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A Galaxy of Sporting Heroes Crossword Puzzle

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An array of sports and sports stars from around the globe, with an extra twist. To meet a challenge from the Author's Lounge the same letter had to appear in each of the corners.
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. American basketball player, recipient of the ACC Athlete of the Year award in 1962 (3,8)
      7. Women's college NCAA basketball coach, awarded the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year in 2011 (4,7)
      8. American skeleton racer ___ Pikus-Pace, silver medalist in the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi (6)
      9. American school basketball player who appeared in the 1994 documentary "Hoop Dreams", Arthur ___ (4)
      11. British gymnast, winner of the men's horizontal bar at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, ___ Wilson (4)
      12. Birth name of Puerto Rican MLB baseball player Vic Power, born 1927, Victor Felipe ___ (6)
      15. Partnered by Laurie Warder, winner of the 1993 Australian Open Tennis Men's doubles (5,6)
      16. Manchester City Football Club's longest serving manager, between 1950 and 1963 (3,8)

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      1. Australian speedway rider, Victorian Individual Speedway Champion 2011/12, Mark ___ (5)
      2. Fanny Blankers-Koen won 4 gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics representing this country (11)
      3. Philip ___, winner of the 200m butterfly at the 1982 Commonwealth Games (6)
      4. Former Brazilian footballer, voted World Player of the Century in 2000 (4)
      5. In 1948 Juan ___ Venegas won Puerto Rico's 1st Olympic medal, Bronze in the Bantamweight boxing (11)
      6. Belgian racing cyclist, winner of the Tour of Flanders for Women in 2022, ___ Kopecky (5)
      10. The 1968 Summer Olympics were held from 12-27 October in ___ City (6)
      11. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Rafael ___ beat Fernando González in the Men's singles tennis final (5)
      13. British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 1990 (5)
      14. Fantasy Games Unlimited published this modern combat role-playing game in 1981 (4)