| 100% | BAA | 3 | Org. HQed in Chicago from 1941-46 that positioned itself as the governing body for cue sports |
| 29% | ESPN | 4 | Channel that describes itself as "The worldwide leader in sports" |
| 29% | ESPN | 4 | Channel that bills itself as "The worldwide leader in sports" |
| 29% | MSA | 3 | Governing body for motorsports in the UK : Abbr. |
| 27% | NHL | 3 | Sports org. that plays in the winter |
| 26% | MLS | 3 | Sports org. for the Chicago Fire and the Portland Timbers (Abbr.) |
| 26% | FIFA | 4 | Sports body that organized the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Abbr. |
| 26% | NCAA | 4 | Sports org. that oversees the events featured in this puzzle (Abbr.) |
| 26% | ACLU | 4 | Rights org. that RBG worked for in the 1970s |
| 25% | MLB | 3 | Sports org. for the players that begin the answers to starred clues |
| 25% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added a "P" for "Paralympic" in June 2019 (Abbr.) |
| 25% | CORVETTE | 8 | One of the most iconic American sports cars from Chevrolet, that has been in production for seven generations |
| 25% | RENO | 4 | Gambling destination that bills itself as “The Biggest Little City in the World” |
| 24% | GOALIE | 6 | Soccer position that's responsible for preventing the opposite team from scoring, informally |
| 24% | WIDE | 4 | ___ receiver, American football position that's responsible for catching passes from the quarterback |
| 24% | TOP | 3 | Abbreviation for the Grammy-winning duo from Columbus that released "Trench" in 2018 |
| 24% | NHRA | 4 | Org. founded in 1951 that is now the self-proclaimed world's largest motorsports sanctioning body |
| 24% | DUCKS | 5 | "The Mighty ___," sports comedy-drama starring Emilio Estevez that released in the UK as "Champions" |
| 24% | BEGONIAS | 8 | Flowers that adorned the body of Kim Jong-il as he lay in state |
| 24% | MYRIAD | 6 | Word for “large number” that comes from the word for “ten thousand” in Greek |
| 24% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," song from 14a that won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1984 |
| 24% | AAP | 3 | Natl. org. for kids' docs. that periodically announces the latest in kids' car seat tips |
| 24% | OFTEL | 5 | Government body from 1984-2003 that supervised telecommunications activities in the UK |
| 24% | USOC | 4 | The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 established this body, responsible for entering and overseeing teams in international competition |
| 24% | ALTAR | 5 | Religious structure for sacrifices or offerings such as that mentioned in Exodus 30 in the Bible |
| 24% | JEAN | 4 | "Billie ___," song by from 14a that won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1984 |
| 24% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 24% | FJORD | 5 | & 22A Equine mammal from the mountainous regions of Norway used for heavy work or in sport |
| 23% | SAS | 3 | Org. that advocated for women's gun rights in opposition to the Million Mom March in DC in 2000 |
| 23% | USTA | 4 | American governing body for a racket sport (abbr.) |