Sentence examples for a late timeout from inspiring English sources
At least neither coach used the maddeningly unsportsmanlike tactic of calling a late timeout to ice the kicker, a trend CBSSports.com's Gregg Doyel would like to see stop right now.
A week after a late timeout wiped out Sebastian Janikowski's game-winning kick for Oakland, Coach Lane Kiffin successfully used the same strategy as the host Raiders beat the Cleveland Browns, 26-24, when Tommy Kelly blocked Phil Dawson's last-second field-goal attempt.
His center, Shaun O'Hara, was asked whether he thought Coughlin was making a point by calling late timeouts and leaving Manning exposed.
Their team is 1-2 with a divisional loss on the record, and needed a late rally plus a timeout snafu to secure the one victory that they did get, against the Jets.
Boston College used its allotted second-half timeouts to stop the clock and preserve time for a late scoring drive.
The Spartans added a late touchdown and dragged out the end of the game by calling two timeouts with nine seconds remaining.
In a tense timeout late in the game, Lavin told his players to enjoy the moment, to take mental snapshots, to forget about winning and losing.
Good for them when they can admit it — "worst play in N.F.L. history," Ryan barked into the NBC camera after quarterback Mark Sanchez's brain freeze of a timeout late in the first half handed Brady a minute-plus to go 80 yards for a touchdown and a 13-9 lead the Patriots never surrendered.
During a timeout late in the game, with his Gators handily beating the Wildcats, Noah looked into the crowd, which was a sea of blue, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "It's quiet in here!" An elderly woman looked back at him and yelled: "Noah!
Azarenka drew criticism for her late medical timeout in her semifinal win against Sloane Stephens, and she received only tepid applause after match point.
Second-guessing the Colts: Coach Jim Caldwell called an ill-advised timeout late in the game against the Jets, says the Indianapolis Star's Bob Kravitz, that likely cost them the game and their season.
