They kicked the ball out of bounds near our bench.

He is sitting near the Lakers' bench and he wants Duncan to call him on his cell phone.

It happened near the Jets' bench five plays into the drive.

He left the game and spent several minutes lying near the Knicks' bench with a heating pad on his back.

Still, in the seats below, near the team's bench, he saw that Frederick was nearly as animated.

Crawford stumbled awkwardly and fell backward near the Knicks' bench.

Afterward, the Americans (2-3) sprawled or slumped near their bench.

"Twelve minutes, 12 more minutes," were the shouts near the Bulls' bench, as the team rose to begin the fourth quarter.

In fact, the home team usually defends the goal near its bench for two periods for a good reason.

Silk sat on the grass near Yarblek's bench, and he, too, held - an ale cup.