Newsela Crossword Puzzle (7-12)

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1. This is the old-fashioned phrase for Batter up!
Striker to the line
https://www.newsela.com/articles/vintage-baseball/id/5214/
2. This is the Portuguese phrase that means the beautiful game referring to soccer.
Jogo Bonito
https://www.newsela.com/articles/jogo-bonito/id/4387/
3. This is the dangerous Olympic event that debuted at the Sochi Olympics.
Slopestyle
https://www.newsela.com/articles/slopestyle-risks/id/2700/
4. This contagious disease threatened the Africa Cup soccer matches.

Ebola
https://www.newsela.com/articles/ebola-soccer/id/4782/

6. This is the first name of the 610 14-year-old who is the son of NBA star Bol Bol.
Manute
https://www.newsela.com/articles/baller-bol/id/6830/
7. Kevin Durant took this family member to his MVP Award in 2014.

Mom
https://www.newsela.com/articles/durant-mvp/id/3931/

8. The former Cleveland Cavalier who decided to return after spending some time in Miami.

Lebron James
https://www.newsela.com/articles/lebron-championship/id/5766/

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5. This is a three-letter abbreviation for a sports related injury that is more common in girls.
ACL
https://www.newsela.com/articles/girls-acl/id/4453/
6. This is the full name of the pom pom team that was affected by the protests held in
Ferguson.
Mccluer Pommies
https://www.newsela.com/articles/ferguson-pompomteam/id/7039/
9. The last names of two men who scaled El Captain in Yosemite.
Caldwell and Jorgeson
https://www.newsela.com/articles/yosemite-climbers/id/6959/
10. The first name of the Iranian-American who decided to play for Iran in the World Cup.
Steven
https://www.newsela.com/articles/iran-soccer/id/4021/
11. On a summer day in 1885 three Hawaiian ___________introduced surfing to the North
American mainland.
Princes
https://www.newsela.com/articles/climate-surfing/id/7686/
12. The amount of money that Warren Buffet offered to give anyone who picked al of the
winning teams for 2014s March Madness mens basketball tournament.
One billion
https://www.newsela.com/articles/buffett-marchmadness/id/3138/
13. Name of the Indian Nation that protested the name of the NFLs Washington DC based
team.

Oneida
https://www.newsela.com/articles/redskins-controversy/id/1659/

14. Name of the valley where Pakistans only ski resort is located.

Swat Valley
https://www.newsela.com/articles/ski-swat/id/9/