home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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Curry has been nursing a bruised tailbone since a hard fall during the Warriors’ victory over Toronto on March 20, the team’s last home game.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
For fans wanting to show some spirit, here's a handy guide to prepare for the season's first home game.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Exploring, as the team returns home from Wednesday’s game in Boston for a Thursday home game against Memphis on TNT:
▪ Draft picks: After June’s NBA Draft, the Heat will have two of its own first-round picks that can be traded – in 2030 and 2032.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday night, the men’s soccer team will play its third home game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
For fans wanting to show some spirit, here's a handy guide to prepare for the season's first home game.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Exploring, as the team returns home from Wednesday’s game in Boston for a Thursday home game against Memphis on TNT:
▪ Draft picks: After June’s NBA Draft, the Heat will have two of its own first-round picks that can be traded – in 2030 and 2032.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Saturday night, the men’s soccer team will play its third home game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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