| Sport whose name means "soft way" | 43 |
| Sport whose participants are masked | 35 |
| Sport whose top ranking is yokozuna | 35 |
| Sport with a museum in Lake Worth, Florida | 42 |
| Sport with a pointless point to it | 34 |
| Sport with a pre-match mat-salting ritual | 41 |
| Sport with a referee called a gyoji | 35 |
| Sport with orange balls, perhaps | 32 |
| Sport with wrestlers called rikishi | 35 |
| Sport ___ (some soccer mom vehicles) | 36 |
| Sporting a fake nose and glasses, maybe | 39 |
| Sporting attractions on cruise liners | 37 |
| Sporting colleague with recycling? | 34 |
| Sporting event for a bug enthusiast? | 36 |
| Sporting event since 1911, familiarly | 37 |
| Sporting event that misses newspaper deadlines | 46 |
| Sporting event where many competitors get air | 45 |
| Sporting event with a Supercross competition | 44 |
| Sporting implement with a bell guard | 36 |
| Sporting org. with three million members | 40 |
| Sporting venue that opened in 1965 | 34 |
| Sports announcer's home, perhaps | 36 |
| Sports announcing's "Yes!" man | 44 |
| Sports apparel brand founded in Italy | 37 |
| Sports award event held on July 13, 2011 | 40 |
| Sports biopic starring John Goodman | 35 |
| Sports broadcasting pioneer Arledge | 35 |
| Sports car manufacturer now owned by Volkswagen | 47 |
| Sports car named for a small warship | 36 |
| Sports car that debuted in the '50s | 39 |
| Sports champion with a palindromic name | 39 |
| Sports channel that shows college games | 39 |
| Sports commentator's reaction to an upset win | 49 |
| Sports div. that awards the George Halas Trophy | 47 |
| Sports drink variety introduced in 2002 | 39 |
| Sports equipment typically made from willow | 43 |
| Sports equipment used with masks | 32 |
| Sports equipment waved in the air | 33 |
| Sports equipment wired for scoring | 34 |
| Sports executives Campanis and Davis | 36 |
| Sports fans' bonuses, briefly | 33 |
| Sports figure nicknamed “the Big Easy” | 46 |
| Sports film that was a 2003 Best Picture nominee | 48 |
| Sports governing body with HQ in Zürich | 42 |
| Sports group based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 44 |
| Sports hero who was especially goal-oriented? | 45 |
| Sports Illustrated 1998 co-Sportsman of the Year | 48 |
| Sports Illustrated readers, e.g. | 32 |
| Sports Illustrated reporter Roberts | 35 |
| Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Shayk | 39 |
| Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century | 49 |
| Sports item usually seen in pairs | 33 |
| Sports journalist Hammond of the Golf Channel | 45 |
| Sports league that awards the Conn Smythe Trophy | 48 |
| Sports league-backed cable network | 34 |
| Sports legend who wore the number 10 | 36 |
| Sports legend whose #4 was retired | 34 |
| Sports legend with a 20-1 record | 32 |
| Sports metric where a perfect score is 158.3 | 44 |
| Sports org. based in Boulder, Colo. | 35 |
| Sports org. based in Indianapolis | 33 |
| Sports org. for nonprofessionals | 32 |
| Sports org. headquartered in Daytona Beach | 42 |
| Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis | 41 |
| Sports org. headquartered in Switzerland | 40 |
| Sports org. responsible for selecting host cities | 49 |
| Sports org. that lasted only one season | 39 |
| Sports org. that once canceled a season | 39 |
| Sports org. that publishes DEUCE magazine | 41 |
| Sports org. where the teams play 8 on 8 | 39 |
| Sports org. whose logo has eight stars | 38 |
| Sports org. with 110 member nations | 35 |
| Sports org. with a five-ring logo | 33 |
| Sports org. with a March tourney | 32 |
| Sports org. with eligibility rules | 34 |
| Sports org. with six Canadian teams | 35 |
| Sports org. with strict eligibility rules | 41 |
| Sports org. with the Colorado Rapids | 36 |
| Sports phrase for a diamond thriller | 36 |
| Sports phrase meaning not in contention | 39 |
| Sports segment that often includes highlights | 45 |
| Sports squad that rarely has home games | 39 |
| Sports star who lent his name to a clothing line | 48 |
| Sports star with an accent in his name | 38 |
| Sports stat hound's reference | 33 |
| Sports stat that's best when low | 36 |
| Sports team employee looking for new talent | 43 |
| Sports team with the superfan Fireman Ed | 40 |
| Sports tour organizer, for short | 32 |
| Sports venue seen from the Grand Central Parkway | 48 |
| Sports voice of Movietone newsreels | 35 |
| Sportscaster Albert who says "Yes!" | 45 |
| Sportscaster and former NFL player Ahmad | 40 |
| Sportscaster and NBA Hall of Famer Brown | 40 |
| Sportscaster Bob dubbed "Mr. Baseball" | 48 |
| Sportscaster Craig with nutty jackets | 37 |
| Sportscaster Dick Enberg's trademark cry | 44 |
| Sportscaster Keith Jackson's catchphrase | 44 |
| Sportscaster Michaels and others | 32 |
| Sportscaster Red's short leap? | 34 |