Running up the score
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title:
Running up the score
text:
Running up the score is a sports strategy that occurs when a competitor continues to play in such a way as to score additional points after the outcome of the game is no longer realistically in question and they are all but assured of winning. More sportsmanlike alternatives might include pulling out most of the team's first-string players, or calling plays designed to run out the clock. Mercy rules are used in some amateur sports, which end the game when the score differential reaches a certain
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Sports strategy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_up_the_score
date created:
2004-09-04T04:08:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T03:30:54Z
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