Sentence examples for favorable call from inspiring English sources

A Norman Rockwell painting depicting three umpires looking skyward as raindrops begin to fall has sent the Curtis Publishing Company in search of a favorable call from the United States District Court in Manhattan, The Associated Press reported.

The Browns (3-4) got a favorable call in the fourth quarter that helped force overtime, but Cleveland could not complete the upset despite 27 first downs and 394 yards of offense.

"It gets old," said the Pacers' Mark Jackson, who could vividly recall the 4-point play Johnson came up with courtesy of a favorable call during the Eastern Conference finals last spring.

Walker was in such a zone that when he received a favorable call from the referees in the championship game, Louisville Coach Rick Pitino was heard yelling: "He's not Michael Jordan!

"She definitely could have called a foul either way," Milbrett said of the Swiss referee, Nicole Petignat, who also gave the Americans a favorable call on Briana Scurry's goalkeeping during the penalty-kick shootout against China in the 1999 World Cup final.

For Aaron Hill, his last batter of the night, Gee stepped off the rubber twice, focused hard on catcher Josh Thole's sign, and slung a two-seam fastball over the outside corner that broke back enough to get a favorable call from the umpire Dan Bellino.

The manifesto attributes much of Duke's success to favorable calls from referees, which seems far-fetched.

Home support, familiarity with the site and even the possibility of favorable calls could play a role.

Travis d'Arnaud is no slouch either, known defensively for an uncanny ability to frame pitches and fool (OK, call it convince) umpires into favorable calls.

At first, it seemed like mere gamesmanship, with Byron Scott tweaking the officials, the way Phil Jackson and Pat Riley do, in hopes of receiving more favorable calls.

Some fans believe an unwritten rule book governs the sport: that superstars get the benefit of the doubt, home teams get more favorable calls and no one ever gets called for traveling.