| 100% | BRIER | 5 | Canadian curling championship, with "the" |
| 59% | KOBE | 4 | Bryant who won five NBA championships with the Lakers |
| 57% | MAYA | 4 | WNBA great Moore who won four championships with the Minnesota Lynx |
| 56% | IDAHO | 5 | State with the shortest Canadian land border |
| 56% | LPGA | 4 | Sports org. associated with the Evian Championship |
| 56% | UCLA | 4 | College with the most NCAA basketball championships |
| 56% | LISA | 4 | Basketball Hall of Famer ___ Leslie, who won two championships with the Sparks |
| 56% | BIRD | 4 | Sue ___, WNBA player who won four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm |
| 56% | GUY | 3 | Hockey great Lafleur who won five Stanley Cup championships with the Canadiens |
| 55% | USC | 3 | Sch. with the most Pac-12 football championships |
| 55% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Pierce, former Boston Celtics player who won one NBA championship with the team |
| 55% | KATIE | 5 | ___ Smith, former WNBA player who won two WNBA championships with the Detroit Shock |
| 55% | MCHALE | 6 | Kevin ___, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 55% | RUSSELL | 7 | Bill ___, former Boston Celtics player who won eleven NBA championships with the team |
| 55% | LARRY | 5 | ___ Bird, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 55% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Havlicek, former Boston Celtics player who won eight NBA championships with the team |
| 55% | BILL | 4 | ___ Russell, left-handed basketballer who won 11 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics |
| 54% | OPENERA | 7 | It began with the 1968 British Hard Court Championships |
| 54% | LESLIE | 6 | Lisa ___, former WNBA player who won two WNBA championships with the Los Angeles Sparks |
| 54% | CYNTHIA | 7 | ___ Cooper-Dyke, former WNBA player who won four WNBA championships with the Houston Comets |
| 53% | SHAWNMENDES | 11 | Canadian pop singer with the 2015 hit "Stitches": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ONTARIO | 7 | Great Lake with the same name as a Canadian province |
| 53% | PERMING | 7 | Curling the hair with a non-temporary treatment |
| 53% | UCLA | 4 | School with the most NCAA Division I team championships: Abbr. |
| 53% | DIME | 4 | Canadian coin with a schooner on the reverse |
| 53% | NAV | 3 | Canadian rapper with the album "Reckless" |
| 53% | JOEBURROW | 9 | 2019 Heisman Trophy winner who won a national championship with the 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | PIPPEN | 6 | Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie who won six NBA championships with the Bulls in the 1990s |
| 51% | BECKONING | 9 | Making a curling motion with the forefinger, maybe |
| 51% | MONTREAL | 8 | Canadian city with the most French speaking people |