Sentences with phrase «series championships as»

Or, if you only count World Series championships as actual success, then uh, the Mariners have never been successful in 39 years.

Not exact matches

Miami showed no sign of playing above a championship level in Air Max 2014 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, getting beaten 111 - 92 as 4 - point favorites in their first home game of the series.

IndyCar is an extremely competitive series but still has a reputation (in Europe, at least) as something of a second - rate championship.

He's also raced in the international OK championships and claimed 13th in the CIK - FIA European series, as well as 14th in the WSK Super Masters.

With those venues making up a bulk of the schedule, team officials may even see Bourdais, with his multiple street course series championships and Formula 1 experience as an upgrade.

Mike Redmond, who served as a backup catcher for the then - Florida Marlins from 1998 - 2004 and was part of their 2003 World Series championship team, has been named the team's manager, according to Jon Heyman:

However, being a competent big leaguer with AS experience and World Series championship ring must be frustrating.

Joe Girardi, who beat the Twins in the ALDS in his second and third seasons as manager of the Yankees on his way to a World Series championship in 2009, agrees with Mauer.

The Astros will win their first - ever championship, or the Dodgers will end their near 30 - year championship drought, as their last World Series appearance and victory came back when Orel Hersisher, who last pitched in 2000, was the same age Clayton Kershaw is now.

A couple of weeks ago the WEC announced that the next season would be a «super season», running for 15 months across 2018 and 2019 as the series seeks to re-align its calendar so that the Le Mans 24 Hours can be the last race of the championship.

But as the 2016 edition of the Chase for the Sprint Cup commences this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, there is little talk of Johnson winning a seventh championship and tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the all - time Cup Series mark.

That was his last year in single seaters and he then made the switch to endurance racing, where he won the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2008, as well as winning the LMP2 championship in the Le Mans Series.

He won a World Series championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a player in 1981, and led playoff runs with all four of the clubs he's managed, including a World Series appearance with San Francisco in 2002.

The Thundering Herd (21 - 10) will try to finish their third consecutive season with a win in the final game as Elk Grove, the Division I North champion, will face South champion Tracy, in a rematch of the 2016 SJS Division I championship series on June 2 - 3 at Sacramento City College.

James overpowered the Warriors as the Cavaliers came back from a 3 - 1 series deficit to deliver the city of Cleveland its first championship in 52 years.

Last season the Sixers lacked a dependable shooting guard and experience at center, and as a result they lost to Los Angeles in the championship series.

Never mind being a feeder series, it stands up as a championship in its own right.

Of course, a one - make championship filled with literally dozens of the series» top drivers is going to lead to a closely - fought race, especially somewhere with as many long straights as Le Mans, and so it proved to be the case this year.

Fenway Park saw multiple World Series between 1918 and Boston ending their championship drought, with attempts in 1946, «67, and «86, as well as four close calls in the ALCS in between.

Although the GP2 series changed its name to Formula 2 this season, the championship is still using the same cars as it has since 2011.

There's no doubt that IndyCar (and other American series) has plenty of talented drivers, but the modern F1 way is for teams to recruit young drivers to their junior programmes and prepare them for F1 over a number of years, rather than simply plucking good drivers from other championships as occasionally used to be the case.

It's about time the series updated its cars, both to stay relevant to modern F1 and to help the championship forge a new identity now that it has been rebranded as Formula 2.

British Cycling's cyclo - cross co-ordinator Matt Ellis said: «The final round of the world cup series takes place the weekend before the world championships — the team for which will be announced soon — so riders will be using Hoogerheide as part of their final preparations.

As with any series, being with a top team is a good thing, and Prema (the team Stroll has been with since his Italian F4 days) has won the F3 championship every year since 2012.

Sections may include who won the World Series and other sports championships as well as a cost of living comparison — who knew a carton of milk was only $ 1.20 in 1985 — films that came out the same year they were married and chart topping songs of the year.

F1 ™ 2017 is the official videogame of the 2017 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ™, and includes the return of classic F1 cars to the series, as well as an even deeper career mode, numerous multiplayer enhancements, and a brand new «Championships» game mode.

The organizers of the Evolution Championship Series, also known as EVO, has announced the game line - up for their world championship tournament for this year.

Instead of working your way through different racing tiers over the course of several calendar years, all the championship series in Career are unlocked from the start as long as you can afford the cars necessary to race in them.

In order to unlock new racers, you'll need to take on the single - player championship mode, which presents you with a series of races that become progressively harder as you move through the mode.

Drivers can begin their motorsport career in grassroots series such as karts and race their way to the very top echelons where many of the world's most prestigious brands and cars await; or they can choose to begin in any motorsport discipline; or even go straight into one particular type of motorsport, and spend one or multiple seasons in that championship.

As was the case with Forza Motorsport 5, each career series, championship and showcase event is introduced by a different host from either Top Gear UK or US.

You start easy with the Seeker cup and as you gradually progress through each series and get points called «Series Points» or SP for short, you will unlock more of them and once you have obtained the necessary points, you can progress to the next champioseries and get points called «Series Points» or SP for short, you will unlock more of them and once you have obtained the necessary points, you can progress to the next champioSeries Points» or SP for short, you will unlock more of them and once you have obtained the necessary points, you can progress to the next championship.

But Champion still earned a pair of American Le Mans Series championships, and in 2005, with Kettler as its technical director, it became the first American team in 37 years to win overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Saturday's six - hour ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey, the penultimate round of the ALMS championship, will be contested on a track reflects this harsh reality of top - level motorsports competition, a circuit with enough ups and downs to qualify as America's fastest amusement park ride.

Given sufficient demand, the near - series CLA 45 AMG Racing Series could enter various international race series such as national brand - specific trophies or the German VLN series (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championsseries CLA 45 AMG Racing Series could enter various international race series such as national brand - specific trophies or the German VLN series (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championsSeries could enter various international race series such as national brand - specific trophies or the German VLN series (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championsseries such as national brand - specific trophies or the German VLN series (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championsseries (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championships).

With various titles in international championships such as the ADAC GT Masters, the FIA GT3 European Championship and the FIA GT1 World Championship, as well as over 100 victories in race series all over the world, the racing version of the gullwing - door model has impressively demonstrated its extraordinary performance.

Subaru has been involved in rally competition through Subaru Tecnica International, which has managed Subaru Motorsport activities, including competitions series such as the World Rally Championship and the American Rally Series, for almost 20 years and has claimed multiple victories in drivers» and manufacturers» championseries such as the World Rally Championship and the American Rally Series, for almost 20 years and has claimed multiple victories in drivers» and manufacturers» championSeries, for almost 20 years and has claimed multiple victories in drivers» and manufacturers» championships.

He won the 2007 and 2009 GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers» championship and is a two - time Atlantic Championship champion as well.

As we closed out the 15th season of the American Le Mans Series — a historic run — Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia clinched the GT drivers» championship.

Just a few years ago, major manufacturers, such as Subaru, were continually pulling out of the championship, but with VW prepping their new entry for the series, Skoda set to graduate into the WRC with its Super 2000 Fabia, and Hyundai suspected to reenter the series soon, the World Rally Championship's future has never been so exciting.

Engelhart races with Konrad Motorsport in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, while Ineichen is also a Konrad team fixture as the reigning B - class champion in the German Porsche Carrera Cup — a series in which Engelhart finished second in the main driver championship last year.

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida — After four of ten rounds in the Pirelli World Challenge Sprint - X season, Jeff Segal and rookie teammate Wei Lu find themselves in contention for the Sprint - X Pro / Am championship as the series races this weekend at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Skeen went on to win the 2008 SpecE30 National Championship as well as two regional series championships with a 70 % win ratio.

He announced his retirement as a driver later that year after clinching the U.S. Road Racing championship series at Riverside International Raceway.

Pirelli World Challenge will introduce mandatory tire changes and optional refueling in SprintX races, as part of a series of changes to the championship's sporting regulations for next year.

«So the goal is what it always is, win races and the championship as well as represent Cadillac and the series at the highest level.»

The new Crossed Flags logo was unveiled at Road Atlanta, as Corvette Racing celebrated a sweep of the 2012 production - based American Le Mans Series GT championships.

Today, a year later, the Huracán GT3 is ready for a global challenge: it has been chosen by more than 20 customer teams, with 40 cars competing over 78 race weekends in 13 of the most prestigious GT championships worldwide: from IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the United States to Asian Championships such as SuperGT, Asian Le Mans Series and GT Asia, through Europe's major series such as Blancpain GT, ADAC GT Masters, British GT Championship, Campionato Italiano GT, International GT Open, International Endurance Series and Michelin GTSeries and GT Asia, through Europe's major series such as Blancpain GT, ADAC GT Masters, British GT Championship, Campionato Italiano GT, International GT Open, International Endurance Series and Michelin GTseries such as Blancpain GT, ADAC GT Masters, British GT Championship, Campionato Italiano GT, International GT Open, International Endurance Series and Michelin GTSeries and Michelin GT3 Cup.

Transmission «race tested» in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo championship series Like the race car, the Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale offers the robotized e-gear six - speed transmission controlled by steering wheel paddles as standard equipment.

Eligible for the global Lotus Cup series as well as clubman championships, the Exige Race 380 retains the 3.5 - liter supercharged V6 engine that delivers 375 hp at 6,700 rpm and 410 Nm (302 lb - ft) of torque at 5,000 rpm.