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King made her first eight shots from the floor, collecting a shovel pass from Miles at the end of the third quarter to make a buzzer-beating layup for a one-point Irish lead heading into the final frame.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Knowles made sure to run shovel passes during practice periods for the rest of Babin’s career.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs crafted a red-zone play to have receiver Mecole Hardman use the motion as part of an inside shovel pass intended for running back Jerick McKinnon.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Here’s where the Lions may have found their latest trick play
Rohan Nadkarni
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson dialed up a pretty unique play in the third quarter — a toss to running back David Montgomery that was actually a shovel pass to receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Knowles made sure to run shovel passes during practice periods for the rest of Babin’s career.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs crafted a red-zone play to have receiver Mecole Hardman use the motion as part of an inside shovel pass intended for running back Jerick McKinnon.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Here’s where the Lions may have found their latest trick play
Rohan Nadkarni
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson dialed up a pretty unique play in the third quarter — a toss to running back David Montgomery that was actually a shovel pass to receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Shovel pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovel%20pass. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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