Sentences with phrase «most players named»

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The Los Angeles Times has just lost an important digital leader, as S. Mitra Kalita — just named as one of the ten most poachable players in media — leaves her job as managing editor for digital strategy of the paper to become vice president of digital programming at CNN, starting later this...

With my adolescence sneaking around the corner, the Birds made another serious run in 1964, as manager Hank Bauer (whose face was aptly described as resembling a clenched fist) graced the cover of Time and Brooks Robinson was named A.L. most valuable player.

Reasons I love this: - a cocktail made for the Seahawks - named after one of the most amazing Seahawks players (BEASTMODE)- created by one of my favorite restaurants - sounds freakin'tasty

Lawyer and football player Moya Dodd has been named Australia's most influential woman, at the sixth annual Australian Financial Review / Westpac Women of Influence Awards.

It is not just that he is 26, in his fifth pro season, won a Heisman Trophy and national championship at Auburn, was the league's No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2011 and likely will be named the NFL most valuable player this year.

Any of a number of A's could have been named the Most Valuable Player, but the honor finally fell to the industrious Fingers, who pitched in all four Oakland victories and saved the final one for winning Pitcher John (Blue Moon) Odom, his opponent in a clubhouse scrap only six days before.

There have been other name players who fell out — Pat Toomay, Duane Thomas, Hollywood Henderson; The System doesn't even tolerate sitting on the fence — but Gent is probably the best known and most thoughtful of them, the outcasts, the Men Who Didn't Fit.

The NHL's award for the most valuable player of the postseason (inset) was named in honor of Conn Smythe, the Hall of Fame coach, GM and owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs (and the reason why the trophy bears a resemblance to the old Maple Leaf Gardens.)

The Ring is different from most honor rolls: Players» numbers aren't retired, but next to their names go the years they played as Cowboys.

When he graduated, he went off to Greece to win a gold medal with USA Basketball while being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

How terribly sad... we have fallen so far that we find ourselves in the ridiculous position of propping up the oft - injured and rarely inspirational Jack Wiltshire... what's next, extending Walcott, Welbeck and Ramsey... can't you see that these players have nothing to do with winning and all to do with providing recognizable names to the plastic fans who frequent our overgrown library of a stadium... it's high time we rid this club of one of the worlds most incompetent and unsuccessful owners (look it up) and our fragile and spineless manager (much like our club) who can't bring in the best talent because he knows he can't live up to expectations that come with players of that ilk... think about it, he couldn't even handle Sanchez, who was largely a periphery character in Barcelona

The Portuguese, however, singled out the Frenchman for praise this week as he named him as his most improved player this season.

The Sun names Marcos Rojo, Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger as the players most risk as Mourinho plots his cull.

Zoilo Versalles, the American League's Most Valuable Player with the Minnesota Twins in 1965, now plays shortstop for the Minnesota Goofy's, a team named after a popular Minneapolis bar.

Every year in free agency, we discuss Los Angeles and New York as the most likely free agent destinations for big name players.

The Belgian attacker had already made a name for himself as one of the league's most electric players after two years with Fulham.

One of the most exciting aspects of contract bridge is the competitive auction in which each player tries to determine the price he can afford to pay for the privilege of naming the trump suit or the declaration at which his side will gain the most points or lose the fewest.

Though he has yet to be named first - team All - Big East, the versatile Owens is arguably the most valuable player in the league; he's on pace to end his career as the first Mountaineer to rank among the school's alltime top 10 in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots.

Powe was named California's most valuable player during a banquet in April 2006.

Lest you survey the Lightning roster and think Tampa Bay (11 -38-4 through Sunday) looks O.K. on paper, consider how NHL general managers responded when we asked them to name the league's most overrated player.

Salah has 40 goals to his name in all competitions and if he can reach 47 strikes by the end of the season, he will tie Ian Rush for the most goals by a Liverpool player in a season.

I like most would loved to have a big name player but to be honest we have a German World Cup winner coming in and we have rob holding who I think is better then 50 million stones.

Aubameyang is definitely better than giroud, and for those who do not watch the bundesliga, he's not all about speed, he's quite an intelligent player who is always at the right place at the right time, he's also good with both feet and in the air.But the problem with most Arsenal fans is that they are more interested in the NAME rather than the player.That's why you see people floating names like higuain, benzema and cavani around.

I do agree that the past players have slaughtered arsenal name, but i think they have earn the right to do so, especially if arsenal was at the top when they were there, it is obvious that some of the comments are down to get ratings from the public, but in truth most of the comments made are the truth.

Kobe just named Tatum the most interesting player in the NBA as far as talent and athleticism for a reason.

I am not trying to absolve Arsene Wenger of all the blame for what looks like being a most frustrating Premier League title challenge for Arsenal this season, as the unfancied Leicester seem to be the ones that will make the most of the poor performances of the usual suspects Man City, Chelsea and Man United, but you have to admit that the Frenchman has had some pretty rotten luck with injury problems once again, while Claudio Ranieri has been able to name his strongest 11 players in almost every match.

I would like to tell arsenal fan that the transfer window is not arsenal's problem.Let explain what is in my mind.We need to reinforce our team but we need to think in the future that most of the high class players are going to refuse signing for arsenal fc because of Mr Wenger's philosophy.It looks like arsenal becomes cemetery of players.How many players came in and left because of performance, became good players out of arsenal.We need to accept all of the transformation Mr wenger brings in arsenal but now it does not work.Why??? because lack of tactics, strategies and pretending best players for Mr wenger mind but in reality those players do not get standard of best player.Mr wenger wants to prove everybody that he is wright that players who are calling by wenger are best.I means Mr wenger is the only one can see all matter in good position or bad.He is wrong by thinking this way.He does not like criticism.he is the mind of arsenal.Everything he can say or defend is wright.Think about morrinho comments about arsenal!!!! Why he likes to be arsenal coach!!!! One thing I want to say about arsenal players, I think everybody watch arsenal games.We have got short mind players who play two good games and the rest shameless.They are working hard in the training ground for catching Mr wenger's mind to let them play; what is behind their (players) mind to be the most regular players.Those players have no vision even ambition; they are never becoming high class and their carriers are going to finish in arsenal after arsenal we are going to see them playing for championship.They do not care to become legend as Ian wright, Vierra, Berckam, piress, Henry... What is the big behind their mind to use wenger name to be selected in national team.They are not able to face different leagues in the world.

On the surface, the Pelicans took a once - in - a-generation talent who was used to carrying his team and physically breaking down, and surrounded him with the league's most divisive big - name player, an old and divisive point guard who was cast aside by one of the worst teams in the league, a power forward who lost his place in his previous team to a rookie, and a guard whose talent was apparent, but seemed like he was stagnating.

He thinks Jose Mourinho's side will struggle at the Emirates today, and he names the Arsenal player that is most likely to damage his old side.

Just read the article by «she wore a yellow ribbon «it was brilliant about the demented so called arsenal fans celebrating when we lost to Watford over the weekend what a bunch of losers and on constructive criticism it is now clear more than ever we need a director of football who sees through the fans eyes from the stands what most arsenal fans are angst about especially some player's lack the angry element of the premiership, look at Newcastle with benitez in charge and most of the players are hardly household names, Arsenal foreeeever!!!

This is going to be tough though, you can only name the one player who most gets your goat, who is most deserving of being sold and similarly just one player coming in the opposite direction.

While PSG have sought to invest heavily in big - name players and Galactico signings, Matuidi remains one of the side's most important names due to his immense work rate and desire to run relentlessly for the team.

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Consistently named the player who concedes the most fouls but also comes in for a far amount of ill treatment from defenders and referees alike.

The upgrading philosophy undoubtedly is sound but most Los Angeles fans would settle for mere repetition from Hadl, who was named NFC Player of the Year after he threw 22 touchdown passes and, in marked contrast to most of his seasons in San Diego, only 11 interceptions.

Ever notice that most big name or key players rarely have work permit problems that go on for years.

The Daily Mail have reported on the most decorated players in the Premier League, and while many on the list are unsurprising, there are some forgotten names that feature.

I really have nothing against guys who come up with names of players that we could sign and improve the team, most times those names are outstanding and get snatched by other «ambitious» clubs.

Hiram Bithorn Stadium is Puerto Rico's most famous baseball field, named after the first Puerto Rican player to play in Major League Baseball, and as good a symbol as any of the island's storied baseball tradition.

MILEPOSTS — NAMED: To the Baseball Hall of Fame, LOU BOUDREAU, shortstop for the Cleveland Indians for 12 years and manager for Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, who led the Indians to their World Series victory in 1948, the same year he batted.355 and was named the American League's Most Valuable PlNAMED: To the Baseball Hall of Fame, LOU BOUDREAU, shortstop for the Cleveland Indians for 12 years and manager for Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, who led the Indians to their World Series victory in 1948, the same year he batted.355 and was named the American League's Most Valuable Plnamed the American League's Most Valuable Player.

He completed 32 of 39 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns, did not throw an interception and was named the game's most valuable player.

Jenna Kubesch, WEIMAR, TEXAS Softball Jenna, 16, was named most outstanding player at the Babe Ruth Softball 16 & Under World Series in Greenville, N.C., for the second year in a row.

I'd be interested to see if Theo suddenly came good if his name wouldn't be in there — he's certainly one of our most intelligent and passionate players so it'd be an interesting thing to see.

The IPGL is being formed, says White, because: 1) many pro golfers would welcome a permanent base with guaranteed income, a retirement plan, limited travel and opportunities for «star status» in an adopted community (e.g., Ron Santo is from Seattle, but Chicago is where his name sells pizza); 2) most golf fans never see live golf competition except on television, and even on TV they are increasingly unable to identify with the players because of the abundance of faceless — meaning what's the name of the guy who won this week?

This can be taking with huge sentiment, given the amount of talent that he represents, including the world's most expensive player Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan just to name a few.

After leading UConn to its second National Championship in four years, Shabazz Napier was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Gordon lifted the West to a 110 - 99 victory with 24 points and 8 rebounds (both game - highs) and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

The Spaniard has been one of our most influential players this season, being one of the first names on the teamsheet when fit, and I can think of no reason why he would be left to run his contract down this season.

He can not win every year, but Spieth's name on the leaderboard at Augusta is a tradition and it's the one name that the other players have to check most.

Those five guys are some of the biggest names and most decorated players in the game.