defender
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O'Neill confirmed that Sunderland defender Ballard had injured his hamstring and would miss Northern Ireland's next three games in the window, against Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Baugh, a Heisman candidate with tree-trunk thighs, carried the ball into the end zone following a block from tight end Lacota Dippre that knocked a defender straight to the ground and opened up the lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Donald helped pick up the slack Monday, and got a rollicking ovation in pregame as the last Rams defender announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Carrick has backed central defender Leny Yoro despite his disappointing performance in the 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Brighton on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Tino and a Lake Windsor defender both lunged for it and smacked into each other.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
On the Cougars’ next possession, Grant threaded a pass through two Cavalier defenders, finding Kyion Rattler for an apparent 55-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Ukraine's staunchest defenders in Washington before his death on 11 July.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Manning has plenty of defenders, arguing that this a kerfuffle about nothing, that Manning is a college kid reacting like a college kid to a fake video of something that didn’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
When Friar Hugo hurried off to join the defenders he left Cornflower in charge of the kitchens.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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