"He ran unmolested down the field!" : Unique Sports Expressions

Sometimes, the terms and expressions used by announcers to describe the action during games can sound bizarre, comical, and at times bawdy. Can you match the expression with the proper sport? Let's test your sports vocabulary! In each case, simply identify to which sport the expression applies.

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"He ran unmolested down the field!" : Unique Sports Expressions

"Three in the Key"

"Hail Mary"

"Ducks on the pond"

"James Joyce"

"Texas Wedge"

"Dropping Dimes"

"Around the horn"

"Sin Bin"

"Chin music"

"Snowman"

"Go for the five hole"

"Chicklets"

"A High Hard One"

"Swish"

"A Whiff"

"Don't stop your dribble"

"Coffin Corner"

"Ease up your grip on the shaft"

"Fireman"

"He ran unmolested down the field!"

"Pound the rock"

"Let's turn two"

"Can of corn"

"Danny Devito"

"Granny shot"

"Yard Sale"

"Lettuce"

"Sixth Man"

"Joe Pesci"

"Duster"

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