Connections Sports Edition #726 hints and answers
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Glance overhead at the rink; numbers everywhere.
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The big hanging display at a hockey arena: time, tally, segment, and attempts.
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One of the four: SHOTS ON GOAL
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INFO ON A HOCKEY SCOREBOARD: SCORE, PERIOD, CLOCK, SHOTS ON GOAL
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Suitcases packed, nobody sleeping in their own bed.
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Lodging, transportation, and the unwelcoming changing area that come with playing far from home.
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One of the four: VISITORS' LOCKER ROOM
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ASSOCIATED WITH A TEAM ROAD TRIP: HOTEL, FLIGHT, BUS, VISITORS' LOCKER ROOM
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Pro football nicknames, trimmed before they finish.
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Each fragment begins the nickname of a Sunday-afternoon franchise; complete it to hear familiar clubs.
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One of the four: DOLPH
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STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES: COMMA, DOLPH, STEEL, FALCO
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One comedian, many sports movies, many last names.
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Surnames of characters played by the same comic star across several athletic comedies.
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One of the four: GILMORE
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ADAM SANDLER CHARACTERS IN SPORTS FILMS: BOUCHER, CREWE, GILMORE, SUGERMAN
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