scrimmage
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His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A year ago, he completed a remarkable 50% of his passes of at least 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kiffin’s designs launched receivers into wide open grass and sent running backs bursting clean through the line of scrimmage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
When we got into the scrimmage, I popped free and missed the first open shot.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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Hyde referred to these scrimmages as the Ben Rice League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
He and a couple acquaintances from Harvard organized scrimmages for other local college players at a complex outside of Worcester, Mass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Jack Harbaugh talks about the time he got a high school coaching job only to realize the head coach wanted him to suit up and play quarterback in team scrimmages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
At practices, Carlisle said, Walton raised the competition level so high the starters and backups argued about who won the most scrimmages.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
After PE, where Coach put me and Jenna on separate basketball courts for scrimmages, Jenna took off for her after-school newspaper meeting and I headed to the library to study with Audrey.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
While teammates scrimmaged, she studied sets from the sidelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
Warriors: Veteran Andre Iguodala, yet to play in a game this season, scrimmaged with the G League squad earlier in the day at Chase Center.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“That’s it! Let’s move! Look alive!!” various coaches yelled as the players scrimmaged in green and bright orange vests.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
She held a casual practice in which she scrimmaged and laughed with the kids, and then afterward surprised them all with the news that they were going trick-or-treating.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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That will include a ramp up of scrimmaging in a similar way the Warriors do with a player coming back from injury.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Curry could return as soon as Sunday after scrimmaging for a third straight day.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
The team spent the days afterward scrimmaging twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Afterward, Thompson remained on the bench for more than 20 minutes — acknowledging earlier in the week after resuming full-court scrimmaging that this has been a taxing rehab grind after back-to-back serious injuries.
From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021
At an early practice, as the boys were scrimmaging, a gaggle of geese took flight from a pond on the other side of the woods.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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