box score
noun
: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form
broadly
: total count : summary
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reading the box scores in the newspaper
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
His only box score contribution during this stint was a free throw generated by a technical foul, but the Pacers lead was six when Nesmith left the floor.
—Tony East, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Continue reading here Clippers box score NBA scores NBA standings
RAMS
From Gary Klein: Jared Verse spent three years of high school in Pennsylvania.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Including the regular season, Buffalo is 9-0 at home, and the latest win wasn’t solely the product of yet another unprecedented box score by quarterback Josh Allen.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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