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Sep 17#724Show answer
A COLLECTION OF TEAMS
CONFERENCE · LEAGUE · DIVISION · GROUP
LAST FOUR SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS
PARIS · TOKYO · RIO DE JANEIRO · LONDON
MISSOURI VALLEY SCHOOLS
DRAKE · BELMONT · BRADLEY · NORTHERN IOWA
_____ GIANTS
LITTLE · NEW YORK · SAN FRANCISCO · YOMIURI
Sep 16#723Show answer
WORN AFTER AN INJURY
BRACE · CAST · SLING · SPLINT
BASKETBALL DEFENSES
ZONE · MAN · PRESS · TRAP
JOHN _____
WALL · WOODEN · STERLING · ELWAY
_____ YEAR
CONTRACT · ROOKIE · CAREER · REBUILDING
Sep 15#722Show answer
EVENTS AFTER A HOME RUN
BAT FLIP · HOME RUN TROT · DUGOUT CELEBRATION · CURTAIN CALL
PART OF THE RUN-UP TO A BOXING MATCH
WEIGH-IN · PRESS CONFERENCE · RING WALK · OPENING BELL
BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS
COOL PAPA BELL · PIE TRAYNOR · DIZZY DEAN · HOME RUN BAKER
ENGLISH SOCCER CLUBS
CRYSTAL PALACE · SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY · NOTTINGHAM FOREST · QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Sep 14#721Show answer
EVEN MATCH
DRAW · TIE · DEADLOCK · STALEMATE
TYPES OF HOCKEY SHOTS
WRIST · SLAP · SNAP · BACKHAND
BREWERS TO WIN MVP
YOUNT · FINGERS · BRAUN · YELICH
_____ YOUNG
TRAE · CY · STEVE · BRYCE
Sep 13#720Show answer
"UNITED" SOCCER CLUBS
MANCHESTER · NEWCASTLE · LEEDS · DC
NFL STADIUMS
MERCEDES-BENZ · EVERBANK · HARD ROCK · ACRISURE
WILLIAMSES
CADILLAC · SERENA · TED · CALEB
STARTS WITH AN NFL WR
LAMBORGHINI · EVANSTON · LONDONER · CHASER
Sep 12#719Show answer
ARIZONA PRO TEAMS
SUNS · DIAMONDBACKS · CARDINALS · MERCURY
BIG TEN SCHOOL LOCATIONS
CHAMPAIGN · COLUMBUS · PISCATAWAY · LINCOLN
MANNING FAMILY MEMBERS
ARCH · PEYTON · ELI · ARCHIE
MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
SUPERNOVAS · PULSE · VIBE · VALKYRIES
Sep 11#718Show answer
NFL INJURY REPORT DESIGNATIONS
PROBABLE · QUESTIONABLE · DOUBTFUL · OUT
WAYS TO REACH FIRST BASE
SINGLE · WALK · HIT BY PITCH · ERROR
LAS VEGAS ACES
GRAY · LOYD · WILSON · YOUNG
_____ DUNK
NIKE · SLAM · REVERSE · WINDMILL
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Catching up on the week
Seven days of Connections Sports Edition, newest first, each with its four groups laid out in difficulty order. This is the fastest way back in after a few days away - you can see at a glance which puzzles you would have got and which ones were built to catch you.
What a week shows that a day does not
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