Connections Sports Edition #744 hints and answers
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From community leagues to paychecks, same sport different stakes.
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Stages of athletic play grouped by age and seriousness, from casual town teams up to paid competition.
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One of the four: REC
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LEVELS OF COMPETITIVE SPORTS: HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, PRO, REC
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One swing, four ways to describe the result.
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Qualifiers broadcasters attach when a hitter circles all four bases; some count teammates, some don't.
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One of the four: INSIDE-THE-PARK
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DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF HOME RUNS: SOLO, INSIDE-THE-PARK, 2-RUN, WALK-OFF
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An annual individual honor, women's soccer, gleaming gold.
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Surnames of women voted the world's best footballer in a given year; one of them is American.
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One of the four: RAPINOE
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BALLON D'OR FÉMININ WINNERS: RAPINOE, HEGERBERG, PUTELLAS, BONMATÍ
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Say them aloud and a quarterback answers.
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Each sounds just like the last name of an enshrined NFL passer, though the spellings differ.
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One of the four: MERINO
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HOMOPHONES OF HALL OF FAME QBS: BREEZE, GREASY, MERINO, STAR
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