Sentences with phrase «in championship series»

The Thundering Herd (22 - 10) hold a 2 - 1 advantage in championship series showdowns, including a 2 - 0 sweep of the Rams in the 2012 title series.

Last season the Sixers lacked a dependable shooting guard and experience at center, and as a result they lost to Los Angeles in the championship series.

In a championship series in which many have much to prove, long - suffering Celtics star Paul Pierce did the most to rehab his image, leading his team to a pair of home wins over the favored Lakers

During the»77 playoffs he worried that Philadelphia might be eliminated, denying him the opportunity to test himself in the championship series against Julius Erving, George McGinnis and Darryl Dawkins.

The best thing that happens when two teams meet in a championship series is all the fringe beef that happens between cities.

Not exact matches

I certainly enjoyed racing in Formula One and in the all the racing series where I competed, including the championship years in SCCA.

And while he didn't promise to end Cleveland's 50 - year championship drought, James did, in dramatic style, lead the Cavaliers to overturn a 3 - 1 series deficit against the favored Golden State Warriors.

That was the first year he ran full - time in the series and the year he won his first XFINITY series championship... driving a car owned by his father, Dale Earnhardt, Sr..

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, AlabamIn 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, Alabamin more than two decades, Irish faithful have created a series of T - shirts bashing their opponent, Alabama.

In 1996, Boggs and the team took home the World Series championship title.

A World Series showdown between the 104 - 58 Los Angeles Dodgers and 101 - 61 Houston Astros appeared inevitable when they each won their first two games in the respective league championship series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other Series showdown between the 104 - 58 Los Angeles Dodgers and 101 - 61 Houston Astros appeared inevitable when they each won their first two games in the respective league championship series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other plans.

Miami showed no sign of playing above a championship level in Air Max 2014 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, getting beaten 111 - 92 as 4 - point favorites in their first home game of the series.

What you really think is that you've already seen more than enough of that woman and her boring husband, and that even if next Friday weren't the opening game of the NBA championship series you still wouldn't want to be with them — not for any reason, not under any circumstances, not if they were the last people on earth, not in a million years.

The awards, championships and contests are part of the comprehensive series of events that accompany the trade fair: Special exhibits, networking platforms and the drinktec Forum offer a wide range of opportunities for beverage experts to share their expertise on current topics and trends in the beverage and liquid food industry.

He swings at the first pitch, grounds right to Jose Altuve in right field, who gets the throw to Yuli Gurriel to secure the Astros» first - ever World Series championship.

In the NBA championship series — a.k.a. the Finals From Hell — the Bulls bungled their way to a tenuous 2 - 1 lead over the Trail Blazers

IndyCar is an extremely competitive series but still has a reputation (in Europe, at least) as something of a second - rate championship.

One reason is they're «world» golf championships in name, but it's a U.S. - dominated series.

He's also raced in the international OK championships and claimed 13th in the CIK - FIA European series, as well as 14th in the WSK Super Masters.

SOCCER — Following a two - day delay caused by tornado warnings, DALLAS beat Atlanta 2 - 0 in the final game of the best - of - three series to win the North American Soccer League championship.

Johnson is coming off his big win at the Daytona 500 just six days earlier, but his success in the Sprint Cup Series — to the tune of five - consecutive Cup championships — has not translated to the Nationwide cars.

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.

However, they lost a close game to another 1 - Loss Team, a Team that has championships in its past All Sports Series Leagues.

After his title win in 1992, Mansell left F1 and went over to America, taking the CART championship in 1993 and continuing in the series for another season.

For those who are familiar with All Sports Series, they will need no intro... All the way back in 2010, Captain Daniel Dorfman, led his franchise to the very first All Sports Series championship.

They have several members who have won All Sports Series championships before and in time you'll see them climb up the Power Rankings.

The new rules have been brought in across all three national championships, the Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

The Indians last won the World Series in 1948, though, and that was just the second championship for the organization, one that began in 1901.

If Kansas State is to maintain its national championship aspirations, its unpredictable, Tarkentonesque quarterback Michael Bishop (3,150 total yards) must convincingly lead the Wildcats, 11 - 0 but No. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, past Texas A&M (10 - 2 and ranked No. 10) in the Big 12 title game at the TWA Dome in St. Louis.

But there is a new behemoth in the National League Central in the Chicago Cubs, who captured their first World Series championship in 108 years on Thursday night.

Henderson, in turn, became the MVP of the»89 playoffs, hitting.441 for Oakland in the league championship and the World Series.

He has spent the last two years managing in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, at Lansing in the Midwest League in 2011 (where he led the team to the championship series before losing) and at Dunedin in the Florida State League in 2012.

Led by Ruth, who runs his record streak of scoreless World Series innings to 292/3, the Red Sox win their fourth world championship in seven years.

To win a first series championship, Truex faces stiff competition in Busch, Harvick, and Keselowski, all of whom are former title holders.

An association forged by six Cup Series championships with that number on the side of his car and a swashbuckling driving stylish that earned him nicknames like «The Man in Black» and «The Intimidator.»

Martin Truex Jr. is the favorite to win the Cup Series championship, a status earned by winning a NASCAR Cup Series - best seven races and leading in every major statistical category.

The Cavaliers were getting their championship rings a couple hundred feet away from where the Indians were trying to win their first World Series in 68 years.

(The Indians won that Series in six games, the team's last world championship.)

During the Tigers» championship season of 1968, he caught 155 of their 162 regular - season games and all seven in their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Kevin Harvick ran down then passed Martin Truex Jr. to win the AAA Texas 500 Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, locking himself in the championship playoff round of NASCAR's Cup Series playoffs.

That shot may have clinched the series in a Game 3 the Cavs needed to salvage the remnants of their championship aspirations.

Joe Girardi, who beat the Twins in the ALDS in his second and third seasons as manager of the Yankees on his way to a World Series championship in 2009, agrees with Mauer.

• Stat of the Week: The ten competitors in the traditional 5 - on - 5 Survivor Series elimination match — Triple H, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, and John Cena — have combined for 64 world championships and one Olympic gold medal.

Before James led the Cavaliers back from a 3 - 1 series deficit to shock the 73 - win Warriors, no major sports team in Cleveland had won a championship since the Browns won the NFL Championship in 1964.

PRO BASKETBALL — The Lakers beat the Celtics 136 - 111 in Game 3 of the NBA championships in Los Angeles to lead the series 2 - 1 (page 36).

The Astros had a chance to win their first World Series championship in franchise history — a history that dates back to 1962 when they were, briefly, the Houston Colt.45's — but even without a lengthy Rich Hill start, the Dodgers were able to prevent that and force a Game 7.

But over the last four years, Cox has replenished the farm system — the Braves» top three minor league clubs all played in league championship series last year — and in the off - season he sought to improve the major league club's offense with the three AL imports.

They played.500 ball for months at a time in 2016, however, and still managed to win over 100 games and eventually, a World Series championship.

The Astros will win their first - ever championship, or the Dodgers will end their near 30 - year championship drought, as their last World Series appearance and victory came back when Orel Hersisher, who last pitched in 2000, was the same age Clayton Kershaw is now.

LOS ANGELES — The Houston Astros won their first championship in franchise history, clinching the title with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.