| Baseball |
American Football |
Basketball |
Cricket* |
| Giants & Dodgers |
49ers & Rams |
Warriors & Lakers |
Australia & England
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| Park |
Stadium |
Arena |
Field |
| Block the plate |
Block the tackle |
Block the shot |
Shut the gate |
| Take a walk |
Run to daylight
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Travel |
Penalty run
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| Illegal shift |
Illegal motion |
Illegal defense |
Fake fielding
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| Ill eagle in the bull pen |
Illegal formation |
Illegal offense |
Obstructing the field
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| Pitch clock |
Play clock |
Shot clock |
Stop clock
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| Take a base |
Take-away |
Take a charge |
Take a wicket
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| Ump |
Linesman |
Ref |
Two umps
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| Field goal is 0 (errors) |
Field goal is 3 |
Field goal is 2 or 3 |
Field goal is dismissal
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| One might get under a tag with any kind of slide except
with cleats high |
The ball handler can give himself up in a feet first slide |
To stay square to the ball handler one uses a defensive
slide |
Only experts make sliding ball stops
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| Foul line |
Line of scrimmage |
Free throw line |
Toblerone
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| Foul poles |
Goal posts |
Shaq-proof standards |
Wicket stumps
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| Walk-off grand slam |
Hail Mary |
Logo shot |
Cow corner four |
| Bull pen |
Special teams |
The stopper |
Test specialist
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| Pinch hitter |
3rd down running back |
6th man of the year |
Replacement
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| Full count with bases loaded |
4th and goal |
Buzzer beater |
Last ball six
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| Four seam fastball |
Turn the laces for a place kick |
Perfect rotation |
Spin bowl
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| Foul tip |
Tipped up for grabs |
Tip off |
Sticky wicket
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| Curve ball |
Tight spiral |
Good rotation |
Wrist-spin
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| Crack of the bat |
Audibles |
Swish |
Stridulation
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| Beat the tag |
Juke the tackler |
Put 'em in the popcorn machine |
Fake fielding is unlawful
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| Suicide squeeze |
Trickeration |
Cross-over dribble |
Double hits are dismissals
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| Chin music |
Personal foul |
Tech |
Bouncer |
| Fielder's choice |
Gift |
Lay-up |
Dolly |
| Easy out |
3 and out |
Shooting practice |
Golden duck |
McCovey shift
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TFL |
Fronting
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On-side |
| Pitcher |
Quarterback |
Point guard |
Bowler |
| Bottom of the line-up |
Practice squad |
Bench |
Tail-ender |
| Lead-off homerun |
TD return 1st kick-off |
Lakers 29 Kings 0 |
Carry the bat |
| 7th inning stretch |
Half time |
Commercial time-out |
Dinner |
| Low ERA |
High QB rating |
High assist to turn-over ratio |
Economical |
| Change-up |
End over end |
English |
Googly |
| 3 pitch inning |
1st down turn-over |
Block party |
All gozzas |
| Safe swing |
Four-minute offense |
Dribble out the clock |
Grafting |
| Billy ball |
3.5 yards and a cloud of dust |
Yale ball |
Nurdle |
| No hitter |
Dropped in the bucket |
Nothing but net |
Peach |
| One knee down catcher |
Take a knee |
Allen Iverson to the hoop |
Paddle scoop |
| Double play depth |
Press defense |
Play-off contact |
Silly |
| Chatter |
Linemen chat |
Trash talk |
Sledging |
| 3rd strike caught |
4th down sack |
Team rebound |
Strangled |
| Pitcher lead in RBI's |
Brock Purdy |
Bottom of the bench leads all scorers |
Tail wags |
| Hit chart |
Pass chart |
Shot chart |
Wagon wheel |
| Rain out |
Lightning delay |
Leaky roof |
Wash out |