Sports-o-mania

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