Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEGOAT Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport (7) USA Today Mar 16, 2023
3% ELITE Best of the best (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 29, 2025
3% REST "The ___ is history!" (4) Universal Aug 10, 2025
3% ORAL __ history (4) LA Times Daily Jul 18, 2025
3% ALLSTAR Player among the very best in the league (7) USA Today Jul 14, 2025
3% OHTANI Two-way player nicknamed "Shotime" (6) LA Times Daily Jul 13, 2025
3% TENPINBOWLING Strikes not uncommon by players in this sport? (13) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 4, 2025
2% ERA Slice of history (3)
2% FAIL Flunk, as a history test (4)
2% DAD Family nickname (3) Newsday Sep 4, 2025

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