"We felt making an announcement would be creating a major scare that would make everyone afraid to use condoms."

Still, Memphis did not go down without giving Duke a major scare.

Ohio State survived a major scare from Illinois but won and Miami didn't play.

The Red Sox had a major scare in the top of the seventh inning.

See, they had a major scare when the Limper came back and damned near took them apart.

'I could hardly start a major scare until I'd made certain, could I?'

But we'd rather have a major scare that turned out to be a false alarm than the real thing and a late start, sir.

Last week in practice, the Raiders got a major scare when Woodson went down while backpedaling during a passing drill, injuring his knee.

The Knicks received a major scare from Ewing with 2:33 left in the first quarter, when he fell face down.

Polansky survived a major scare as an 18 year old.