Sentences with phrase «as a victory lap»

It's perfectly fine if this is the end: A-Rod is one of the greatest players in baseball history, a lightning rod in the industry well before PEDs ever came up, and he did his time when he was caught with them, anyway — well, when MLB obstructed a federal investigation to make sure he was caught with them so Bud Selig could use his last year as commissioner as a victory lap, but who remembers such unimportant details?

Only in hindsight can it be seen as a victory lap, beginning in Los Angeles and circling back there four months and thousands of miles later.

The wage - hike event doubled as a victory lap for Cuomo and a campaign rally for Clinton ahead of New York's April 19 primary election.

«There is no such thing as a victory lap with Sandy.»

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are set to tour the districts as their victory lap for having won the 74th Hunger Games, even though the trip involves rubbing their win in the noses of the family and friends of the fallen contestants from the other sectors.

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Then, with his Pokémon collection complete (or at least as complete as possible), the couple will fly to Tokyo for a few days for a victory lap and some vacation time.

Then, Thiel emerged as the secret financial backer of a controversial lawsuit by wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media over a sex tape and took a victory lap for his successful attack and crowed that it was philanthropic.

Ultimately, startups and tech can take a short victory lap after TC Heartland, but should not see the decision as a license for patent reformers to take a back seat in the legislative process.

At 2:17 a.m., Suhr and White arrive, and they smile as they take their victory lap.

As well as the McLaren MP4 / 8 Senna drove to victory (because obviously that has to be there), Michael Schumacher's Benetton B193B from that season will also turn some lapAs well as the McLaren MP4 / 8 Senna drove to victory (because obviously that has to be there), Michael Schumacher's Benetton B193B from that season will also turn some lapas the McLaren MP4 / 8 Senna drove to victory (because obviously that has to be there), Michael Schumacher's Benetton B193B from that season will also turn some laps.

The victory wasn't surprising, as Truex and Furniture Row Racing were considered championship favorites leading into Sunday's playoff opener, but it did require Truex to overcome a flat front tire that dropped him a lap behind the leaders.

As was when he stopped his car on the front straightway on his celebratory victory lap, then got out and slapped the rear windshield while pointing at the grandstands.

After a jubilant victory lap Johnson tried to be cool, saying this record shouldn't be regarded as eternal.

Ferrari didn't even get to enjoy victory as just a few laps from the end a wheel bearing put Alesi out of the race as well.

But the same couldn't be said for their F1 commentators on the final lap of the Russian GP at the Sochi Autodrom, as Valtteri Bottas stormed to victory.

After a brief error at Turn 9 and a few more charging laps, he gave up the chase with a few laps to go to finish a very disappointing second as a flawless Vettel cruised to his 48th victory and his 100th podium.

So today's 6 Hours of Fuji was particularly nuts as the race for overall victory went down to the final lap.

As Nigel Mansell took yet another crushing victory on home turf, Ayrton Senna's McLaren ran out of fuel on the final lap.

Jonny was taking a victory lap on a puzzle he already knew, which is basically just spinning up as much money as possible and then solving it.

The rest of the year was less sensational though, such as in the very next race where he crashed into Juan Pablo Montoya whilst being lapped, denying the Colombian victory.

As the U.S. sprinters took their victory lap, the crowd was thunderously approving but far from satisfied.

But as Rory was beginning his victory lap around Royal Liverpool, the last man to win there was finishing his round and bombing out of his first major of 2014.

Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened to GT LM class leader Antonio Garcia, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the last lap and dropped from first to fifth as teammate Tommy Milner took the victory.

Just 20 laps after his spin he took the lead from Andretti, this time for good, and romped home to score a dramatic and famous victory in a race that has since become known as the «spin and win».

In Germany Fisichella was battling Berger for the win but got a puncture, and Hill's heartbreaking car problem in the closing laps of the Hungarian Grand Prix saw his 30 second lead disappear in just a few laps as Villeneuve snatched victory on the last lap.

Going onto the last lap four drivers - Dan Cammish, Ayhancan Güven, Alessio Rovera and Dino Zamparelli - found themselves battling it out for the victory, and as you'd expect there was plenty of action.

World 5000m silver medallist Mercy Cherono dominated the 3000m event, though with around one lap to go it did look as though the Kenyan might be caught but she held on to clock 8:39.84 for victory ahead of her compatriot Betsy Saina.

While the super PAC backed by the statewide teachers union faltered in aiding Democrats in down - ballot state Senate races, the education reform group StudentsFirstNY is taking a victory lap today as the chamber will largely remain the same.

But the event also comes as Cuomo is taking a post-budget victory lap and as he faces fresh skepticism from organizations like the Working Families Party and the statewide teachers union over his fiscal priorities.

But as they take a victory lap with the lawmaking behind them, it's local elected officials in some of the state's larger municipalities that face a political quandary if they think the brakes should be applied to ride - hailing expansion.

Trump Greeted by Protesters During Fundraising Event by David Greene President Donald Trump returned home briefly for a victory lap as he attended three campaign fundraisers in Manhattan, just hours after Senate Republicans passed the first tax overhaul in 30 -LSB-...]

As Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared in Harlem to take a victory lap on Raise the Age, some of the same tensions that overshadowed budget talks over the last two weeks were still on display.

Quinn, who is widely credited as the architect of a deal that helped save teaching jobs and keep fire companies and libraries open during the latest round of city budget negotiations, will be spending Wednesday on a victory lap celebrating the saved services.

Lawmakers, many of whom agreed to be interviewed only on condition that their names not be used, are particularly perturbed by what they see as Bharara's penchant for victory laps.

What began, however glossily, as an ambiguity - laced power struggle between two people from separate social and sexual worlds has devolved into a far less intriguing victory lap for an exquisite couple that wants, and can afford, most of the same things — at least until the pesky matter of baby - making gets in the way.

Adventurous but not selfish, intelligent but not difficult, a victory lap of sorts but hardly congratulatory, Terje's first album is astoundingly balanced and astonishingly broad, a wider serving of the man's artistic vision that ultimately proves just as satisfying as his single servings have in the past.

From both the tone and content of the movie itself, we'd guess this could be his swan song: This is a film that gathers all the great — and some of the not - so - great — things about the three previous Craig - as - Bond chapters into one rousing, spectacular, scattershot and somewhat overextended victory lap.

Although written as some sort of protagonist, Trickle does reckless, borderline criminal acts, such as intentionally crash into another driver's car when in his victory lap, drive carelessly at dangerous speeds in a city street with his would - be girlfriend pleading for her life for him to stop, and another instance where he challenges a rival driver to a high - speed race in public streets for the juvenile pursuit of winning at all costs.

Usually the victory laps that play out on the stage of the Academy Awards are kicked into motion as early as a year prior to the ceremony, when a film, say, premieres at a festival and the media's whipped - up buzz incentivizes a studio to get to work on an awards campaign.

Sometimes, though, the victory laps begin as early as the first time a future legend loses out on an Oscar, and then another, and then another, at which point it's only a matter of time until AMPAS gives said legend his or her so - called due.

It doesn't hurt that the success of the film's young stars mirrors that of their characters — although its production was preordained, «Catching Fire» itself could have been just as much of a victory lap as the tour that Katniss and Peeta take after winning Hunger Games.

An expansion pack masquerading as a sequel that feels like a victory lap for a team operating somewhere close to the peak of its powers.

This doesn't feel like a victory lap as much as a sort of tearful goodbye to the fans.

The album wastes no kicking the tires and lighting the fires as it blasts right out of the gate with the instrumental track «Victory Lap» which showcases the always impressive instrumental skills of Jim «The Rev Heath», Jimbo Wallace and Scott Churilla.

Audi finds itself in the position of taking a victory lap or two: its A8 executive sedan took top honors as the highest - scoring car in J.D. Power and Associates» yearly APEAL study.

Jordan Taylor drove an impressive two hour - plus stint in the second six hours to keep the No. 63 Corvette on the lead lap as it chased a ninth class victory at the French classic.

Then in 2010, Oliver Gavin passed the class - leading Ferrari for the victory on the final lap as the Ferrari's fuel tank ran dry.

A lap was lost as dawn broke when an unscheduled stop had to be made to replace a door — due to the car's number not being illuminated enough to satisfy the officials — and it all went wrong for the Briton who was chasing his fifth Le Mans victory.

Magnussen led all 42 laps of his stint, although this one wasn't nearly as calm as his race to victory at Long Beach last month.

Skottie Young helps the Ultimate Universe architect take a victory lap as the world - ending series awaits ahead.