Word: clinch
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...There’s a reason why us and Princeton end up in the championship every year,” said Wahlberg, who pitched the final 5.2 innings of the series finale to clinch Harvard’s second straight Red Rolfe Division title. “We’re the better team...
...Rolfe winner will most likely face Princeton for the Ivy title, which needs only a single victory to clinch the Lou Gehrig division title...
Riddell’s dramatic efforts in saving over 10 matchpoints allowed junior co-captain David Lingman to clinch the match and Ivy League crown for the Crimson. Although he was quite cognizant of the importance of his match, Riddell never counted the matchpoints that he had held off, and in fact, remained “oblivious to the score, because [he] didn’t want to get caught up in the situation...
...Harvard players failed to sweep, Princeton would have celebrated the outright Ivy title and NCAA berth before their eyes. Instead, the Tigers will have to close out a darkness-shortened game against Brown to clinch the tourney bid. If the Tigers lose to Brown, they will take on Cornell in a best-of-three playoff to determine the league crown...
...drugs gain an unfair advantage. Aside from this clear violation of sporting ethics, drugs have led to a game more focused on brute force rather than teamwork or even individual finesse. Instead of a well-rounded game with defense, strategy and teamwork, over-powered homeruns now all-too-often clinch the victory...