Sentence examples for throw a game from inspiring English sources

Do you want us to throw a game?

This week's charts also include a delightful look at match-fixing in professional football: almost one-third of Greek players have been asked to throw a game, compared with only 10% in Russia.

10 P.M. (TMC) HARVARD MAN (2001) Adrian Grenier plays Alan Jensen, the starting point guard for the Harvard basketball team who tries to throw a game against Dartmouth for big bucks after his parents' Kansas home is leveled by a tornado.

An executive of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical FC, Mr Yang and his club had agreed to pay 200,000 yuan to another club to throw a game in 2006, so Guangzhou could get promoted to the Chinese Super League.The rot of corruption went to the top: Nan Yong, then boss of the Chinese Football Association.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "It's disappointing to throw a game away like we did.

"I told the players that you don't always get what you deserve but don't go and throw a game away, and that's what we've done.

But here's the flip side: In the fourth quarter of that game, Lucas was knocked silly, only to return a minute later to throw a game-winning touchdown, rolling right, throwing back against the grain, to -- who else? -- Johnson.

His performance dipped in the second half, when he threw three interceptions, but the quarterback rallied to throw a game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Cameron with less than a minute remaining, sealing a 31-27 victory.

But the spot by the officials gave the Fighting Irish the first down by less than an inch, and Jackson went on to throw a game-winning touchdown pass with 36 seconds left.

The old quarterback, the 28-year-old from the defending national champions, was supposed to lead his team 48 yards in the final minutes and throw a game-winning touchdown pass.

But then Aaron Rodgers and Mason Crosby countered with a field goal only to have Wilson throw a game-winning touchdown in overtime for the Seahawks.