[baseball] In baseball, when the ball is alive (or in play), the game can proceed. The pitcher may pitch the ball, the batter may attempt to hit such a pitch, baserunners may attempt to advance at their own risk, and the defense may attempt to put the batter or baserunners out. ==Definition== The ball becomes live when the pitcher is on the...
The ball that is in play.
A ball that has been free kicked or snapped to the quarter back.
[Basketball] as soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it is live, but the game clock does not restart until the ball is alive.[Football] a ball becomes live as soon as it is snapped or free kicked (as in a kickoff); opposite of a dead ball.
any ball that is in play, whether it is a player's possession or not. The ball is live during plays from scrimmage and free kicks, including kickoffs.