('baseball') The shortstop's 'relay' (throw) from center field was too late to catch the runner at home.
This report is 'being relayed' to us by our crew at the scene of the accident.
the 4x100 'relay' [=a relay with four parts that are 100 meters each]
(..) Joe is right. A deal is impossible. We have to keep on what we've been doing and break him. Keep him talking, no relief. Maintain a quorum in relays. Is that how you feel, John? Let's relieve the men on the floor. - A man as green as that... - He can't go on much longer. (..)1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington