Sentence examples for timeout rules from inspiring English sources

Cleveland will play host to the Liberty, the regular-season conference champion, tomorrow night in Game 1 of the two-of-three-game series. AP) N.B.A. TRIES TO SPEED UP GAMES: Concerned with quickening the pace of play late in games, the National Basketball Association announced a series of changes to timeout rules yesterday.

Several coaches and analysts expressed hope that the incident Thursday would lead to a re-examination of the medical timeout rule at Grand Slam events and on the W.T.A. Tour.

The previous timeout rule called for team timeouts to be 90 seconds, unless the team asked to resume play before the expiration of a minute and if the opposing team was ready to resume play.

The no timeouts rule prevents managers from advising as needed.

Instead, when the United States went to the zone, Spain had to scrap its play and could not call another timeout because FIBA rules do not allow them in the middle of possessions.

The rules regarding timeouts were changed after the season.

Though medical timeouts are permitted by the rules at that stage of a match in the case of injury, the timing of her break in play was questioned by many in the tennis community, who viewed it as potential gamesmanship.

The N.B.A. generally suspends players for leaving the bench area during an altercation, but the timeout could negate application of the rule.

The turning point came at the end of the first half, when the clock ran out but the officials ruled Cincinnati had called timeout with one second left.

The refs ruled it an injury timeout.

(Her attempt to rewrite the rules for Michigan and Florida are less a timeout than rough play).