Sentences with phrase «facing off against»

NYC Councilman Lew Fidler, who is facing off against Republican David Storobin in today's special election for former Sen. Carl Kruger's Brooklyn seat, sent $ 20,000 to the DSCC today, according to the state Board of Election's 24 - hour filing list.

If Mayer does throw her hat into the ring, she could end up facing off against an old nemesis: Assemblyman Mike Spano, who has also been mentioned as a potential mayoral contender.

George Demos, one of three Republicans fighting to take on Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in NY - 1, tried to make yesterday's gubernatorial vote at the GOP convention into an issue in his own race, in which he's facing off against state Chairman Ed Cox's son, Chris.

The party did the same thing in NY - 18, bumping Larry Weissmann in favor of former Spitzer / Paterson administration aide Sean Patrick Maloney, who won the June Democratic primary and is facing off against Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth in November.

Bellavia predicted victory in today's GOP primary, despite facing off against a better - funded and better - known candidate who has the support of the Republican establishment (along with 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino).

While we get to see the pitched battles for Cuba with Guevara and his men facing off against Batista's army, we never really get inside the head of the man himself.

She won a four - way Democratic primary in the newly - drawn NY - 6 in Queens on June 26 and is now facing off against GOP NYC Councilman Dan Halloran.

The basics: Football is a team sport, with 11 players per team facing off against each other on a 100 - yard - long field.

And while Milan have been on a magical run, going unbeaten so far in the year 2018, Arsenal have been inconsistent, having won only three of their last five matches, however Arsenal will be in the final of the English League Cup this Sunday, 25 February, facing off against Manchester City in an attempt to win the season's first trophy in England.

Liverpool head into the weekend facing off against Watford away from home and, for once, that's very exciting news because it means the Premier League is back!

Spartak Moscow travels to Spain on Tuesday night, facing off against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

After facing off against the otherworldly trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar in midweek, Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel faced a different kind of challenge with the grisly strength and spirit of Romelu Lukaku.

Chelsea have a tough task ahead of them, requiring nothing short of a victory at Old Trafford while United have the small matter of facing off against Barcelona at Wembley.

Seattle Reign FC played their first official preseason game of the year on Thursday evening at Husky Soccer Stadium, facing off against the University of Washington Huskies in their annual charity match.

They've also played a tougher schedule than the Golden Eagles facing off against three ranked teams at the time they played them (Northwestern, Texas A&M, and Georgetown).

Liverpool fans were looking forward to the prospect of their own midfield juggernaut facing off against the much - hyped Pogba in the Premier League next season, but they were to get an unexpected preview of the battle on one of the biggest stages of them all.

SkySports bosses would have been licking their lips earlier this evening at the prospect of both Real Madrid and Barcelona facing off against two teams in the bottom four of La Liga, especially without BBC's weekly Match of the Day stealing homesick viewers; though the night disappointed those in search of plenty of goals.

There is the fact that, regardless of what each starting XI look like, it's Serie A's two best teams facing off against one another at the Olimpico for the first time this season.

It has been called the «Pogbattle», a clash that pits brother versus brother, as Manchester United host Ligue 1 side St. Etienne in the Europa League round of 32, with the world's most expensive footballer, Paul Pogba, facing off against one of his two older brothers, centre - back and Guinean international Florentin Pogba.

Kansas is a certified blueblood facing off against a Villanova team that's looking to win its second title in three years.

Still, we can wait on that whole thing, because in the meantime, we have AJ GD Styles facing off against John F»n Cena and if Cena wins, you could easily envision it being the best WWE title win he's ever had.

The 110th edition of the Red River Rivalry kicks off on Saturday with undefeated and 10th ranked Oklahoma facing off against a struggling 1 - 4 Texas team.

Becky being the one to get submitted and lose for her team means that blame is likely to shift to her via Charlotte, so maybe we get Becky vs. Charlotte out of this, with one of the Welcoming Committee — Carmella or Natalya, most likely — facing off against SmackDown Women's Champion Naomi because of this win.

This week will be facing off against Jay Cutler — the worst quarterback in our database.

And Baron Corbin has been nigh unstoppable whenever he's not facing off against the likes of John Cena or A.J. Styles, so, you know, 2 +2 wasn't supposed to equal 5, and yet here we are.

Admittedly, Dame has acquitted himself far better than I would've predicated, but I saw an inefficient scorer facing off against a guy putting down a base coat on what was going to be an excellent career.

With Josh Beckett facing off against Cliff Lee, it's no surprise to see this game as one...

The other Final Four game features this year's top «Cinderella» team with the 7 - seeded Spartans facing off against the 1 - seeded Blue Devils.

Group A should be a pretty easy one for South Korea (+1000) to run through, facing off against Netherlands (+2500), Chinese Taipei (+8000), and Israel (+20000).

Although LeBron will get to see his first championship banner hoisted into the rafters this evening, the real intrigue will concern Ray Allen facing off against his former team.

The 2017 MLB season is scheduled to begin on Sunday, April 2 with three games, headlined by the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs facing off against the rivaled St. Louis Cardinals.

The Astros are World Series champions because Hinch didn't adhere to the standard bullpen roles, in the hopes that this time, Ken Giles would have it figured out, or this time, Chris Devenski could be trusted facing off against the heart of the Dodgers» order in a close game.

Why you should care: What, a successful and super-over WWE champion facing off against potentially the greatest opponent he'll be able to face in the entire company isn't enough for you?

With one backup QB and one elite of the worst QBs in the league facing off against each other, this total has understandably been set rather low.

Tonight, we have what appears to be a prime example of pros vs. joes with two overachieving AFC East teams facing off against each other.

New York's kick returner felt «Lebron - like» delivering the game - winning touchdown while facing off against his old team on Sunday.

With Manchester City and Liverpool, Chelsea's two nearest challengers for the Premier League title, facing off against each other today — this really is a must win for the Blues.

This four game series will kick off tonight in New York with Clay Buchholz facing off against Michael Pineda.

The match which embodies the phrase «last chance saloon» is back once again, this time with Huddersfield Town and Reading facing off against each other as the playoff final is set to encapsulate English football this Monday afternoon.

Here's the good news if you're a Lions fan: Detroit has a fairly soft schedule during the next four weeks, getting matchups against the defensively challenged Bears twice, the mid-level defense of the Vikings once, and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers to round things out before facing off against the Packers to end the regular season.

It was their second time facing off against Bemoras who had won their regular season volleyball match 4 - 1.

Despite being drawn at home for this FA Cup tie, Middlesborough will be feeling pretty hard done by as they'll be facing off against Manchester City of all teams as they compete to try and secure a place in the semi-finals of the domestic competition.

David Jones ambassador Jessica Gomes will soon be facing off against Joan Smalls, one of the world's highest paid models, when the department store chain's new owner, South Africa's Woolworths, introduces a slew of new private - label brands.

And, as of press time, protesters in Yemen and Syria are both still facing off against their leaders.

His dreams of facing off against an allied Hitler and Stalin have given way to the reality of midwifing red terror.

Their stories will provide surprising insights, startling observations and wisdom from facing off against the system, every day of their working lives, and still succeeding.

What it's about: The «Harry Potter» series ended with a bang, with Harry, Ron, and Hermione finding the remaining horcruxes and facing off against Lord Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Facing off against a Texans team that gives the fifth most points up to tight ends in the league, he's a good play this week as well.

Despite facing off against those bigger competitors, Roku has been steadily winning the battle for your living room.

Plus, in addition to these serious personal - development and business - boosting reasons for facing off against the likes of Everest, there's also one more important reason entrepreneurs often take up mountaineering, according to Ballinger.