobiography" | 67 |
| Sports star who wrote the 2008 best seller "A Champion's Mind" | 76 |
| Sports star with an accent in his name | 38 |
| Sports star with size 18 shoes | 30 |
| Sports star's rep | 21 |
| Sports stat | 11 |
| Sports stat hound's reference | 33 |
| Sports stat that's best when low | 36 |
| Sports stat. | 12 |
| Sports statistician | 19 |
| Sports stats | 12 |
| Sports stats specification | 26 |