Playoff Picture Develops
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The Jets and Vikings lost and the Rams won. Yet all three teams are in the postseason while one NFC wild-card spot remains. But can these late arrivals make a run?
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Oakland, Anaheim and Texas are still battling with a week to go for what is likely to be the final spot in the AL playoffs. With Minnesota having clinched its third consecutive AL Central title, the New York Yankees heading toward a seventh straight first-place finish in the AL East and Boston comfortably ahead in the wild-card race, the West figures to attract the most interest in the final week of the regular season.
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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season
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The playoffs may not officially start until the first week in January, but as witnessed in Minnesota on Monday night, playoff desperation is alive and well.
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Bee Staff Writer. What&#39;s at stake: The winner will have an outside chance at a first-round playoff bye; otherwise, it&#39;s a test of strength between division champions and red-hot quarterbacks
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The Seattle Seahawks continue to run up the down escalator toward the playoffs, making the climb harder but somehow maintaining their position.
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The Jets can assure themselves of a playoff spot with a victory next week against New England, which has clinched the A.F.C. East.
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The two division leaders in Major League Soccer â D.C. United in the East and Houston in the West â and New England have clinched playoff berths.
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For two weeks the Eagles have talked about how this is the time of year when they need to be peaking, building momentum for the playoffs.
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The Philadelphia Eagles were the only NFL team to reach the playoffs last season after an 0-2 beginning. This time around, they&#39;re making things a little easier.
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It turns out that next week will not just be about the Patriots' pursuit of perfection. After the Browns and the Vikings failed to clinch playoff spots Sunday, Week 17 will now feature several games with potential playoff implications. There are two berths left â the No. 6 spot in each conference â and five [...].
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They have a little confidence, and that alone is an improvement for the Bruins. For slightly over a month now, they've played like a team intent on making the playoffs, going 10-4-1 (.700), and outscoring their opponents, 47-41, over the last 15 games.
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The American League playoff teams are set. All that remains to be determined are the first-round matchups.
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The Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins have reached the point of the season where thoughts can get a bit fanciful. Maybe we can win the rest of our games. Maybe 9-7 will be good enough to get into the playoffs this year. Maybe even 8-8.
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Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season&#39;s final days, many eyes will focus on a team
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Seattle should be among the NFL&#39;s elite teams and a contender for top seeding in the NFC playoffs. But a three-game losing streak has left the Seahawks with a 3-3 record and, with two division losses, even