| CAITLIN | Clark who became the all-time leading scorer across men's and women's N.C.A.A. basketball in 2024 |
| UCONN | Only sch. to win both the men's and women's N.C.A.A. basketball titles in the same year |
| ARC | Path of a basketball in flight |
| VOL | Member of the 2007 Women's N.C.A.A. champion basketball team, for short |
| JAKE | With 12-Across, actor spotted at the 24-Across Men's Final in Paris on Sunday |
| TARA | VanDerveer who became the all-time winningest NCAA basketball coach in 2024 |
| CAITLINCLARK | Basketball player who became the all-time NCAA scoring leader in 2024 |
| RIVA | Luigi ___, former footballer nicknamed Rombo di Tuono (Roar of Thunder), who is the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team |
| WALTERDAVIS | The all-time leading scorer with the Phoenix Suns who died recently. (6,5) |
| NIKITAPARRIS | Brighton & Hove Albion and England footballer, a former all-time leading scorer in the Women's Super League (6,6) |
| TARHEELS | Five-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs from the A.C.C. |
| MASONCROSBY | Kicker who became Green Bay's all-time leading scorer in 2015 (XXXIII, 7) |
| JAMES | 2012, 2013 and 2016 NBA Finals MVP; youngest player to reach 30,000 regularseason points and all-time leading scorer in NBA history (6,5) |
| LEBRON | 2012, 2013 and 2016 NBA Finals MVP; youngest player to reach 30,000 regularseason points and all-time leading scorer in NBA history (6,5) |
| KLOSE | Which player last month became the all-time top goalscorer at the World Cup finals? (5) |
| CHRISTINE | Sinclair who is the all-time leading goal scorer in international soccer |
| KOBEBRYANT | All-time leading scorer for the Lakers |
| ALIDAEI | Former Iran captain; all-time leading scorer in internationals (3,4) |
| HEALY | David ....., all-time leading scorer for Northern Ireland in football internationals (5) |
| KOBE | All-time leading scorer for the Lakers, familiarly |
