One way or another, seeds will sprout in playoffs
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - One of the Patriots' mantras during their run at a perfect 16-0 season has been that they can focus only on the game and the opponent that week. Another constant theme was that they had more important goals, meaning the Super Bowl.
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There is plenty to play for in the final three weeks of the season -- regardless if a team still is officially alive in the playoff chase.
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On Saturday, Tom Brady added to a playoff rÃ©sumÃ© that is reading almost like folklore, improving his playoff record to 13-2.
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This weekend in baseball, two teams from Northern California face two teams from Southern California and all four are in contention for a playoff spot.
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Playoff pushes won't be seen around here in the second half, but both the Nationals and Orioles will be worth watching for the same reason -- the continuous development of impressive rotations.
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If every postseason game were an opener, the Metrodome would be filled with World Series banners. Eight times in a row, Minnesota has won the first game of a playoff.
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Here's a quick way for the Chicago Bulls to measure their playoff readiness: go play the Eastern Conference's top three teams in four days.
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Danvers coach thought he had the perfect game plan against Walpole last night in the Division 2 playoffs at Endicott College. It was the same game plan that earned his team its first playoff berth in 63 years.
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Now that both the Jets and the Rams are fighting for a playoff spot, they will be playing with the kind of intensity and consequence found during the postseason.
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Tim Wakefield is finally going to get a chance to start a playoff game &#151; and it's a big one.
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The Pistons are the defending NBA champions for a reason and the Knicks are a first-round playoff team, at best, for a reason. The Pistons came to the Garden last night and led for only a few seconds.
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(Dec. 30, 2004) -- What to do with your starters when your playoff seeding has been finalized? Opinions differ when discussing whether starters should be rested or played at this point of the season in those particular situations.
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Larry Walker is back in the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, and he's making the most of his second shot.
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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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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!
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In this era of wild-card entries and best-of-five-game playoff series, a talented team can stroll through the regular season, fire its manager, pick up its pace and find
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The way Freddy Garcia pitched down the stretch last season, he could have put the Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs.