Pivot: Typically the most forward player on the pitch. Their job is not just as a goalscorer but as someone that can hold the ball up with back to goal before releasing team-mates. Universal: A player able to perform in various outfield roles. International futsal tournaments N...
If he does not, the official scorer awards the win to the most effective relief pitcher. Can a professional baseball game end in a tie? In Major League Baseball, a game may end in a tie only due to weather or, historically, darkness (a called game due to darkness is unlikely to ...
In the NBA, all such situations are resolved by a jump ball. In college basketball, however, possession simply alternates between teams. A possession arrow is positioned on the table that the scorer sits at indicating who will get the ball next in such a situation....
As for Mexico, the big story is a change in the attacking guard that could soon be underway. With injuries to wingers Hirving "Chucky" Lozano and Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, as well as a severe dearth of club minutes for forward Raul Jimenez, all three have been...
Basketball legend LeBron James -- the NBA's all-time leading scorer -- is a proud dad of three children, two of whom have followed in his footsteps in basketball. James' younger son, Bryce James, announced on social media on Jan. 2, that he has committed to playing basketball at the ...
Which is why we've decided to launch a series that focuses only on the past 25 years of men's college basketball. Any team, player, coach or moment that was part of the sport between the 1998-99 and 2022-23 seasons is eligible. The rest? That's som...
Do it less, and you risk a high-level scorer like Curry going off for 50 points over your team’s head. When should a double team be mandatory in basketball? Consider some situations: The offensive player has already blown by his defender and has an open lane to the basket. In this ...
Sports betting can easily be defined as one of the most widely-spread forms of gambling. In general terms, sports betting is placing a wager, commonly refer
in a hard-fought series where memphis played some of the best basketball of their season, was easily won by the thunder. randolph is memphis’s leading scorer and rebounder. they were a contender with him, but barely a playoff team without him. every ex-jock turned pundit-stuffed-into-a...
A scratch mix Score A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction Settle an old score. Scratch (in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage A 631-metres handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch Score...