Sentences with phrase «as conference season»

As conference season draws to a close, the shape of next year's election is becoming clear.

Not exact matches

If anything, millennials are getting less ambitious, not more: Conference Board data shows they are less likely than more - seasoned colleagues to list «senior management» as their desired career goal.

By their last NHL season, the Jets had trouble attracting fans to the rink, but as the Conference Board of Canada said in a report earlier this month, plenty has changed in the city since.

In his first four seasons at Coastal, he led his team to the National Playoffs four times and three conference championships while being named Conference Coach of the Year twice, as well as AFCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2014 and winner of the prestigious Eddie Robinson Award for National Coach of the Yeaconference championships while being named Conference Coach of the Year twice, as well as AFCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2014 and winner of the prestigious Eddie Robinson Award for National Coach of the YeaConference Coach of the Year twice, as well as AFCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2014 and winner of the prestigious Eddie Robinson Award for National Coach of the Year in 2015.

In basketball Snyder finished second to Hetzel in Southern Conference scoring this season and rebounded as if the floors were trampolines.

As for the rest of the 2016 season, consider this: Over the last two weeks alone the Rams have dealt with Fisher bickering with franchise icon Eric Dickerson, Fisher fouling up the names of the Patriots» running backs on a conference call, and Fisher's problems with Snead and the scouting staff bubbling to the surface.

With four teams in the top 13 of Week 5's simulated BCS standings, led by Kansas State at No. 8, the left - for - dead Big 12 has emerged as perhaps the best conference in college football's young 2012 season.

Butcher set up three power - play goals and Bratt had a goal and an assist as the Devils created some excitement after posting the worst record in the Eastern Conference last season.

Despite their championship status, the Tigers enter the 2017 season well behind Florida State as conference favorites.

With the help of SportsOddsHistory.com, we looked back at preseason Super Bowl, conference, divisional and playoff odds, as well as regular season win totals to determine just how dominant oddsmakers expect the Patriots to be.

However, don't expect Conference USA to supply two teams to the field, as both the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders dropped their regular season finales on Saturday.

Note that the East Region First Four matchup between the Radford Highlanders and Hampton Pirates will be a conference game next season, as the MEAC's top seed is moving to the Big South after this academic year wraps up.

As his senior season ended last weekend, he led the nation in blocked shots (5.7 per game), topped the Stags in rebounding (8.5), averaged a career - high 13.9 points and won his third Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference defensive player of the year award.

After a stellar senior season at South Miami — he was all - conference as a linebacker — he signed with Alabama.

Since I have already culled the data for all of those, we can look not only at the regular season probabilities, but the conference championship probabilities as well.

The front - runners are obvious, but the separation between No. 1 and No. 5 is not great (really, that's always been the conference's biggest asset and liability: there are few truly bad teams and few elite ones), and while Rutgers pursues an undefeated season, it still has quite a bit of work to do to secure its first conference title as well.

Ferguson told a news conference at United's training ground: «I have always viewed the Community Shield as a stepping stone to the first game of the season.

As the Big 12 season progressed, and the scouting report on Baylor became widespread, the Bears went 8 - 6, dropping all four games against Missouri and Kansas, the only two teams in the conference with even comparable talent.

Texas Coach Gustafson dismissed those early - season losses as nothing more than warmups for the more significant Southwest Conference schedule.

We would start Blaylock, who is having as good an all - around season as any guard in the conference, and Price, and we would leave Armstrong off the team because, as you'll see below, we want to add another forward to this squad.

The Anteaters weren't spectacular this year — they're ranked No. 94 in Ken Pomeroy's rankings and didn't actually win their conference, the Big West, in the regular season, as UC - Davis went 14 - 2 in league play.

Play well for most or all of the season, and you'll be in no matter who you play (at least, as long as you're a major -, or high mid-major conference team).

A lot of football coaches take press conferences after their annual spring game, which wraps up spring practice, as their last chance to try to get the fan base excited for the upcoming season and hype up all their players.

As recently as the post match press conference at Chelsea our manager said he expected Alexis Sanchez to at least be an Arsenal player till the end of the seasoAs recently as the post match press conference at Chelsea our manager said he expected Alexis Sanchez to at least be an Arsenal player till the end of the seasoas the post match press conference at Chelsea our manager said he expected Alexis Sanchez to at least be an Arsenal player till the end of the season.

Oregon begins the season as the Pac - 12 favorite, but any of five teams could make surprise - free conference title runs.

As a team theIrish were the top major - conference three - point - shooting outfit last season, making 40.5 % of their long - range attempts.

I am waiting for the boss» press conference and his Gunners update before I do my own Halting Ambition Gunners Starts that will not only put paid to the Reds CL ambition, but also avenge the 5 - 0 defeat we suffered at their hands last season as the Gunners give them a dose of their own medicine at the Emirates stadium by also beating them at final whistle as AFC 5 - 0 Liverpool.

As per Pep Guardiola in his press conference on Friday though, it looks as though he's suffered a setback and will not feature against Liverpool in the early - season crunch clash between the two Premier League title rivalAs per Pep Guardiola in his press conference on Friday though, it looks as though he's suffered a setback and will not feature against Liverpool in the early - season crunch clash between the two Premier League title rivalas though he's suffered a setback and will not feature against Liverpool in the early - season crunch clash between the two Premier League title rivals.

This week, our netball 1s welcome University of Manchester 2s to the Sugden Sports Centre as they look to continue their unbeaten season by claiming a spot in the quarter finals of the Northern Conference Cup.

After making it to the NFC championship in his first season as head coach, Jim Harbaugh's 49ers have the third best odds at winning the conference.

Last season was an exciting one for the team, as they earned promotion into the BUCS Northern 2A and finished second in the Northern Conference Cup after a tough final against an extremely strong Northumbria team.

Poggi had been with Gilman High School for the last 19 seasons (where he won 13 conference championships) as their head coach.

Our team may have lost out in the conference cup final, but they will now progress to the next level of competition, as they look to compete in the BUCS Trophy competition next season!

However, by season's end California's Pat Barnes could emerge as the conference's top signal - caller.

As good as Pierce is, though, the onus is on Walker, who raised his game to another level while leading Boston to the conference finals last seasoAs good as Pierce is, though, the onus is on Walker, who raised his game to another level while leading Boston to the conference finals last seasoas Pierce is, though, the onus is on Walker, who raised his game to another level while leading Boston to the conference finals last season.

That carried over during the conference week, as a roundtable of executives and advisors from conference - specific TV networks on Thursday morning roundly dismissed the idea of expansion, for fear of devaluing the regular season's profit in TV ratings.

And as reported by the Arsenal website, the boss said in his press conference yesterday that Welbeck definitely had improved this season.

Similarly, an unranked major conference champion should not be able to leapfrog more deserving teams, as Wisconsin did last season and Connecticut did three seasons ago.

The SEC technically still grades out as the nation's best conference, on average, this season.

MILEPOSTS — HIRED: To succeed Ray Eddy as basketball coach at Purdue, GEORGE KING, for live seasons head coach at West Virginia University, where his teams won three Southern Conference titles and had 102 wins against only 43 losses.

The top - seeded Washington Huskies, a surprise no - show in the NCAA bracket considering their status as regular season conference champions, will play another NCAA bubble team in the Northwestern Wildcats.

Thinking about Wenger's statement in the press conference where he spoke about a mysterious event / series of events that he believes derailed the season... Could it be that around that time (as the rumors suggested) the board or someone in the board «was going behind Arsene's back» to talk to other managers about the job?

Colorado made quite a leap this season to make the Pac - 12 Title Game, as they were 80:1 to win the conference before the year.

Speaking at his press conference this morning, the Frenchman was quoted by the Mirror as saying it is «possible» both Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could be sold in the middle of the season.

Fran McCaffery's Hawkeyes were dreadful in non-conference play but improved as the season progressed and finished 8 - 10 in conference.

As such, we took a stab at naming our 12 All - Stars in each conference if the season ended today.

When the 2014 season started, McKay hit the court to prove her worth as one of the Jaguars» top singles players and entered the Modesto Metro Conference tournament singles bracket.

After the NFL fined Lynch this season for deflecting postgame questions from media, Sherman performed a press conference skit with wide receiver Doug Baldwin lampooning how the league has commercialized the sport — for example, punishing players harshly for alcohol - related charges while claiming beer companies as its biggest sponsors.

Much of Austin's offensive numbers went down this past season, but he established himself as one of the more dominant Big 12 shot blockers, leading the conference and finishing fourth in the nation with 118.

In turn, eyes were on the Portuguese tactician as he took his press conference on Friday, just hours after Wenger's statement was released that he would be leaving Arsenal at the end of the season.