Sentences with phrase «conference finals every year»

The best teams in every division will stand a better chance to advance to the conference finals every year.

I would expect at least one of (if not both) Cbus, Toronto, and NJ to be in the conference finals every year for the next 6 - 7.

Not exact matches

«This doesn't represent a change in our policy intentions,» said Chairman Janet Yellen in a press conference following the FOMC's final two - day meeting of the year.

In his final news conference of the year, President Barack Obama emphasized that Russia can not change or significantly weaken the U.S., adding that Russia is a smaller and weaker country.

Tafel returned to the conference this year for the organization and was anxiously waiting to hear final donation numbers.

[4] And he suffered a number of serious illnesses ranging from a stomach tumour to the Parkinson's disease which marked his final years - but which did not prevent him from continuing his massive programme of overseas trips, rallies, meetings, conferences, ad limina visits with Bishops, and more.

During my final year, a friend invited me to hear Billy Graham speak at a conference.

The 28 - year - old's return to prominence after an awful 2002 - 03 season is the main reason the Sharks, who held a three - games - to - two lead in their second - round series with the Avalanche after a 2 - 1 loss last Saturday, were one win from the Western Conference finals.

With their own anniversary up next year (their 20th), the Predators made franchise history on Sunday by advancing to the Western Conference final for the first time.

The quintessential leader's most legendary moment may be his guarantee of victory over the Devils in the»94 Eastern Conference final while leading the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, but he was not the Smythe - winner that year.

Following on from the success of last years cup campaign where they won the Conference Cup final, they have overcome some tough opposition to book their place at the #BIGBUCSWednesday down at Sheffield Hallam.

Brooklyn turned its season around at the start of the new year and finds itself in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, while Charlotte lurks close behind while vying for one of the final spots.

At his final postgame press conference, Kotite singled out Wayne Chrebet, his undersized, overachieving second - year wide receiver out of Hofstra, who had scored New York's last touchdown with 4:45 left and then had run to the sideline to present the ball to his embattled coach.

FLANNERY: Allow me to present a hypothetical: If Horford was healthy in 2011 - 12, the Hawks probably beat the Celtics and Danny Ainge breaks the gang up one year earlier, thus saving Bostonians from the Jordan Crawford Experience, while keeping the Horford - Josh Smith Hawks together for another decade after an unexpected run to the conference finals.

A conference finals team, East or West, for several years is not a bad thing to have.

What fans are afraid of is too many steps back after going back to the conference final for the first time in 15 years.

If the Thunder held on to their 3 - 1 lead in last year's conference finals against the Warriors, then Durant probably isn't wearing a Golden State uniform.

The Jayhawks won the Big 12 conference tournament for the third time in six seasons, earned a share of the Big 12 regular season title for the 14th straight year, and are now in the Final Four with the hope of reaching their second national championship game since 2012.

New York reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2014 and the conference finals the following year, but the team has trended in the wrong direction as its star players have gotten older.

Senior leader, Aerris Smith, who has been battling an injured knee all year, announced in an amazing post-game interview that his final game was in the Southern Conference finals, and he would not be playing again with the Terriers.

Before the deal the Pacers, who have reached the postseason for seven straight years, were just 24 - 27, but Indiana won five of its first seven games after Jackson replaced 24 - year - old Travis Best in the starting lineup and is within 3 1/2 games of the Magic for the eighth and final Eastern Conference spot.

Memphis won 56 games last year and made it to the conference finals.

Welts's announcement is the latest influential step in an acclaimed 40 - year basketball career: He created the NBA All - Star weekend in 1984, ran the»92 Dream Team marketing program, has presided over three Western Conference finals appearances by the Suns during his nine years in Phoenix and now hopes to mentor gay athletes interested in sports careers.

Injuries and excess weight took the action out of Jackson in 1991, and after a season with Riley he was shipped to the Clippers for two years and then to the Pacers, whom he guided to the 1994 - 95 Eastern Conference finals.

This year, they went on to win the Northern 2A (losing only one game) and also won the Conference Cup, beating Chester 7 - 2 in the final at Lancaster University.

The Final Four will be the fourth meeting of the season between the Terps and the Blue Devils, but it shouldn't provide a repeat of last year's forgettable national semi between two other conference brethren, Michigan State and Wisconsin, in which familiarity bred contemptible, gear - grinding play.

After that, even with a stacked Pens team he could not get back to a cup final once in five years and only made it to a conference final once.

The Cardinals went 11 - 1 and captured the Conference USA title in 2004, their final year in that league before moving to the Big East.

When Altidore outlined the need for a game - breaking creative player, what happened in this year's Eastern Conference final was probably exactly what he had in mind.

In each of the last four seasons and in 13 of the last 18 years, two teams from the same conference have reached the Final Four.

LA Times In the last 25 years, 58 of 100 Final Four teams played in their conference tournament championship game.

Sanchez and Ozil have both entered the final year of their contracts and Wenger told his news conference on Thursday morning it is «possible» they could be sold during the winter transfer window.

Final verdict: I wouldn't be surprised to see him heading our press conferences in a few years at all.

A rather young delegate, who might have fitted in better at an X Factor audition than the Conservative party conference, moaned during the queue for Cameron's final speech that he was «bored» by this year's conference.

The Labour leader used his speech to the final autumn conference before next year's general election to outline his plan to create an NHS «time to care» fund.

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), has said it would refund all excess fees charged its final year students.

The differentiation campaign would begin in April, during the European elections campaign, and continue until September and the Lib Dems» final autumn conference before next year's general election.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said last year that he would advocate bringing the marriage bill back to the floor if the GOP returned to power in the chamber, but also said he would leave the final decision about whether a vote should be held to his conference.

The final papers will then be adopted by Annual Conference in September as our official policy programme ahead of the election next year.

Bill de Blasio's mayoral transition drew to a close on New Year's Eve, with a final press conference to announce five appointments: Gilbert Taylor as Commissioner of Homeless Services, Polly Trottenberg as Transportation Commissioner, Bob Linn as Director of Labor Relations, Stanley Brezenoff as a Special Advisor to the First Deputy Mayor and Kyle Kimball as President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

A House - Senate conference committee's final bill includes more than $ 500 million a year for seven states and the District of Columbia, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D - N.Y., who worked with Reps. John Katko, R - Camillus, and Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld to restore the money.

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While Beijing and Shenzhen have yet to unveil their final plans, major parts of them were drafted and discussed in news conferences last year.

In its final days, a conference aimed at giving teeth to the 18 - year - old international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is stuck.

Late last year I was invited to present at a conference in Sydney, and though I knew life would be hectic and the timing would be tricky with finishing the semester and getting my students prepped for finals, things always seem much more achievable and stress - free from the vantage point of the date being far into the future.

Friday night during the Eastern Conference Finals match - up, LeBron added to his legacy by placing himself on a list of NBA players that has been to the finals for six consecutive years.

Now in its second year, the Global Education Leadership Opportunities conference gives students from Professor Fernando Reimers» Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective course an opportunity to present their final projects for feedback from education leaders from around the world.

However, as with final exams, if they are administered at the end of the school year, teachers may not get results in time for an annual conference.

This report can be shared with parents during the school year at parent - teacher conferences and can be sent home at the end of the school year with the final report card.

In the 2015/16 academic year, 90 pupils took part in the programme, consisting of a student leadership conference, a social action project in their own schools and a final graduation ceremony.