An open list of 25 words by yarb.
- snap was added by yarb and appears on 59 other lists
- dandy was added by yarb and appears on 64 other lists
- author was added by yarb and appears on 30 other lists
- nifty was added by yarb and appears on 43 other lists
- rookie was added by yarb and appears on 10 other lists
- storied was added by yarb and appears on 7 other lists
- streak was added by yarb and appears on 27 other lists
- ice was added by yarb and appears on 51 other lists
- score a tally was added by yarb and appears on just this list
- shutout was added by yarb and appears on 1 other list
- blank was added by yarb and appears on 18 other lists
- dish was added by yarb and appears on 16 other lists
- wave off was added by yarb and appears on just this list
- doorstep was added by yarb and appears on 7 other lists
- post was added by yarb and appears on 32 other lists
- drop a decision was added by yarb and appears on just this list
- collect was added by yarb and appears on 13 other lists
- pick up was added by yarb and appears on 6 other lists
- play was added by yarb and appears on 55 other lists
- x for y was added by yarb and appears on just this list
- wire was added by yarb and appears on 26 other lists
- solve was added by yarb and appears on 10 other lists
- stanza was added by yarb and appears on 28 other lists
- stripe was added by yarb and appears on 16 other lists
- stake was added by yarb and appears on 27 other lists

john Fantastic list! Your mention of the British equivalent reminds me of Keith Talent from "London Fields," usually a barely-intelligible oaf, who snaps into a fluid, fluent, and entirely television-derived announcerese when narrating a darts match. Jan 12, 2008
reesetee Great idea, yarb! I've always felt like I needed an English-to-Sports/Sports-to-English dictionary. If I cared enough about sports, that is. ;-) Jan 10, 2008