| SERENASLAM | Tennis feat named for the athlete who achieved it in 2003 and 2015 |
| ALMVP | A-Rod won it in 2003 and 2005 |
| SERENA | ___ Slam (tennis feat named for a Williams sister) |
| STATEHOOD | Hawaii achieved it in 1959 |
| ADAMS | Astronomer and mathematician who co-discovered Neptune; or, the athlete, who in 2012, became the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title (5) |
| NBA | Org. for the athlete Jason Collins, who famously came out publicly in 2013 |
| POWELL | Identify the surname of the athlete who holds the World long jump record since 1991. (6) |
| FLOJO | Nickname of the athlete who holds the women's 100m and 200m world records (3-2) |
| HAVENOTIMEFOR | The stopwatch malfunctioned for the athlete - but don't like him anyway (4,2,4,3) |
| GREATTIME | Enjoyment the athlete who broke the record had? (5,4) |
| SERENAWILLIAMS | Tennis player who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2003 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| DISCUS | Almost talk about something for the athlete to throw (6) |
| ONYOURMARKS | How examinations are judged for the athlete call (2,4,5) |
| HRS | 700-plus for the athlete Josh Gibson, according to his Hall of Fame plaque: abbr. |
| TRACE | Track down the first trail for the athletes (5) |
| SUPERBOWL | Event that could feature any of the athletes found in five squares in this puzzle ... and a Feb. 9, 2025, event featuring the athletes spelled out in the first letters of five Across entries and then |
| HENIN | Justine ____, Belgian tennis player who won the French Open in 2003 and 2005-2007 |
| RETICULE | Cruel, tie that's achieved, it being in the bag (8) |
| EGOT | *Acronym that spiked in usage in February, when Viola Davis achieved it by winning a Grammy |
| JUMPER | The athlete who is top |
