One by one, the Kansas last-gasp shots fell away.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Anthony, Syracuse soar past Kansas to first NCAA title] Reference

There would be no last-gasp heroics necessary this time.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Bonner's last-gasp pass fell incomplete at the Syracuse 7.    From Wordnik.com.  [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference

The others were pulling harder, doing their last-gasp bit too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roc and a Hard Place]

Maybe Keiron Cunningham's last-gasp crowd-pleaser against Cas?.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Super League awards show] Reference

Nets fought off a last-gasp effort by the Celtics and completed.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

What do we say to our fans if we don't give our last-gasp effort?.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Columbus vs. Los Angeles] Reference

Nash, who had 29 points and 15 assists, had Phoenix's last-gasp hope.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Spurs slam Suns 111-108 to take 2-0 series lead] Reference

So this is just a desperate last-gasp tactic to hold onto Ohio and Texas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary: "Shame On You, Barack Obama"] Reference

Hollins tried to take it strong as a last-gasp effort to get back in the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The 22-year-old calmly sank both shots, and Miami's last-gasp lob attempt bounced away.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Keith Yandle's last-gasp attempt to extend the shootout sailed high over the net to end the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

WHAT WENT WRONG: Prior to their last-gasp finish, the Ducks were 4-10 in the conference and in last place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oregon - Team Notes] Reference

The 1958 Packard Hawk was a last-gasp effort to save the once-proud automotive manufacturer from extinction.    From Wordnik.com.  [1958 Packard Hawk:] Reference

The shot turned back a last-gasp rally by the 76ers, who threw another scare into the heavily favored Lakers.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - 76ers vs. Lakers] Reference

Then, Terrence McGee's interception at the Bills 31 ended the Jets 'last-gasp drive with 6 seconds remaining.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Football - N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo] Reference

Coleman hasn't much impressed the supremes yet, so it seems unlikely that his last-gasp efforts will do any good.    From Wordnik.com.  [With Recount Complete And More Ballots Counted, Franken's Lead Appears To Be Insurmountable] Reference

On Feb. 27, the final day of the war, allied reconnaissance spotted a terrifying last-gasp gambit by Saddam Hussein.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Warriors] Reference

And I think the questions is whether or not what we're seeing today is a kind of last-gasp -- a last call of protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Inaugural Parade Rolls Toward White House - January 20, 2001] Reference

I realized then that that must be what occupied Jessl, the erection of a similar last-gasp defense for Lothar itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Restoree]

Rather than greeting it as Rocky II, the press covered her bid for a revote as a “last-gasp strategy,” which soon failed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Front-Runner’s Fall] Reference

Manning was intercepted three times in an awful first half and had a last-gasp pass knocked away as the Dolphins held on for a.    From Wordnik.com.  [NFL - National Football League - Miami vs. Indianapolis] Reference

Only a last-gasp equaliser against Wigan Athletic last weekend spared 16th-placed Newcastle from a third successive home defeat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackpool, Newcastle and West Brom on all-out attack to defy doubters] Reference

About three minutes remained in Super Bowl XXIII when the San Francisco 49ers, trailing 16-13, began a last-gasp drive at their 8.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Poise: Vinatieri gets his kicks in the clutch] Reference

The splinter groups have not kept pace, and many observers see their fueling of the protests as a last-gasp effort to remain relevant.    From Wordnik.com.  [PERISCOPE] Reference

Substitute Martin Palermo's close-range finish deep into injury time earned Argentina a thrilling last-gasp win over Peru in Buenos Aires.    From Wordnik.com.  [Argentina 2-1 Peru] Reference

But, from where we were, on the outskirts of Marjayoun, we were prevented only by a last-gasp Lebanese army checkpoint from entering the town.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2006] Reference

The maverick Communist boss became Russia's leader after defying a last-gasp coup by hard-liners in 1991 that resulted in the breakup of the Soviet empire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Year-End Timeline – Second Quarter] Reference

The Vuelta a España press corps lost all objectivity when Ezequiel Mosquera attacked up the Bola del Mundo in a last-gasp bid to win the Spanish grand tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ezequiel Mosquera proves that patience pays off with solid ride in 2010 Vuelta] Reference

As time ran out, there was a spate of freelance diplomacy, with interested parties in Europe and the Middle East groping frantically for a last-gasp solution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Baker's Biggest Test] Reference