Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Sep 24, 2024 | 62D | Org. for the SEC and ACC | Kevin L. Shellito | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 15, 2024 | 38A | Group of conferences, for short | Aimee Lucido | Fagliano |
Tue Jul 2, 2024 | 60D | March Madness org. (18) | Josh Goodman | Fagliano |
Sat Apr 13, 2024 | 10A | Org. with eligibility requirements | Jess Rucks | Fagliano |
Tue Mar 5, 2024 | 52D | Final Four org. (18) | Christina Iverson | Shortz |
Wed Jan 24, 2024 | 36D | Sports org. with more than a thousand members | John-Clark Levin | Shortz |
Fri Sep 15, 2023 | 45D | Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis (5) | David A. Rubin and Lee Demertzis | Shortz |
Wed May 31, 2023 | 30D | Final Four inits. (4) | Brandon Koppy | Shortz |
Fri Apr 21, 2023 | 1A | Scholarship-offering grp. | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Nov 4, 2022 | 49A | ___ v. Alston (landmark 2021 Supreme Court antitrust decision) | Juliet Corless | Shortz |
Thu Oct 6, 2022 | 61A | Sports org. for students | Simeon Seigel | Shortz |
Sat Jun 11, 2022 | 48A | What has new seeds every spring?: Abbr. | Sid Sivakumar | Shortz |
Tue Apr 19, 2022 | 17D | Final Four org. (18) | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Fri Mar 25, 2022 | 49A | Org. that was the subject of a 2021 Supreme Court antitrust ruling | Evans Clinchy | Shortz |
Tue Dec 28, 2021 | 44D | March Madness org. (18) | Kathy Wienberg | Shortz |
Sun Dec 12, 2021 | 70D | Org. with Divisions I-III (2) | Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sat Dec 11, 2021 | 55D | Grp. with much-discussed amateurism rules | Hal Moore | Shortz |
Sat Sep 18, 2021 | 9A | Org. at the center of modern "name, image and likeness" legislation | Ryan McCarty | Shortz |
Wed Jul 21, 2021 | 18A | Big Dance org. | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Mon May 31, 2021 | 51D | Org. with bowl games | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 2021 | 20A | Sweet 16 org. (6) | Adam Wagner | Shortz |
Tue May 18, 2021 | 24D | Org. for the Big East and Pac-12 | Margaret Seikel | Shortz |
Sun May 16, 2021 | 123D | ESPNU covers its games | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Jan 19, 2021 | 23A | Org. affected by Title IX (2) | Olivia Mitra Framke | Shortz |
Fri Oct 16, 2020 | 40A | Inits. at the top of some brackets | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Fri Jul 31, 2020 | 17A | Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis (5) | Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Sat Mar 21, 2020 | 16A | Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis (5) | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Mar 16, 2020 | 21A | University sports org. (2) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Fri Feb 28, 2020 | 3D | Org. that holds many conferences | Aimee Lucido | Shortz |
Tue Dec 10, 2019 | 34A | Sports org. that sets eligibility requirements | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Fri Aug 16, 2019 | 29A | Org. for Big Red or Big Green | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Thu Aug 8, 2019 | 32A | Org. with Huskies and Bulldogs | Timothy Polin | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 58D | Org. with an Inspiration Award and an Award of Valor | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jul 7, 2019 | 119D | Big org. in Saturday afternoon TV | Jack Reuter | Shortz |
Wed May 15, 2019 | 32D | Final Four inits. (4) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Apr 28, 2019 | 29A | Sports org. based in Indianapolis | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Sep 6, 2018 | 60D | Indianapolis-based sports org. (2) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Aug 21, 2018 | 8D | March Madness org. (18) | John Lieb and Andrea Yañes | Shortz |
Sun Aug 5, 2018 | 7D | Big scholarship awarder, for short | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Jul 10, 2018 | 1A | Grp. from which many people are drafted | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Fri Apr 27, 2018 | 7D | Awarder of billions in sports scholarships, in brief | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue Sep 19, 2017 | 24A | Org. for the Big East, Big South and Big 12 | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Mon May 8, 2017 | 58D | March Madness org. (18) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Apr 20, 2017 | 58A | Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis (5) | Jeffrey Wechsler | Shortz |
Mon Feb 20, 2017 | 54D | March Madness org. (18) | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue Aug 9, 2016 | 67A | Final Four grp. (2) | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Sun Jun 19, 2016 | 106D | Org. with Divisions I-III (2) | David Woolf | Shortz |
Sun Jan 3, 2016 | 110D | Publisher of Champion magazine, for short | David Woolf | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 2015 | 67D | Tournament organizer since '39 | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Mon Nov 16, 2015 | 67A | Org. overseeing the Big Ten and Big 12 | Jim Holland | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 2015 | 114A | Org. with conferences | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Aug 30, 2015 | 79A | ESPNU covers it | Lee Taylor | Shortz |
Mon Jul 13, 2015 | 26D | Sports org. with divisions I, II and III | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Jul 5, 2015 | 109D | Org. with rules on eligibility | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Mar 22, 2015 | 50A | Final Four org. (18) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Tue Feb 24, 2015 | 15A | March Madness org. (18) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Sun Jul 6, 2014 | 74A | Sports org. founded in 1906 | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Tue Jun 10, 2014 | 53D | Org. with eligibility rules (4) | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
Fri May 9, 2014 | 30D | Org. affected by Title IX (2) | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Sat Mar 29, 2014 | 4D | Bulldogs play in it: Abbr. | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Mar 9, 2014 | 105D | Certain tourney overseer | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Nov 4, 2013 | 57D | Sweet 16 org. (6) | John Lieb | Shortz |
Tue Oct 22, 2013 | 25D | Org. with Lions, Tigers and Bears | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sun Oct 20, 2013 | 132A | Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Aug 2, 2013 | 36A | Abbr. on a sports ticker | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Jun 12, 2013 | 50A | Final Four org. (18) | Todd Gross | Shortz |
Thu May 9, 2013 | 10A | Org. with Divisions I, II and III (2) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Wed Jan 16, 2013 | 67A | Sportsmanship Award org. | Michael David | Shortz |
Mon Jul 16, 2012 | 60A | Final Four org. (18) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Thu Jul 12, 2012 | 1A | Indianapolis-based sports org. (2) | Pawel Fludzinski | Shortz |
Wed Jun 20, 2012 | 3D | Org. with brackets | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed May 23, 2012 | 57D | Final Four org. (18) | Eric Williams | Shortz |
Thu Apr 12, 2012 | 30D | ESPN ticker abbr. | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Fri Mar 2, 2012 | 21A | Grp. concerned with bowls | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
Wed Feb 8, 2012 | 19A | See 43-Across | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Fri Feb 3, 2012 | 12D | Scholarship-offering org. | Joel Kaplow | Shortz |
Mon Oct 31, 2011 | 62A | Final Four org. (18) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Aug 17, 2011 | 18A | Org. with Spartans and Trojans | Michael Black | Shortz |
Thu Apr 21, 2011 | 52D | March Madness inits. | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Sat Apr 16, 2011 | 51D | See 12-Down | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Wed Mar 2, 2011 | 1D | March Madness org. (18) | David Poole | Shortz |
Sat Feb 12, 2011 | 13D | Org. with a Hall of Champions | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Tue Oct 26, 2010 | 33D | Final Four inits. (4) | Chris Handman | Shortz |
Wed Sep 1, 2010 | 56D | Org. with Divisions I, II and III (2) | Michael Torch | Shortz |
Mon May 17, 2010 | 16A | March Madness org. (18) | Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Tue Feb 16, 2010 | 64A | Big Ten or Big 12 org. | Paul Hunsberger | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 2009 | 66A | Game grp. | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Sun Jun 28, 2009 | 63A | ESPN topic | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Mar 8, 2009 | 63A | Org. involved with ESPN | Zack Kushner | Shortz |
Sun Feb 8, 2009 | 102D | College World Series org. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Wed Jan 14, 2009 | 20D | Elite Eight org. (2) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Sun Dec 7, 2008 | 8D | Sweet 16 org. (6) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 | 8D | Hall of Champions org. | Karen M. Tracey | Shortz |
Tue Oct 14, 2008 | 56A | Final Four org. (18) | Lucy Gardner Anderson | Shortz |
Mon Sep 8, 2008 | 37D | March Madness org. (18) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Mon Jun 30, 2008 | 38D | March Madness org. (18) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Mon May 5, 2008 | 59D | Univ. sports org. | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Mon Feb 11, 2008 | 66A | March Madness org. (18) | Ken Bessette | Shortz |
Fri Oct 12, 2007 | 10D | Org. since 1910 | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Wed Oct 10, 2007 | 27A | Final Four org. (18) | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Mon Sep 3, 2007 | 38D | Annual hoops championship organizer, for short | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Jun 11, 2007 | 26A | Sports org. for scholars | Harriet Clifton | Shortz |
Tue May 15, 2007 | 57D | Final Four org. (18) | John Halverson | Shortz |
Thu Mar 1, 2007 | 43A | Org. setting eligibility requirements | Steven E. Atwood | Shortz |
Wed Dec 20, 2006 | 53A | Final Four org. (18) | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Aug 14, 2006 | 46A | Scholastic sports grp. (2) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Sun Apr 2, 2006 | 27A | Sweet 16 org. (6) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 4, 2005 | 47A | Grp. with eligibility requirements | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2005 | 74A | Sports org. since 1906 (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Feb 15, 2005 | 9D | Scholastic sports grp. (2) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Wed Nov 17, 2004 | 10A | Final Four letters | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Sep 9, 2004 | 62A | Org. with eligibility rules (4) | Peter Abide | Shortz |
Wed Sep 8, 2004 | 47D | School sports org. (2) | Steve Jones | Shortz |
Sun Aug 15, 2004 | 132A | Elite Eight org. (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Tue Jun 22, 2004 | 60D | Final Four org. (18) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Sun May 30, 2004 | 108D | Sweet 16 org. (6) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Oct 30, 2003 | 54A | Final Four grp. (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Oct 3, 2003 | 41A | Big sports inits. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Sep 28, 2003 | 45D | Final Four org. (18) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu Aug 28, 2003 | 35D | Final Four org. (18) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Jun 2, 2003 | 12D | March Madness org. (18) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 | 54D | Final Four org. (18) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Mon Jan 13, 2003 | 36D | Interscholastic sports org. | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Mon Nov 18, 2002 | 27D | Sports org. with a March tourney | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski | Shortz |
Tue Jul 16, 2002 | 42A | March Madness grp. | Ed Early | Shortz |
Thu May 30, 2002 | 57D | Sports org. (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 2002 | 53D | Final Four org. (18) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Apr 7, 2002 | 58A | Bowl org. | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Jul 5, 2001 | 55A | Sports org. since 1906 (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Dec 11, 2000 | 43A | College sports org., for short | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Tue Aug 8, 2000 | 68A | Hoops tournament org. | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
Tue Jul 11, 2000 | 28A | Amateur sports org. | Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Jul 7, 2000 | 55D | March Madness org. (18) | M. Francis Vuolo | Shortz |
Tue Jun 6, 2000 | 36D | Duke belongs to it: Abbr. | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sun Mar 19, 2000 | 15A | Org. with eligibility rules (4) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 1999 | 40D | March Madness org. (18) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Thu May 13, 1999 | 56D | March Madness org. (18) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Mon Feb 8, 1999 | 53A | March tourney sponsor | Sidney L. Robbins (1909-97) | Shortz |
Fri Jan 22, 1999 | 50D | Wildcats' org. | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Aug 17, 1998 | 59D | Org. with eligibility rules (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Tue May 19, 1998 | 35A | March Madness org. (18) | William S. Cotter | Shortz |
Thu Apr 30, 1998 | 21D | Orange Bowl org. | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Wed Mar 18, 1998 | 60A | College sports org. | Susan Smith | Shortz |
Wed Dec 17, 1997 | 18D | Final Four org. (18) | Michael S. Maurer | Shortz |
Tue Sep 16, 1997 | 60A | School sports org. (2) | Christopher Page | Shortz |
Mon Jun 2, 1997 | 70A | Final Four inits. (4) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Fri Mar 29, 1996 | 47A | Campus sports org. | C. Millhauser | Shortz |
Sun Mar 24, 1996 | 89A | Tournament org. | J. K. Brill | Shortz |
Tue Nov 7, 1995 | 40A | Saturday TV sports org. | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sun Oct 22, 1995 | 40D | March Madness org. (18) | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Jun 11, 1995 | 92A | Sports org. (3) | Coral Amende | Shortz |
Thu Mar 30, 1995 | 57D | University sports org. (2) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Feb 26, 1995 | 73D | Tourn. sponsor since 1939 | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Fri Jul 15, 1994 | 46A | "Sweet-16" org. (6) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun Jul 3, 1994 | 123D | Final Four org. (18) | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun Jun 5, 1994 | 91A | Sports org. (3) | Dean Niles | Shortz |
Fri Dec 31, 1993 | 59A | "March Madness" org. (18) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |