tryout
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While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“That’s hard to do. But at many of these places, you can do a tryout and stay in a unit for a week,” said Horowitz.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
But on the day it mattered most, she flubbed her tryout and failed to make the team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker will attend a tryout forthe New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, the team has confirmed with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Lucky for two of ye, the pair that scored the highest in this tryout gets a head start at the next one.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
No one gave me any feedback the first day of tryouts, which focused on fielding, my relative strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But, according to the coach, it hasn't deterred hopefuls from applying, and this year was the first year the team's considered tryouts from people who have seen America's Sweethearts.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sitting in the center of the room, personally overseeing the tryouts, Wembanyama conducted a series of unusually loud job interviews—listening to chants, gauging volume and pressure-testing die-hard levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“But honestly, I’m home. My daughter had tryouts yesterday. My nephew had a basketball game. My son has a game coming up on the 12th.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“So are you ready for the dance tryouts today?” she asked cheerfully.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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