Questions tagged [scoring]
For questions generally related to the scoring mechanisms of a particular sport. Questions using this tag should also be tagged with the specific sport(s) in question.
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With the NFL moving the extra point back, is it still possible to fake the kick and go for two?
Under older NFL rules, it was legal, even if unusual, to line up for an extra point kick but make a try for the endzone to score two points.
The linked question and answer are from before a ...
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What is the exact condition of touchdown in American football?
I wonder how the 'touchdown' is defined in American football.
Specifically, I would like to know whether the ball should complete go through the end line which is 6 feet wide.
In soccer, the ball ...
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Do MMA judges score fights independently, or can they see each other's scores or discuss scoring in some way during the fight?
My guess is that MMA judges score fights independently. However, Paddy Pimblett won a unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon at UFC 282, while 23 of the 24 media outlets providing UFC 282 ...
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Soccer Goal Rule Special Case [duplicate]
What happens when a striker kicks the ball towards the goal, and on its way the ball collides against another player just enough so that it’s path changes and a goal is still scored. Who does the goal ...
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Does the pickleball serving number reset when a point is won at the second serve?
The score during a game of pickleball doubles is 4-7-2.
For those unfamiliar, this means that:
the serving team has 4 points,
the opposing team has 7 points, and
this is the second serve for the ...
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How should a play where the batter-runner misses first base on a double be scored?
The batter hits a fly ball double to center, but the runner does not touch first. The defense appeals and the batter is out 8-4-1-3.
How is the play scored? As a single with an out advancing, or just ...
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Confusing presentation of cricket score
Watching the World T20 Final on Sky Sports in England, now I believe that they are just using a feed from the tournament broadcaster so the presentation is not typical for Sky. I dont understand why a ...
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Is an NFL player who forces a fumble that goes out of the end zone not credited with the safety?
I can imagine four situations where the title applies.
The ballcarrier is out of the end zone and fumbles when he is tackled. This would not be a safety except for the fumble.
The ballcarrier is in ...
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Has there ever been a Euros or World Cup champion that never conceded a goal?
Going in to their Euro 2020's semifinal match against Denmark, England haven't conceded a goal. Jordan Pickford, the goalie, has had 5 clean sheets in the tournament so far.
Has there been a World Cup ...
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In badminton, how do invasion and obstruct interact chronologically?
This question is somewhat theoretical in nature since I’ve never seen it actually happen, but I just saw an instance that came very, very close, and I wondered what would have been done if it had ...
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Scoring Errors in Defensive Judgement
In Baseball, do errors in judgement factor in scoring?
Example: Nobody on base, batter hits single to center field but fielder throws home instead of 2nd
allowing runner to advance to second. Both ...
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What does this number mean in PGA Tournament scores?
Golf newbie here. I'm watching the Valero Texas Open, round 4. It just started, and a player just completed the 1st hole making a Par in this Par-4 hole (thus having made 4 shots so far).
However the ...
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Sac fly and sac bunt
I am having trouble understanding sacrifice fly and sacrifice bunt in baseball. Specifically, do both result in out for the batter? Because otherwise what would "sacrifice" mean? It will be ...
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Why is there no attempt to change the tennis scoring system? [closed]
Why does the tennis scoring system still remain as it is ? By that I mean the 0-15-30-40 progression. The obvious 1,2,3,4 progression makes more sense as it is simplistic and does not indicate ...
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Why is it a considered a passing touchdown in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards?
I don't understand why it is considered a passing touchdown that accrues to the QB's stats, in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards. Consider a 5 yard pass where the receiver then runs 90 ...
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NFL football goal to go situation
When there's a goal to go situation and a team keeps making penalty they keep giving them halfway to the goal halfway to the goal penalty now they run out of room there at the goal line. Can the team ...
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Why do racket-sport games end with an odd number of points?
Why do the rules for several sports dictate that a player has to score an odd number of points to win the game?
Table tennis: 11 points (previously 21)
Badminton: 21 points (previously 7, 11 or 15)
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What happens to FGA when you score on the wrong basket?
I know that when you score on the wrong basket, the nearest player gets the points (in NBA) - so that's "Field Goal Made". But, what about "Field Goal Attempts"? If the nearest ...
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Why do the players in this video appear to be trying not to get a touchdown?
There's a clickbaitily-titled "Smartest '1000 IQ Plays' in Sports History" video on YouTube. The second and fourth clips in the video both have American-football players apparently trying ...
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Optimal elimination and scoring system for three-team tournament?
We are planning a casual "sports" event with my friends for the summer. These sports events include a series of beer pong and molkky (a Finnish throwing game) matches throughout two evenings. There ...
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3-number score?
I'm reading some novels by Hugh de Selincourt about village cricket in England. The scores are given as three numbers (e.g. 37—3—13). The first two seem to be runs so far (37) and wickets lost (3). ...
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In Futsal, can a goalkeeper score with a drop kick (i.e. released from hands)?
The question is about Futsal.
Consider the following situation:
The goalkeeper holds the ball in his hands after the opposing team's attack. The ball has not left the field so it is not a goal ...
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What is the lowest possible winning score in snooker?
What is the lowest possible winning score in snooker assuming that...
The loser does not concede the frame
No fouls are made
No more than one ball is pocketed on any given shot
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For how many points in a game volleyball is played?
In volleyball how many points to be win normally by a team to take that game?
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Does calling 30-30 "deuce" in tennis affect the game scoring?
As an IT guy I cannot avoid the observation that the states "30-30" and "40-40", "deuce", have the same outgoing transitions in the state machine "tennis game": From both scores a two point difference ...
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Taking the ball after scoring penalty [duplicate]
Why do players intend to take the ball with them after they have scored a goal? In addition to this, the opponent players(especially goalkeepers) don't intend to give away the ball. What could be the ...
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When a batter reaches second safely after a rundown, does the batter get credited with a single or a double?
A batter hit a single toward right field, but instead of stopping at first, he rounded the base and - intentionally - caused a rundown (the player told me after the game he did this intentionally). He ...
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If a runner reaches second on an error and then scores the next play, does that count as an earned run against the pitcher?
Example: A batter hits a single to the outfield, it is bobbled, so the batter can now reach second. The next batter is up and scores the runner on second. Since that runner reached second on an error ...
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Is it possible for a tennis match to last forever?
I ask this because in 2018 John Isner and Kevin Anderson had a set that latest for 50 games in one set. And in 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut had a set lasting 138 games.
I understand that to win ...
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does the run count
scenario: one out, runners on first and third. Fly to deep centre; fielder makes an exceptional catch for second out, and makes a huge throw to double up the runner from first who had gone too far, ...
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What was a "try" in ancient football?
This article (archive link) about the Scottish team Berwick Rangers centenary refers to the first competitive game:
The fishermen of the Greens also formed a football club around the same time, ...
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is this situation ruled a base hit in softball?
There is a runner on third with one out and batter hits a ground ball to first baseman who opts to throw home before stepping on bag or tagging batter. The runner is safe at home and the batter is ...
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Meaning of '4:1 (3:0)' as score in football (World Cup match)
I'm looking at Fifa data on the France vs Mexico World Cup match in 1930, the score is presented as 4:1 (3:0). Looking at the 'goals scored' section I see 5 goals have been scored, all of them in ...
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In basketball, what does 'two for fifteen' mean?
He was raggedy as... Went two for 15. Seven points.
He finished with 16 points on six of 14.
I guess it is about points, but I really don't understand what they mean.
Could someone explain what ...
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Difference in boxing between PTS and UD?
What's the actual difference? Isn't the UD (Unanimous Decision) a "united" decision, where all the referees agree who is the winner? What's then the meaning of PTS?
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How are stoppage time goals deduplicated from regulation time goals?
In football, goals can be scored in stoppage time, say the 46th minute of the first half, and also in the 46th minute of the game in the second half.
Is there any way of differentiating / ...
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Does a batter lose RBI credit for a runner's missed base?"
There is a lot of talk about an appeal play for a missed base with or without runners on base. The problem is no one is talking about the what the batter is credited with. In our case with 2 outs and ...
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How are UFC scores awarded?
How does the UFC point system work?
From watching fights I can tell that there are multiple judges that submit a scorecard, and the fighter who is the winner on the most scorecards is the winner of ...
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Fastest power play goal in the history of the NHL
Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals scored 2 seconds in the power play, late in the first period of game 1 of Eastern Conference finals of the 2017-2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
What ...
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Longest time between goals in NHL playoffs
Eric Staal of the Minnesota Wild scored a goal against the Winnipeg Jets on April 15th of the 2017/18 NHL season. The last playoffs goal he had scored came 9 years before that for the Carolina ...
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In Table Tennis, does a 7-0 lead mean that set is won?
Suppose we are playing a match/set for 11 points with 2 serves each. If one team get a lead of 7-0, does that mean that the team won that match/set?
What is the case for a match/set for 21 points? 11-...
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What will the batsman score from a winning boundary with one run needed to win?
Assume a team needs 1 run to win and the batsman needs 2 or more runs for his century or half century. The batsman then plays a shot completes his first run then the ball goes to the boundary or six.
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Is a shuttle touching the floor of the court not a fault?
I've seen enough badminton matches to know that if, during play, the shuttle falls in my court (probably because I was unable to reach to one side of my court in time), it's my "fault" and the ...
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What does the superscript used in tennis scores mean?
In the score below, what do the 7 and 4 superscripts mean in the first set?
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Which team is mentioned first in the score in NBA games?
Most sports I know of (e.g. soccer) will mention the home team first; e.g. if Barcelona plays Real Madrid in Barcelona, the scoreboard will show
Barcelona - Real Madrid 1 - 0
both in the ...
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Are own goals considered when calculating goal conversion rate?
In football, goal conversion rate is calculated as the number of goals scored divided by the number of shots taken.
Suppose the opposition scores an own goal in a game, or several such goals across a ...
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Points-based scoring systems for non-automotive sports with more than two competitors played over a season
In Formula 1 racing, the following scoring system is used to determine the winning drivers and constructors:
1st : 25 points
2nd : 18 points
3rd : 15 points
4th : 12 points
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How can a touchdown catch be made when the receiver lands outside the End Zone?
Why was this catch by Chris Hogan for the Patriots against the Buccaneers, on October 5th 2017, a touchdown, as he caught the ball in the air and landed outside of the End Zone? I thought the ...
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Laver Cup: Why are the doubles played without No-Ad rules
At the moment the new Laver Cup take place in Prague.
Does anybody know, why the doubles are played without No-Ad rules? The champions tiebreak is played in every match including the singles, so why ...
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What is the importance of the game scoresheet?
In sports games, what is the main importance of the scoresheet?
As in the image below?