Sentence examples for playoff duel from inspiring English sources

In a PGA Tour playoff duel between former Clemson teammates this season, the gloves were off.

Clemens lasted only two innings in his playoff duel against Martinez last October, surrendering five runs and straining his lower back before Torre and the pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre decided it would be better if Clemens came out and did not exacerbate his injury.

That guardrail, along with the unpredictability of short playoff duels, has resulted in 10 clubs winning the past 12 MLS Cups.

Last year Els finished second to Woods, losing on the second hole of a playoff after a duel in which both men played brilliantly.

Both Els and Woods made eagle at No. 18 to force a playoff, but Woods ended the duel two holes later, making a phenomenal 40-foot putt for birdie.

And by dueling into a playoff, Woods and May made the P.G.A. Championship the most dramatic of the year's four majors.

In 2000, Woods outlasted Bob May after a three-hole playoff in an epic final-round duel.

He took regular but short shifts, not showing the brute speed that allowed him to outrace Mark Messier in an epic duel in the 1997 playoffs, but that was to be expected.

The Rangers managed to remain a point in front of the Penguins, who lost in Montreal, in the duel for the last remaining playoff berth in the Patrick Division.

If the Dodgers remain as the wild-card team, they will have to begin the playoffs with a one-game, winner-take-all duel on the road against either the Milwaukee Brewers or Chicago Cubs.

After the Tigers-Yankees playoff opener was rained out on Friday, the pitchers' duel between Tigers ace Justin Verlander and Yankees star CC Sabathia is finally taking place tonight.