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  • Even among a group of non-rebounding, non-passing guards and forwards, Young doesn’t measure up in the non-scoring categories.

    What to make of Nick Young Kevin Broom 2011

  • Not a terrible list at first glance, except — Young does less non-scoring work than any of them.

    What to make of Nick Young Kevin Broom 2011

  • Lampard and Gerrard were lumbered with central midfield duties and the non-scoring but hard-grafting Emile Heskey was used like luxury flypaper for forward balls.

    World Cup 2010: Dilemmas facing Fabio Capello before England tackle Algeria Richard Williams in South Africa 2010

  • Plus Switzerland have only ever scored more than one goal against England twice, comforting news for a defence that looks likely to be made up of Phil Jagielka plus either international gosling Gary Cahill or the confused, flailing beast that still answers to the name "Matthew Upson"; and which will this evening most likely be confronted by non-scoring top scorer Alexander Frei, supported from midfield by his shrugging, bald, tortured sidekick Moreno "George" Costanzo.

    It Could Always Be Worse, and the France Football Team 2010

  • It was Syracuse's longest run since James Mungro had a non-scoring 86 yarder against Kentucky in 1999.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Ascension came in the 117th minute of a 120-minute overtime game, til then a non-scoring, nil-nil slugfest, when Andres Iniesta, reputed the epitome of the good guy, received a bouncing ball and, with exquisite poise, found the proper angle from which to fire the notoriously unpredictable Jabulani where the Dutch goalkeeper wasn't.

    Carla Seaquist: World Cup Final: Finally, the Good Guys Win 2010

  • Figures were calculated by counting the number of words spoken in one non-scoring inning in one day.

    Meet Baseball's Chattiest TV Announcers 2009

  • But the smart parents of the Connecticut town did get the principal to relent a bit, allowing supervised, modified, non-scoring kickball twice weekly for the older kids.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • Three punts later, Devine's 76-yard run - tied for the longest non-scoring carry in WVU history - helped put the Mountaineers up by 21.

    USATODAY.com - College Football - West Virginia vs. Maryland 2006

  • There was plenty of non-scoring action in the third period as well.

    USATODAY.com - Hockey - St. Louis vs. San Jose 2006

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