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The NHL and NBA playoffs have just started, so the latest set of cryptic clues will be sports themed. Some clues may be about sports other than hockey or basketball, and there may be some names.

The French hear strength for him (6)

Plugs the Light Brigade? (8)

Match coal slice angrily (2,7)

In panic, ingots on the cake (5)

Likelihood of scratcher container (7)

EDIT:

I wrote "sports themed clues". As you can see, none of the clues have anything obviously sports-related. It is actually the answers that will be sports-related.

EDIT 2:

Clue number three had a spelling error. Fixed now

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Adding 1 & 4 from ChrisCudmore and 5 from gannolloy to get everything in one place.

1 (from Chris Cudmore)

LeBron (The French - LE Hear Strength -Brawn BRON)

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Chargers (plugs=chargers, Charge of the Light Brigade)

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El Clasico (typically Real Madrid v Barcelona, anagram of "coal slice")

4 (from Chris Cudmore)

in panic, ingots on the cake - Icing, a penalty in Hockey

5 (from gannolloy)

Pitcher (P: probability or likelihood, itcher: scratcher)

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  • $\begingroup$ This one is right! $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 19, 2016 at 19:07
  • $\begingroup$ Three is right now as well. $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 19, 2016 at 19:58
  • $\begingroup$ ARG! Not fair switching languages without a hint! $\endgroup$
    – Chris Cudmore
    Apr 19, 2016 at 20:04
  • $\begingroup$ Nice one. didn't think of Spanish either $\endgroup$
    – gannolloy
    Apr 19, 2016 at 20:06
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    $\begingroup$ @ChrisCudmore I've heard/read several native English speakers use the term. $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 20, 2016 at 13:59
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LeBron (The French - LE Hear Strength -Brawn BRON

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in panic, ingots on the cake - Icing, a penalty in Hockey

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  • $\begingroup$ these two are right. $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 19, 2016 at 17:38
  • $\begingroup$ 5, however, is not correct $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 19, 2016 at 18:02
  • $\begingroup$ wrong answer deleted $\endgroup$
    – Chris Cudmore
    Apr 19, 2016 at 18:22
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Pitcher (P: probability or likelihood, itcher: scratcher)

Possibilities for 3

Bo Jackson, No Hitters, NY Yankees, NY Rangers (has anger in it??)

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  • $\begingroup$ then it should be CONTAINER, not CONTAINS, $\endgroup$
    – Chris Cudmore
    Apr 19, 2016 at 18:49
  • $\begingroup$ You think the answer still correct though $\endgroup$
    – gannolloy
    Apr 19, 2016 at 18:50
  • $\begingroup$ Probably. The clue is inaccurate. $\endgroup$
    – Chris Cudmore
    Apr 19, 2016 at 18:54
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    $\begingroup$ Correct. It is true that a pitcher "contains" things. I admit it was a bit of a stretch, but I did it to make it more grammatically correct. I will change it though. $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Apr 19, 2016 at 19:07
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    $\begingroup$ Yeah, these are hard to get exactly right. If this clue were in my newspaper, I'd right off a nasty letter to the editor beginning with "Sirs, This current generation of puzzle setters.....". But things are a bit more lenient here. $\endgroup$
    – Chris Cudmore
    Apr 19, 2016 at 19:14

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