Sports Rhyme Time
A Miami Heat's dunk
Bam's slam
The largest state that has voted for every winner since 1996.
Florida
The nut in German Chocolate Cake.
Pecan
2019: A place to drive
Old Town Road
The newest major airport in the U.S. (Renovations don't count.)
Denver
The #2-ranked golfer's dad's wife
Rahm's mom
In 2008, Obama became the first Democrat to win this state in 30+ years. He lost it in 2012.
North Carolina
The central ingredient in North Carolina's famously less sweet BBQ sauce.
Vinegar (or mustard).
2015: A part of the city + a state of depression
Uptown Funk
One of the two last names on Atlanta's airport.
Hartsfield or Jackson
A Celtic's disgusting problem
Theis's lice
Four of the 9 states that have voted Republican in every election since 1968.
Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.
The only ingredient in Melissa Clark's Sole Meuniere that isn't yello, white or brown.
Parsley
1988: A religious feeling
Faith
The former Supreme Court Justice whose name is on the only major airport in this Eastern state.
Thurgood Marshall
A former Mystic's fans
Cloud's crowd
This landlocked state has the longest current streak of voting for every winner.
Ohio.
The only 4 ingredients in a classic pound cake.
Butter, sugar, eggs, flour.
2016: Justin's plea for self confidence
Love Yourself
The Massachusetts city that officially shares hosting duties with Connecticut's largest airport.
Springfield
A Patriot's pasta
Sony's rigatoni (or macaroni or...)
This landlocked state is the only state to have voted Democratic in every election since 1976 -- but just barely in 2016. (It was the only state to vote Democratic in 1984.)
Minnesota.
The three salty ingredients (other than salt) in Mark Bittmann's pasta puttanesca.
2011: Underwater somersaults
Rolling in the Deep
The busiest airport (by passengers) on the East Coast.
J.F.K.