Across
- 3. Navy rescues captain Richard Phillips, killing three pirates and capturing a fourth
- 4. Lankan cricket team is attacked by terrorists while on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium against
- 5. Football, 11th BCS National Championship, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens: #2 Florida beats #1 Oklahoma, 24-14
- 8. of hudson was a plane crash that crashed in the hudson river
- 10. Draft: Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford first pick by Detroit Lions
- 11. 25, 2009 was the death of Michael Jackson
Down
- 1. XXV, Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX (72,744): The Undertaker defeats Shawn Michaels John Cena beats Edge and The Big Show Triple H downs Randy Orton
- 2. magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at least 253.
- 3. States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging the ship as well as a coral reef
- 6. Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals, 27-23; MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh, WR
- 7. is created as the first block of the digital currency is mined by a person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto
- 9. completes a Grand Slam with a 17-15 win over Wales at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to win the Six Nations Rugby Championship
