The Yankees lead Cleveland by four games in the loss column as they battle for position in the American League playoffs.
At the same time, the wheel-to-wheel battle for position has calmed and drivers see few spectators, adding another change in atmosphere.
Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters 2.42pm BST Gold Great Britain's Ben Ainslie and Denmark's Jonas Hogh-Christensen battle for position in the men's finn medal race in Weymouth.
"We've seen movement from most of the online deals as they battle for position to be the cheapest deal on offer," says Scott Byrom, the utilities manager at price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com.
Over the final five weeks of the season, as half the teams battle for position in the playoffs, one team at will lower itself to the top of the order for the April 29 draft.
Prices rise, and those with deep pockets seek to outdo each other by searching for the most exotic landscape, a relentless battle for position that is bound to leave almost everyone disappointed.
Rahlves was an accomplished Alpine ski racer before switching over to ski cross, an event that combines speed, jumps and guts as skiers battle for position going more than 40 miles per hour.
He believed he had finished third, which was understandable, as the last survivors of the day-long escape were caught close to the finish with the battle for position before the climb at its height.
Toward evening, heron croaks roll off the tidal marsh separating her neighborhood from Bell Island, while sparrows and chickadees battle for position at a feeder that hangs from a tree a few feet away.
In a behind-the-scenes battle for position, the pre-screening rush had unfolded while Mr. Weinstein fought more publicly to establish Mr. Daniels's film, based on the real story of a black butler who witnessed the civil rights movement from an unlikely perch in the White House, as a best picture nominee.
