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2. Spike (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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   A spike can only be legally performed when the passer is under center, performs the spike immediately after the snap in a single continuous movement, and when the game clock is running. Spiking at any other point while the ball is live is always intentional grounding regardless of pressure or location; this is called a delayed spike. [4]

3. Roundnet - Wikipedia

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   The main goal of the hitter is to get a "kill". A "kill" is a term used when ball is hit and bounces off the net, and the opposing team could not dig the ball, resulting in a point. In present-day roundnet there are many different ways to attack the ball: Hit(spike): [14] A hard driven hit usually performed with topspin.

4. Quarterback - Wikipedia

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   Quarterbacks can also "spike" (throw the football at the ground) to stop the official game clock. For example, if a team is down by a field goal with only seconds remaining, a quarterback may spike the ball to prevent the game clock from running out. This usually allows the field goal unit to come onto the field, or attempt a final "Hail Mary ...

5. Touchdown celebration - Wikipedia

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   The "touchdown spike": New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones is credited as the first player to throw the ball into the field at his feet after scoring a touchdown. He first did this move in 1965, calling it a "spike", and it is said to be the origin of post-touchdown celebrations. [12]

6. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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   Ball games: To remain alert. In most games involving balls, it is important for players to keep track of the ball. AHDI dates to circa 1900. [37] keep the ball rolling (keep the ball bowling) Some ball games: To keep a conversation or endeavour from flagging. In some games, the ball must be kept moving or play stops.

7. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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   A batter who hits a ball extremely hard and far might be said to crush the ball, as if he had destroyed the baseball or at least changed its shape. Related expressions are crunched the ball or mashed the ball. Indeed, a slugger is sometimes described as a masher. Illustration: "Though the 25-year-old has impressed with two homers in five games ...

8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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   Former employees say Youth Services International has maintained a pristine image in the state’s official accounts in part by massaging the paperwork. Riots often go unreported, meaning law enforcement officers never arrive to investigate or document evidence of problems, these sources say.

9. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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   See also Gridiron football The word derives from the same root as griddle, meaning a "lattice". The original field was marked in a grid of crisscrossed lines; the ball would be snapped in the grid in which it was downed on the previous play. In modern usage, a gridiron is a surface with parallel lines.