Sentences with phrase «defending champion»

Stanton got the top seed by virtue of being the defending champion, and the others were ordered by home run totals through July 4.

Northern California is the defending champion on the Morse Cup.

TPC Potomac will stage The National for the second time, with Kyle Stanley, who defeated Charles Howell III in a one - hole playoff last year, the defending champion.

On the final day of the regular season, the defending champion Golden State Warriors (72 - 9) are just one win away from surpassing the 1995 - 96 Chicago Bulls for the best season in league history.

The defending champion Boston Red Sox are in last in the AL East and have dropped from 12/1 to 500/1 to win the 2014 World Series.

Moore, who transferred from Bishop O'Dowd before the school year, seemed almost content with a second - place finish in the long jump, considering the defending champion and one of the nation's top athletes was in the field.

Heisman odds for the 2015 - 16 College Football season were released in late January, and the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes dominated the top - 15 with four candidates listed.

Most of them will be competing, including the defending champion Anne Quast (see cover) who could be the ninth woman in the 65 - year history of the event to win the title twice or more in a row; and Judy Frank Jablow (page 36) who, having at first announced that marriage and career would prevent her from participating this year, proved that women are still women, even if they are golfers, by changing her mind.

Opposing Sanchez, though, is defending champion and professional beef Giancarlo Stanton, so we'll see if this figure holds up for more than a few minutes.

Roberts, the quiet defending champion, has struggled with his game since overcoming back problems earlier in the year.

Defending champion Germany opened as the favorite at +500 while host country Russia (+2000) has the tenth best odds of winning the World Cup.

Super Bowl XLIX kicks off on Sunday, February 1st at 6:30 PM when the New England Patriots face off against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks.

«cents BREAKDOWN: Two - time defending champion Hoopa Valley took a fairly significant hit in graduation after last season.

While top - seeded Bradley and defending champion St. John's looked on, second - seeded Utah State and unseeded Providence moved convincingly into the semifinals, sat back to catch their breath before meeting each other Thursday night.

Defending champion California, Cincinnati and Ohio State, the nation's top three teams, as expected, successfully negotiated early tests to reach the semifinals, but with them came a surprise — NYU, a team that has looked both good and terrible in regular season play.

-- Today, Liverpool takes on Southampton as a -255 favorite and defending champion Manchester City takes on Newcastle on the road as a -150 favorite.

«The Machine» nailed an incredible double - in nine - darter in a high - quality win over Robert Thornton on Wednesday, before defeating defending champion Phil Taylor in the quarter - finals on Friday.

Defending champion Bubba Watson is also 1 - under through the first round.

Defending champion Windsor graduated 25 seniors and is starting play in a new league under a new coach.

For nearly three quarters against the defending champion Miami Heat on Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers somewhat resembled the team many expected them to be.

The first group will tee off at 7:10 a.m., with the biggest early name being Rickie Fowler teeing off alongside Henrik Stenson and Jason Day at 8:16 a.m. Day is the defending champion at the Players Championship.

This is a real opportunity to put pressure on the defending champion.

The seismic shock had no impact on the defending champion's play, as Ko took the field with the lead and walked off the last hole with her third win in the event in four years.

Two nights later Illinois turned on defending champion Iowa 81 - 70, and Iowa then completed the circle by overwhelming Minnesota 89 - 66.

Novak Djokovic, the second seed and defending champion, made short work of his second - round opponent, Adam Pavlasek.

Mourinho got sack middle of the season as defending champion (coach) n Raniery got sack as defending champion (coach), tuchel got sack after winning Germany equivalent of FA, Wenger's got increase wage for winning FA and 5thj.

In a thrilling, closely contested finish, Central Washington defeated defending champion Arizona for the West Coast Collegiate 7s Championship at Sheeran Field on Treasure Island on Sunday, Oct. 22 by a score of 17 - 15.

-- another potential meeting with two - time defending champion Pittsburgh.

Dallas Keuchel, Justin Verlander, and Darvish would make for a serious 1 -2-3 in the defending champion's rotation, especially when you consider that it was their league - best lineup that put them in a position for that title in the first place.

The NBA finals will tip - off tomorrow night with the defending champion Miami Heat hosting the perennially under - appreciated San Antonio Spurs.

The 2012 - 2013 NBA basketball season tips off tonight with a trio of games, highlighted by the defending champion Heat hosting the Boston Celtics in what could easily be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals...

But I'm ranking an in - form defending champion who seems to have a new lease on life after last year's win, getting married, and the birth of daughter Azalea just a few weeks ago.

Defending champion Clemson isn't the only team that can realistically harbor playoff dreams.

Trey Burke, who is the defending champion, opened with the third shortest odds +450.

One Las Vegas sports book had the Skins, at 5 to 2, as the preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl, followed by the defending champion St. Louis Rams at 5 to 1.

The public is betting on the defending champion New Orleans Saints as if this were a «soft line» — and as usual, we like the «ugly play.»

In this Super Bowl rematch, the defending champion Denver Broncos opened as 2.5 - point favorites at the market - setting Bookmaker.eu.

In what figures to be a competitive series, the defending champion Chicago Cubs are +115 series underdogs in the NLDS against the Washington Nationals.

This year we will be treated to a Super Bowl 50 rematch with the defending champion Denver Broncos hosting the Carolina Panthers.

Defending champion Villanova graduated senior's Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu, but they opened with the third - best title odds at +800.

In fact, my research indicates there's tremendous value in tonight's showdown between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers (15 - 5 SU, 8 -11-1 ATS) and the struggling Miami Heat (7 - 15 SU, 10 - 12 ATS).

The defending champion took a hit to the wrist Wednesday morning when one of the amateurs in his pro-am group smacked him with a golf ball.

«Unlikely, unlikely,» Mickelson told the Chicago Tribune's Teddy Greenstein about whether the event featuring defending champion Brooke Henderson and former world No. 1s Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis — broadcast live on Facebook — would feature money changing hands as it does when he plays practice rounds with fellow PGA Tour players.

Sure, defending champion Alabama had needed a late rally to take out Arkansas on the road in 2010, but the week before the Tide were thumped by Alshon Jeffery and South Carolina, they crushed Florida, 31 - 6.

Phil Mickelson is nothing if not a cockeyed optimist so it's hardly surprising that the defending champion at this week's British Open believes he can overcome some rather ugly golf over the past year and maybe even sip some more of that pricey «good stuff» from the claret jug once again.

INDOOR SOCCER — MISL: The four - time defending champion New York Arrows continued their climb in the Eastern Division standings.

Defending champion Fredrik Jacobson returns, and will play alongside Zach Johnson (one win, three Top 10 finishes) and Kyle Stanley for the first two days.

In the East, Miami beat defending champion Philadelphia 2 - 1, as Steve David scored both Toro goals, virtually knocking the Atoms out of playoff consideration.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL — At the NCAA Division II championships in Springfield, Mass., KENTUCKY WESLEYAN beat Gannon 92 - 74 to win its fifth title, and NEW HAVEN upset defending champion Cal Poly - Pomona 77 - 75 to win the women's competition.

At 6 feet 1, Goodrich is also a bit short for All - America casting, and some people say he is All - America simply because he is the best - known player and the highest scorer (23.3) on the team that is defending champion and very possibly will win again.