Category
page 2Sports terminology
buyout clause
clause in a contract
winger
sports position
mercy rule
rule that ends a sports event due to an insurmountable lead
whitewash
sports term for a series in which a person or team wins every game
sports division
group of sports teams who compete against each other for a championship
Coppa Italia
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three-peat
In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous two NBA finals.
Franchise player
player on such a team around whom an entire competitive squad can be built
national championship
competition at national level
Cinderella team
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games behind
sports term
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Playoff format
podium sweep
sports term where a team or nation comes in first, second and third
playoff format
format that is used for the elimination round of a sports tournament
Wilks Coefficient
Measurement system of the relative strength of powerlifters
bench-clearing brawl
ritual fight during a sporting match, especially ice hockey and baseball
Card stunt
audience showing cards to create an image
varsity team
university sports team
anaerobic threshold
oxygen consumption level above which aerobic energy production is supplemented by anaerobic mechanisms during exercise
phoenix club
Type of sports club
forfeiture
means of cancelling or ending a sport competition, causing a competitor or team or to lose automatically when they decide to use it or when they violated rules
varsity letter
award in American schools
Prospect
sport player whose rights have been acquired by a team but is not established in the team yet
carbohydrate loading
dietic strategy in preparation for athletic endurance events