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If you like your sets low to spike, throw the ball lower.

If you like to set high, however, spike throw the ball higher.

One technology that produces highly cinematic results, particularly at night, is the spike strip — a ribbon of steel spikes thrown in the path of the getaway vehicle, causing its tires to deflate.

Strzelczyk drove 15 miles on three tires and a rim after one of his pickup's tires was punctured by metal spikes thrown into the road by troopers, the police said.

Jones is also credited with inventing the after-the-touchdown spike -- throwing the football down, usually behind his back, after he ran past the goal line.

Even with all of the precautions taken, I knew there was one thing that could possibly cause the old blood pressure to spike and throw the pacemaker off the beat.

As LaTasha Colander bounded around the track to celebrate her highly surprising victory in the 100-meter finals Saturday evening, Marion Jones removed her pink patent-leather spikes and threw a white shirt and black tights over her fizzled electric pink suit before fleeing the stadium.

In 1994, the Jets were off to a 6-5 start under Pete Carroll, until Marino faked a spike and instead threw a touchdown pass to seal a 28-24 victory at Giants Stadium.

PJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran threw spikes under the Adele steamroller on Thursday when Let England Shake was named album of the year and The A Team was named song of the year at the Novello music awards.

He cited the "extreme measure" by Gibraltar of "throwing concrete blocks with spikes that destroy the fishing grounds" - thought to be in reference to the reef.

On that play, King acted like he was going to spike the ball but threw it into the end zone instead, a fake-spike play like the one the former quarterback Dan Marino performed a few seasons ago against the Jets.

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