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Sunday Puzzle: Find the sport!

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Kel Hanlon of Jessup, Maryland and puzzle master Will Shortz.
Sunday Puzzle

I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence conceals the name of a sport in consecutive letters. You name the sports. Ex. Look — a1. He was a dumb ox in grade school.2. This is your classic rickety chair.3. My family has always gotten Nissans.4. The rainbow lingered for more than an hour.5. With enough cash — and ballots — you can get elected.6. This historian is the best researcher you'll find. Darn --> damn

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