Sentences with phrase «first nationals game»

I'm looking forward to hanging out with friends this weekend and going to our first Nationals game of the season.

The Chinese Delegation, initiated and approved by General Administration of Press and Publication of the People's Republic of China and co-organized by the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of MOFCOM and Howell International Trade Fair Ltd., is China's first national game pavilion to join a European exhibition....

Not exact matches

By reaching the.500 mark (71 - 71) for the first time since early June, the Phillies are now just four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.

In the month leading up to Notre Dame's first trip to the national championship game in more than two decades, Irish faithful have created a series of T - shirts bashing their opponent, Alabama.

I had some inroads with people I had met on my first trip, so we proposed a goodwill game of basketball with North Korea's national team.

It's popular, as the first major esports game and practically the national sport of South Korea in the 2000s.

The bid to host this year's games, first initiated by the regional Gangwon Province government, was successful after three attempts of bidding in part due to the involvement of the national government and chaebols.

South Florida high school baseball standouts that play for USA national teams, which all won international titles this year, will be honored before first pitch to the Miami Marlins game on Saturday at Marlins Park.

Kaepernick was the first player to demonstrate during the National Anthem during the NFL's preseason, but has since been joined by athletes around the country, including at high school games and other professional sporting events.

Greene was escorted from the game for waving a Confederate flag while standing in front of «several African American people» during the national anthem, but argued that he was just invoking the First Amendment and should have been allowed to stay.

Chambers is getting his first call up to the national team and has been voted man of the match several times for the few games he has played so far.

«Look here,» Chileans were saying as they watched the game in Santiago's vast National Stadium or listened to it on a dozen radio stations, «first sputnik and now this.

My only fear is that the first match after national duty is alway difficult for Arsenal to win but what is involve in this game will make Arsenal players to work hard to destroy Old traford and come with the required three point that will put us in competing for the league

Grimm is an amateur poker player — which means he plays poker for money but not for a living — and an amateur would have as much chance in the big poker game at the Horseshoe as Cadillac Jack would have of bringing in a wildcat oil well through the floor of the First National Bank building in Abilene, Texas, where the Grimm Oil Company is located.

The Cubs lost to the Washington Nationals, 8 - 4, on Wednesday and fell to 39 - 39 on the season, after winning 200 games over the last two seasons, including the club's first World Series championship in 108 years last fall.

Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernandez had the game of his life Thursday night, hitting three home runs and driving in seven runs to lead his team to an 11 - 1 win over the Cubs to clinch the National League pennant and the franchise's first World Series trip in nearly three decades.

On five separate occasions, demonstrably superior USC teams have lost to UCLA, often with a conference or national title on the line: 1992 (to a walk - on fifth string quarterback), 1994 (with the Rose Bowl possibly on the line), 1995, 2006 (with a national title shot on the line), and 2012 (with a spot in the first Pac - 12 title game at stake).

Armored personnel carriers had to be used to protect representatives of Malaysia's national soccer team before a game in Jakarta after the team's fans were accused of using laser pens to distract the opposing Indonesian team during the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup home - and - home series.

On June 21, 1964, in New York, he pitched the first National League perfect game since John Montgomery Ward had one in 1880.

It was the first home basketball game for the Bulldogs since the football team's loss to Alabama in the national championship game on Monday night.

From the first game of the year to the national title game, everything matters to somebody.

But he won 11 games in that first season — and just two years later, Miles matched Saban with a Tigers national title of his own.

All of this was unfathomable after the Tigers finished 3 — 9 last year and became the first team in history to fail to win a conference game two years after being national champion.

The Englishman went onto play 143 games for Palace in all competitions and also earned his first cap for the England national team in November 2012 for his impressive performances in the Championship — he has played two matches in total to date.

They've stormed their way into a fast October start, though, taking the first two games of the National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, following an 8 - 5 win in Game 2.

Teen phenom Bryce Harper fouled a ball off his left ankle trying to lay down a bunt against Ben Sheets in the first inning of the Washington Nationals» afternoon game of a double - header against the Atlanta Braves.

Booming oratory is not a problem for Herr Klopp, but victory is something that has been largely evasive since his players came back from their first national service of the season in September — the Reds have won just three of their last 11 games in all competitions.

The Braves were unbeaten in four games, the rest of the league was staggering, and horrible visions of another 1955, when the Dodgers won 10 straight and 22 of their first 24 to turn the pennant race into a shambles, danced before the National League's eyes.

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

Brooklyn Dodgers got off to flying start in National League, won first six games, thumped Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 1, 6 - 0, 10 - 3, 3 - 2, edged New York Giants 10 - 8, 6 - 3.

By striking out 10 White Sox last Friday, the Nationals righty set a record for whiffs (32) by a pitcher in his first three games.

They displayed the kind of defense that helped get them to the national championship game last season, forcing the Blue Demons to commit 18 first - half turnovers and miss 14 of their first 15 shots.

Related: Rams safety tackles Vernon Davis by his dick Related: Knowshon Moreno was crying during the National Anthem of the Chiefs - Broncos game Related: Cordarrelle Patterson gets high five from ref after scoring touchdown Related: Knowshon Moreno does military crawl celebration after crucial first down against Chief Related: Mike Glennon has comical fumble against Panthers in Red Zone Related: Alshon Jeffery with Catch of the Year candidate against Vikings

Villanova takes out Arizona and then knocks off North Carolina in a national title game thriller for the second straight year to become college basketball's first repeat champion in a decade.

Pittsburgh lost first five games, found itself in familiar last - place spot in National League standings.

In less than two weeks, the Gunners will run out for the first game of pre-season against a Singapore select XI in their national stadium, so I expect that the players that have not been given extended summer breaks will be back in training next week.

Appointed baseball's first commissioner in the wake of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, Landis was granted extraordinary power to «safeguard the interests of the national game of baseball.»

After Penn State won its first national championship, in 1982, the Nittany Lions stumbled out of the blocks the next season by losing their first three games en route to a 7 -4-1 record.

Vanderbilt University captured their first ever baseball NCAA National Title on Wednesday night after beating Virginia in Game 3 of the College World Series 3 - 2.

Vanderbilt University captured their first ever baseball NCAA National Title on Wednesday night after beating Virginia in Game 3 of the...

The Gold Cup Final game was Holden's first national team appearance in two years, following a slew of injury problems — most of which related to his now re-injured knee.

The first game of the pre-season preparations for Arsenal in France this evening comes too soon for us fans to get a first look at our summer signing Granit Xhaka after his involvement with the Switzerland national side at Euro 2016.

Rashan Gary talked during a media session Tuesday about what it has been like since choosing the Wolverines on National Signing, his first game in front of 110,000 screaming Michigan fans, and life as a student just starting college:

He pulled up in the Bayern Munich game after an intense fortnight where he played for Arsenal against Man United, followed by two full games for the Welsh national team as they secured a berth in a major final for the first time in over 50 years.

«This game is the premier national stage for the most electrifying football players to showcase their talent and we're excited to provide the first head - to - toe redesign in the game's rich history.»

The six players are; young striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year old centre back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.

Likewise a quality player like Lemar could also recognise this and sign for Arsenal not to mention that Arsenal can guarantee these players regular game time, starting line up and make them first choice players at a time where they want to impress and get places in their national sides for the World Cup.

The first game of opening day features what is left of the Miami Marlins, who traded their entire outfield — reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna — plus second baseman Dee Gordon in the offseason after the team was sold for $ 1.25 billion.

In his first six seasons with the Fighting Irish, Kelly posted a 55 - 23 record including an appearance in the 2013 National Championship Game.

For the 21 - year - old actress, who got engaged last week to her manager, A.J. Discala, 31, this was just the latest stop in a tour that has included Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Aug. 3; the first - ever national anthem at the new CMGI Field before the New England Revolution - Dallas Burn MLS game on May 11; Long Island's Nassau Coliseum, where Sigler sang both O Canada and The Star - Spangled Banner before the New York Islanders - Toronto Maple Leafs first round playoff game on April 28; and the Fleet Center for the Celtics - Lakers game on April 5.