Sports-o-mania

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Across
  1. 6. First gay football draft pick (full)
  2. 9. Baseball material
  3. 11. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 3
  4. 12. First Super Bowl Wide Receiver MVP
  5. 16. World Cup forever-participant
  6. 19. First to win SI Sportsman of Year twice (full)
  7. 21. NBA Live 99 Cover
  8. 23. First NBA MM achiever in a single season
  9. 26. Losing MVP
  10. 27. First player to miss 5,000 free throws
  11. 29. Post-SB Destination
  12. 32. First 2,000 Rusher (full)
  13. 34. 1991 All-Star MVP (full)
  14. 35. Most points claimed by Wilt
  15. 36. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 4
  16. 39. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 1
  17. 40. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 2
  18. 43. NY Jets, formerly
  19. 44. Lion’s 50-year Curser
  20. 46. Highest scoring NBA player in the 2000 season
  21. 47. Woods’ first major win
Down
  1. 1. Oldest existing NFL franchise
  2. 2. Nate the Great’s Surname
  3. 3. Undefeated in 1972
  4. 4. 60s NBA ban
  5. 5. First in the Triple Crown series
  6. 7. First rookie to repeat a 35+ pt game post-AI
  7. 8. First 1,000 yd rusher (full)
  8. 10. Three-sport All-American (full)
  9. 13. ‘Home run’ original use
  10. 14. First-ever World Cup winner
  11. 15. Devils 31 Retiree
  12. 17. 216 marks decorate this
  13. 18. 16-consecutive-year NBA Finals Player (full)
  14. 20. SI’s favorite model
  15. 22. Super Bowl and World Series Athlete (full)
  16. 24. First MIP
  17. 25. 25 Down’s achievement
  18. 28. Ochocinco, formerly (full)
  19. 30. Most winning Williams sister
  20. 31. All-time leading rusher’s team
  21. 33. Best rookie passer
  22. 37. Double Heisman winner
  23. 38. Canceled for 1994 strike
  24. 41. First night football game winner
  25. 42. The ________ Brothers
  26. 45. Max number of minutes to search for ball