Sentence examples for playoff is needed from inspiring English sources

If a one-game playoff is needed after Wednesday, Game 163 will be played here Thursday afternoon to determine the American League wild card.

(AP) IVY PLAYOFF, IF NECESSARY If a one-game playoff is needed between Harvard and Princeton to decide the Ivy League title, it will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Yale's John J. Lee Amphitheater.

But the service and the seating will be limited during the Open when the world's best golfers tee off in threesomes on Thursday and Friday and in twosomes on Saturday and Sunday (and Monday, if an 18-hole playoff is needed).

The three-team race with Cleveland and Oakland for the two remaining playoff spots could last until Tuesday, with the Mariners assured of being at home for any scenario if a one-game playoff is needed to decide either the West champion or the wild card.

The Denver Nuggets will try to disprove the notion that a superstar is needed in the playoffs.

What is needed is a suspension of McLaren for the rest of the playoffs.

• Playoff games were needed to resolve the championship of the United States Chess League on Monday.

Initially snubbed for a playoff start, Lowe was needed after Tim Wakefield pitched in relief Saturday.

Bordick was in the instructional league that October when he was summoned back; Walt Weiss had gotten hurt in the playoffs and Bordick was needed on the World Series roster.

The league quickly determined that a playoff game between Chicago and Portsmouth was needed to decide the league's champion.

Brian Lynch, Angel City Brigade, Los Angeles: The Galaxy come into the playoffs at full strength, which will be needed for them to make a long run to another MLS Cup.