Sentences with phrase «of reaching the playoff»

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It is the mid-summer stretch where teams have reached the midpoint of their season, with some franchises still vying for a playoff berth while others are quickly counting down the days until next season.

An inspirational profile of an inner - city high school football team's valiant effort to reach the school's first - ever playoff game.

Rallying from second - half deficits in its previous two playoff games to reach the state finals, the Raiders once again pulled themselves out of a late - game hole.

As the Jesuit high school where I work began to wind down for the year, I reached a point where I needed clarity, something to bring calm to the chaos of the closing weeks and to center me in a reality more timeless than the NBA playoffs.

They won 56 games in their first season back in New Orleans and reached the second round of the playoffs.

ANGEL JACKSON Post Salesian - Richmond 6 - 4 Junior WHAT SHE DID: Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored on Jackson's play in the paint.

Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored on Jackson's play in the paint.

For a team like Denver that's played so much better at home this year, getting that four seed is likely important for their chances of reaching the second round of the playoffs.

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

New York reached its nadir in 1975 when Coach Charley Winner, thinking his team was just a few players away from playoff contention, traded his first, fourth and sixth draft choices for three defensive linemen, two of whom now are out of football.

On this evidence, he has plenty of talent to work with as he aims to push the Berkshire Blues towards the playoff spots, which are currently seven points out of reach.

He scored 13 points in the final 12 minutes and notched 26 points and 11 rebounds, reaching a double - double in all six of the Rockets» playoff games.

Two years ago, the Grizzlies reached the second round of the playoffs after Gay's shoulder injury, only to fall in seven games to the Thunder.

We've reached the end of the NFL's regular season, and there are still a handful of playoff spots up for grabs.

Among those players, Bell is the seventh to hold a managerial job in the majors; only one of those men, Joe Torre, ever reached the playoffs as a manager (Torre did it with the Braves in 1982).

Between 1992 (the last time Oakland reached the playoffs) and last season, the A's dedicated themselves to building from within, avoiding the risky trade that smells of short - term gain.

With this in mind, we reached out to Scott Cooley, an odds consultant for Bookmaker.eu, for potential playoff spreads pitting Philadelphia against each of the top NFC and AFC contenders.

When the Bears reached Lamesa, Texas, for the best - of - three bi-district playoffs against Lamesa High, their appearance on the sidewalks caused gawkers to pour out of storefronts.

He had no chance, really, but for Pastrnak to miss the net completely (read: not gonna happen with the Stanley Cup Playoffs» leading goal scorer) or to reach out with his stick and get an entirely random carom to keep the puck out of the net.

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With only two points seperating Phil Taylor, who currently lies in fourth, and Raymond Van Barneveld in seventh, there are plenty of players who can make a smash and grab for the final playoff places and reach the finale at the O2 in London on May 21st.

I title and reach the semifinals of the NorCal Open playoffs added luster to her impressive 18.0 points and 12.5 rebounds a game.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports the team has contacted the former Bears» head coach, who was fired in 2012 after nine seasons that saw Chicago reach the playoffs three times, including a Super Bowl berth in 2006.

I mean it's good that the schedule is coming out but I am not gonna sit there and watch 3 hours of coverage explaining why a Packers / Giants game in week 5 is pivotal when we haven't even reached the draft, or why the Rams will be in a good spot to make the playoffs by week 10.

They still have an extra Game to play and because of they they can still reach # 1 in the Standings by the time the Playoffs start.

The Capitals don't have the playoff buzz of the Bruins, Predators, Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning or the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, but they have as good a chance as anyone of reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in the Ovechkin era.

I've said it before — getting through the All Sports Series Playoffs requires a certain amount of luck — a ball rimming out of the hoop, or a foul ball that just barely missed the line, or even having all of your guys in town — that being said, to reach the Final4 in THREE straight Summers in a League that is this deep year in and year out is a testament to Sternberg and co..

It'll take a lot of luck, but this season could potentially end up looking a lot like 2016, in which the Packers won their final six games to reach 10 - 6 and make the playoffs.

Admittedly it's unlikely that the Brewers will reach the playoffs, especially as they attempt to come out of a loaded NL Central.

In fact, Rodriguez has batted.281 and has an.865 OPS (on - base plus slugging percentage) against Boston since becoming a Yankee, including the playoffs and last weekend when he reached base eight times in 11 plate appearances as New York lost two out of three games.

The team flourished, making the playoffs in all three years of Maloofownership and reaching the NBA Finals in 1981, but the family sold it — a moveColleen immediately regretted — in»82 for $ 11 million, reportedly to appeaseGeorge Sr.'s two sisters.

We've now reached the semifinals of the MLS Playoffs and neither of last year's finalists even qualified for the quarterfinals.

They've also reached the College Football Playoff in all 3 years of its existence and are big -185 favorites to make it a fourth straight time.

Kelly Olynyk has reportedly been trying to reach out to Kevin Love to apologize for the move that caused the Cavs» forward to miss the remainder of the playoffs because of a shoulder injury.

They've reached the NCS playoffs in four of the past five seasons.

Expect Wiewald to get a start, but once the playoffs are firmly out of reach, don't be surprised to see a different face or two in the back.

People may look and think we should utilise the entire squad but I disagree - at this stage of the season it's all about momentum and, if you have a solid XI who are playing to a high level week in week out, this will make all the difference when we reach the lottery of the playoffs.

Granted spring training is just around the corner and it is too early to tell who will be close to playoff contention let alone see which set of players will go down to injury with the rigorous 162 game season, let alone the extra games played in the playoffs just to reach the series.

By qualifying for the playoffs, they continued a trend of reaching the postseason every Cam Newton's exchange with Clay Matthews reveals more than a few problems with a Packers defense which could move on from coordinator Dom Capers.

The iconoclastic, A's General Manager revolutionized baseball that year by fielding a team of lowly - touted underdogs who somehow managed to beat the odds by overachieving and reaching the playoffs.

The CWL Pro League has reached the final week of matches and the Group B standings are as tight as it can get for the CWL Stage 1 playoff spots.

With the playoff run by the Blue Jays and the federal election behind us, we are pleased to provide the Fall Edition of Reaching Out.