Sentence examples for swapped players from inspiring English sources

Over recent disastrous series, selectors have swapped players on a whim.

But Portland, who'd been good in parts all year, got it right when it mattered – and when they swapped players in or moved them around, there was no discernible drop in quality.

When England met Argentina in Sapporo in the 2002 World Cup, British journalists swapped players' quotes with their South American counterparts, as is customary; this time, however, we broke the usual quid-pro-quo custom by giving them money, because back home the peso had crashed, the banks were boarded up and they were suddenly penniless.

In recent seasons, Tannenbaum had earned the nickname Trader Mike, plugging holes by swapping players for draft picks.

The potential for sharing facilities, swapping players and giving fans something to watch during the long NFL offseason is obvious.

Swapping players with other general managers on the telephone, Pitt is almost as quick as Cary Grant's manic newspaper editor in "His Girl Friday".

If that's too depressing, feel free to celebrate the Canadian national holiday known as the N.H.L. trading deadline, which involves otherwise sane general managers swapping players like children swapping baseball cards.

The draft has been talked about as a carnival of dealing, with teams scrambling to improve their draft positions and merrily swapping players ahead of July 1, when the free-agency signing period begins.

The teams also agreed to swap players, with Earl Yingling and Herbie Moran going to Cincinnati and Dick Egan joining Brooklyn.

Eight teams swapped 22 players on Thursday, one of the busiest days in N.B.A. trading deadline history.

The Celtics and the Timberwolves swapped seven players the next day, with each franchise seeming to be running on a treadmill.