| 100% | BOCA | 4 | ___ Juniors, soccer team for which Diego Maradona once played |
| 53% | THEDETROITLIONS | 15 | Team for which George Plimpton once played |
| 50% | BARCELONA | 9 | Futbol Club ___, Spanish football club for which Diego Maradona played from 1982 to 1984 |
| 49% | NAPOLI | 6 | Societa Sportiva Calcio ___, Italian football club for which Diego Maradona played from 1984 to 1991 |
| 49% | BOYS | 4 | Newell's Old ___, Argentine sports club for which Diego Maradona played from 1993 to 1994 |
| 48% | BOCA | 4 | Club Atletico ___ Juniors, Argentine sports club for which Diego Maradona played from 1995 to 1997 |
| 42% | DALLASCOWBOYS | 13 | Team for which 18-Across plays: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LIONS | 5 | N.F.L. team for which Barry Sanders played |
| 41% | RAYS | 4 | Florida baseball team for which Wade Boggs played |
| 41% | NASL | 4 | Org. for which Pelé once played |
| 40% | CHICAGOCUBS | 11 | Team for which 25-/35-Across played: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MILWAUKEEBUCKS | 14 | Wisconsin NBA team for which 19-Across plays: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KNICKS | 6 | Team for which 1970 N.B.A. M.V.P. Willis Reed played |
| 39% | SANTOS | 6 | Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for |
| 39% | HEAT | 4 | Miami ___, NBA team for which LeBron James played from 2010 to 2014 |
| 36% | BOSTONCELTICS | 13 | Eastern Conference NBA team for which Chuck Connors played 53 games in their inaugural season (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHICAGOCUBS | 11 | National League Central MLB team for which Chuck Connors played 66 games in their 1951 season (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALI | 3 | Krieger who plays soccer for the US Women's National Team |
| 33% | ROCKETS | 7 | 15-Across's NBA team, for which Yao Ming played |
| 33% | ASTROS | 6 | 15-Across's MLB team, for which Jeff Bagwell played |
| 33% | DYNAMO | 6 | 15-Across's MLS team, for which Brad Davis played |
| 33% | TEXANS | 6 | 15-Across's NFL team, for which Andre Johnson played |
| 33% | KINGS | 5 | Team for which Gretzky left the Oilers |
| 33% | USA | 3 | Team for which 36-Down swam (Abbr.) |
| 32% | MIAMI | 5 | Florida city for whose soccer team Lionel Messi plays |
| 32% | UTAH | 4 | Team for which Darrell Griffith was Rookie of the Year |
| 31% | SSN | 3 | For which 574 once denoted AK |
| 31% | METS | 4 | N.L. East team for which Tom Seaver pitched |
| 31% | ARG | 3 | Diego Maradona's home country, for short |
| 31% | LAKERS | 6 | Los Angeles ___, NBA team for which LeBron James started playing in 2018 |