Sentences with phrase «national league playoffs»

The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow cops on the outcome of the ongoing National League playoffs.

But in 1969, the year of the «Miracle Mets,» Ryan pitched seven innings in the pennant - clinching win over Atlanta in the National League playoffs, and he saved Game 3 of the Mets» five - game triumph in the World Series against Baltimore.

BASEBALL — The Toronto Blue Jays held a three - games - to - two lead over the Kansas City Royals in their best - of - seven American League Championship Series, and the St. Louis Cardinals led the Los Angeles Dodgers by the same three - games - to - two margin in the National League playoffs (page 36).

The NL Wild Card Game will kick off TBS» television coverage this postseason, with the network broadcasting every game of the National League playoffs, through both NLDS and the NLCS.

In a deft synthesis of escapism and dreadful reality — like successfully mixing ice cream with Buckley's cough syrup — an unknown sports sophisticate and political junkie named Paul Kaplan (an Atlanta Braves fan, but that's not a crime) sent a letter to his congressman to protest the defeat of his baseball team in the National League playoffs and demand they be crowned the winners anyway.

There's not really much room for surprise in the National League playoff chase.

Not exact matches

Facebook says it is premiering the new sports feature to coincide with the National Football League's playoff games, but will be adding more sports.

The decision to open up its online Sportsnet comes as the Toronto Blue Jays begin a promising season, but also as Rogers's revenue is suffering from the fact that no Canadian team has qualified for the National Hockey League playoffs.

A few days later, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit his famous ninth - inning homer with two on off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the National League pennant in a playoff.

On Saturday during a National League A playoff game in the Switzerland, Cedric Botter of Fribourg - Gottéron fired a shot at the EHC...

Most projections have the Nationals earning a playoff berth with Harper leading the league in Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

As the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Eve.

While the Dodgers knocked over the Phillies in four to win the National League title, New York and Kansas City seesawed in the A.L. playoffs, but the Yanks finally pulled it out

With the MLB playoffs about to get started later this evening, the Washington Animal Rescue League wanted to give Nationals fans...

The Washington Nationals are the National League East champs, and the Cleveland Indians won the American League Central, while the division - leading Los Angeles Dodgers are assured of at least a playoff berth.

The playoffs kick off on October 6 with the American League Wild Card Game up first, followed by the National League's on October 7.

Last season, Williams was more known as a wide receiver for a Roosevelt squad that lost only to national powerhouse Centennial - Corona in the Big VIII League and then fell to Calabasas in the CIF Southern Section Division V playoffs.

In fact, he has set a new record for consecutive playoff games with home runs and was named National League Championship Series MVP.

As National Football League playoff games are underway, a new article published in the «Hypotheses» section of the January 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that the toll the sport takes on players» bodies extends beyond head trauma and damage to limbs and joints.

The Miami Marlins are currently fighting for their lives at the top of the National League's East division and Don Mattingly's men are eyeing up a place in the playoffs at the end of the regular season.

The National Hockey League sent Humboldt Bronco decals to all their teams to consider wearing on their helmets for their playoff games.