Hail-Mary

Knowing the perils, coaches mix their strategy using screen and draw plays, play action, Hail-Mary passes, etc. to help control the risk while maximizing the potential reward.

Investment Lessons From The Steelers And Packers Erik Davidson 2011

In that now historic overtime game against Kentucky, with no time left on the game clock, Christian Laettner caught a long in-bounds "Hail-Mary" pass from Grant Hill, turned and hit a shot from the top of the key virtually right in front of us to win the game.

Duke Basketball: Passing On A Passion to the Next Generation 2010

Then again, maybe Mr. McCain should get a Hail-Mary pass here for saying in the interview that when he thinks of the City of Three Rivers, his first thought is the Steelers.

A Week of Malaise and Many Gaffes - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Then again, maybe Mr. McCain should get a Hail-Mary pass here for saying in the interview that when he thinks of the City of Three Rivers, his first thought is the Steelers.

A Week of Malaise and Many Gaffes - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

In that now historic overtime game against Kentucky, with no time left on the game clock, Christian Laettner caught a long in-bounds "Hail-Mary" pass from Grant Hill, turned and hit a shot from the top of the key virtually right in front of us to win the game.

Fred Goldring: Duke Basketball: Passing On A Passion to the Next Generation 2010

The paper today says that Angelides only has one Hail-Mary option left — tie Schwarzenegger to President Bush.

CA-GOV: L.A. Times: Clock Ticking For Angelides 2009

Well then it's no wonder his campaign is throwing another Hail-Mary pass.

Obama Campaign: Obama Made First Gesture Towards Joint Action On Crisis 2009

During the period of liquidating the toxic assets, the government would exercise a kind of receivership over the banks, preventing the stripping of remaining assets through bonuses, balance sheet transactions, or "Hail-Mary" lending (in which shareholders of zombie banks gamble recklessly because they have nothing to lose and possibly something to gain).

Jeffrey Sachs: A Proposal on How to Clean Up the Banks 2009

A Santorum ad attempts one last Hail-Mary play: a wounded Iraq veteran attacking Bob Casey for supposedly investing state funds into terrorism, a claim that hangs on the shaky rationale that Pennsylvania invests in funds that do business in countries where terrorism occurs. print share

Political Ad Bonanza! View Them All Here, From Cute To Vicious 2009

The paper today says that Angelides only has one Hail-Mary option left — tie Schwarzenegger to President Bush.

CA-GOV 2009