scrimmage

At an age when most college passers are simply trying to learn a playbook, Carr stands at the line of scrimmage and engages in a high-level battle of wits with the defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 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

The debacle had begun when Moore threw an interception on the very first play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He finished with 737 yards from scrimmage on 156 touches, playing in nine games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Mom would be complaining about how she’s going to find glitter in the carpet for the next year and Dad would be getting ready to go to his weekly scrimmage.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Hyde referred to these scrimmages as the Ben Rice League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

An early enrollee from northern California, Cusano made sterling plays in scrimmages, and he totaled three tackles in the spring game.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

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

During practice, he snapped at kids who made bad passes or who couldn’t set him up for a shot during scrimmages.

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

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

Warriors: Curry, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, is increasing his workload and scrimmaged earlier in the day with Golden State’s two-way players and backups.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

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

After an hour and a half, the younger boys came outside and ran their laps while the Under Seventeens scrimmaged under Luma’s watchful eye.

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

Tucker will wrap up spring practice Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, where fans will watch a 15-period practice that will include first-string offensive players scrimmaging against the team’s top defense.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Green will get some scrimmaging and work with the G League Memphis Hustle this week.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

That combination of continuity and health should make this “different than most training camps,” Lue said, in that practices can advance to scrimmaging earlier than usual.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

“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