Sentences with phrase «teams named after»

As classmates swapped Panini stickers featuring the faces of men of whom I had genuinely never heard, and who played for teams named after towns I didn't even know existed, I would be discussing the finer plot points of the latest Tom Baker adventure, perhaps even questioning whether the Key to Time should have provided the story arc for an entire season...

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.

A statue in the upcoming theme park, or a building / dev team named after him would be a better [and more long - term] ways of honouring him, imho.

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The scheme was a complete bust, but after firing most of the employees, Butterfield, a former philosophy student whose hippie parents named him Dharma, found himself pondering the internal messaging tool the team had created to replace the confusing nested strings of emails such projects generate.

After two weeks of brainstorming, the group ultimately chose the name Spinergy because it was short and memorable and captured the sense of innovation that Connolly and the design team hoped to convey.

The team adopted the name Pelicans in 2013, after Louisiana's state bird, the Brown Pelican.

Over at Freelance Switch, Collis Ta'eed bought cows from Oxfam's Unwrapped service on behalf of their clients, then named these new bovine friends after major projects the team had worked on.

After Agnelli's passing, Elkann, thrust to the forefront by the untimely deaths of two potential successors, was named chairman of Fiat and chairman and CEO of Exor, the family's $ 142 billion holding company with interests in commercial real estate, banking, media, heavy equipment, and the soccer team Juventus.

Tsarnaev's defense team is expected to lay out a «Svengali» defense for their client, a strategy named after a character in a 19th century novel and meaning, in a legal context, the defense of a criminal who was «a pawn of a more influential mastermind.»

We've mentioned a few times the experiences of co-author Jon Burgstone, whose first entrepreneurial success came after he teamed up with a business school classmate named Asif Satchu.

Prior to the match, many members of the New Zealand team came down with food poisoning and after the match, their coach blamed a mysterious waitress named «Suzie.»

Pridham's team created two stills: Nautilus (2,200 - litre) and Nemo (500 - litre) are named after Jules Verne's fictional submarine and its captain.

The American Culinary Federation (ACF) announced that after a rigorous selection process, eight talented chefs from across the United States have been named to the ACF Culinary Team USA 2020, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions.

The American Culinary Federation (ACF) announced that after a rigorous selection process, eight talented chefs from across the United States have been named to the ACF Culinary Team USA 2020, the official representative for the United States in -LSB-...]

Chef Fabrice Prochasson is global President of the Academy of France and also trainer of the French culinary team for the world cup named Bocuse de Oro after the legendary Paul Bocuse.

John Wall signed a Durant Rule contract after being named to his first All - NBA team.

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Addicted to Quack has 16 teams in its top 25 with deltas by their names: 15 of them moved at least three spots, and Georgia fell an amazing 19 spots after getting shellacked.

Mustafi has become one of the first names on the Valencia team sheet since moving to Spain's La Liga two summers back but the Spanish club need money after missing out on the Champions League qualifying spots last season.

Three years after Ohio State jumped Baylor and TCU to make the Playoff and one year after Ohio State made it in despite not winning the Big Ten, some folks at Ohio State's 247Sports message board wonder whether ESPN, a company that wants lots of games between big - name teams, exerted influence against the Buckeyes» enormously popular brand.

And after they topped that opponent, Clovis North - Fresno, 4 - 0, to win the CIF Central Section Division I title, they were named the Cal - Hi Sports State Team of the Year and were No. 1 in final national rankings by USA Today and MaxPreps.

This new squad is named after Real Salt Lake, not the Kansas City MLB team.

However, coach Pete Carroll named Wilson the starter after an impressive pre-season and the team never looked back.

After jumping to # 6 last week — their highest Ranking of the Season — they hit a roadblock named Team Lalez this week.

I think when we will be qualified for CL, so in few days, after a victory against the Turkish team, don't remember the name of team sorry Besitkas if I remember well, so you can be sure 1 or 2 new signings will come.And let's» pray it will be Carvalho and Khedira or Manolas.

Every player that a team could conceivably want to trade is put on waivers after July 31 — the White Sox even listed Carlton Fisk, for instance — and more than 600 names are on the waiver wire in August.

However, Lukaku is arguably going to remain as first choice in that department, so while it sounds like it's a solution for Mourinho after losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic last week, it remains to be seen if it works out as hoped for Rashford who will be itching to be one of the first names on the team sheet moving forward.

Jaraan Cornell, G, 6» 3» Purdue; South Bend, Ind. (Clay) After averaging 22 points and nine rebounds, Cornell was named first - team all - state for the second straight season.

If its his wish to leave arsenal let him go after all he made whatever name he thought he has at the emirates.why are these teams not rushing to buy him 5 years ago.arsenal has been before him and arsenal will remain ever great even after him.pls let him go and let us rest and get a wonderful one with that money.he said he want to play in champions league, havnt he play champions league before after all pogba didn't play champions league last season and he help man u to win Europa league and qualified for champion league same goes to ibrahimovic.

Jake Butt, after winning the B1G TE of the Year Award and being named First - Team All Big - Ten, shared some thoughts after taking home...

The 27 - year - old, who has ten England caps to his name, moved to West Brom during the summer after making 226 appearances since his first team debut in 2008, winning three FA Cups in that time.

Because while plans moved forward rather quickly after last year's miniature nightmare scenario (an Alabama - LSU rematch seemingly nobody wanted to see), the real nightmare scenario for what amounts to the BCS» two - team playoff — four viable, interesting, brand - name major programs all finishing undefeated, including Notre Dame — could still take place.

After failing to sign Molitor, Milwaukee general manager Sal Bando signed another big - name free agent, righthander Ben McDonald, to bolster the team's weak starting pitching.

Christian McCaffrey PARKER, COLO. > FOOTBALL Christian, a seventh - grader at St. Thomas More Parish School and a running back on the Parker Hawks youth team, was named the West's MVP after its 24 — 14 win over the East in the first FBU Youth All - American Bowl for middle schoolers.

The Ohio legislature responded by passing a statute known as the «Art Modell law,» named after the Browns / Ravens owner, forces an owner of a sports team that uses public resources to give six months notice of their intention to relocate and give local people and municipalities a chance to purchase the team.

You just ca n`t have names like Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey, Carzola and Wilshere on the paddock and perform week after week like a team with no confidence, no unity and little pride.

Compel him to buy d player d team needs and after buying he would bench d player for 3 to 4 weeks in d name of not adapting to arsenal way.

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.

But after seeing this I now understand why he is the first name in the team sheet

At the end of each Super Bowl, the winning team gets to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, which is named after former Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.

Then the plastic fans started crying for world class players, it's actually fun when the fantasy line ups start popping up during transfer windows on here, it becomes irritating when some on here actually become as stubborn and adamant that the team can not play without these so called world class players, i mean I still see Reus and Hummels and Carvahlo popping up even after the window is shut, I bet if Ozil had not been bought, his name would pop up so very often on here....

Name me ONE team that would sack there manager after that???? Wenger is trying his hardest to get Arsenal to the top within his budget, and last season he finished above every other manager except Ranieri.

Three times named to All - Pro teams and picked by the Hall of Fame as the outstanding linebacker of the NFL's first 50 years, Nitschke was only the Packers» third - string middle linebacker when he announced, with tears in his eyes, that he was quitting after 15 years in the game.

There had to have been some turn - of - the - century cabal that, if they had their way, would have named every team after footwear.

Who names a team after socks?

After winning a grudge race against Jimmy Hines at 200 meters, Tommie Smith led the Santa Clara Youth Village to victory over USC's famed 440 - yard relay team to be named top athlete at Coliseum - Compton meet

It's certainly clear that something needs to change at Real Madrid next season after the team's dire displays this term, but Ronaldo may still be too big a name and too influential a figure to be offloaded or eased out of the side just yet.

And long after the end, Brees rode Saints bus No. 1 back to the team hotel, sitting up front with Payton and assistant coaches Joe Vitt, Greg McMahon, Pete Carmichael and Joe Lombardi, whose grandfather's name was etched into the sterling silver trophy they passed around.

He is likely going to be named the regular season MVP after his record - setting season, but will he lead his team to victory over the Seattle Seahawks and be named the best player in the Super Bowl?

Louis Van Gaal's team will hope that to regroup after the international break, with a host of names like Falcao, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Angel Di Maria still new to the club.