kickoff
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The World Cup and election cycle, as well as the kickoff of the college football and NFL seasons, “supported strong contributions from across the company,” Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Cowboys cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski says she’s OK after the UC Santa Barbara graduate got hit in the head with a football when a kickoff went out of bounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Pittsburgh landed in Paris on Friday morning, a full 48 hours before kickoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Between the white lines, for 48 minutes, I expect nothing less than war,” San Juan Hills head coach Robert Frith said before kickoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
He had come back to the team in 1975 and returned a kickoff fifty yards in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Colorado.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Executives also hire him to help write their material for corporate kickoffs and all-hands meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder makes booming kickoffs, was 50 of 51 on PATs last season and made seven field goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Both teams lost fumbles on kickoffs, and Kennedy’s Membreve scored on an 80-yard kickoff return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
That first season, the percentage of touchbacks on kickoffs plummeted because kickers couldn’t boot the ball as far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
I’d been at campaign kickoffs, fund-raisers, and election-night parties.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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