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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As for hiring Bucks boo birds, there are tickets starting at $38 for Friday’s Milwaukee home game against the Nuggets.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
No further changes will be allowed until the end of the league phase of the competition, with Forest set to play in Braga next Thursday, before a final home game against Ferencvaros on January 29.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Jazz recently lost a home game to the Charlotte Hornets.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami is 6-12 since and stands 20-19, entering Tuesday night’s home game against Phoenix.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
No further changes will be allowed until the end of the league phase of the competition, with Forest set to play in Braga next Thursday, before a final home game against Ferencvaros on January 29.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Jazz recently lost a home game to the Charlotte Hornets.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami is 6-12 since and stands 20-19, entering Tuesday night’s home game against Phoenix.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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