Sports-o-mania

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