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The key issue that’s preventing Swansea City from emerging as serious play-off contenders – Guto Llewelyn

Swansea are part of an enormous mid-table blob, tightly packed with teams which are yet to set the world alight but could make the play-offs with a good second half…

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Giants owe fans playoff push that starts with beating Tom Brady

This is Tom Brady Week, and for Giants fans the sound of that summons exceedingly sweet memories. Brady has won five of six career regular-season starts against their team, but…

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The results Wales now need in hunt for home World Cup play-off tie after beating Belarus 5-1

Wales kept their hopes of securing a home World Cup play-off semi-final tie firmly alive by beating Belarus. A brace from Aaron Ramsey along with goals from Neco Williams, Ben…

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Wales just officially secured a play-off place for the 2022 World Cup

Wales are officially guaranteed a 2022 World Cup play-off spot after Spain defeated Greece on Thursday night. The 2010 world champions beat the Euro 2004 winners 1-0 in Athens thanks…

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Mediocrity leaves few right answers for College Football Playoff

Predictably, the College Football Committee’s initial rankings drew a social media firestorm. They were ripped apart for a variety of reasons. Odds are, the reaction will be the same on…

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Red Bulls fail to clinch playoff spot after United draw

Bradley Guzan made three saves and Atlanta United played the New York Red Bulls to a 0-0 draw Wednesday night in Harrison, N.J. A win by either Atlanta or New…

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Braves seek revenge vs. Dodgers after last season’s playoff flameout

ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman isn’t afraid to admit he was rooting for a rematch with the Dodgers in the NLCS. Part of it was personal for the Braves’ All-Star first…

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The results Wales now need in World Cup play-off hunt after 1-0 win over Estonia

Wales kept their hopes of being seeded for the 2022 World Cup play-offs firmly alive with a crucial victory over Estonia. Kieffer Moore struck early on to earn Rob Page’s…

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What Wales’ thrilling 2-2 draw with Czech Republic means for their World Cup qualifying hopes as play-off picture remains tight

Wales remain in the hunt for runner-up spot in their World Cup qualifying group after an enthralling 2-2 draw with Czech Republic. Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Daniel James earned…

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Every Yankees playoff, AL wild-card scenario on final day

The Yankees have placed themselves in quite a jam, with two straight losses to the Rays leaving them guaranteed of nothing beyond a 163rd regular-season game. Beat the Rays on…

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Red Sox fall to lowly Orioles as playoff push hits big snag

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles are making friends in Seattle, Toronto and New York. The last-place Orioles dealt the Boston Red Sox another blow in their postseason push, with Ryan…

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Liberty’s upset bid falls short in WNBA playoff loss to Mercury

PHOENIX — Sophie Cunningham hit 6 of 9 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points and Brianna Turner made the winning free throw with less than a second to play, giving…

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Mets drop fourth straight as playoff hopes take another hit

The Mets have realistically entered the “spoiler” realm, but what exactly they might spoil and for whom is the great mystery. One such opportunity began Friday night, when the Phillies,…

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Corey Kluber confident he can aid Yankees’ playoff push

BALTIMORE — Corey Kluber was part of three straight playoff teams in Cleveland and believes some of what the Yankees have dealt with this season will help them down the…

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Luis Rojas Managing Mets Out of Playoff Race

Robert Sabo Luis Robas. Domo arigato, Mr. Rojaso. Luis Rojas has been a robot in the Mets dugout. It seems every move he makes is based on analytics and matchups.…

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Yankees ripped by Blue Jays as playoff outlook worsens

After a third straight loss and seventh in nine games since their 13-game winning streak, Anthony Rizzo said, “We’d rather struggle now than later on in the year. We’ve got…

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Mike Leach wants a 64-team College Football Playoff

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach wants the College Football Playoff to be 16-times bigger. “I think 12 teams is a huge step in the right direction,” Leach said at…

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