Sentences with phrase «championship victories in»

That has enabled Houston to play a similar defense to that of Golden State, whose defensive versatility has invariably propelled the team to three straight NBA Finals appearances and two championship victories in that span.

It seems like only yesterday that Peerless Price caught that beautiful, liberating, and fatal 79 - yard touchdown from Tee Martin to seal our last national championship victory in football.

It also won its first major international championship victory in the European GT4 Cup.

Not exact matches

Hirscher remains the No. 1 - ranked alpine skier in the world after a dominant 2015 that saw him win his fifth World Cup title, with eight more victories and 10 other podium finishes, to go with his four world championships.

CNN: Mormon linebacker helps lead Catholic Notre Dame to national championship game It was a goal - line stand in the fourth quarter that sealed the University of Notre Dame football team's Saturday victory over the University of Southern California — and earned the No. 1 - ranked team a trip to the national championship game.

Winning the dramatic Le Mans 24 Hours back in June kicked off a run of four straight victories, and even though Toyota has started and ended the year strongly, it hasn't been enough to stop Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard, and Earl Bamber from securing the drivers» championship with a round to spare after finishing second in Shanghai.

Yes, Pittsburgh is known for its offense, a unit that, if it performs at a high level, starting in the divisional round, should be a force great enough to carry the entire team to three - straight victories and a championship all by itself.

If Young Bill Buchan Jr., the Seattle skipper who piloted a Luders 16 to a clear - cut victory in the annual North American Sailing championships, remains anything close to the coolheaded, calm - browed competitor he was this last week at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, it is going to take some doing to beat him in future races.

BOATING — TED TURNER of Atlanta won the World 5.5 - meter sailing championships with four victories in seven races off Oyster Bay, N.Y. Turner finished with the low score of 16.7, David Forbes of Sydney, Australia was second with 32.7 and King Olav of Norway third with 37.7.

In deference to the only sanctioning body that immediately recognized his victory, Douglas decided to wear his International Boxing Federation championship belt, a fashion accessory in the same way a dimpled hubcap might bIn deference to the only sanctioning body that immediately recognized his victory, Douglas decided to wear his International Boxing Federation championship belt, a fashion accessory in the same way a dimpled hubcap might bin the same way a dimpled hubcap might be.

Seeing Matt Kenseth stand on the roof of his No. 20 car, fist raised in the air celebrating victory followed by a tearful interview to a national viewing audience, gave the impression his win Sunday at Phoenix Raceway carried some kind of championship implication.

Offensively, Doug Kistler pressured the desperate Deacons with his outside shooting (for 22 points), and John Frye calmly dropped in four foul shots in the final minute to give the hustling Blue Devils a 63 - 59 victory and 32 - year - old Vic Bubas a championship in his first year as a head coach.

He finished fifth in the championship, was on the podium nine times, and took one victory - he might have had another had he not been distracted by his mirror falling off.

It wasn't enough to win the title, but he set up his championship - winning season in 2016 by taking victory at the first four races, giving him a seven - race run of P1 finishes.

Coming off their second Super Bowl victory in three years and fifth overall in the Brady / Belichick era, the New England Patriots loaded up for another championship run.

His 2017 Formula 2 campaign may have been his debut year in the championship, but that didn't faze his ability or stifle his progress as he comfortably won the title with seven victories over the season - in fact, he was unlucky to win more.

Clark's second and final F1 championship was won in style back in 1965 with a five - race run of victories, from the sport's trip to Spa in Belgium to the German GP at the Nurburgring.

After finishing second with chassis number six in the Spanish Grand Prix, Senna used the car to go on and secure a record sixth victory in Monaco, a result that surprisingly saw him end up leading the championship.

But in the race Barrichello dropped back and eventually got a puncture, whilst Button fought his way up to fifth in a fine display of overtaking and took a remarkable championship victory for the Brawn team.

A 26 - 24, 16 - 25, 25 - 17, 25 - 18 victory over the Lancers landed Roseville in the championship match against defending NorCal champion Bellarmine (31 - 11).

When it was over, the Crimson Tide had a 45 - 40 victory, their fourth national title since 2009 and the glory of prevailing in one of the best national championship games ever.

LeBron James offered some reflections on his second championship in the moments following the Heat's Game 7 victory over the Spurs.

Patrick Reed is 5 - under and in the mix for his first major championship while Jordan Spieth lurks at 3 - under in pursuit of his third major victory.

Mikhail Tal's brilliant and bewildering victories in world championship chess stunned the Russians — and they may also have mirrored a national trend

During the Tigers» championship season of 1968, he caught 155 of their 162 regular - season games and all seven in their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Logano was attempting to become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to record four consecutive victories and had emerged as the championship favorite.

But there was no victory celebration, nor is Elliott yet guaranteed a spot in the four - driver championship finale.

Justina Bricka, 16, tennis southpaw from St. Louis who was runner - up in 1958 National Girls Indoor championship, took 1959 title at Brookline, Mass., with 6 - 1, 6 - 2 victory over Tory Fretz, Harrisburg, Pa..

He went on about his team and its achievements, which include at least one victory in every state, national and world championship.

With victories over Georgia Tech and Virginia, Miami will get a rematch with the Seminoles and a chance to avenge its only loss of the season in the conference championship game (Dec. 3 in Jacksonville).

Only 39 EF7s will be made - one for every championship and victory he has in F1 and IndyCar - and while there's no indication of price yet, you can bet it'll be somewhere in the region of # loads.

On the night of Feb. 7, 2010, Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to the first Super Bowl championship in the franchise's star - crossed history, a 31 — 17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Miami.

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.

Monday's championship gave Alabama its fifth national championship since Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, and he tied Bear Bryant's AP titles record with the victory.

The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix was incredibly significant in terms of the championship as Sebastian Vettel retired (again) and Lewis Hamilton sauntered off to his 61st F1 victory.

His senior season, he scored the game - winning touchdown in a 37 - 31 Bayou Classic victory; it sent the Jaguars to the first - ever SWAC championship.

Neither did the MCAL girls championship result — a 41 - 34 Marin Catholic win over San Marin - Novato, victory No. 444 in DeMartini's career.

The victory secured Folsom's fourth SFL title since joining the league in 2014, and a sixth - straight undefeated league championship.

The team has now won 17 of 20 games, including victories over Duke and Louisville, has beaten Kentucky twice and is apparently on the way to Tech's first Southeastern Conference championship in 22 years.

A month after their victory the Socorro players visited Bowie to present championship rings — not awarded in 1949 — to the eight surviving Bears.

The Warriors were a shell of their championship selves without their former MVP, though they have rebounded of late with four convincing victories in a row.

In the U.S. championship, Chula Vista (managed by Oscar Castro) scored nine runs in the first inning en route to a mercy - rule 12 - 2 victory against San Antonio (TexasIn the U.S. championship, Chula Vista (managed by Oscar Castro) scored nine runs in the first inning en route to a mercy - rule 12 - 2 victory against San Antonio (Texasin the first inning en route to a mercy - rule 12 - 2 victory against San Antonio (Texas).

The new greens, seeded in August 2009, were battling the Maryland climate the way Venturi battled heatstroke on the way to his only major championship victory.

The Brazilian made his debut with Sauber back in 2002 and had a long spell with Ferrari where he achieved 11 race victories, also coming desperately close to the world championship in the dramatic 2008 season finale, where Massa missed out on the title by a single point.

The British racing driver has had an unusual journey up the single - seater ladder, enjoying success in Formula BMW before winning the 2012 British Formula 3 championship and taking race victories in GP3.

I said, «thank you»... because, you know, Todd had a big part in the victory with all his donations... and she turns to her friends and starts telling them about the championship... I hear her say at one point,»... and then he turns to the camera... and winks!!!! it was so great....!»

Hamilton crossed the line in first place to win his fifth Chinese GP, secure the 54th victory of his career and draw level on points with Vettel in the championship.

While the Vikings clinched the NFC Central by beating Cleveland 28 - 23 on a 46 - yard touchdown pass as time expired (page 22), Steve Bartkowski's three TD throws in a 35 - 10 victory over the 49ers gave the Falcons the NFC West championship.

While it may take a few races for Montoya to get re-acclimated to open - wheel racing, Penske has stacked the deck in his efforts to both return to Victory Lane at Indianapolis and pick up the team's first championship since 2006 (Sam Hornish Jr..)

If Castroneves or Montoya can string together a few victories and maintain a sense of consistency, championships could be in their future as well.