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The real-life adaptation, created by students in the United States in 2005, is equally fast-paced and sees so-called chasers trying to throw quaffles - semi-deflated volleyballs - through the opposition's hoops.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

The blue-and-white design for the Hammer includes the museum’s name on one side and, on the other, the chant “Art Will Save Us” — flanked by a pair of flaming volleyballs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Comical as it is at times to watch 300-pound linemen lunge for volleyballs, the drill has a purpose.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

Officials in gloves sanitize the volleyballs, wipe down the table tennis surface and spray down the corners of the boxing rings.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

They took a bus to a place Rasheed called the Shar-e-Nau Park, where children pushed each other on swings and slapped volleyballs over ragged nets tied to tree trunks.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini