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Exclusive Sports Puzzle #03
Edited by V A Benge

In the crossword puzzle below, all clues and answers pertain exclusively to sports.
For links to our puzzles containing sports mixed with general knowledge clues in standard American crosswords, visit our Sports Puzzle Index.

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If you enjoyed this puzzle, try Exclusive Sports Crossword 01 and Exclusive Sports Crossword 02.

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Sports Trivia
The Big Ten Conference was established in 1896 and as the clue for 18 Down in the puzzle above states it is the: "Oldest Division I college athletic conference in the US". There are eleven member schools in the Big Ten Conference: the University of Illinois Illini; Indiana University Hoosiers; (also clued in the puzzle above at 3 Down); University of Iowa Hawkeyes; University of Michigan Wolverines; Michigan State University Spartans; University of Minnesota Golden Gophers; Northwestern University Wildcats; Ohio State University Buckeyes; Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions; Purdue University Boilermakers; and the University of Wisconsin Badgers.

The Big Ten Conference sends multiple teams to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament every March. The Indiana Hoosiers have earned the most national titles in men's basketball in their conference with five. Michigan State University holds two titles, and the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, and the University of Wisconsin have one championship each in men's basketball. (See also: March Madness Freeform Crossword Puzzle: NCAA MOP Awards, and note that the first three MOP awards from the NCAA men's tournament were won by Big Ten members: Jimmy Hull, Ohio State Buckeyes, 1939; Marv Huffman, Indiana University Hoosiers, 1940; and John Katz from the University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1941.

America's Pro Football Teams are featured in six new crossword puzzles.
The clues contain team history and well-known trivia.
Test your knowledge of the NFL with our series of six puzzles:

Pro Football Teams 1 of 6
Pro Football Teams 2 of 6
Pro Football Teams 3 of 6
Pro Football Teams 4 of 6
Pro Football Teams 5 of 6
Pro Football Teams 6 of 6
NOTE: All 32 NFL teams are clued. The San Francisco 49'ers are in the answer grid as "Niners".
Or if football is not your sport, visit our Sports Puzzle Index for multiple sports puzzles, baseball puzzles, basketball puzzles, puzzles featuring just college sports, and more.

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