Connections Sports Edition #735 hints and answers
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Saturdays down south: four snarling sideline mascots.
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Nicknames of schools from one powerhouse southern college conference, all of them creatures on rival helmets.
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One of the four: RAZORBACK
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AN SEC ATHLETE: RAZORBACK, BULLDOG, GATOR, TIGER
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Sunday morning lineup panic lives on these platforms.
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Services where make-believe rosters get drafted and managed each autumn; three household brands, one niche site.
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One of the four: ESPN
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FANTASY FOOTBALL APPS: ESPN, YAHOO, SLEEPER, FANTRAX
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Passers who waited past the opening-night spotlight.
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Surnames of pro signal-callers whose names were called on the selection event's middle evening, not the first.
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One of the four: DALTON
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NFL QBS DRAFTED IN SECOND ROUND: HURTS, LOCK, SHOUGH, DALTON
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Women's hoops franchises hiding at each word's tail.
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Every word closes with the nickname of a women's professional basketball club; the front part is camouflage.
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One of the four: THUNDERSTORM
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ENDS IN A WNBA TEAM: HUSKY, DAYDREAM, THUNDERSTORM, GRIMACES
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