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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And those minutes come with Powell having missed the past three, his status in question for Saturday’s Heat return to action against the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center, in their penultimate regular-season home game.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Seminole closes its regular season with a Thursday home game against Oviedo.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
This is their last home game before heading to Colorado to face off against the Rockies on Friday.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The Hawks lost 4-3 in their first home game in nine days.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Seminole closes its regular season with a Thursday home game against Oviedo.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
This is their last home game before heading to Colorado to face off against the Rockies on Friday.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The Hawks lost 4-3 in their first home game in nine days.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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