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Clinching a playoff spot2
  • The Vegas Golden Knights continued their fairy tale season by clinching a playoff spot after a 4-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. (sportingnews.com)
  • Here's what other Chargers players had to say about clinching a playoff spot. (chargers.com)
Postseason berths2
  • CLEVELAND (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays clinched postseason berths Sunday during the ninth inning of their game when the Texas Rangers lost at the Cleveland Guardians. (yahoo.com)
  • The top six in the East are guaranteed postseason berths, but the Pacers will have to play their way into the final eight-team playoff field. (bleacherreport.com)
Clinches a playoff berth1
  • MLB clubhouse celebrations after a team clinches a playoff berth or advances to the next round follow a similar formula. (kxan.com)
20231
  • The Milwaukee Brewers clinched a 2023 MLB playoff berth in one of the oddest ways conceivable Friday night. (wreg.com)
Clinch a playoff spot2
  • COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - Allisha Gray scored 18 points, Monique Billings set season-highs with 15 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Seattle Storm 79-68 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2018. (columbian.com)
  • Coming off of a 3-2 defeat in their regular-season home finale last week against Chicago Fire FC , Cincy needed just a draw to clinch a playoff spot. (mlssoccer.com)
Montreal Alouettes1
  • Ouellette ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns as Toronto clinched a CFL playoff spot with a 39-10 home win over the Montreal Alouettes. (tsn.ca)
Made the playoffs4
  • He arrived in 2007 and made the playoffs for the first time a year later. (startribune.com)
  • The Texans made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history and are the No. 3 seed. (foxnews.com)
  • Overall, 12 teams in NHL history have made the playoffs in their first season . (sportingnews.com)
  • The Giants haven't made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2007-08. (yahoo.com)
Giants6
  • Madison Bumgarner was at his dominating best -- 8-3, 2.29 ERA in 13 starts -- at the end of 2014 as the Giants captured the National League's second Wild Card berth, and then a World Series title, making them the only team to win the World Series as a Wild Card team since the addition of the Wild Card Game in 2012. (mlb.com)
  • The New York Giants can sleep a little easier, too, after beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night to win the NFC East and clinch the NFL's last playoff berth. (foxnews.com)
  • EXPECTATIONS: The Giants are a better team than the one rookie head coach Brian Daboll led to the playoffs in 2022 for the first time since 2016. (yahoo.com)
  • On Thursday night, the Giants will secure a postseason berth if they defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Lincoln Financial Field. (giants.com)
  • Regardless of the outcome in Philly, the Giants can still secure a spot in the playoffs if just one of the following teams lose this week: Detroit, Atlanta, Green Bay or Tampa Bay. (giants.com)
  • Coach Ben McAdoo has refused to publicly discuss the possibility of clinching the Giants' first playoff berth in five years. (giants.com)
Rangers8
  • The Marlins, Blue Jays, Rangers, Diamondbacks and Astros clinched their tickets to the postseason on Saturday, as the playoff picture is almost complete. (yahoo.com)
  • After whiffing on two chances to secure a playoff spot on Thursday and Friday in Seattle, the Rangers will enter the regular season's final two games with work to be done. (dallasnews.com)
  • With all that said, here's how the Rangers playoffs hopes can play out this weekend, depending on how they play against the Mariners on Saturday and Sunday. (dallasnews.com)
  • In any scenario where the Rangers do not win the AL West, they'd be competing with the Blue Jays for the AL's second Wild Card berth. (dallasnews.com)
  • In this scenario, the Rangers would finish the regular season with a record of 91-71, win the AL West, clinch the No. 2 seed in the playoffs and earn a first-round bye into the divisional series. (dallasnews.com)
  • New Jersey could have clinched its first post-season berth since 2018 with a win, but it happened before their first intermission when the Florida Panthers lost to the New York Rangers in regulation. (coastreporter.net)
  • Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 tonight. (stalbertgazette.com)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles each clinched a playoff berth due to the Rangers' loss to the Guardians on Sunday. (wdml.com)
Pitching to make the playoffs1
  • The A's have enough pitching to make the playoffs, and if Davis can get going, they're capable of beating anyone. (mlb.com)
Baltimore Orioles1
  • The Baltimore Orioles can clinch their first playoff berth since 2016 when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series. (lindyssports.com)
Spot in the playoffs1
  • With their win over the Chiefs on Thursday night, the Chargers have joined the Chiefs as the only two AFC teams to clinch a spot in the playoffs. (nbcsports.com)
Final playoff spot3
  • Because Buescher had previously won this season, Wallace landed the 16th and final playoff spot on points. (wtnh.com)
  • Seventeen drivers, most notably Wallace and Elliott, started the night with hopes of securing the final playoff spot. (wtnh.com)
  • secured the North Division's fourth and final playoff spot for the Comets. (wibx950.com)
Milwaukee Brewers2
  • The Milwaukee Brewers may have lost on Sunday, but the Crew is headed to the playoffs. (fox6now.com)
  • The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field on Saturday night to clinch a postseason berth for the fourth consecutive season. (fox6now.com)
Reach the playoffs2
  • Vegas joins the 1979-80 Hartford Whalers and Edmonton Oilers to become just the third team of the post-expansion era to reach the playoffs in its first NHL campaign. (sportingnews.com)
  • If the Pacers can't finish top eight, they'll have to win the Nine-Ten game and then defeat the loser of the Seven-Eight contest to reach the playoffs. (bleacherreport.com)
20181
  • But there is still plenty of work to be done, even if the Bolts are going to the playoffs for the first time since 2018. (chargers.com)
Bengals2
  • The Bengals are playoff bound for the fifth straight season, and for the sixth time in seven years. (stripehype.com)
  • It may not have been pretty, but the Bengals earned a playoff spot without Andy Dalton , Tyler Eifert , and with limited action from A.J. Green . (stripehype.com)
20162
  • Baltimore reached the playoffs for the first time since 2016. (yahoo.com)
  • Despite their 91-79 loss to the Boston Celtics Wednesday night, the Toronto Raptors have clinched a spot in the 2016 NBA playoffs. (torontoobserver.ca)
Team21
  • If we did not have that one five game win streak or start off very well when I was injured, we would be a team trying to fight and get into the playoffs. (nba.com)
  • The @GoldenKnights are the third expansion team since 1968-69 - and first to start from scratch - to clinch a berth in the #StanleyCup Playoffs. (sportingnews.com)
  • The Bruins became the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season, earning their spot when the Capitals beat the Islanders 5-1 on Saturday night. (ksat.com)
  • FC Cincinnati 's dramatic turnaround from persistent cellar-dwellers to an Audi MLS Cup Playoffs team came to an emphatic completion on Sunday, winning 5-2 at D.C. United on Decision Day. (mlssoccer.com)
  • There were plenty of games throughout the second half of the season that let us know that we were capable of being a playoff team," said Noonan. (mlssoccer.com)
  • We had always envisioned what FC Cincinnati would look like, making it into the playoffs and being a team that competes. (mlssoccer.com)
  • However, due to Brantley's 13-10 win over Tattnall County, the Tide have now clinched at least the four seed in the state playoffs for the first time in team history. (coastalcourier.com)
  • The team clinched a playoff spot for a fourth-straight season on Saturday night, and fans are fired up. (fox6now.com)
  • The team solidified a playoff spot by beating the Cubs Saturday night. (fox6now.com)
  • The Wings (19-16) will be the fourth team to punch a playoff ticket if they win on Friday. (deadspin.com)
  • The Los Angeles Chargers became the fourth team to clinch a playoff berth. (nbcsports.com)
  • They are still battling it out for the AFC West title, with one of them likely to earn home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, and the other team stuck as a wild card. (nbcsports.com)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies became the 12th and final team to clinch a postseason berth on Monday, punching their ticket with a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros . (cbssports.com)
  • The increase in wins have not yet transferred to success in the playoffs, and the team knows it will have to step up their game come playoff time. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • ATLANTA (AP) - Having become the first team to clinch a playoff berth, the Atlanta Braves looked ahead toward larger aims. (kron4.com)
  • The battle between playoff hopefuls and a team hungry for a win will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. at LaBar Field. (ndsmcobserver.com)
  • Whichever team wins Sunday will clinch a playoff berth regardless of what happens elsewhere, though the division will remain undecided as the season enters its final two weeks. (lindyssports.com)
  • While each team are guaranteed for a playoff spot, the American League East title is still up in the air. (wdml.com)
  • In fact, with three games remaining in the season, the team actually has more points on the road than at home - the only playoff bound club in MLS to achieve that. (centerlinesoccer.com)
  • Staying resolute in the defending half, while finding opportunities to score with a well organized counterattack, has been a key reason for the Quakes qualifying for the MLS playoffs since the team returned to the league in 2008. (centerlinesoccer.com)
  • As a senior in 2011, he led the team to an 8-3 regular season record, helping the Black Bears qualify for the NCAA Championship Playoffs. (wikipedia.org)
Rays1
  • Meanwhile, the Rays can clinch their fifth straight playoff berth. (lindyssports.com)
Wins2
  • Both squads look to capture their second wins to end the regular sea son, and earn a possible playoff berth depending on score differentials. (ndsmcobserver.com)
  • Both teams earned much-needed wins last week to put themselves in position to punch a playoff ticket. (ndsmcobserver.com)
Broncos1
  • The Chargers will now finish off the season against the Rams and Broncos as they battle for playoff seeding. (chargers.com)
Contention1
  • Buescher won the Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, eliminating fan favorite Chase Elliott from playoff contention and sending Bubba Wallace into the postseason. (wtnh.com)
Mariners2
  • The Blue Jays dropped a 7-5 decision in 10 innings to Tampa Bay earlier in the day, but secured a wild-card berth with the Mariners' loss. (stalbertgazette.com)
  • The Padres ' win over the Mariners last night secured their first playoff berth in 14 years. (lookoutlanding.com)
Season12
  • French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama says he hopes to lead the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA playoffs as he prepares for his first season in the league. (yahoo.com)
  • Asked what his goal would be for his first season in Texas, the 19-year-old replied: 'To qualify for the playoffs. (yahoo.com)
  • BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jonathan Huberdeau set Florida's single-season points record, and the Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win Sunday over the Buffalo Sabres. (wptv.com)
  • Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who are on the cusp of of missing the playoffs for an NHL-record 11th consecutive season. (wptv.com)
  • The Fever (11-24) have won a season-best three straight games and were still mathematically alive for a playoff spot entering Thursday's play. (deadspin.com)
  • Martin Truex Jr. took the regular-season championship over Denny Hamlin, giving Truex an extra 15 playoff points. (wtnh.com)
  • That season happened to represent the final year of a stretch that saw them appear in five consecutive playoffs. (cbssports.com)
  • The defending champion Lynx (17-4) didn't clinch a postseason berth until their 26th game last season. (albertleatribune.com)
  • Following a five-year drought of missing the postseason starting in 2009, this marks the third straight season playoff basketball will be played in Toronto. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • By clinching after 142 games, the Braves tied the 1975 Cincinnati Reds for the sixth-fewest games to clinch a postseason berth in a 162-game season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. (kron4.com)
  • Indiana is aiming to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season and 10th time in 11 years. (bleacherreport.com)
  • We're really hoping to win because that will give us a chance for the playoffs, but either way we hope to end the season strong and leave the returning players on the right note. (ndsmcobserver.com)
Chiefs2
  • Two teams in the AFC can clinch playoff berths and join the Chiefs and Chargers this weekend, while in the NFC, the Saints and Rams are already in and three more teams could join them this weekend. (nbcsports.com)
  • Just one victory away from clinching a spot in the AFC playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. (foxsports.com)
Bound2
Cubs2
  • One of the best closers of all-time may be the difference between the Cubs missing the playoffs and winning the World Series. (mlb.com)
  • The Twins are BACK, headed to the playoffs for the third time in four seasons following their win Saturday night against the Cubs . (lookoutlanding.com)
Matchup1
  • Indiana's best bet is finding its way into the Seven-Eight game, with the winner of that matchup guaranteed the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. (bleacherreport.com)
News1
  • The bad news: the margin between that outcome and missing the playoffs altogether isn't far from razor thin. (dallasnews.com)
Secure3
  • The Bolts began the year with playoff expectations but took a long and winding path to secure a spot. (chargers.com)
  • McGlinn's objective is simple this Sunday, as a win over Walsh will secure a playoff berth for the Shamrocks. (ndsmcobserver.com)
  • The San Jose Earthquakes, behind two goals from Chris Wondolowski, defeat DC United and secure a berth in the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs. (centerlinesoccer.com)
Teams5
  • Of the six NFC playoff teams, the Vikings have the second-youngest 53-man roster with an average age of 26.8. (startribune.com)
  • Goldschmidt was acquired last offseason for finishes like this one when the Cardinals are hoping to emerge from an insane scramble in which eight teams appear to be fighting for three playoff spots. (mlb.com)
  • But there was still plenty of jockeying for position among the other nine playoff teams. (foxnews.com)
  • We have two more games against really good teams and we need to search to play our best football so we can not only get in the playoffs, but make a run to a Super Bowl championship, which is what our goal is. (chargers.com)
  • In pursuit of the playoffs, the teams will battle in a do-or-die scenario. (ndsmcobserver.com)
Seasons2
  • All these years later and he's still stuck on one postseason win in four tries and more non-playoff seasons (five) than playoff seasons (four). (startribune.com)
  • Yeah, it's a bummer for sure," said Elliott, who missed the playoffs for the first time in eight Cup seasons. (wtnh.com)
Angeles Dodgers1
  • The rest of the National League playoff field will feature the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Mets , Atlanta Braves , St. Louis Cardinals , and San Diego Padres . (cbssports.com)
Night5
  • It was the Phillies ' turn to celebrate on Tuesday night after their win over the Pirates clinched a spot in the NL playoffs . (kxan.com)
  • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 and clinched a playoff berth on Saturday night. (coastreporter.net)
  • The Dallas Wings attempt to clinch a playoff berth when they face the Indiana Fever on Friday night in Indianapolis. (deadspin.com)
  • Raptors fans were keeping a close eye on Wednesday night, as the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls, knowing the Knicks' win would mean a ticket to the playoffs for the Raptors. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • What many tabbed as a mere formality weeks ago finally became official Saturday night - the San Jose Earthquakes have qualified for the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs. (centerlinesoccer.com)
Wild Card2
  • They would, at the very least, clinch a Wild Card berth. (dallasnews.com)
  • As a result, the runner-up must play in the best-of-three Wild Card Series in the opening round of the MLB playoffs. (wdml.com)
Beat3
  • The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 Sunday to move one step closer to the playoffs. (wtop.com)
  • 01/17/01] Beau Theobald booted in both of St. Aloysius' goals as the Flashes beat Madison-St. Joe, 2-1, Tuesday to clinch a playoff berth. (vicksburgpost.com)
  • Maya Moore scored 22 points, Lindsay Whalen had 15 and Seimone Augustus 14 as Minnesota beat Tulsa 83-59 to win its fourth straight and clinched a playoff spot at the earliest point in franchise history. (albertleatribune.com)
Time4
  • Now they're back in the playoffs on a six-game winning streak during which the offensive line has allowed just 10 sacks and Burrow has had enough time to get nominated for NFL MVP. (bengals.com)
  • The Phillies will advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. (cbssports.com)
  • Fans are showing their excitement for another playoff run, many hoping that the new Raptors are the real deal this time around, as seen on Twitter. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • Time to get my playoff tickets! (torontoobserver.ca)
Make3
  • If the Saints do make the playoffs, they'll enter the postseason tournament as the No. 7 seed in the NFC. (wlox.com)
  • They said they're looking forward to the playoffs and believe the Brewers can make a run. (fox6now.com)
  • Once we make the playoffs, anything can happen, and we are playing very well right now. (centerlinesoccer.com)
Year2
  • But the face of the Vikings franchise is a 30-year-old running back with a sense of urgency and word of warning to the whippersnappers who might take this year's playoffs for granted. (startribune.com)
  • Our goal every year is playoffs, so we need to win this weekend to accomplish that. (ndsmcobserver.com)