The rivalry between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James has never been more heated, at least in the alternate universe created by advertisers who were banking on a certain N.B.A. finals showdown.
But Ali Lauitiiti suffered a recurrence of the calf problem that has been troubling him all year, and seems certain to miss the showdown with Saints.
The showdown is certain to ignite regional tensions over the way the pensions of public schoolteachers outside of Chicago are paid for, and could run up against legal barriers with a state Constitution that limits how pensions can be changed in the first place.
No matter how the court rules in that case, a future Supreme Court showdown appears certain.
For real comedy I turn to Barely Digital: I have been laughing daffily while watching its "YouTube Comment Fight!" a sketch-comedy video about the heated keyboard showdowns around certain videos.
Whatever the case, tonight's first head-to-head showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is certain to be a spectacle, whatever shape it takes.
If the way the draw unfolded appeared to favor Djokovic, there was also a certain symmetry to another potential Murray-Federer showdown.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats introduced legislation Monday to extend and expand an expiring payroll tax cut, setting the stage for a showdown with Republicans who are almost certain to reject the Democrats' proposal for paying for the cut.
Were it not for a certain senatorial contest 300 miles to the north, the Old Dominion's showdown between the son-in-law of Lyndon Johnson and the son of the Washington Redskins' most fabled coach would be drawing a great deal more attention.At first, the son-in-law looked doomed.
As the battle for Equity Office Properties heads for a Feb. 5 shareholder showdown, it is taking on the character of a certain reality show: Someone will have to leave the boardroom empty-handed.
Ever since the disastrous showdown in Denver on October 3rd, there's been a certain low-level hysteria in the air, which has affected almost everybody.
