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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San Antonio quickly backed up that sentiment in Game 3, jumping out to a 15-0 lead in its first home game of the series.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Manchester United’s season in the second tier, the 1974-75 campaign, saw 60,585 attend a home game against Sunderland, a figure that West Ham have the capacity to top.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Take the April 28 home game against the Atlanta Hawks, which featured a bruising 39-point performance from Jalen Brunson en route to a 126–97 rout.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Last May, the Fever played a home game the day before a rare Indianapolis 500-Indiana Pacers race day doubleheader.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Manchester United’s season in the second tier, the 1974-75 campaign, saw 60,585 attend a home game against Sunderland, a figure that West Ham have the capacity to top.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Take the April 28 home game against the Atlanta Hawks, which featured a bruising 39-point performance from Jalen Brunson en route to a 126–97 rout.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Last May, the Fever played a home game the day before a rare Indianapolis 500-Indiana Pacers race day doubleheader.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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