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  2. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    A hybrid safety that has dual responsibilities as a defensive back and a linebacker. This is more commonly seen in college football than in NFL, CFL, or AFL football. An example of this in use is in West Virginia's and Air Force's 3–3–5 schemes. run and shoot

  3. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    In American football, a team's drive to move the football down the field does not count until the ball crosses the goal line. put some points on the board American Football: Show some impact or progress in a project. In American Football, teams can spend an inordinate amount of time moving the ball up and down the field without scoring.

  4. Running up the score - Wikipedia

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    Stat padding is an action that improves a player's statistics despite being of little benefit to their team or its chance of winning. Examples include: Examples include: Russell Westbrook holds the record for most career triple-doubles in the NBA, most of which involved heavy stat padding, many theorise.

  5. With Sherrone Moore calling the shots, Michigan wills its way ...

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    The theory was that anyone could take over Urban Meyer’s machine and win, but in the big moments and the big games, well, we’ll see who can hit a triple after all.

  6. Triple-threat man - Wikipedia

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    Triple-threat men were the norm in the early days of football, as substitution rules were stringent. Thus, in addition to the need for passing, running, and kicking skills, they were also required to play defense. As injury awareness grew and substitution rules loosened, teams shifted to kicking specialists, which made the triple-threat man ...

  7. Alex Ovechkin scores 32nd career hat trick to move closer to ...

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    Alex Ovechkin is inching closer and closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record — and on Sunday, he gave himself a big boost. The Washington Capitals captain scored his 32nd career ...

  8. Slugging percentage - Wikipedia

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    The stat awards a double twice the value of a single, a triple three times the value, and a home run four times. [2] The slugging percentage would have to be divided by 4 to actually be a percentage (of bases achieved per at bat out of total bases possible).

  9. CFP 1st round reactions: Ohio State is SO back & home field ...

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    The 1st round of the 12-team College Football Playoff is officially in the books. Penn State, Texas & Ohio State all advance to the quarterfinals after blowout wins and Caroline, Fitz & Adam break ...