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By contrast, the former dances along (and often slips foul of) the line that divides the examination of ego from the exercise of it.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026
With almost an entire third quarter left to play, young Wizards center Alex Sarr picked up his fifth foul of the night at Chase Center.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Minutes after Montreal’s Tomas Aviles was shown a red card for a foul of Pellegrino — which resulted in a lengthy injury delay and VAR review — Onni Valakari capitalized against the short-handed visitors with a rocket from beyond the box that found the back of the net.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
One biggie occurred with just under 9 minutes remaining and resulted in Vandy’s Devin McGlockton being assessed his second flagrant foul of the evening.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026
With almost an entire third quarter left to play, young Wizards center Alex Sarr picked up his fifth foul of the night at Chase Center.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Minutes after Montreal’s Tomas Aviles was shown a red card for a foul of Pellegrino — which resulted in a lengthy injury delay and VAR review — Onni Valakari capitalized against the short-handed visitors with a rocket from beyond the box that found the back of the net.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
One biggie occurred with just under 9 minutes remaining and resulted in Vandy’s Devin McGlockton being assessed his second flagrant foul of the evening.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Foul of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20of. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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