Sentences with phrase «dramatic games of»

The Wildcats beat Wichita in one of the most dramatic games of the tournament, and then they beat four more teams en route to the national title game.

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Zynga, once one of Silicon Valley's fastest - growing companies, suffered a dramatic reversal of fortunes in 2012 as gamers switched from Facebook - based games to those on mobile devices.

No video game name was hotter over the past year than Nintendo (ntdoy), which enjoyed a dramatic turnaround thanks to the March 2017 release of its new handheld console, the Switch.

These seven games were full of power — Houston and Los Angeles set the record for most home runs in a single World Series — and dramatic comebacks.

No one, I think, doubts that Yogi's most oracular formula, it ain't over till it's over, is a perfectly condensed statement of what for us are the game's highest spiritual and dramatic stakes.

Didn't show it in the bowl game... He's made dramatic improvement and silenced a lot of critics.»

In fact Smudger, who scored the opening goal against Liverpool in the final game of the season in 1989 that gave Arsenal our most dramatic title win ever and inspired the book and film Fever Pitch, thinks that the resilience the current team showed at the Britannia Stadium proves that this squad is capable of going all the way and adding another title to our history of major honours.

The legendary rushing defenseman who transformed the NHL won the first of his two Smythes while bringing Boston its first Cup in 29 years in dramatic fashion: his flying goal in overtime of Game 4 vs. St. Louis.

The reasons: Canseco is playing hurt and playing badly; Dave Henderson, the team's clubhouse firestarter and one of the most dramatic postseason performers in the game, won't return from his Aug. 24 arthroscopic knee surgery until the end of September, at the earliest; and starting shortstop Walt Weiss is on the disabled list with a strained right side.

There have been some absolutely sensational games of football that have been played in the past 12 months, from Man City's 5 - 3 win against Monaco in the Champions League, to Barcelona's dramatic 3 - 2 win at the Santiago Bernabeu in April.

If Newcastle United's dramatic transformation from running joke with a dead manager walking into one of the Premier League's form teams and slayers of Chelsea can be narrowed down to one thing, it would have to be Alan Pardew's decision to move French midfielder Moussa Sissoko into the centre of the park, where he has begun to control games with a potent mixture of physicality and creativity.

Sure, the Blues took Chicago to a dramatic Game 7 and won, but Nashville is one game away from a sweep of the NHL's modern dynasty franchGame 7 and won, but Nashville is one game away from a sweep of the NHL's modern dynasty franchgame away from a sweep of the NHL's modern dynasty franchise.

Although theCup - winning goal came on Kaberle's power - play slap shot at 4:18 of the secondperiod, the rightful author of it was Cole, who began the playoffs two monthsago in a neck brace yet made a dramatic entrance into Game 6.

Liverpool scored a dramatic late equaliser at Anfield on Wednesday night to secure a 3 - 3 draw with Arsenal in a game full of twists and turns.

The Portuguese international will be full of confidence right now having scored back - to - back dramatic late winning goals in the previous two wins, with the 22 - year - old taking his tally to 10 goals in 34 games this season.

It's a difficult thing to solve — even Barcelona experienced a mental car crash this season after their dramatic defeat by their arch enemies Real Madrid — having gone 39 games undefeated — they lost 3 league games on the trot and went out of the European Cup!

It was the only goal of the game, coming in dramatic fashion in the 90th minute.

In fourth place, 11 1/2 games behind the Phillies on Aug. 12, Pittsburgh had nearly made one of the most dramatic comebacks in baseball history.

Following a dramatic and exciting last day of group games at Euro 2016, we all have a few days without football before the serious business of the knockout stage begins, so I thought it might be worth a look back over the tournament so far, with a firm eye on how the various Arsenal players have done so far.

The dramatic changes sweeping the pro game have scouts looking for new kinds of players at critical positions

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds as we've only played three away games since then but it's still a barren run of 335 minutes which surely needs to end if we're to pick up a third title in five years.

The Braves» hot August — they had won 19 of 27 games through Monday — coincided with the dramatic turnaround of third baseman Chipper Jones.

Yet top of the pile is an Argentina international who has an impressive haul of 94 goals in 143 games since first arriving at the Etihad Stadium back in 2011 and probably justified his # 38m transfer fee by scoring the goal that sealed the title for the Citizens in dramatic fashion in 2011/12.

We managed to scrape through a dramatic first game, and for Lacazette to score so quickly on his debut was promising, but we could do without many more of these heart - stopping fixtures but we now have two daunting away fixtures to build on that win.

One of the most dramatic ties of the Champions League season so far played out in incredible fashion on Wednesday, with Juventus coming back from a 1 - 0 deficit in the game against Tottenham Hotspur and a 3 - 2 aggregate score to win the second leg 2 - 1 and the tie 4 - 3 thanks to two goals in four minutes in the second half from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.

It was dramatic match at Old Trafford as after trailing for much of the game Manchester United earned a late draw with Chelsea thanks to a Robin van Persie goal.

Arsenal take on Stoke at the Brittania Stadium this weekend in the second game of the season, and the Gunners have always found it hard going up there so I am surprised to find that the Gunners are as short as 4/5 with Coral to win the game, although the Gunners showed great fighting spirit to get a dramatic late win over Leicester last week.

Every Northwestern - Nebraska game comes down to the wire — it is one of the most reliably dramatic series in college football — but it would have been nice if Northwestern had given its fans a week off from craziness.

Oklahoma and Rhode Island kicked off the NCAA tournament in thrilling style, treating us to a dramatic opening game of March Madness.

In November 2013, Alcudia goalkeeper Tolo Barceló scored a dramatic overhead kick again Mallorca B to equalise in the very last minute of the game and earn his side a 1 - 1 draw.

The only thing that will save this season for the underachieving Pacers is, at minimum, a repeat of last year's dramatic playoff effort that ended in a five - game defeat by Boston.

It was nearly a solid weekend outing for the Quakes, as Stahre showed his willingness and ability to shift the team's tactical focus in dramatic fashion during the course of the game.

The German public have booed Ozil at home games in the past but, in a dramatic swing in approval, 25 % of the 25,200 voters believed that he was their best player at the tournament ahead of Kroos, Boateng and Joshua Kimmich — who were all selected in the Euro 2016 Team of the Tournament.

The Premier League is the primary football competition in England, with 20 top teams competing and playing 38 matches over a long and dramatic season.The Premier League is synonymous with a fast - paced, intense style of play and games are frequently high - scoring and immensely entertaining.

The apex of this run was a three - game stretch in which Otto: poured in 33 points in a double - figure win at Syracuse; capped a dramatic comeback with a last - second, game - winning lay - up in double - overtime at Connecticut; and broke open an ugly home win over Rutgers with a dominant performance at both ends of the floor.

Much of this was more dramatic than what happened on the pitch — Norris tried to merge Arsenal and Fulham, and when that failed wanted Arsenal to play home games at Craven Cottage.

Just like Nigeria, Argentina are also through to next year World Cup and the game will help them prepare adequately for the tournament, after qualifying for the tournament in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the South America qualifiers with a 3 - 1 win away to Ecuador.

Even though the game was being hyped as a rerun of the dramatic and nerve - shredding FA Cup final back in May, Arsenal's third round victory over the same opponents was a much more low - key affair.

After a dramatic 2 - 1 win over AFC Bournemouth on Carabao Cup's quarter - final stage in the middle of the week, things were looking good for Chelsea ahead of yesterday's game.

After that interview, which followed so hot on the heels of this dramatic game, Hart would inevitably be in a state of emotional tension.

«He's been one of the reasons why we have pulled around such a dramatic recovery in the last six games and why we have picked up so many points.

Containing match reports from all 38 Premier League games, plus a close look at every player who took the field, Chelsea: Premier League Champions is a detailed and dramatic account of a wonderful season.

Joe Hart's reputation in the English game has taken a dramatic fall in the last couple of years, seeing him move from England and Manchester City's fi...

Last season's game at Bournemouth was one of the most dramatic we have seen, as we fought from three goals down to claim a point at the Vitality Stadium.

The Reds would've been hoping to come out of that contest with at least a draw but will have to qualify the hard way even after their dramatic win against Ludogorets in the opening game of the group.

As both teams looked ahead to the summer's World Cup in this year, they played a friendly at Wembley Stadium which was considerably less dramatic than their next encounter — midfielder Nobby Stiles scoring the only goal of the game.

Chelsea are currently 10 points behind Tottenham and Liverpool in the pursuit of a top - four place, and their chances of sealing Champions League qualification look bleak unless their rivals suffer a dramatic collapse, Following the Southampton game, the Blues have a Thursday night outing at Burnley before facing the Saints once again in the FA Cup semi-final next weekend.

The game looked headed for extra-time until the most dramatic of endings, with English ref Michael Oliver pointing to the spot after Mahdi Benatia had fouled Lucas Vazquez in the Juve box.

With two games left to play, the team retained their Premier League Under - 21 league title with a dramatic 3 - 2 win over Tottenham Hotspur to take them clear of second - placed Sunderland to become champions for a second year in a row.

The game however, circled around its own dynamics and ended in the most dramatic of fashions.