Headline Hunters: Sports Edition (New York Post)

About Headline Hunters: Sports Edition (New York Post)

The New York Post's back page is the paper's sports cover, home to headlines about the Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Giants and Jets. Headline Hunters: Sports Edition turns that page into a daily game. Its page asks: can you guess today's New York Post sports cover headline? Put on your editor hat and see if you can guess the missing words.

The game uses the same embedded word-guessing player as the front-page Headline Hunters and the Post's Wordrow, with one puzzle filed under each date. The picker listed eight days, from September 25 to October 2, 2026, when checked. The page tells you to check back daily, and to see the answer it points you to nypost.com/covers.

You need to know what happened in New York sport the day before and to think like a tabloid sub-editor, where puns on player names and team nicknames are the house style.

It suits New York sports fans and anyone who enjoys a Wordle-style guess with a topical, punny twist. The front-page version is a good companion for news fans.

How to play Headline Hunters: Sports Edition (New York Post)

1. Open Headline Hunters: Sports Edition on nypost.com and choose today's date.
2. Read the visible part of the sports cover headline.
3. Type your guess for the missing words.
4. Use the feedback from each guess to narrow down the next.
5. Check the real sports cover on nypost.com/covers, or play an earlier date.

Tips

• Check last night's New York scores first; the back page usually leads with the biggest local result.
• Expect puns on player surnames and team nicknames.
• Count the letter spaces and only guess words that fit.
• Play the front-page Headline Hunters too; the two use the same player.

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