21.   They are Southern icons whose popularity transcends the sport.

22.   Thursday, the game transcended sport to become a social and civic issue.

23.   Transcends professional sports, for that mattter.

24.   When it was ended, we had one of those rare moments that transcend sport.

25.   He has transcended his sport.

26.   She is the only American skier who transcends the sport.

27.   Then, the weeklong party that has transcended sports to become an American tradition will be fully under way.

28.   Woods transcended his sport like few others.