Sentences with phrase «lead over»

The intent was to bring the performance level of the three manufacturers closer inline where one doesn't hold an overwhelming superiority like Toyota had last season where its drivers combined to win 16 of 36 races and saw Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch finish 1 - 2 in the championship and each lead over 2,000 laps.

The New England Patriots had a comfortable 31 - 7 lead over the Denver Broncos, but Peyton Manning gave them a scare by leading his team on a pair of scoring drives before they fell short, 31 - 21.

Golf — Rory McIlroy looks poised to win his second consecutive major as he holds a 1 - shot lead over Jason Day and Jim Furyk at the PGA Championship.

The Formula 2 feature race at Spa - Francorchamps was won in dominant style by Charles Leclerc, who finished the race with a staggering 26 second lead over his nearest challenger.

They have a one - shot lead over Rickie Fowler and a two - shot lead over Jordan Spieth, Ryan Moore, and Charley Hoffman.

This year, Pagenaud currently has a 10 - point lead over Dixon in the standings.

The Nuggets (49 - 22) maintained a half - game lead over the Los Angeles Clippers (48 - 22) and a one - game lead over the Memphis Grizzlies (47 - 22) as all three teams picked up wins Saturday.

I have wanted Wenger sacked since the Gallas sulk at Birmingham in the 2 - 2 draw, when we blew a five point lead over United in early March to finish second.

Manning also threw a pick in the fourth quarter after the Giants had taken a 10 - 7 lead over Dallas.

He repeated that 70 on Sunday, and was able to hold a comfortable lead over Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, beating them both by four strokes at 18 - under.

NEW (31 mins) Worth 15 pts, the same as City's lead over 2nd place Utd.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker caught two touchdown passes from Peyton Manning in the first half as the Broncos hold a 21 - 3 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs.

On corrected time Ticonderoga's lead over Ondine, the second - place boat in all three previous Miami - Montego Bay sails, was less than two hours.

How about a Paul Pierce buzzer beater to take a 2 - 1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks just 30 minutes later?

The Rockets will now head to Minnesota for Games 3 and 4 with an easy 2 - 0 lead over the Timberwolves.

Hunter Mahan held a one - stroke lead over Carl Pettersson over the final four holes at the 2012 Shell Houston Open to hang on for the win Sunday.

Barcelona host Manchester City at the Camp Nou, after taking home a narrow 2 - 1 lead over the Premier League champions in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League tie, and the Spanish giants are in tip - top form.

Now if we beat City at Emirates, then with luck in the past we could have 11 points lead over city and 9 over Leister.

Clemson finished by crushing Wake Forest and South Carolina and easing to a 35 - 14 lead over Virginia Tech in the ACC title game before running out of gas, but holding on.

The 28 - year - old will no doubt be delighted to play in such a big game for his club, with United looking to open up a potential ten - point lead over their opponents if they win this weekend.

After beating the Coyotes 4 - 2 on Sunday, Edmonton, with 87 points, held a two - point lead over Nashville for the final spot.

The Rangers hold a tight 2 - 1 lead over their neighboring foes, so playing shorthanded could be venturing in to dangerous territory for the Blueshirts.

The Partenopei currently sit top of the pile with 10 wins and two draws in 12 games so far this season, giving them a slender one - point lead over rivals Juventus.

Arsenal were very good value for the first half lead over Crystal Palace as we dominated the visitors both before and after that 17th minute strike.

While it's surely too early in the season to suggest that this will be a decisive encounter, if City were to win and open up an 11 - point lead over their rivals, it would perhaps be too much ground to make up.

Now third in the country, the Hokies raced to a 27 - 7 lead over Pitt and held on, 30 - 17, but allowed 427 passing yards.

The Oklahoma City Thunder built a big lead over the San Antonio Spurs during Game 4 in the third quarter.

All this means that Vergne now has a handy championship lead over of 30 points over Rosenqvist at the halfway stage of the championship.

Peterson holds a narrow lead over Los Angeles Rams second - year running back Todd Gurley, who is available at +400.

The Rockets opened up a 2 - game lead over the Warriors on Monday.

I do not just mean that we now have a four point lead over one of our main title rivals, although any extra gap is good as I do expect Pep Guardiola's talented team to bounce back.

The World Rally Championship's Rally de España was going it's usual way as champion Seb Ogier had a huge lead over his rivals.

The former First Lady and Secretary of State continues to enjoy a large lead over her competitors and has seen her odds drop to even - money at Bovada.

Esperanza wasn't fazed in the least by the big court of Sacramento's Golden 1 Center, shooting 52.3 percent and building a 17 - point first - half lead over Moreau Catholic - Hayward.

Kyrie Irving gave the Cavs a 55 - 47 lead over the Pacers during Friday's game with this three - pointer just before the half...

Two more divisions are still up for grabs including the Atlantic Division where the Toronto Raptors own a commanding lead over the Boston Celtics.

It was another busy weekend in the English top flight, although leaders Chelsea have yet to play as they take on West Ham United on Monday night hoping to restore their healthy lead over their title rivals.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin made this phenomenal catch over two defenders to extend the Seahawks lead over the Minnesota...

We aren't even halfway through the season and they already have a 12.5 game lead over the second place Clippers.

Another dinosaur, living in the past and content with minor honours and no challenge for a serious trophy since 2006 in CL and 2007 - 8, when we blew a five point lead over United in MARCH.

The Marlins, who were 10 - 11 at the time of the suspension, went 45 - 35 in Gordon's absence, and open play Thursday in the second wild card position in the National League, with a one - game lead over the Cardinals and 1 1/2 games over the New York Mets.

The Seahawks hold a dominant 29 - 0 lead over the Denver Broncos in the third quarter, as the Seattle special teams decided to get in on the act.

With his side sitting atop the Premier League table with an eight - point lead over their nearest rivals, he's well on course to win the title in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Twelve seconds into the second half, the Seahawks hold a 29 - 0 lead over the Broncos.

So her second - round 66, good for a two - stroke lead over Alfredsson and Kobayashi, was a hit, yes, but not a myth.

Well, the Seattle Seahawks didn't score a touchdown this time out, but they did manage to kill a good bit of clock and hold a 43 - 8 lead over the Denver Broncos with about five minutes to go in regulation.

Beckham gave New York a fourth - quarter lead over the Chargers with a 48 - yard touchdown catch, then dropped to the turf to perform CPR on the lifeless pigskin in his hands as teammate Evan Engram looked on.

And with Leicester City having stretched their lead over us to eight points with just nine games left to play it is hard to feel muster up a lot of belief.

Their once prodigious lead over the field is shrinking of course, with the Washington Nationals (88 - 55) now within four games after clinching the National League East on Sunday.

Russell Wilson found Jermaine Kearse for a 23 - yard touchdown, bolstering the Seattle Seahawks» already huge lead over the Denver Broncos in the third quarter.