2016: Anthony Rizzo & Kris Bryant helped end a long dry spell
The Chicago Cubs
The 4-letter vibration noise of a well-tuned car engine
Purr
It's a statement of how much you owe
Bill
A gathering of Bison
Herd
Passed away/Change the color of
Died Dyed
2014: Russell Wilson & Richard Sherman birds of a feather
The Seahawks
The peppermint kind of this seasonal treat has white & dark chocolate & candy cane pieces
Bark
In a familiar phrase the spoils belong to this guy
Victor
Postponed until a later date
Deferred
Bread precursor/Female deer
Dough Doe
2010: Luke Walton & Metta World Peace staples of the community
The Lakers
Ray Dolby's technologies removed this annoying noise from sound recordings
Hiss
When this 3-letter word follows down, the phrase means know perfectly; before down it's a synonym for frisk
Pat
Likely speech pattern for one extremely inebriated
Slurred
Hello/Food for Horses
Hey Hay
2017: Sidney Crosby & Evgeni Malkin were able to fly to victory unlike their mascot
The Penguins
In a Miyazaki animated film, this magician has his own Moving Castle
Howl
A women's haircut in which both the bangs and back are cut in a straight line, with the back generally off the neck
Bob
A Flying, warm-blooded, egg-laying animal
Bird
Absent of War/A small part of a larger whole
Peace Piece
2013: Wayne Rooney & Robin Van Persie were allied & Premier (League) players
The threads that run crosswise in a woven fabric, at right angles to the warp threads
Woof
If you lower someone's high opinion of himself you take him down one of these a wooden fastener
A Peg
Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Absurd
To temporarily suspend an action/Dog Feet
Pause Paws