ball
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On Friday, in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees scored their only run on Rushing’s passed ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
But, with six minutes remaining, a moment of Maradona magic settled the final - the forward's superb first-time half-volleyed through ball sent Jorge Burruchaga racing away to nab the winner.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
DeChambeau appeared to trample down long grass as he addressed his ball for a practice swing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He needed to step high to get to the ball but was able to hit it out of the area, eventually making bogey on the par-four hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As soon as he got Abby settled on her bed, he would turn on the radio and listen to the ball game.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
DeChambeau reportedly stayed out on the driving range until after dark, at times whistling, humming and singing while hitting balls and offering reporters snacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He did not speak with reporters afterward, other than to say he thought he played great and that he was going to hit balls on the driving range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
But in calling balls and strikes for pint-size players, Howell quickly realized that he wasn’t the only rookie on the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Bairstow, who made 136 from 92 balls, fell just before the end but Stokes remained and thumped the winning boundary to take the home side to victory with 22 overs to spare.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
I also had to change all their boots and clean the ice balls from their ears and eyes.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Top sophomore Kaleena Smith balled out again, leading no.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
I raised an eyebrow at her and her hands balled into fists at her sides.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
The firm renamed it Tropicana Brands Group, balling up other beleaguered beverage properties too, and packed it full of debt.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
You can come in balling and throwing stuff, but to who?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
“More things that just never happened,” according to Lizzo, include the singer “cracking her knuckles, balling her fists” and launching perceived threats after Rodriguez announced her resignation, as the dancer alleged in the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
“I am too old. Too old for you to do this to me,” Mariam said, balling up fistfuls of her dress so tightly her hands shook.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
