Word: clinch
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Neither Paul O'Neill nor any of the other players had ever heard anything quite like last Monday night at the stadium when the Yanks crushed the Mariners 12-3 to clinch the A.L. pennant. "It was awesome," O'Neill recalled. "I saw so many things go on that night." An enthralling wave of singing and chanting--some of it even printable--washed over the crowd from the first inning and never stopped...
UMass added two insurance goals to clinch the victory...
...yard touchdown run by Cornell senior tailback Evan Simmons with 8:29 remaining in the second quarter cut Brown’s lead to 10-7, but the Bears reeled off 25 unanswered points to clinch the victory. Two third-quarter fumbles by Cornell helped catalyze the Brown attack. The Bears converted on both plays for touchdowns, with junior defensive back Hunter Young returning the second one 82 yards for a score...
With three timeouts remaining, Dartmouth decided against an onside kick, opting to give the Lions the ball back. On third-and-eight, needing a first down to clinch the victory, Lion wide receiver Doug Peck picked up the critical yardage and the new set of downs on a pass from McCall, allowing Columbia to run out the clock...
...more exciting teams in the league with the addition of Elton Brand to a nucleus of Darius Miles and Lamar Odom. With a fast-break offense reminiscent of Magic Johnson’s “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s, the Clippers manage to clinch a playoff berth in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. But while the addition of Brand will fill the void at power forward, there are still seven reasons why Brand will be unable to make the Clippers an elite team in the near future—namely, Duncan, Webber, Garnett, Wallace, Nowitzki, McDyess...