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Encyclopedia > Offense (sports)

In sport, offense (American English) and offence (British English and Canadian English) is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is offense. American English or U.S. English is the diverse form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ... Diagram showing the geographical locations of selected languages and dialects of the British Isles. ... Canadian English is the form of English used in Canada, spoken as a first or second language by over 25 million Canadians (as recorded in the 2001 census [1]). Canadian English spelling is a mixture of U.S. and British, but Canadian speech is much closer to U.S. English...


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Sports -- Georgetown Offense Improves, Downs UMES, Rhode Island (1000 words)
The Georgetown baseball team's dormant offense finally regained its stride this weekend, but it wasn't enough to take a three-game series from the University of Rhode Island.
While the offense, led by freshman shortstop Matt Carullo (3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored) produced an adequate four runs, the defense faltered, surrendering four unearned runs to the Rams.
The Hoya offense exploded, striking early and often battering a helpless UMES defense and pitching staff into submission by a margin of 14-5.
Bears Take Offense - Sports (843 words)
(Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears have all but become the inverse of the Indianapolis Colts.
The book on them has long read that they're defense is incredible and if they can just manage to find a sparkler's worth of firepower offensively, they can dominate their conference.
Veteran wideout Muhsin Muhammad (10 receptions, 161 yards on the season) has been the big-bodied possession receiver that Ron Turner's offense relies on and, after catching five balls for 89 yards against Detroit, including an astounding 41-yard touchdown, third-year wideout Bernard Berrian is developing into a much-needed downfield threat for the Bears.
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