Search Details

Word: pitches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Later in the same quarter, Harvard had a first down from its own 19. Quarterback Neil Rose tried to run the option. With pressure coming, he turned around and pitched the ball back to his tailback. But nobody was ready. Rose's pitch instead hit fullback Grady Smalling in the back. Knowing that the option most definitely did not involve him carrying the ball, Smalling turned around in surprise. Lehigh scooped up the ball and scored six plays later...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Notebook: Miscues and Mistakes | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

Fortunately for Harvard, UMass had the same problem, and the consequences were apparent early. The usually chatty pitch was eerily silent, and neither team was able to communicate effectively...

Author: By Jared R. Small, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Kelly Finishes to Lift M. Soccer of UMass 1-0 | 10/12/2000 | See Source »

Cornell senior forward Adam Skumawitz ripped off his blood-red jersey and streaked across the well-worn pitch in glory, while Harvard goalkeeper Dan Mejias tore off his bright orange jersey in agony...

Author: By Jared R. Small, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Drops Double-OT Heartbreaker | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

...seemingly decisive fourth touchdown occurred on a "Tim Murphy special"--the halfback option. Leiszler received the pitch from Rose and found Taylor open sixteen yards ahead of him for the touchdown, capping a 28-0 half...

Author: By Alexander M. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Oh No, Not Again: Splendorio Seals Another Improbable Cornell Comeback | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

...with ways to help get the public involved in space and make the beleaguered agency seem exciting again. "We want them to come up with great ideas," says Patty Reilly, who works in NASA's office of space travel and commercialization. Says Foster: "We have an agreement to pitch a lot of crazy things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASA Goes Hollywood? | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

Previous | 377 | 378 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | 396 | 397 | Next