scrimmage

Kick the ball out of the end zone for a touchback, and let Jacksonville try to run an epic last-second play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Just can’t turn the ball over,” said Herbert, his answers shorter than audibles at the line of scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Then in the third quarter, on the Patriots’ first play from scrimmage after falling behind 21-3, Maye had a pass intercepted by Jacksonville’s Jarrian Jones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

With under a minute remaining, he backpedaled until he was 26.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, only to uncork a game-tying touchdown pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

At some point during the scrimmage, they’d walked off, and, in Fornatee’s case, away from the team for good.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Other teams will hold scrimmages on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

Among scrimmages taking place include Thursday matchups of Santa Margarita at Chaminade and Birmingham at Bishop Amat and on Friday, Norco is hosting St. John Bosco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

We spent another hour practicing some plays, putting them into action in little scrimmages, and then Coach sent us to the weight room in pairs.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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

It’s across the street from St. Joseph’s University, where a teenage Bryant regularly scrimmaged against pro basketball players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Carroll and Gonzaga scrimmaged the past two seasons, but this fall both teams had an open slot to begin the year.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022

The Cougs scrimmaged without several key players who are recovering from injuries, including cornerbacks Chau Smith-Wade and Chris Jackson, nickel Armauni Archie, and slot receivers Renard Bell and Orion Peters.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022

I kept my head where it was supposed to be, in the moment, even when we scrimmaged.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

Eagle Rock’s flag football team has been scrimmaging since the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

Curry could return as soon as Sunday after scrimmaging for a third straight day.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

“When we get into competitive drills or scrimmaging, it can get intense,” Caldwell said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 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