Connections Sports Edition #751 hints and answers
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Nobody here is playing, yet everybody is loud.
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Four interchangeable nouns for the paying audience watching a game from the seats.
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One of the four: SPECTATORS
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PEOPLE IN THE STANDS: CROWD, FANS, SPECTATORS, SUPPORTERS
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Second chances at the rim, four names deep.
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Basketball slang: scoring immediately after your own team grabs a missed shot underneath.
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One of the four: PUTBACK
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BASKET OFF AN OFFENSIVE REBOUND: FOLLOW, PUTBACK, TIP-IN, STICK-BACK
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One shared first name, four wildly different owners.
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A given name fits in front of each: a pitcher, a tennis star, an ice dancer, a venue.
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One of the four: SQUARE GARDEN
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MADISON _____: BUMGARNER, CHOCK, KEYS, SQUARE GARDEN
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One hyphenated initial up front transforms every leftover.
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Attach the same hyphenated initial to each and you get a nickname, a team, casual wear.
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One of the four: SHIRT
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PRECEDED BY "T-": BALL, SHIRT, MAC, WOLVES
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