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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It will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ and will be a home game for Dallas.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Loons take their club-tying winning streak, which matched a midsummer hot spurt in 2019, into Saturday’s home game against LAFC.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The game marks the Hawks' first home game of the series after Atlanta evened things up with a 107-106 win over New York on Monday night.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Inter Miami midfielder Yannick Bright, who missed Wednesday’s 2-0 win at Real Salt Lake while serving a red card suspension, will also have to sit out Saturday’s home game against New England after Major League Soccer extended his suspension for a second match following a review.
—Michelle Kaufman
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Loons take their club-tying winning streak, which matched a midsummer hot spurt in 2019, into Saturday’s home game against LAFC.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The game marks the Hawks' first home game of the series after Atlanta evened things up with a 107-106 win over New York on Monday night.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Inter Miami midfielder Yannick Bright, who missed Wednesday’s 2-0 win at Real Salt Lake while serving a red card suspension, will also have to sit out Saturday’s home game against New England after Major League Soccer extended his suspension for a second match following a review.
—Michelle Kaufman
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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