Article: This loss is victory for Lemaire.(Sports)

Article: CBA -- Sun Kings Receive No. 3 Playoff Seed --- Yakima will host either Rockford or Grand Rapids in first-round game
Yakima Herald-Republic;  March 24, 2000 ;     278 words ......their lengthy layoff, the Yakima Sun Kings had their first-round playoff fate determined for them. Yakima, which returns from...against La Crosse in the SunDome, clinched the No. 3 playoff seed on Thursday when Sioux Falls lost at Quad City. The Sun Kings will host either Grand Rapids or ...

Article: Capitals Set Dates With Penguins
The Washington Post;  April 8, 2001 ;     222 words ......Washington Capitals have received preliminary dates for their first-round playoff series against Pittsburgh. The Capitals, Southeast Division winners and holders of the third playoff seed, will host the opening two games of the series against the...

Article: Future looking bright for Bulls.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  May 5, 2006 ;     491 words ......terms, the Bulls regressed from last season to this one. They won fewer games, earned a worse playoff seed and lost their first-round playoff series in fewer games, losing 113-96 on Thursday night and 4-2 in the series to the Heat Still...

Article: Flyers haul down Penguins; Win bumps Pittsburgh out of top spot in East; Devils secure home-ice advantage vs. Rangers.(Sports)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  April 7, 2008 ;     334 words ......Washington. The Devils captured home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Rangers with a 3-2 shootout win...the first round of the playoffs. Dallas, the No. 5 playoff seed, faces No. 4 Anaheim in the first round. Wojtek Wolski...the Colorado Avalanche beat ...

Article: GEORGE KARL TIMELINE.(Sports)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  May 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ......the rest of the way and stage a first-round playoff upset of Golden State. ``The pro...Sonics, though, become first No. 1 playoff seed in NBA history to lose in first...results.'' - May 6, 1995, after first-round playoff elimination by the Lakers. 1995-...they have ...

Article: Hamshire-Fannett volleyball claims second playoff seed.
Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX);  October 29, 2006 ;     178 words ...Oct. 29--NEDERLAND -- The Hamshire-Fannett volleyball team claimed the second playoff seed in District 21-3A by hanging on for a 3-2 win over Bridge City on Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns built the early lead, winning...

Article: CC VOWS NOT TO OVERLOOK ST. CLOUD STATE.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 10, 2005 ;     511 words ......defeat St. Cloud (Minn.) State in a first-round playoff series this weekend at World Arena...but the Tigers wound up the No. 2 playoff seed because of their 5-0 regular-season...Friday he did not believe losing the top playoff seed to DU that night was significant...

Article: PACKERS MUST TURN FOCUS TO SECURING BYE.(SPORTS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  November 30, 2007 ;     371 words ......second weekend of January. The Packers haven't earned a first-round playoff bye since 1997, when they posted a 13-3 record and earned the No. 2 playoff seed behind the San Francisco 49ers. The Packers wound up...2-game lead over Seattle (7-4) and Tampa Bay (7-4). A first-round ...

Article: Salukis hope to improve playoff seed with win against Hampton
University Wire;  November 16, 2007 ;     476 words ......giving players a rest before the playoffs begin. SIU coach Jerry Kill is hoping the No. 5 Salukis (9-1) can help improve their playoff seed and pull out a win Saturday at Hampton. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. EST., against a team Kill said is better than its 6...

Article: COURTSIDE - A WEEKLY LOOK AT THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE SONICS AND THE NBA.(Sports)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  April 17, 1998 ;     613 words ......Sonics have over both Minnesota and Houston - possible first-round playoff opponents. 5 Only five NBA franchises have won 60-plus...record. The Spurs want homecourt advantage for their first-round playoff opponent, Phoenix. Expect the intensity to be high...to spoil everything. ...

Article: MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK; Sioux have no time for celebrations.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ......to the Sioux this weekend after they complete their first-round playoff series against Minnesota Duluth. Just last weekend...surest things in the CCHA. The Spartans haven't lost a first-round playoff series since 1991. The Wolverines have lost only one...gave them a better playoff ...

Article: Pistons Clinch No. 2 Playoff Seed in East
AP Online;  April 9, 2005 ;     460 words ......Tayshaun Prince scored 26 points, Chauncey Billups added 23 and the Detroit Pistons clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed by beating the battered Orlando Magic 114-102 Friday night. Before the game, the Magic announced Grant Hill's sore left shin...

Article: Depite sweep, Harvard men's hockey earns home ice in playoffs
University Wire;  March 4, 2002 ;     694 words ......league standings to Clarkson, which claimed the second playoff seed. The Crimson (11-14-4, 10-9-3 ECAC) finished in a tie...head-to-head tiebreaker, the Crimson claimed the third playoff seed in the conference. Harvard will face Brown on its home...10-2) moved the Tigers into sixth place and set ...

Article: Gordon tallies 23 points in rout|Bulls hammer hapless Knicks Bulls 98, Knicks 69
Courier News (Elgin, IL);  April 11, 2007 ;     529 words ...CHICAGO - With the No. 2 Eastern Conference playoff seed at stake, the Bulls didn't lack for motivation Tuesday...on a collision course with the New Jersey Nets in a first-round playoff series between the Nos. 2 and 7 seeds. The Bulls moved...