| MLB award |
| NBA award |
| NBA honor |
| Sports VIP |
| Series VIP |
| Team V.I.P. |
| Sports award? |
| A-Rod in 2007 |
| Game superstar |
| League honoree |
| Super Bowl ___ |
| Super Bowl VIP |
| NL or NBA honor |
| NFL or NBA honor |
| Pro-sports award |
| Annual NBA award |
| Apt rhyme of "VIP |
| Kareem, six times |
| Super Bowl honoree |
| World Series honor |
| World Series award |
| Mantle in 1956, say |
| Top star initially |
| A.L. or N.L. honoree |
| Series stud, briefly |
| Teamճ best, acronym |
| Team's best, acronym |
| Coveted sports award |
| 2005 award for A-Rod |
| Game award, for short |
| Honored league member |
| Star athlete, briefly |
| Game standout, briefly |
| N.B.A. or N.F.L. honor |
| Series star, for short |
| Star player, for short |
| Postseason sports award |
| Pro-sports award: Abbr. |
| Series honor, for short |
| Shooting star, briefly? |
| Star athlete, for short |
| You the real ___" (meme) |
| Series standout, briefly |
| Sports big shot, briefly |
| Baseball award, for short |
| Bo Jackson was one in '89 |
| Mantle won it three times |
| Phil Rizzuto in 1950, e.g. |
| Recognition for some stars |
| Season standout, initially |
| Three-time award for A-Rod |
| Gretzky, nine times: Abbr. |
| Annual award in many sports |
| Athlete's accolade, briefly |
| Postseason sports award: Abbr. |
| Sportswriters' pick, for short |
| Award for Stephen Curry in 2015 |
| League's top performer, briefly |
| Annual World Series announcement |
| Seven-time award for Barry Bonds |
| Team's greatest asset, for short |
| Giants' Ottis Anderson, for short |
| Honor earned by 27 Super Bowl QBs |
| Michael Jordan, five times (abbr.) |
| Top athlete in many a sport: Abbr. |
| Berra won it in the A.L. three times |
| Stephen Curry was one in '15 and '16 |
| Three-time award for Berra, for short |
| Athlete's post-season honor, for short |
| Letters for the league's top performer |
| NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy winner, e.g. |
| There's one for every season, for short |
| The NBA's Russell Westbrook in 2017, e.g. |
| Three-time title for Yogi Berra, in brief |
| 2018 Super Bowl award for Nick Foles: Abbr. |
| Award for the best athlete in a game: Abbr. |
| 2014 award for the NBA's Kevin Durant: Abbr. |
| Very important person on a sports team: Abbr. |
| Big shot after making a big shot, maybe: Abbr. |
| NBA award won four times by LeBron James: Abbr. |
| NL award won by Barry Bonds a record seven times |
| 2014 award for Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw: Abbr. |
| Award presented at the end of each Super Bowl: Abbr. |
| Chant often heard toward the end of an N.B.A. season |
| Award for the best athlete in a game or season: Abbr. |
| Award won by Justin Verlander in 2011, in addition to the Cy Young: Abbr. |