And that's when the ball of fire and smoke came up out of the ground.

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Police in riot gear responded with "blast ball" grenades that release smoke laced with pepper spray.

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Tippett then smacks the ball with such force that I half expect to see only a spectral puff of smoke hanging over his tee.

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And the smoke from the show's pyrotechnics was still hanging around when Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker got the ball on his team's 25 yard line.

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With 10 minutes remaining City shored up their defensive ranks with Michael Ball replacing Elano and the reinforced rearguard ensured Sunderland's hopes of a come back went up in smoke.

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