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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Kids will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a ticket to a 2025-26 Thunder home game.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
The arena isn’t full, but the Sky are pulling more than 8,000 fans to each home game — more than any season before 2024.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Tickets to the Padres High School All-Star Night are available as a package that includes a ticket to a Padres home game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Forest will begin the 2025-26 season with a home game against Brentford while also waiting for news about whether they might be promoted to the Europa League as a result of Crystal Palace’s issues over joint ownership potentially breaching UEFA’s regulations.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
The arena isn’t full, but the Sky are pulling more than 8,000 fans to each home game — more than any season before 2024.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Tickets to the Padres High School All-Star Night are available as a package that includes a ticket to a Padres home game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Forest will begin the 2025-26 season with a home game against Brentford while also waiting for news about whether they might be promoted to the Europa League as a result of Crystal Palace’s issues over joint ownership potentially breaching UEFA’s regulations.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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