Sentence examples for respective division from inspiring English sources

Both teams clinched their respective division titles.

La Russa said Leyland called him back around 3 a.m. and that the two discussed the similarities in their respective division series.

It will be a 1 07 game if the Yankees and Oakland A's, and Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners, are all tied, 1-1, afthe the first two games of their respective division series.

"An increasing number of our clubs have become unable to successfully compete for their respective division championships," he said, "thereby making postseason appearances -- let alone postseason success -- an impossibility.

This much about them is true: if neither wins the New York Metro Golden Gloves this year in his respective division (Rivera is in the 132-pound category, Thompson is 156) it will be a bitter disappointment.

This year, like every year since 1987, six teams will battle it out in their respective division's play-off final for a chance of promotion.

The Jets and the Giants stay in their respective divisions and conferences.

Interleague Exception When the Montreal Expos and the Minnesota Twins led their respective divisions last week, the juxtaposition prompted juicy speculation.

In the last four years, only two teams -- the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Giants -- have won their respective divisions twice.

The Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers, champions of their respective divisions last year, have likewise suffered two defeats apiece.

These changes add to a season in which several teams are playing their last seasons in their respective divisions.