| DEFENSEDEFUMER | 'The tackling on this team stinks,' en francais |
| GREEKS | Olympian team stinks, going after gold at first (6) |
| ICEHOCKEY | In the 2002 Winter Olympics Canada took the gold for this team rink sport, fifty years to the day from the nation's previous victory (the women's team won gold too!) (3,6) |
| CHICAGOCUBS | This team finally broke the 71-year-old Curse of the Billy Goat by winning the 2016 National League Pennant |
| BOSTONBRUINS | Willie O'Ree made his NHL debut with this team on January 18th, 1958 in a 3-0 win over the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum: 2 wds. |
| LOSANGELESRAMS | The NFL announced on Feb.5 that in 2026 this team will host the first-ever regular season game played in Australia (specifically, in Melbourne) |
| EMPOLI | Identify this team which is one of the three clubs to be relegated from Serie A at the end of the current season (6) |
| MONTREALEXPOS | When the 1994 MLB season was canceled over a players' strike, this team had the best record in baseball (74-40) |
| OAKLANDAS | There's a rare blue moon on Oct. 31; Blue Moon Odom was a pitcher for this team when it won the 1972, 1973, and 1974 World Series |
| SEATTLEMARINERS | Ken Griffey Jr. hit a home run for this team on Sept. 14, 1990; the previous batter, Ken Griffey Sr., had also just hit one |
| MIAMIHEAT | This team set an NBA record on Jan. 10, sinking 40 out of 40 free throws in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder |
| SAUBER | This team name returns to the F1 grid for the 2024 season. (6) |
| CELTIC | What team does Alec McNair play for, the oldest player to have competed with this team? (6) |
| NETBALL | The Silver Ferns represent New Zealand in this team court sport |
| PARTICK | "A bit outside the outskirts of Kent" describing this team? (7,7) |
| OLDHAMATHLETIC | I do all the match preparation for this team |
| RAIDERS | The Golden Knights will soon be joined by this team in Vegas |
| EXETER | ...it brought this team the first of their two English titles (6) |
| SWINDON | The Dons are upset about a win for this team (7) |
| WOLFSBURG | The only time this team won Bundesliga was in 2008-09. (9) |
