Sentences with phrase «cutthoat central division»

The West North Central division comprises Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.

The full proceedings were later transcribed by the late John Broyer of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, who was then chair of the Central Division of the SPC. I have edited the dialogue for inclusion in this focus section, courtesy of the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity.

He has been president of the American Philosophical Association (Central Division) and of the Society of Christian Philosophers.

After becoming the 2010 Central Division Champions — the Reds» first playoff spot in 15 years — they lost against the Phillies who will go on to the World Series.

The Avalanche (40 -25-8) snapped a tie with Anaheim for the top spot in the Western Conference wild - card race and moved within two points of Minnesota for third place in the Central Division.

I know it's not their fault they play in the weakest division in the league, but I'd be curious to see if the Lightning would be the # 1 team in the league if they played in the Central division....

I was trying to be polite with Emelin in case he reads these comments Seriously, I still think he deserves some credit... playing those tough minutes, in the Central division, is quite a challenge.

In the Central Division, the Cavaliers, the NBA's best team, sawtheir 11 - game winning streak come to an end.

ISIAH THE LEADER The presence of Isiah Thomas («I Have Got To Do Right, «Jan. 19) on the court has given the once sad - sack Pistons the ability to challenge for the Central Division title.

The run - and - gun style that is not conducive to sound defensive play loses some of its firepower, and the green defense and porous goaltending can't keep the puck out of the net enough to get the wins the Stars need to compete in the Central Division.

Instead of clawing with the St. Louis Blues for the bottom two seeds of the three guaranteed playoff spots in the Central Division, the Stars leap - frogged both the Blues and, even more surprisingly, the Chicago Blackhawks to win arguably the toughest division in the league.

On to Houston, where the Chiefs will face the AFC Central Division - champion Oilers this Sunday.

While it's unlikely they will repeat the level of success they had last season given the turnover on the blue line, the offense should keep them competitive in the Central Division.

Central Division leader Milwaukee beat the Los Angeles Clippers and split with Washington.

Even with McGwire available for only 89 games last season, the Cardinals still won the Central Division title before losing to the Mets in the National League Championship Series.

Mikko Koivu scored for the Wild, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row to move into third in the Central Division.

The Avalanche navigate a cutthoat Central Division and finish third with 98 points.

The Stars fell to 3 -8-1 away from home and have just one win in seven road games against fellow Central Division teams.

The Avalanche have points in 10 of their past 11 games (6 -1-4) and are three points behind the Wild for third place in the Central Division.

NOTES: This is the first of four meetings between Central Division rivals, the first season the teams haven't met at least five times.

However, their chances of grabbing the central division have improved a bit.

The Nashville Predators have a big enough lead atop the Central Division that they can afford to lighten Pekka Rinne's workload down the stretch, which could be a huge benefit.

In the Central Division, Atlanta's 2 - 1 week gave the Hawks a 1 1/2 - game edge over Detroit, which went 1 - 2.

The Vikings, with Joe Kapp on the beam and the four Norsemen lowering the boom on opposing quarterbacks, are not only leading the NFL's Central Division but may be building a dynasty.

... The teams next meet Jan. 13 in Dallas, the last of five games this season between the Central Division foes.

FOOTBALL — NFL: Cleveland, last week's giant killer after knocking off unbeaten Dallas, was the beanstalk this week, cut down by Central Division leader Minnesota 51 - 3.

«There's a forward in the Central Division who loves to shoot the ball, who'll only pass it when he has to,» Nelson says.

Central Division: Another favorite has disappointed, with the Stars (+180 preseason) sitting at 50 points through 50 games, identical to the Lightning.

In the Central Division the Blackhawks and Predators opened as the co-favorites at +350, but there is a lot of value here with underrated teams like the Wild and the Stars.

The win lifts the Bulls to 15 - 10, maintaining a one - game lead over Milwaukee in the Central Division.

With the rest of the Central Division going 8 -0-1 during the Wild's nearly week off, Minnesota knew it couldn't ease back into action while trying to stay in the playoff chase.

Over in the Central Division, both Dallas and St. Louis are tied with 107 points and each have 1 game remaining.

Winning streaks of 7 and 11 games ended for Detroit and Atlanta, respectively, but the Hawks» 3 - 1 week put them one ahead of Detroit in the Central Division at week's end.

Birmingham and Chicago continued undefeated in the Central Division, the Americans flagging the Memphis Southmen 58 - 33, and the Fire consuming the Portland Storm 29 - 22.

In the Central Division, Milwaukee still leads, but second - place Detroit slipped to only a game and a half ahead of third - place Atlanta.

Overshadowed by the outstanding play of the Predators and the Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division, Minnesota has quietly been playing some strong hockey of late.

In the Central Division, bettors are souring on the Blues (+450 to +700) and looking for a bounce back from the Stars (+400 to +300).

The Central Division is always tightly contested and looks to be a close battle again this year.

Chicago looks for its first win over the Pacers this season and tries to keep pace in the NBA's Central division race.

Out east, the Pacers have taken their lead back in the Central Division over the Chicago Bulls.

Nearly neighbors across the border, these Central Division teams are going to give each other a run for their money.

By any measure of logic — and justice — the Hawks should have been playing garbage time from Thanksgiving on, but the luck of the NBA's four - way divisional split has left Atlanta with only Cincinnati to beat out for the playoff spot behind Baltimore in the Central Division.

With back - to - back wins in Chicago and Nashville, the Lightning are now 10 -1-0 against the tough Central Division this season.

Dominique Wilkins contributed 35 points to Atlanta's 107 - 103 defeat of Detroit, but Adrian Dantley responded with 75 points in the Pistons» next three wins, 117 - 105 over Seattle, 102 - 97 over the Hawks and 122 - 110 over the Knicks, to give Detroit the Central Division lead (page 14).

Detroit beat Atlanta as those teams and Milwaukee slugged it out in the NBA's rugged Central Division

It was a much better performance than its previous two games, when Chicago was outscored 11 - 3 in losses to Detroit and the New York Islanders, but the Blackhawks are running out of time in the competitive Central Division.

-- In today's action, the Tigers play a doubleheader in Minnesota and desperately need to pick up some victories to keep up with the Royals in the AL Central division.

There are now 13 NFL teams who play on grass, eight in the NFC and three in the NFC Central Division, where mud and grass stains helped sow the seeds of football lore.

The area with the lowest national rate was the west south central division with 2.6 births per 1,000.

Broken down by geographic area, the east south central division (Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama) had the highest rates of the syndrome, occurring in 16.2 hospital births per 1,000.