stadium – n. a large sports center
advantage – n. a good or desirable quality; gain
complain – v. to say that you do not like something
slump – n. a period of time when a team or player is doing poorly
defect – v. to leave a country, political party, organization and go to a different one
rookie – n. a first-year player in a professional sport
playoffs – n. a series of games that is played after the end of the normal season in order to decide which player or team is the champion — usually plural