Connections Sports Edition #747 hints and answers
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Short codes flashing during a ninth-inning out-of-town update.
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Clipped city abbreviations for pro diamond clubs, as printed in standings and line scores.
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One of the four: SEA
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MLB TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS: TEX, SEA, MIL, MIA
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Who lurks near the rim, elbows out?
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Hoops slang for the taller guys who operate in the paint, not on the perimeter.
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One of the four: POST
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TERMS FOR A FRONTCOURT BASKETBALL PLAYER: BIG, CENTER, FORWARD, POST
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Four campus mascots, one Lone Star neighborhood.
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What you'd call someone competing for a university in a certain southwestern region, by nickname.
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One of the four: AGGIE
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A TEXAS COLLEGE ATHLETE: LONGHORN, AGGIE, MUSTANG, OWL
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One round object fronts them all.
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A piece of sporting equipment precedes each, making compounds for a school, a job, and greed.
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One of the four: SECURITY
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BALL _____: STATE, HOG, MARKER, SECURITY
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