After Pickrel's surge gave Michigan State a 25-16 halftime lead, the Spartans allowed the Red Foxes to get back in front with a flurry of 3-pointers, prompting coach Suzy Merchant to call timeout and deliver a very simple message.

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The two teammates disagreed on a play call and had to call a timeout to get it cleared up.

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"Man, I'd probably want to call a timeout, " said linebacker Josh Mauga, who exhaled deeply after being asked to imagine having to line up against such a formation.

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In international basketball, only the coach can call a timeout.

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As Folk lined up his overtime kick the first time, Dolphins coach Joe Philbin did what he said he planned to do all along: call a timeout just as the Jets were about to snap the ball.

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Raptors guard Kyle Lowry made one of two from the line after a clear path foul and Gay hit a pull-up jumper on the following possession, making it 83-75 with 3:37 left and forcing the Nets to call a timeout.

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Fisher opened the final period with a 3-pointer and Martin converted a three-point play and a 3-pointer as the Thunder went on a 9-2 run, prompting Memphis coach Lionel Hollins to call a timeout with the lead down to 75-73 with 10:08 left.

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The Knicks finished the game stronger than anyone could have imagined, but Vogel's unusual choice to call for a timeout at that stage will likely be revisited if New York takes control of the series in the days to come.

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Employers and unions can and will contest many, if not all, these decisions until the United States Supreme Court whistles a timeout to call its own recess and definitively rules on the validity of the recess appointments.

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