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alligator arms n.pl. Sanders is a converted running back, as was Monk, who didn’t take to wide receiver at first. “He had alligator arms, know what I mean?” said his former coach.… “He didn’t reach for the ball at first. If he hadn’t had the USFL experience, he wouldn’t have made it in the NFL because no one would’ve given him time to develop.” [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. “Our goal is to hit a receiver so hard and so often they’ll catch the ball like an alligator. If you’ve ever seen an alligator, their arms are about three inches long. We want to hit a receiver enough to where he doesn’t want to reach very far or very often.”—Kevin Steele, secondary coach of No. 19 Tennessee. [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. Curtis drops some short passes, but it is not a matter of him being unable to catch the ball over the middle or having alligator arms. It is just concentarion and the fact he is simply a better long receiver. [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. Some of the best players in the NBA have developed “alligator arms”— sports parlance for not extending the arms—under the pressure of big free throws. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 5, 2009)

alligator-arm n.pl. The Chargers sacked Jeff George six times, and, Harrison noted, “Tim Brown helped us out with a couple of alligator-arm catches.” Brown dropped several passes early in the game, and finished with just three catches for 18 yards. [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alphabet title n. Four world champs may be confusing enough for some, but then we can add the WBU, IBO and IBA among others. The “lesser” belts such as the WBU and IBA are often referred to as alphabet titles and are not given much credence by the informed boxing fan but how on earth is a casual fan meant to know who is the best in each division? [English United Kingdom Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Feb. 13, 2008)

anhyzer n. Anhyzer: A disc’s flight arc, which falls in the same direction of the throwing arm. For a right-handed player a backhand anhyzer shot fades to the right, while a sidearm anhyzer fades to the left. [English United States Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Aug. 4, 2004)

apple turnover n. It took a slew of Pistons mistakes—the always colorful Rasheed Wallace referred to them as “apple turnovers”—in order for the Heat to escape with a close Game 2 win at home. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 29, 2005)

Arizona pinstripes n. But after a few ruts with one wheel 14 inches above the other and wicked thorns scraping new “Arizona pinstripes” in the finish, it’s clear that not even a sturdy Rent-a-Wreck can make this expedition without permanent damage. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 14, 2006)

arm hangover n. “After the last outing in Tampa I had what I call an arm hangover,” Bannister said. “It was extra sore. I tried to get ready, but I honestly just didn’t have it tonight. I didn’t punch anybody out until that last batter and that’s a sign. You can’t rely on weak ground balls. You have to get the punch outs sometimes.” [English Baseball Body Sports & Recreation New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2009)

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