scrimmage
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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
However, he amassed 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards from scrimmage, while passing for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns and rushing for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He recorded a 7-foot wingspan and 8-8 standing reach at the NBA combine, where he also impressed scouts during the five-on-five scrimmage with 30 points and seven rebounds on six-for-12 shooting from three-point range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
But she did say she’s already been able to scrimmage during USC’s summer practice and that she’s “feeling back like myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the aftermath of that meaningless scrimmage in the summer twilight in Lubbock, Trapper envisioned a definite fate for the Boobie Miles who had been the dazzling jewel of the Watermelon Feed.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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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
Some get more out of it than others considering UCLA’s scout team has gone 4-0 against USC since commencing annual scrimmages against its crosstown counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Asian Breeze has made similar trips to Camelback Ranch in previous years for scrimmages against Dodgers’ minor-leaguers — albeit none with a player like Bauer on its roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 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
That was a familiar team to the Pioneers, who had scrimmaged against the Eagles in the preseason, but it was not the squad they were expecting.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
Centennial has already scrimmaged against Mater Dei this preseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The two-time MVP scrimmaged Thursday - playing three six-minute stretches - in a key step to him being cleared for the opener in the best-of-seven series.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
After the last set of drills, they scrimmaged full-court.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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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
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
“Right. They had that video, you and me scrimmaging, when you made that ridiculously shallow lob and I caught you at the net.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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