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Icing the kicker - calling a last-second timeout to put more pressure on him - doesn't work.
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Icing the kicker - calling a last-second timeout to put more pressure on him - doesn't work.
The Seattle Times 2012
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What an agitated 24 hours it was after the Scarlet Knights were robbed of a last-second attempt in a 65-63 loss to St. John's in the Big East tournament's second round.
A St. John's-Rutgers Do-Over? Jason Gay 2011
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Is that definitely the route you're choosing to follow next season, with Carrie forgetting her last-second realization about Brody's connection to Issa?
Homeland Bosses on the Season Finale: Showtime Really Wanted Damian Lewis for Another Year 2011
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The morning after Jeremy Lin sank a thrilling, last-second three-pointer that lifted the New York Knicks over the Toronto Raptors and gave "Linsanity" its latest, rapturous chapter, the mysterious basketball oracle who saw it coming almost two years ago woke up in Bend, Ore., and blended himself a healthy green shake: celery, spinach, kale, orange juice.
The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming Jason Gay 2012
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Look, Connecticut just won on a thrilling last-second shot!
A St. John's-Rutgers Do-Over? Jason Gay 2011
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A week later, they lost to the New York Jets on a last-second touchdown pass by Mark Sanchez to Santonio Holmes.
There's No Trophy for Being Exciting Jared Diamond 2011
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There will be office pools, upsets, Cinderellas, last-second shots and heartbreaking losses.
Greed vs. Football and Basketball | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2010
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The city was still high on the vapors of a strangely exhilarating last-second loss to the Celtics.
Buzz Not All There for Knicks-Heat II Jason Gay 2011
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Meanwhile, Princeton earned its first tournament bid since 2004 after slipping past Harvard in a one-game playoff Saturday on a last-second shot by Douglas Davis.
March Madness Bids Abound Sophia Hollander 2011
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