Sentences with phrase «teams in the league in»

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.

The Citizens have been the most consistent team in the league in recent years, and the new manager's arrival is bound to attract some big named signings also.

Anyone know what our record is against the top 3 finishing teams in the league in the last 10 years between league games, fa cup games and champ league..

If we can not as a team beat lesser teams in the league in the absence of Alexis then we may as well admit we are not good enough to be challenging for trophies because the Premier League is long and arduous, and if you are not prepared you will find yourself dropping sure points like these.

The Titans could be in a huge letdown spot against one of the better teams in the league in week 17.

When you enter the Week # 1 and then proceed to defeat every team in the league in a volleyball tournament you deserve to keep the # 1 spot.

First time in THE CHI Hoops history that we had 3 out of the 4 top teams in the league in the same division.

In a cruel twist of the NHL's divisional playoff format, say goodbye to one of the three best teams in the league in the first round.

Not exact matches

The bid, if successful, would bolster the NFL's expansion into the U.K., giving the league a consistent location to host games and potentially setting the stage for a London - based team in the future.

Canceling the game that day would have cost the team points in the Spanish league, La Liga.

«If you go back to some of the threads from year one or year two of League of Legends and all the Riot [online] forums,» says Steve Arhancet, a former pro gamer and now co-CEO of LoL team Team Liquid, «you had your developers, your executives, all chiming in to the conversation, listening to the community, making adjustments based on forum threteam Team Liquid, «you had your developers, your executives, all chiming in to the conversation, listening to the community, making adjustments based on forum threTeam Liquid, «you had your developers, your executives, all chiming in to the conversation, listening to the community, making adjustments based on forum threads.

The company will still sponsor 22 local NFL teams and «key personalities in the sport,» it and the league said in a joint statement.

Once again, Canadian teams rank near the top of the leaderboard for ticket prices — the Toronto Maple Leafs come out on top with the most expensive tickets in the league.

Perhaps the best value in hockey was the Washington Capitals, one of the league's most exciting, successful regular season teams which plays in an excellent arena in downtown Washington D.C..

The teams presented their ideas in a high - energy pitch event in front of big league judges, including Tony West, Pepsico's General Counsel and Alan Bryan, Walmart's senior associate general counsel.

Of the six Canadian teams in the National Hockey League, only the Ottawa Senators reported that they did not sell 100 per cent of their tickets for the 2009 - 10 season — and the Senators were at 98.8 per cent.

Edmonton, the worst team in the NHL last season, placed 29th in the Index, while Calgary (25th), Montreal (23rd) and Ottawa (19th) all finished in the bottom half of the National Hockey League.

Currently, Prienu Vytautas is placed ninth among the 10 teams playing in the LKL, and fourth in their group in the Baltic Basketball League.

In fact, every team in the league has a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account to provide fans with up - to - date news and engage them by highlighting specific fans, giving them a chance to win prizes like team memorabiliIn fact, every team in the league has a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account to provide fans with up - to - date news and engage them by highlighting specific fans, giving them a chance to win prizes like team memorabiliin the league has a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account to provide fans with up - to - date news and engage them by highlighting specific fans, giving them a chance to win prizes like team memorabilia.

Welter told Fortune today she would happily talk with any other interested teams, would like to keep coaching in the league, and she is still optimistic that her Cardinals internship could lead to a permanent job next season, even though it didn't this year.

With so few capable starters in the league, it's possible he could find another team willing to give him a shot.

«In conversations with the NFL over the last two days, the Vikings advised the League of the team's decision to revisit the situation,» according to a statement early Wednesday from the team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf.

The thoroughbreds in Mark Casse's care belong to an elite few: oil tycoons, advisers to American presidents and the megabucks owner of a National Hockey League team.

Unlike in Canada, where the country's biggest universities play in front of sparse crowds and go years without winning a season, U.S. colleges outside of the Ivy League depend upon their sports teams to bring in new students, attract attention, and draw donations and revenue.

When Cuban picked up the Dallas Mavericks, they had been voted the worst team in the league.

In other major North American sports leagues, the Detroit Tigers (No. 22 overall) are the highest - paid Major League Baseball team, the Oakland Raiders (No. 108 overall) are the highest - paid NFL team, and Washington Capitals (No. 71 overall) are the highest - paid NHL team.

The study looks at the first - team pay for 348 teams across seven different sports in 18 different leagues around the world.

The leagues provided information for a majority of teams in each season, but not all — three OHL teams did not provide the numbers in 2012, two in 2013 and» 14, three in 2015 and six last year.

Vigorate — which has revenues in the $ 4 to 8 million range and ranked 255th on the 2013 PROFIT 500 — opened a Chicago sales office a few years ago to make further inroads with professional sports teams in the U.S. And in 2012, it set up a similar sales hub in Barcelona, reckoning, as Grieve explains, that the sprawling European soccer industry would also be receptive to the sort of digital marketing the company provides to North American leagues.

A battle over how players and team owners will split the league's $ 4 billion in annual revenue, which led to the suspension of exhibition and regular - season games through at least Nov. 14, is bringing collateral damage to a range of businesses counting on professional basketball events to survive, including caterers, bars, stores, parking lots — and even the self - employed masseurs who tend to players.

However, despite public fear and criticism of Steinbrenner's controversial decisions, eventually he led the team to an amazing comeback, with six World Series entries between 1996 and 2003, and a record as one of the most profitable teams in Major League Baseball.

The next team, the league's 20th, will reside in New York sometime after 2012, and officials say they have no specific plans for further expansion.

Otherwise, there's the nearby and ever - entertaining New York City, a hundred - plus miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, a smallish mountain range or two, a major amusement park, a half dozen professional sports teams (most of them mediocre at best), small - time skiing, a pretty Ivy League campus by the name of Princeton University, a wealth of black bear in exclusive suburban communities, the early homes of such celebrity types as Martha Stewart, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Springsteen, the site of the Hindenburg disaster, and (for visionary types) the ghosts of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, who lived and worked in the state for awhile.

Since then, the team's value has increased drastically, with the league's popularity in China possibly pushing its sale price past $ 2 billion.

CentureLink Field provides one of the most noticeable home advantage of any team in the league; it's incredibly loud (fans generated so much noise during Saturday's defeat of the New Orleans Saints that it caused a minor earthquake), making communication among players on the opposing teams virtually impossible.

She was with the Urban League's Monique Williams - Moore, who has been running job - readiness programs in the area, including a unique one created with Starbucks to give kids with complicated lives a chance to learn customer service and team work.

If Beyoncé does invest in the Rockets she'll join a growing list of celebrities and entertainers who hold ownership stakes in sports teams, including Memphis Grizzlies part - owner Justin Timberlake, Miami Dolphins investment group members Jennifer Lopez, Venus and Serena Williams and Will Ferrell, who owns a stake in Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club.

Donald didn't lead the league in sacks or tackles or make the 4 - 12 Rams the top defensive team, but he was Pro Football Focus's highest - graded player in the NFL in 2016 and their No. 1 player going into 2017.

All contracts are fully guaranteed in the league, so players get paid regardless of whether or not they are on the team.

In May he became the all - time top - scorer in the top five European leagues, and his 42 goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League historIn May he became the all - time top - scorer in the top five European leagues, and his 42 goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League historin the top five European leagues, and his 42 goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League historin competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League historin Champions League history.

While tanking has been a not - so - secret aspect of late - season game - planning for the worst teams in the league for some time, this year's tank looks to be the most blatant in NBA history.

With some teams already locked into a playoff spot and other teams fighting to extend their seasons, motivations are varied across the league and the lines in Las Vegas are especially volatile.

And while the league doesn't control what helmets its players wear, it does share the results of its annual lab test with all of the teams and encourage them to post the results in their locker rooms.

League sports also bring out employees» competitive nature in a healthy way while building team morale.

One of the highest - paid goaltenders in the league, Kiprusoff, along with his team, struggled throughout the 2010 - 11 season.

In 2002, a Major League Baseball team took a revolutionary approach to building their team.

The new legislation arrives just in time for New York's professional football fans, as NFL teams are currently in their offseason training camps preparing for the start of the league's new season in about a month.

Since the previous lockout, Canadian teams have played a big role in ticket revenue growth and currently account for one - third of league - wide ticket sales.

While competing in the Champions League is hugely profitable to the top clubs, participation is dependent on finishing in a certain position in their domestic leagues, meaning that a poor season can see teams miss out.

The better the Rangers and Knicks do — both teams are in their leagues» playoffs — the more money the company makes.