Today's was a "double cross word."
Some dashes EMS [I thought races]
Group with a lot of hits? MOB [I thought MLB]
Series opener? ESS
Gray topic ANATOMY [as in
Gray's Anatomy; would "gray area" be better?]
You might make one with a Hamilton Beach DrinkMaster MALT [iconic blender; hard to get malts today]
Hot times in Paris ETES
It's reserved for ones in a pool HOVLANES [high occupancy vehicle lanes are reserved for
any car with 3 passengers --- perhaps a family]

Sporty opus:
Court smash
Series opener?
Baseball coups...
Ivy League nickname
Match unit [SET]
They can be offensive [liNEMEN]