Sentences with phrase «in the league in»

Just ask Spuds and Everton and Newcastle (3 seasons ago) why they faired so badly in the League in the months of March and April?
The Gunners will be hoping history can give them the edge today, with our opponents only having won once away to us in the league in 45 years, but I would much prefer to have the better recent form coming into the match...
He's also third in the league in blocks.
The high - scoring Diamondbacks and Cubs are 2 — 3 in the league in percentage of at bats by righties, but in the Brewers» case it may cost them a promising season.
The Timberwolves are seventh in the league in percentage of points via the fast break, per NBA.com's stats database and while the Heat are in the bottom half of the league in that category, they are the most lethal team when they do decide to run.
He could legitimately be a top ten player in the league in a couple of years.
Following a season in which the team made the playoffs despite having an offense ranked No. 29 in the league in scoring, total yards, and passing yards, the Texans offense needs some change.
He was second in the league in scoring when he was injured.
Quoting ticket price, his 8M salary then demand titles every year, without acknowledging that at the end of the day we are 4th in the league in term of investment (behind Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd).
Drummond is # 1 in the league in both DWS and DBPM (both of which Draymond was # 1 in when he won DPOY).
He has one of the game's best changeups and is teaching the pitch to Howry, who was sixth in the league in saves last season.
Payne is a top run stopper, and New Orleans finished 17th in the league in run defense last season.
Currently, these two teams rank one - two in the league in scoring defense, and points will definitely be at a premium tonight — especially with both starting quarterbacks out.
Whiteside finished third in the league in RPG (11.8) and could see that number rise due to the losses of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Eugene «fills it up» Connor is in the Top 10 in the League in scoring, averaging over 21 points a game.
They are second in the League in Points Against through 2 Weeks.
Scoring points isn't an issue for this team, though, as they rank 3rd in the League in that category.
After their OT W on Sunday Night and Team Lalez's L, they are the owners of the longest - active W - streak in the League — 8 Games — and with two more Wins they'll have the longest this season... Most notably, they are 4th in the League in Points Per Game, a stat that would have seen remarkable a year ago at this time..
Last year's go to man in Josh Davis is surrounded by a strong group of guys, including center Tim Flowers who led the Game in points with 23, and one of the craftiest guards in the league in Randall Hampton, who hit each of his final nine shots to end with 22 points.
Noah Prebish is tied for 2nd in the League in TDs with 11.
Tivin led them in scoring with 29, good for tied for 2nd in the League in Week 1.
That's not an easy thing to do, either: Since Week 5, the Patriots are third in the league in TDs allowed in the red zone.
Thanks in large part to new head coach Sean McVay, Goff now leads the NFC's best offense and stands sixth in the league in passer rating.
The Grizzlies rank eighth in the league in offensive rating to this point and are fourth since its six - game streak began 11 days ago.
Barlow had 29 points in one of the more memorable Regular Season performances we've had in any league in 2016.
They'd move on to face the 9 or 10 seed next — a Team that fought all year to get a seed in the top half of the League but now all of a sudden is staring one of the hottest Teams in the League in their first Playoff Game.
Wilson is a future All - Star whose 6» 5 height and size will help make her one of the best bigs in the league in time.
The Big Ten Player of the Year was second in the league in scoring (19.2 points per game) and rebounding (8.9 boards per game) while serving as an active defensive presence.
They also come in at first in the league in running the ball, so Marshawn Lynch should be a focal point for Seattle.
Baltimore stopped hitting down the stretch and fell short, and the same could happen to the White Sox, who are 13th in the league in runs.
They can only become more pronounced now, more direct, the line more easily drawn between Curry's accomplishments in a league in which his father and brother have produced so much.
The Gunners won 7 - 5 to reach the Capital One Cup quarter - finals in October (despite being 4 - 0 down after 37 minutes), and then won 5 - 2 in the league in December.
Cleveland ranks No. 22 in the league in rushing.
«The most surprising thing is that Utah is second in the league in turnovers (16.5 per game).
They rank 12th in the league in rush defense, but No. 5 in the league in passing defense.
Not that a team that at week's end ranked 25th in the league in rebounding can afford to part with forward A.C. Green, the player it has been rumored it would take to pry, say, Sherman Douglas from Miami or Derek Harper from Dallas.
An athletic bunch, the Bucks are seventh in the league in three - point field goal percentage allowed.
The Houston Rockets are second in the league in points allowed per 100 possessions this year after finishing 12th last season with two defensive sieves on the perimeter.
Give them space in the starting lineup with two of the best three point shooters in the league in Kennard and Bullock and this should be a 50 win team next year.
The Red Sox were last in the league in steals and next to last in home runs, and Mike Greenwell hasn't hit much at all.
According to Football Outsiders, he was the fourth - best cornerback in the league in 2014.
The Chargers come into the game at 3 - 3 and are second in the league in defense against the run.
They rank 20th in the league in total offense, and 22nd in the league in points allowed on defense.
He could step into the starting line up straight away and fix a passing offense that finished 24th in the league in yards and 25th in touchdowns.
The Twins can help themselves by putting a better defense on the field: They are last in the AL in turning balls in play into outs this year, and the staff is last in the league in strikeouts.
He had a very strong BSR last season, and was like top 5 in the league in steals.
Aaron Rodgers leads the league's 18th most productive offense and the Packers rank 17th in the league in yards allowed on defense.
But Astros pitchers were fourth in the league in ground ball percentage this year, inducing them on 47 percent of balls in play.
Poldi was 2nd on the team in goals and 1st in the LEAGUE in assists when Wenger benched him.
He's even drawn comparisons to Dwyane Wade in this way, and considering the Raptors were second - last in the league in terms of free - throw differential last season, Waiters would be a nice boost.
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