scrimmage

Whether the two opposing linemen actually met at the line of scrimmage that night in 1928 — or in 1929, when the schools played again — has surely been lost to history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

With under a minute remaining, he backpedaled until he was 26.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, only to uncork a game-tying touchdown pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Kiffin’s designs launched receivers into wide open grass and sent running backs bursting clean through the line of scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The 6-foot, 220-pound North Carolina product gained 737 yards from scrimmage and had five touchdowns in 156 touches — 124 rushes and 32 receptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

I’d scored six points during a basketball scrimmage in PE, and Coach Yang told me that if I kept that up, maybe I could try out for the team.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

He and a couple acquaintances from Harvard organized scrimmages for other local college players at a complex outside of Worcester, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

At practices, Carlisle said, Walton raised the competition level so high the starters and backups argued about who won the most scrimmages.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024

Some get more out of it than others considering UCLA’s scout team has gone 4-0 against USC since commencing annual scrimmages against its crosstown counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

After PE, where Coach put me and Jenna on separate basketball courts for scrimmages, Jenna took off for her after-school newspaper meeting and I headed to the library to study with Audrey.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Warriors: Curry, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, is increasing his workload and scrimmaged earlier in the day with Golden State’s two-way players and backups.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

That was a familiar team to the Pioneers, who had scrimmaged against the Eagles in the preseason, but it was not the squad they were expecting.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

“That’s it! Let’s move! Look alive!!” various coaches yelled as the players scrimmaged in green and bright orange vests.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022

I kept my head where it was supposed to be, in the moment, even when we scrimmaged.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

“Let’s get the coaches on the side and let’s start getting into more scrimmaging and stuff like that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Curry could return as soon as Sunday after scrimmaging for a third straight day.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

While rehabbing from surgery for that injury, he tore his right Achilles tendon scrimmaging on his own in November 2020.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2022

Afterward, Thompson remained on the bench for more than 20 minutes — acknowledging earlier in the week after resuming full-court scrimmaging that this has been a taxing rehab grind after back-to-back serious injuries.

From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021

At an early practice, as the boys were scrimmaging, a gaggle of geese took flight from a pond on the other side of the woods.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John