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Word #2
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Where a player takes a free throw from in basketball
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Foul
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Line
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A batted ball in baseball that curves into the stands outside of the poles on the leftfield or rightfield lines
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Foul
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Ball
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What an umpire traditionally says to start a game of basebal
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Play
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Ball
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What a referee would say in a football/soccer match when he isn't buying the acting job of a supposedly fouled player
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Play
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On
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In baseball, a pitcher with a long windup, or a catcher with a weak arm would both be considered easy to ____ ____
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Run
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On
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When a runner gets caught between two bases in baseball - also known as a pickle
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Run
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Down
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If a team is trailing late in the game in American football, they might consider going for it on ____ ____, instead of punting the ball
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Fourth
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Down
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The final regular period in an American football game
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Fourth
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Quarter
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The period immediately preceding the above in an American football game
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Third
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Quarter
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The last stop before home in a baesball game
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Third
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Base
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Where the first out of most double plays is recorded in baseball
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Second
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Base
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If a team is trailing by a significant amount at the intermission, their coach might suggest in their interview with the sideline reporter that their team is "A ____ ____ team."
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Second
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Half
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The initial 45 minutes in a football/soccer match
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First
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Half
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Olympians receive a gold medal for finishing in ____ ____
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First
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Place
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British ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edward finished in ____ ____ in both events in which he competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary
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Last
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Place
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In the waning seconds of a tie basketball game, the team with the ball will likely plan to take the ___ ___
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Last
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Shot
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In horse racing, the horse with the worst odds to win is called a "____ ____"
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Long
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Shot
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Bob Beeman set the Olympic record of 8.90 meters in this event in 1968 in Mexico City
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Long
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Jump
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Event revolutionized by the development of the "Fosbury flop", which Dick Fosbury used to win Gold in 1968 Mexico City Olympics
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High
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Jump
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A dangerous play in football/soccer that will earn you a penalty
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High
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Kick
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Awarded in football/soccer for a defensive foul in the box
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Penalty
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Kick
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Similarly awarded in field hockey for a defensive foul within the 23 meter area
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Penalty
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Corner
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Another name for the third base position in baseball
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Hot
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Corner
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In sports where competitors take sequential runs on a course (such as downhill skiing, or time-trials in road cycling), the current leader is often said to be "Sitting in the ____ ____"
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Hot
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Seat
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Usually occupied at sporting events by dignitaries or those fans willing to pay a premium for their tickets
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Box
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Seat
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What basketball players do to give themsevles the best opportunity to obtain a rebound
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Box
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Out
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What batters do over 16 times in an average MLB baseball game every year since 2016
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Strike
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Out
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An imaginary rectangle from the batter's armpits to mid-chest and the width of home plate
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Strike
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Zone
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In American football, the area between the defense's 20 yard line and endzone
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Red
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Zone
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What a football/soccer player would recieve for deliberately preventing a goal by committing a handball foul
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Red
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Card
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What a golfer signs at the end of their round
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Score
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Card
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What fans in the stadium can reference to see if their team is winning or losing
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Score
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Board
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Poolside apparatus dominated by Chinese athletes in recent Olympic games
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Diving
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Board
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Term used in many sports when an offensive player lays out to secure the ball
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Diving
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Catch
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A similar term in baseball when an outfielder running at full speed drops to the turf to secure the ball
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Sliding
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Catch
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A play in football/soccer where a player extends one leg while dropping to the turf to push the ball away from the opposing player
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Sliding
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Tackle
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The center defensive lineman in American football
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Nose
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Tackle
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Another name for the same position
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Nose
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Guard
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To utilize a defensive tactic in sports where you prevent an opponent from seeing the ball
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Face
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Guard
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A method used to begin or restart play after goals in many stick and ball sports
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Face
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Off
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What a golfer does when they hit their first shot
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Tee
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Off
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When a golf group needs to be ready to start their round
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Tee
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Time
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One of the goals of punters in American football is for their punt to have a long ____ ____
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Hang
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Time
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When a surfer curls all their toes over the nose of the surfboard
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Hang
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Ten
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A score first obtained in Olympic gymnastics by Romanian Nadia Comăneci in Montreal in 1972
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Perfect
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Ten
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A score of 300 in bowling; or a pitcher retiring all 27 batters in baseball
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Perfect
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Game
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In American football, analysts often discuss the need to establish this in order to open up the defense for subsequent pass plays
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Running
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Game
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The person on an American football team who would take a handoff in order to establish the above
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Running
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Back
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In American football, what the receiving team is awarded when a kickoff is downed in the endzone
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Touch
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Back
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Another name for demarcations of the side of a football/soccer field
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Touch
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Line
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