Previously, whether a player could block below the waist depended on his position at the snap, whether he was stationary or which direction he was moving after the snap.

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Taylor had a left-footer from range saved on the stretch by Gomes in the home goal, while only a Kaboul block stopped the same player's goalbound effort levelling the scores with Gomes stranded.

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Western Union is far from being the only player on the block in an increasingly crowded and commoditized business.

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Target and Lowe's are two major chains that have already rolled it out companywide in the U.S. It's just that when you're the biggest player on the block, everything you do will draw reaction.

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Leon Thompson looked certain to halt Coalisland's prospects by blasting in a goal but former Tyrone player Peter Donnelly somehow got back to block the pointblank effort on the goal-line.

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The goal was tough on the home team, who would have levelled almost instantly but for a superb block by McCarthy, who smothered a shot from Owls substitute - and former Palace player - Tom Soares.

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The 6-foot-4 star, who was the national high school player of the year last season, scored nine points and had a vicious two-handed block during that closing run.

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It can be set for a number of different games - with names such as Block It, Pass and Receive, and On the Spot - designed to hone different aspects of a player's skills.

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"We assume that anytime he catches it on the block, it's two points, " said NYU-Poly coach Nolan Adams, a former Skyline Conference player and current eighth-grade special-education teacher in Kensington.

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