SPORTS GOATs
This long-gone Yankee slugger still tops the career wins above replacement list at baseball-reference.com
Babe Ruth
In football, it can refer to a chosen play, a referee's decision on a play, or an announcer's portrayal of the action
CALL
In 2013 Chadwick Boseman played this trailblazing legend in "42"
Jackie Robinson
The unusual mascot of this school is a conestoga wagon known as the Sooner Schooner
Oklahoma
The Naismith Awards
(College) Basketball
This former NFL commentator -- and namesake of a video game empire -- been called the GOAT of TV commentary
John Madden
Tim Duncan knows there are "high" & "low" parts of this, with "low" closer to the basket
POST
This actress won the Heisman--make that the Oscar--playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side"
Sandra Bullock
Cal State Northridge's Matty is short for one of these men in the arena; he doesn't have a sword anymore
Matador
The Gold Glove & Silver Slugger Awards (both sound like it could be boxing, but it's not)
baseball
This triple crown winner was born March 30, 1970, in a Virginia stable
Secretariat
The second half of a golf course is called this, 2 4-letter words
BACK NINE
Gene Hackman's first plan for a title-winning shot isn't big with his team but--spoiler alert for this basketball pic--things work out
Hoosiers
One of the first college mascots in the U.S., Yale University's Handsome Dan is one of these
Bulldog
The Slammy Awards
WWE
This "sweet" '40s & '50s welterweight & middleweight champ topped a "Ring" magazine's list of greatest boxers
Sugar Ray Robinson
Forwards in hockey come in 3 types:
The center & a left & right this
WING
After demonstrating spearing in this classic hockey film, a player says, "You go to da box... 2 minutes by yourself, & you feel shame"
Slap Shot
UNLV's teams are the Rebels, but one of these sea creatures has been used as a mascot in honor of a former men's basketball coach
Shark
The Dinah Shore Trophy Award
(Women's College) Golf
In 1912 Sweden's king told this football and track star he was the world's greatest athlete, to which the athlete is said to have replied, "Thanks, king"
Jim Thorpe
An MLB relief pitcher who doesn't get the save may be eligible for this, provided he gets an out & maintains the lead
HOLD
Jess Bhamra played for the Hounslow Harriers & really, really liked a certain British soccer star in this film
Bend It Like Beckham
A live American bison, Ralphie is the mascot of this school at the base of the Rocky Mountains
Colorado-Boulder
The Ballon d'Or
Soccer