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Part of my ball is lying on the Out of Bounds (OB) line. Is the ball still in pl

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Part of my ball is lying on the Out of Bounds (OB) line. Is the ball still in pl

Part of my ball is lying on the Out of Bounds (OB) line. Is the ball still in play?

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