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scrimmage

[skrim-ij] / ˈskrɪm ɪdʒ /


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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

In fact, Pochettino should treat that game like a glorified scrimmage, a rare chance in the middle of a tournament to experiment and hammer home finer points of strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

The Super Bowl marked Walker's third straight playoff game with 100-plus scrimmage yards, making him the only player in Seahawks history to accomplish that feat.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

This is a remote camera hovering above and behind the line of scrimmage, replicating the perspective one sees in a video game.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team.

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

Most teams had scrimmages this past week and games begin Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 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 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

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

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

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2023

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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