Blaine’s Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 28, 2026): Going Places

Q: Think of a U.S. city with a two-word name. Add a letter to the first word, without rearranging letters, to name a country. Then, without adding a letter, rearrange the letters of the second word to name another country. What places are these?

Add the letter D to the city and rearrange to get a former sports team in the same state.