query: who did cleveland play in the finals last year

pos: 2016 NBA Finals 2016 NBA Finals The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4–3 in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and the first Finals since 2008 in which the number one seed in each conference met. It was the second straight rematch in back-to-back years, as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played each other

pos: 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks, respectively. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors in six games. The Cavaliers lost three of the first four games of the 2016 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, who had defeated Cleveland in the finals the year before. In turn, the Cavaliers won Games 5 and 6 of the series to bring about a climactic Game 7 at Oracle Arena. With Game 7 tied at 89–89, LeBron James chased down and blocked Andre Iguodala's attempted lay-up in a play that became known as "The Block." The Cavaliers

pos: 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons in four games in the First Round, then swept the Atlanta Hawks in four games in the Semifinals, before finally defeating the Toronto Raptors in six games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year. There, the Cavaliers faced off against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, the team that defeated them in last year's NBA Finals in six games,

pos: Dick Motta to play the Golden State Warriors, who beat them in seven games to advance to the finals, where that team won the NBA Finals that year. The following year, the team went 24-58. He resigned on May 28, 1976. On the same day he left the Bulls, he was hired as head coach of the Washington Bullets. The previous coach had been K. C. Jones, who had led them to a 48-34 record and a loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his first season, the Bullets went 48-34 while advancing to the Semifinals again after

pos: 1989 NBA Finals well. Following the series, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement at 42, after 20 years with the NBA. Pistons' guard Joe Dumars was named MVP for the series. Prior to the 2016 NBA Finals, when the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the Golden State Warriors, and the 2014 NBA Finals when the San Antonio Spurs bested the Miami Heat, the Pistons were the last Finals champion to have been runner-up to the same opponent the previous season as they did in the 1988 Finals. Before the season began, the Pistons moved from the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to the brand-new The Palace in

pos: 1995 World Series consecutive Finals matchup, which lasted five games). The NFL's Cleveland Browns, who within a few months after this World Series would make a controversial move to Baltimore (where they currently play as the Ravens, winners of Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII) and be revived in 1999, are one of four franchises to have never been to a Super Bowl. A Cleveland team would not win a major professional sports championship until the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the full seven games in the 2016 NBA Finals. 1995 World Series (4–2): Atlanta Braves (N.L.) over Cleveland Indians (A.L.) 1995

pos: Monty McCutchen Monty McCutchen Monty McCutchen (born February 14, 1966) is a former professional basketball referee who has worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1993-1994 season. 2017 Finals, Game 3 Golden State Warriors (118) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (113) 2016 Finals, Game 7 Cleveland Cavaliers (93) @ Golden State Warriors (89) 2016 Finals, Game 5 Cleveland Cavaliers (112) @ Golden State Warriors (97) 2016 Finals, Game 3 Golden State Warriors (90) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (120) 2015 Finals, Game 5: Cleveland Cavaliers (91) @ Golden State Warriors (104) 2015 Finals, Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers (100) @ Golden State Warriors (108) (OT)

pos: 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season James' record in NBA Finals series fell to 3–6. The Cavaliers became the ninth team to be swept in the NBA Finals. Incidentally, the last team to suffer that fate was also the Cavaliers, when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the 2007 NBA Finals. 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers entered the season as runners-up in the 2017 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games. This was the Cavaliers' first

pos: Bulls–Cavaliers rivalry the third seed. The teams would play each other in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Chicago won game 1 with Derrick Rose scoring 25 points. Cleveland won game 2 with James scoring 33 points. Chicago won game 3, as Derrick Rose made a shot as time expired. Cleveland won game 4, as James also made a shot as time expired. The Cavaliers would also win games 5 and 6 to eliminate the Bulls, and advanced to play in the 2015 NBA Finals, where they would lose to the Golden State Warriors in 6 games. The Cavaliers played Golden State in the

pos: Dallas Mavericks Finals. Despite much anticipation of a renewed meeting in the 2007 Western Conference finals, the Mavericks lost to the Golden State Warriors in one of the greatest upsets in NBA history. The Spurs won the NBA finals after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0. The eighth seed Warriors, who made the playoffs on the last game of the NBA season, defeated the 67-win, first-seed Mavericks in six games. Meanwhile, the Spurs would ultimately go on to win the 2007 NBA Championship, establishing themselves as a true NBA dynasty. The season also gave longtime former Maverick Michael Finley his first championship. Many

pos: 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season and were coming off of a record-breaking regular season, where the team posted a league-best 73-9 record. The Cavaliers would go on to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven games, coming back from a 3–1 series deficit to avenge their NBA Finals loss from the year before and winning their first NBA championship. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA Finals history to recover from a 3–1 series deficit and win. The Cavaliers' victory also marked the first championship win by a major professional sports team from Cleveland since 1964, ending a 52–year

pos: Monty McCutchen Celtics (103) @ Los Angeles Lakers (94) 2009 Finals, Game 2: Orlando Magic (96) @ Los Angeles Lakers (101) (OT) McCutchen is married with two children and resides near Asheville, North Carolina. In the offseason, he is an avid photographer who is also active in ranching. Monty McCutchen Monty McCutchen (born February 14, 1966) is a former professional basketball referee who has worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1993-1994 season. 2017 Finals, Game 3 Golden State Warriors (118) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (113) 2016 Finals, Game 7 Cleveland Cavaliers (93) @ Golden State Warriors (89) 2016 Finals, Game

pos: 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season Indiana Pacers in seven games in the First Round, then swept the top-seeded Toronto Raptors in four games in the Semifinals, before finally defeating the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Conference Finals. Cleveland reached the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season, but were swept by the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep that occurred since 2007, which coincidentally, the LeBron-led Cavs were also swept, by the San Antonio Spurs. It was the fourth year in a row the two teams had faced off in the Finals, and the eighth consecutive

pos: The Block (basketball) This guy is just not going to let this team lose tonight." Breen described the play thusly: The Block (basketball) In basketball, The Block refers to a defensive play in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. With less than two minutes remaining in the deciding game of the championship series, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James chased down Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala and blocked Iguodala's layup attempt, ensuring the game remained tied. The name echoes a series of bitter moments during Cleveland's 52-year championship drought, including The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, and James' own 2010 televised special

neg: 2007 NBA Finals nine of the team's points to win, 109-107. Thus, in the last 16:14 of play, James scored 29 of the Cavaliers' last 30 points, as well as all of their last 25 points. The Cavaliers beat the Pistons at home in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to earn the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. Cleveland became the third team in NBA history to win a best-of-seven conference finals series after trailing by 2 games. | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 10.6 || .364 || .400 || .000 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.3 ||

neg: Fred Davis (snooker player) after this time. In the 1985 World Championship he did defeat Clive Everton 3–1 in round one, but fell 3–0 to Australian Robby Foldvari in the quarter-finals. The following year (still seeded 3) he lost 3–0 to Bob Close, who was making his professional debut. In 1987 he reached the quarter-finals of both the UK Billiards Championship and the World Championship, but lost on both occasions to Robby Foldvari. Davis's last entry in the World Billiards Championship came in 1992, but with the main competition to be played in India, he did not play his first-round match against David Barton.

neg: NBA on NBC 1993 NBA Finals. In 1994, Mike Fratello left the booth (in order to become the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers) and was replaced with Matt Guokas. Albert and Guokas broadcast the 1994 NBA Finals and were joined for the 1995 NBA Finals by Bill Walton. Albert, Guokas and Walton, while not working regular season games together (Walton usually worked games with Steve Jones and play-by-play announcers Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond or Greg Gumbel), broadcast the next two Finals (1996 and 1997) together in a three-man booth. 1997 was the last time Marv Albert would call the NBA Finals for

neg: Eddie Robinson (baseball) eight" American League clubs that he did not play for. The last living Cleveland Indians player to win a World Series championship, Robinson attended Game 6 of the 2016 World Series between the Indians and Chicago Cubs at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Eddie Robinson (baseball) William Edward Robinson (born December 15, 1920) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman, scout, coach and front office executive of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s who, during a 13-year playing career (1942; 1946–57), was on the roster of seven of the eight American League teams then in existence (everyone except

neg: Ken Rosewall and secondly his third place at the WCT Finals (he was beaten by Ashe in the semifinals and defeated Laver for 3rd place). He also won at Houston WCT, Cleveland WCT, Charlotte WCT, Osaka and Tokyo. He was still ranked in the top 10. Tommasi ranked Rosewall 4, Tingay 6, ATP 6, Collins 5, and McCauley 7. 1974 was the first year since 1952 that Rosewall did not win a single tournament. However, he entered nine tournaments (the one at Hong Kong not finished because of rain) and reached three finals including Wimbledon and US Open. This was his last

neg: 1992 NBA Finals in the 1991–92 season, finishing with a 67–15 record, surpassing last season's record by six games. Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with a 30.1/6.4/6.1 season. After easily sweeping the Miami Heat in the opening round, they encountered the New York Knicks, who were now coached by Pat Riley. The Knicks' hard-nosed style of play soon took its toll on the Bulls, but led by Jordan, they were able to escape in seven games. Up next were the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals, whom the Bulls had beaten in two prior postseason meetings. Despite facing a much-improved Cavaliers

neg: Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield (this time in the quarter-finals through a penalty shootout). Vélez did however defeat Unión in the runners-up play-off to define the second team qualified for the Copa Libertadores. Vélez started the year 1980 by playing its first Copa Libertadores. The team came first on its group (over River Plate and Peruvians Sporting Cristal and Atlético Chalaco), but was eliminated in the semifinals (ending last its group behind Brazilian Internacional and Colombian América de Cali). In the local league, Vélez reached the semi-finals of the 1981 Nacional, where it was eliminated by Ferro Carril Oeste. Vélez' striker Carlos Bianchi, who had

neg: 1976 NBA Playoffs most recent) Western Conference title in 1993. The sixth-year Cleveland Cavaliers made their first playoff appearance and won their first playoff series. This was the final playoff appearance for the Buffalo Braves franchise in Buffalo and last until 1992, when they returned as the Los Angeles Clippers. The Philadelphia 76ers made the playoffs for the first time since 1971, starting a 12-year run that included four NBA Finals appearances (1977, 1980, 1982, and 1983). Despite winning their division with a losing record of 38-44, the Milwaukee Bucks were forced to play in the best of three first round against the

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns Kosar and a cast of talented players on offense and defense, the team reached greater heights than Rutigliano and Sipe ever did. Though they became consistent playoff contenders in this era, the Browns did not reach the Super Bowl, falling one win short three times in the late 1980s. Kosar, who wanted to play for Cleveland because his family lived in a suburb of nearby Youngstown, Ohio, signed a five-year contract worth nearly $6 million in 1985 and was immediately embraced by the Browns organization and the team's fans. "It's not an everyday occurrence that somebody "wants" to play in

neg: Red Right 88 lose it by being stuffed for no gain on consecutive running plays. The play call itself has since become an infamous part of Cleveland sports lore, ranking with The Drive, The Fumble, The Catch, Off Nagy's Glove, The Shot, The Decision, and The Move as a bad memory that symbolizes the 52-year professional championship drought that had plagued the city, until the Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. Red Right 88 Red Right 88 was the Cleveland Browns passing play that was called during the January 4, 1981 American Football Conference divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders; in

neg: Danny Ildefonso he was voted to play as a starter for the North squad in the PBA All-Star Game. However, the former two-time MVP did not play in the All Star Game, as PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios accepted his request to be with his six-year-old daughter who was scheduled for chemotherapy treatment on the same day. The Petron Blaze Boosters reached the PBA finals this conference after a bad record last conference. He hit a game winning shot in Game 1 against Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in a come from behind winning score of 89-88. Despite having injuries to four key

neg: Armando Colaco of wing play . This strategy helped Dempo to reach the semi finals of the 2008 AFC Cup , although losing to Al-Safa' SC in the semi finals . Armando Colaco Armando Colaço is an Indian football coach, who last coached East Bengal F.C. of the I-League. He is the most successful manager in the history of another I-League club, Dempo in terms of trophies in the last 20 years and is also the club's longest-serving manager. Colaco is the first I-League manager to guide an Indian team into the semi-finals of the AFC Cup, which he did in 2008.

neg: Bill Brubaker also played in the major leagues. Bill Brubaker Wilbur Lee "Bill" Brubaker (November 7, 1910, Cleveland, Ohio – April 2, 1978, Laguna Hills, California) was a professional American baseball player from 1932 to 1943, although he did not play the 1941 or 1942 seasons. Of his ten years of play, Brubaker played nine with the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing third base. His best year was in 1936, when he hit a .289 batting average and knocked in an impressive 102 RBIs. Brubaker's career fell apart after that, never even getting 50 RBIs again. His last year, in 1943, was with the

neg: Bill Brubaker Bill Brubaker Wilbur Lee "Bill" Brubaker (November 7, 1910, Cleveland, Ohio – April 2, 1978, Laguna Hills, California) was a professional American baseball player from 1932 to 1943, although he did not play the 1941 or 1942 seasons. Of his ten years of play, Brubaker played nine with the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing third base. His best year was in 1936, when he hit a .289 batting average and knocked in an impressive 102 RBIs. Brubaker's career fell apart after that, never even getting 50 RBIs again. His last year, in 1943, was with the Boston Braves. His grandson, Dennis Rasmussen,

neg: 1999 World Series host with Barry Larkin serving as the analyst. The field reporters were Jim Gray (Yankees dugout) and Craig Sager (Braves dugout) on loan from Turner Sports. With the Knicks having played in the NBA Finals in June, this was the second championship series in 1999 that NBC broadcast involving teams from New York. Bob Costas, Jim Gray, and Hannah Storm were involved both times: Costas with play-by-play, Gray as a reporter, and Storm as pre-game host. This was the most recent year that a city hosted both the NBA Finals and the World Series in the same year, until Cleveland

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns season. Collins was named the game's MVP. This would be the last time that any professional sports team from Cleveland would win a league title until 2016, when the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. To date, this remains the last time that the Browns have won the NFL title. The following year was a strong one as Jim Brown gritted out another league-leading rushing season. The Browns ended with an 11–3 record and comfortably won the eastern division. That set up a second straight appearance in the NFL Championship game against the Packers on a slippery, mucky

neg: Rubén Marino Navarro the year tied for the best record in the Eastern Division, but missed the chance to play in the finals on goals. That season he was voted a first team all-star and MVP of the league by "The Sporting News". In December 1967 the NPSL and the USA merged to form one league, the NASL. The Philadelphia franchise folded before the start of the 1968 season and several of their top players, including Navarro, were picked up by the Cleveland Stokers. Cleveland won the Lakes Division of the Eastern Conference, but fell to eventual champion Atlanta in the league semi-finals.

neg: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final with a decent 4-2 win against Switzerland, who they would eventually beat in the final, finishing on top of the group with 9 points. In the quarter-finals, Brazil played the runners-up of group C, Italy, who they beat in last years final. Italy may have been up for revenge but despite a challenge for Brazil, a hat-trick from André helped Brazil onto a 6-4 win to progress on into the semi-finals. In the semi-finals Brazil met Portugal, again, at the same stage they did last year. However, despite the epic 5-4 win for Brazil last time, this match was much

neg: 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season entered the last period of play with an 86–65 advantage. LeBron James departed the game with 4:03 left in the fourth quarter, with small forward Cedi Osman replacing him. James received a standing ovation from the crowd. His final stat line included 23 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists. Over the course of the series, James averaged 34 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 10 assists. With their 108–85 victory, the Warriors sealed their sweep of the Cavaliers and their third championship in four seasons. Kevin Durant received the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.

neg: 2015 Premier League Darts the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week. The competitors who competed at this year's tournament were announced following the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship final on 4 January 2015, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards. Robert Thornton (world number 8), Wes Newton (number 16), and Simon Whitlock (number 7) did not return from last year. James Wade returned this year following his absence from the 2014 Premier League, along with two debutants, Kim Huybrechts, the first Belgian to compete

neg: History of the Cleveland Cavaliers highly anticipated rematch. The Warriors had gone 12–0 in their Western Conference playoff run, and took down the Cavaliers in five games despite James averaging 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists to become the first player to average a triple-double in the championship round. After the Finals, three frontrunners emerged as favourites to sign LeBron: The Cavs, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers. LeBron with signed the Lakers, leaving Cleveland again. Trying to stay competitive, the Cavs re-signed Kevin Love to 4-year, $120 million extension. History of the Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers first began play in the NBA

neg: The Poni-Tails 1958. Follow-ups "Seven Minutes In Heaven" (#85 Pop) and "I'll Be Seeing You" (#87 Pop) fared less well, and the group's last single, 1960's "Who, When And Why", did not chart. ABC-Paramount attempted to sign the group to a further five-year contract, but they turned it down. The members left the music industry and pursued careers in other fields in Ohio. They reunited to play a Cleveland festival, Moon Dog Coronation ball, in 1997. A CD released by Poni Records with 12 tracks credited to the Poni-Tails contains only one Poni-Tails song ("Born Too Late") and 11 tracks recorded by

neg: 1997 NBA Finals during the 1990s that would not include Bob Costas in any capacity. He had served as the pre-game host from 1991 to 1996. The next year, during the 1998 NBA Finals, Costas served as the play-by-play announcer, a role in which he would continue until the 2000 NBA Finals. For the first time since the first year of their NBA coverage, NBC did not play "Winning It All" by The Outfield, choosing instead to play the aforementioned "I Believe I Can Fly" over the credits. Both teams would meet again in the Finals in 1998, the first time the same

neg: 1940 Michigan Wolverines football team in a bed at University Hospital when the Wolverines left to play Minnesota and listened by radio from his hospital bed as the team suffered its only loss of the season. Sukup missed the last three games of the season due to the concussion and did not compete further as a football player. Robert Kolesar, who replaced Sukup at right guard for the last two games, went on to play for the Cleveland Browns. On September 28, 1940, Michigan opened its season on the road playing the California Golden Bears at Berkeley, California. The game was the first played between

neg: 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. Sky Sports will also broadcast a number of matches and have exclusive rights to some games including some All-Ireland football super 8 matches. The Connacht county teams play London and New York on a rotational basis. The match involving New York is now a quarter final – it was last a preliminary game in 2017. The four teams who won the quarter-finals in the previous year are given byes to this year's quarter-finals. Six of the seven remaining teams play-off in the first round with the seventh team receiving a bye to the

neg: Big Three (Miami Heat) led the Heat to the NBA Finals in each of their four seasons together, and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. After losing the Finals the following season, James opted out of a contract extension, and returned to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Both Wade and Bosh continued to play for the Heat for two additional seasons after James' departure, before Wade departed Miami and signed with the Chicago Bulls, while Bosh left the game due to medical reasons. On September 27th, 2017, Wade signed a one-year contract with the Cavaliers, reuniting him with James. On February 8, 2018,

neg: Kevin Garnett the Celtics elevated their play and consistently, and dominated opponents much as they did during their 2008 championship run. They eliminated the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Orlando Magic to advance to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals. The 2010 Finals went to a decisive seventh game in Los Angeles, where the Celtics led well into the third quarter before the Lakers mounted a comeback and held on for the victory. In the 2010–11 NBA season, Garnett and the Celtics started strong, winning 23 of their first 26 games. On December 30, 2010, Garnett injured his

neg: 2014 County Championship Shield is no promotion or relegation out of or into the County Championship Shield, although Surrey's dominance over the past couple of competitions meant that they had a chance of being invited to take part in tier 2 the following season. The competition would also welcome Staffordshire, who did not play in the county championship last year, replacing Sussex. Surrey were the reigning champions. After winning their respective groups and semi final games, Surrey faced Leicestershire in the final at Twickenham, in what would be Surrey's third consecutive Shield final. Having won the previous two finals, Surrey made it a hat

neg: 2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season since Serena Williams in 2009–10 to successfully defend her Australian Open title. With the victory, she also became only the fifth active player (after Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova) to hold two or more Grand Slam singles titles. As the defending champion in Qatar, Azarenka once again reached the championship match, where she met Serena Williams, who replaced her as World No. 1 upon reaching the semi-finals (Williams did not play in Doha last year). After receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated Romina Oprandi, Christina McHale (without losing a game), Sara Errani and

neg: 2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team 2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team The 2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Waters. In 2005–06, the Vikings finished 10–18 (6–10 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State's last winning season was the 2000–2001 season when they finished 19–13 overall and 9–5 in conference play. Their last NCAA tournament appearance was their run to the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. The highlight of the season was arguably when the Vikings went on a four-game winning streak defeating Miami (FL), John Carroll,

neg: Cleveland Saints Cleveland Pack. Despite changing owners and team name Marcus McIntosh finish the season with the same core of players. The Saints were mentioned as members of Supreme Indoor Football in 2016, and again in the Can-Am Indoor Football League in 2017, but did not play any games either year. "Note: The finish, wins, losses, and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play." Cleveland Saints The Cleveland Saints were a professional indoor football team based in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. The Saints were members of American Indoor Football (AIF). The club was established in 2014 as an expansion

neg: 2013 NBA Finals to the NBA finals. The teams set up their Finals rematch in 2014, but it was the Spurs who came away victorious, ending the Heat's hopes of a three-peat in the series in five games and claiming their fifth NBA championship. During the next offseason, the Heat lost a key member of their "Big Three", when LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made it to the Finals in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. The Heat did not make the 2015 NBA playoffs, while the Spurs' defense of their title ended in the 1st round when they lost a

neg: 1979 NBA Finals with, the Rockets. Lenny Wilkens would not make the finals again for the remainder of his coaching career; the closest he would advance was in the 1992 conference finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As of the 2017–18 NBA season this remains the last Finals appearance, and indeed the last "Conference" Finals appearance, for the Bullets/Wizards franchise. The SuperSonics would not return until 1996. That would be their last Finals appearance in Seattle, since they relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008 and were renamed as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder played in the 2012 NBA Finals, where they lost to

neg: Cleveland Monsters the Cup-winning goal in overtime. This marked Cleveland's first AHL title since the Barons won their last Calder Cup in 1964, and 10th overall for a Cleveland-based AHL team. The Monsters won Game 4 before a sellout crowd of 19,665 people at Quicken Loans Arena—the second largest crowd ever to see a professional hockey game in Ohio behind the 19,941 who witnessed the Cleveland Lumberjacks square off against the Minnesota Moose on 2/3/96, and the second largest in Calder Cup playoff history behind the 20,103 who saw the Philadelphia Phantoms win Game 4 of the 2005 Calder Cup Finals over

neg: 1990–91 Detroit Pistons season eleven games behind the Chicago Bulls. Last year's Finals MVP Isiah Thomas played just 48 games this season due to a wrist injury. Dennis Rodman was named Defensive Player of The Year for the second straight season. Thomas and Joe Dumars were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, but Thomas did not play due to injury. Entering the playoffs as the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons won their first series against the Atlanta Hawks 3–2, and their second against the Boston Celtics 4–2. This put them in their fifth consecutive Eastern Conference Finals, where they

neg: 1984–85 Boston Celtics season In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the First Round in four games, the Detroit Pistons in the Semifinals in six games, and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Conference Finals in five games to advance to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, they faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team who they beat in last season's NBA Finals in seven games, and have beaten a total of 8 consecutive times in their NBA Finals matchups. However, the Celtics were defeated in six games by the Lakers, marking the first time the Celtics were defeated by

neg: 1991–92 Chicago Bulls season Cleveland Cavaliers in six games, making their second trip to the Finals. In the 1992 NBA Finals, they would go on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers four games to two to win their second consecutive championship, and second of three straight. (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat: "Bulls win series 3–0" Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series) (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) New York Knicks: "Bulls win series 4–3" Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3–0) (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: "Bulls win series 4–2" Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern

neg: 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season in the NBA history, beating out their record last season by two days. In the playoffs, the Warriors clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the third successive year. The Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs all 4–0, to reach their third NBA Finals in a row for the first time in franchise history. The Warriors won its fifth NBA Championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in the Finals; it was the first time in NBA history two teams have met for a third consecutive year. The Warriors are the first team

neg: 2007 NBA Finals battled the Nets through 6 games before winning the series. The Cavaliers advanced to the conference finals for only the third time in franchise history, and faced a familiar foe: the Detroit Pistons, the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, with their home court advantage. This was the same Detroit team that knocked the Cavaliers out of the second round the previous year. Expectations were high after a 7-game series the previous year and the two teams did not disappoint. The first two games were close and saw Cleveland fall by identical 79–76 scores. Down 0–2 in the series,

neg: Schools' Challenge Organiser, who in turn answers to the National Organisers. The 15 regional winners play an inter-regional round, the winners of which participate in the national finals to contest the Schools Challenge shield. Teams who lose in the first round of the national final contest enter the repechage contest for the Schools Challenge Plate. Finals are contested in a single day, normally the last Sunday in April for the Senior competition and the third Sunday in June for the Junior competition, at a central venue. The most successful team in the competition's history are Westminster School, who won each year from

neg: Flint Rasmussen The rodeo clown goes back to the old western stories, where cowboys play tricks and tell lies. The rodeo clown's main act comes at the last event bull riding. During the ride, the clown faces the bull and plays the bullfighter, but after the ride, resumes his role as the jokester and story teller. "I think it's hard to come into this sport cold at 25 and try to learn it," Rasmussen said. But that did not stop him. Flint Rasmussen's did his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 1998. That same year, he was a barrel clown at

neg: Darryl Sutton Hobart in the TANFL for three seasons, starring with 12-goals in the 1984 First Semi Final victory over New Norfolk in stint which saw the Demons play finals football in his first year, in his last year as coach of the Demons he guided his side into the finals where they were beaten in the 1st Semi Final of the newly expanded TFL Statewide League competition. Darryl Sutton Darryl Lewis Sutton (27 July 1952 – 28 January 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne, Richmond and Sydney in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Sutton was a

neg: São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2016 Summer Olympics 15:53.32 minutes. He placed one ahead of Zouhair Aouad who did not finish, and did not qualify for the finals. São Tomé and Príncipe qualified one boat in the men's C-1 1000 metres for the Olympics at the 2016 African Championships, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. Buly Triste made his debut in the men's 1000 metres one-man covered canoe event. He came 6th and last in his heat with a time of 4:54.516 minutes. He automatically qualified to the semifinals, but did not reserve a position in any of the finals after coming 7th

neg: 2016 NBA Finals as seven points on a couple of occasions before the Cavs settled for a 51–43 halftime lead. In the second half, Cleveland continued to extend their lead and outscored Golden State 69–47. Love did not play due to a concussion. James led all scorers with 32 points. Irving added 30 points for the Cavs. Curry led the Warriors with 19 points, while drilling four threes. Harrison Barnes also contributed 18 points in 33 minutes of play. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 108–97 in Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead. After averaging just 16 points in the first three

neg: 1904–05 FC Basel season both times against Weissenbühl Bern, the other six games all ended in defeats. Basel landed in second last position in the group table, scoring 18 and conceding 20 goals. In the central group Young Boys Bern and the Old Boys Basel ended the season level on points as they did the year before and so a play-off match was arranged. This time the Young Boys won the play-off with 2–1 and therefore they qualified for the finals (see also foot note below). "NB: the match FC Basel - Young Boys Bern ended with the final score 3-4. Falsely, however, the

neg: Ray Dandridge Cleveland Indians called Dandridge in 1947 and asked him to come play in the Cleveland organization. Though that might have given him the chance to be the first black major league player, Dandridge turned it down because he did not want to move his family from Mexico. He also realized that he had been treated well by club owner Jorge Pasquel, who was paying him $10,000 per season plus living expenses. Pasquel died the next year in a plane crash, prompting Dandridge to return to the United States as a player-manager for the New York Cubans. Although more than capable

neg: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy 2016 WTA Finals would have been eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals. Two teams composed of players that did not compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions, using the players’ combined doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year to determine the order of acceptance; and up to two teams composed of players that did not compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions and that include at least one Elite Trophy Singles

neg: Wayne Hills High School at its core, is about. In Spring of 2012, head coach Chris Olsen announced that he will step down as the athletic director for the 2012-13 school year and serve as head coach for the last year. The team finished with a 6-5 record and did not make an appearance in the finals, losing to Pascack Valley High School in the semi-finals by a score of 20-11, marking the first year in nine years that the Wayne Hills Patriots did not make it to the state finals. The team won the 2016 North I, Group IV state sectional championship with

neg: Alex Agase last place in the AAFC's western division with a 1–13 record. The Rockets traded Agase and fellow lineman Chubby Grigg the following year to the Cleveland Browns, who had won the AAFC championship in each of the league's first two years of play. Led by quarterback Otto Graham, fullback Marion Motley and ends Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie, Cleveland won the championship again in 1948, posting a perfect 14–0 record and beating the Buffalo Bills in the title game. Another championship followed in 1949, but the AAFC then dissolved and the Browns, along with two other teams, were absorbed by

neg: 2006 Football League play-offs 2006 Football League play-offs The Football League play-offs for the 2005–06 season were held in May 2006, with the finals taking place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the last time. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners of these matches gaining promotion for the following season. The Football League

neg: 1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season season, Lenny Wilkens resigned and took a coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks, and Craig Ehlo signed as a free agent with the Hawks. The Cavaliers had no draft picks in 1992. ! colspan=2 style="background:#1d427b; color:white" | 1992–93 Game Log Total: 54–28 (Home: 35–6; Road: 19–22) <div class="NavContent" style="text-align:center; display:none;"> (3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: "Cavaliers win series 3–2" Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference First Round (Cleveland won 3–1) (2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: "Bulls win series 4–0" Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Finals (Chicago won 4–2) 1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 1992–93

neg: Ronald Leary inclusion on the offensive line, helped rookie Ezekiel Elliott win the NFL rushing title. He suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns and he did not play in the last game of the season due to a back injury. On March 9, 2017, Leary signed a four-year, $36 million deal with the Denver Broncos with $20 million guaranteed. He was named the Broncos' starting right guard to begin the regular season. He started the first 11 games of the season before suffering a back injury in Week 12. He was placed on injured reserve on December

neg: Wong Mew Choo Yihan, the world number one, in two sets, 21-18 and 21-17. However, she was beaten by Wang's compatriot Wang Shixian in the quarter-finals. In December, Wong clinched her first title of the year in BWF Super Series Masters Finals - downing Juliane Schenk, 21-15, 21-7. Many top players did not play in women's singles of Super Series Finals, allowing Mew Choo, who was ranked 20th in Super Series rankings at that time, to participate. Wong led Malaysia women's team in 2009 SEA Games in Laos. She and her teammates won the gold medal by beating Indonesia 3-1. However, Wong failed

neg: Marshall Shurnas the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference. The Browns finished with a 12–1–1 record in 1947 and won the AAFC championship. Shurnas was a third-string right end, playing mainly on defense behind starter Dante Lavelli and John Yonakor. He joined the Buffalo Bills the following year, but did not play in a game for the team. Marshall Shurnas Marshall Kenneth "Iggie" Shurnas (April 1, 1922 – August 19, 2006) was an American football end who played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns in 1947. Shurnas began his football career at the University of

neg: Dick Chirgwin Dick Chirgwin Richard Chirgwin (26 June 1914 – 6 October 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, South Melbourne, Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited out of the Federal Football Association, Chirgwin was a half forward who joined a Richmond team which had competed in three successive grand finals. They made it four in a row in 1934, but Chirgwin, having made only one appearance that year, took no part in the finals series. Chirgwin did however play a semi final and preliminary final in 1935. He played 14 games in 1936

neg: 2015–16 Golden State Warriors season groin and received a one-game suspension for Game 5, after accumulating his fourth flagrant foul point in the playoffs, and James was given a technical foul for taunting Green. The Cavaliers capitalized on Green's absence by beating the Warriors in Game 5 by a score of 112–97. After serving his suspension, Green returned to play in Game 6. Game 6 was played on June 16, exactly one year after Golden State won Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, which was also played in Cleveland. Unlike in the 2015 NBA Finals, however, the Warriors failed to clinch the title in

neg: 2008 Detroit Lions season the Lions, the Browns' record-breaking futility began the same year the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship and their winless season occurred while the Cavaliers were on their way to appearing in the NBA Finals for the fourth-consecutive time. COLOR KEY AND NOTES: The Lions began their 2008 season at the Georgia Dome against the Atlanta Falcons. A pre-season poll on thespread.com said the Falcons (who finished 11–5 before losing in the Wild Card round of the playoffs), were less likely (dead last for that matter) to make the Super Bowl than the Lions. In the first quarter, Detroit trailed

neg: 1987–88 Chicago Bulls season in total rebounds for the second consecutive year, with 1,066. Jordan led the league in scoring (35.0 ppg) and steals (3.16 per game). He won almost every major award, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA First Team Honors and NBA All-Defensive First Team Honors. However, the finals and most important prizes eluded him until the 1990-1991 season. (3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: "Bulls win series 3-2" Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series) (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Chicago Bulls: "Pistons win series 4-1" Last Playoff Meeting: 1974 Western Conference Semifinals (Chicago won

neg: 2007 NBA Finals 2002 NBA Finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets. This series was the last sweep in the NBA Finals until 2018, where the losing team was once again the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Finals were played using the 2-3-2 format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. The other playoff series were played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format. The best-of-seven series began on June 7, 2007, with the Western Conference champion

neg: 2013 NBA Finals This marked the last NBA Finals played during the tenure of NBA commissioner David Stern. In addition, it also marked the last time the Finals used the 2–3–2 format, after which it reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format. The Spurs and Heat would both advance to the 2014 NBA Finals, where the Spurs won in five games. LeBron James and Tim Duncan previously faced off in the 2007 NBA Finals, when James was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which saw the Spurs sweep the Cavaliers in four games, giving San Antonio their fourth NBA title. After the deciding game, Duncan sought out

neg: Miguel Garcia (footballer) in the last minute of extra time, he scored a header in the UEFA Cup semi-finals second leg against AZ Alkmaar, as Sporting lost 2–3 away but qualified through the away goals rule. Garcia signed a pre-contract agreement with Reggina Calcio, joining the club in summer of 2007 after his link with Sporting expired. He suffered a serious knee injury in October, and did not play a single match for the Italian side; on 17 March of the following year, the club communicated the decision to terminate his contract. In mid-July 2009, after more than one year out of football,

neg: Hershey Bears the sixth time in seven years, the Bears won both the regular season and play-off championships in 1957-58. Although Hershey finished the 1958-59 season with just a .500 record (32-32-6), they defeated the Cleveland Barons in the first round before upsetting the regular-season champion Buffalo Bisons in the finals, four-games-to-two, to win their third Calder Cup title. In 1958 the Bears also acquired the services of 23-year-old center Mike Nykoluk who had split the previous two seasons between the Toronto Maple Leafs and their AHL club in Rochester. When Nykoluk retired fourteen years later in 1972, he was the AHL's

neg: 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team The 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Their head coach was Kate Peterson Abiad. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 40th season of Cleveland State women's basketball. Last year they finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish seventh overall. The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish fifth. Shalonda Winton was named to the 2012 Nugget Classic All-Tournament

neg: 1938 Chicago Bears season quarterbacks only had a 36.5 completion percentage. The Bear defense did not play as well as in 1937 either, giving up 14 or more points five times, or the same number of times as in the past two season combined. The biggest disappointment, overall, were the two losses to Cleveland. Cleveland only won 4 games all year, two against the Bears, and had the worst defense in the league, allowing 215 points for the year. In the first Cleveland game, the Bears were totally outplayed, falling behind 14–0 and failing to mount a serious comeback. The second loss was a

neg: ArenaBowl XXIV second year AFL QB Nick Davila, who topped Garcia with 117 passing touchdowns during the season. He also completed over 70 percent of his passes and threw over 4,900 yards. His go-to receiver was Rod Windsor, who had caught 156 passes for 1,830 yards during the season. Windsor was a member of the Cleveland Browns roster during the AFL regular season, but was able to play due to the 2011 NFL lockout. However, the lockout ended just days before ArenaBowl XXIV, and did not play in the title game. The Rattlers finished the regular season with a league-record 16 wins,

neg: Cleveland sports curse and the Browns had earlier wished him luck. He tweeted encouragement to the Cavaliers, who hoped to keep the winning streak alive in the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Some media outlets characterized Miocic's title as having ended Cleveland's 52-year championship drought, as well as Miocic himself in the post-fight interview. Most either continued to portray the curse as ongoing with the Cavaliers poised to break it, or recognized the Cavaliers as having ended the title drought following their win in the 2016 NBA Finals. Cleveland sports curse The Cleveland sports curse was a sports superstition involving the city of Cleveland, Ohio,

neg: 2011 ATP World Tour Finals points earned in 2011, plus points earned at the 2010 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2010 Challengers played after the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. To qualify, a player who finished in the 2010 year-end top 30 must have competed in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2011. The best four ATP World Tour 500 events in 2011 and best two ATP World Tour 250 events in 2011 counted towards the ranking. All direct acceptance players at the time of the entry deadline who did not play an event receive a

neg: Cleveland Thunderbolts Cleveland after a winless single season in the Arena Football League in 1991. Perhaps the highlight of the team's one year in Columbus was the play of quarterback Major Harris, who rushed for 429 yards during that season, an achievement given the predominance of passing in the play of the AFL. His record was broken however in 2005 when Michael Bishop ran for 459 yards. The Thunderbolts then operated in the Cleveland area for three subsequent seasons, playing their home games in the suburban Richfield Coliseum, a considerable distance from downtown Cleveland, sharing it with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the

neg: Harrison Barnes the Thunder in seven games after overcoming a 3–1 deficit to advance to the 2016 NBA Finals. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Barnes had a 13-point performance to help the Warriors win 104–89. Despite the Warriors going up 3–1 in the series following a Game 4 win, they went on to lose the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to lose the championship series after being up 3–1. Barnes only shot 16% in the last three games. On July 9, 2016, Barnes signed a four-year, $94 million contract

neg: 1991 NBA Finals announced his retirement due to the HIV virus. He did, however, play in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and eventually with the Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. The Lakers would decline in the years following Magic's retirement, being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs two straight years (1992 - 1993) before missing the playoffs entirely in 1994. It would be nine years before the Lakers returned to the NBA Finals; by then they had moved to the new Staples Center, marking the 1991 Finals the last to be held at the Forum. 1991 NBA Finals The

neg: 1969 US Open – Men's Singles show the round in which they were eliminated. 1969 US Open – Men's Singles Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, who went on to defeat countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the open era to complete the Calendar Grand Slam. 1969 would be the last year that a player would reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, until Roger Federer did it in 2006. The seeded players are

neg: 1969 US Open – Men's Singles 1969 US Open – Men's Singles Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, who went on to defeat countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the open era to complete the Calendar Grand Slam. 1969 would be the last year that a player would reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, until Roger Federer did it in 2006. The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others

neg: Mitchell Butler Harvey Grant. Following his stint playing for the Blazers, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Following the 1999 season, Butler did not play in the NBA for two years. In 2001–02, Butler signed with the Trail Blazers, marking his second stint with the franchise. Mitchell's last year in the league was in the 2003–04 season, when he once again played for the D.C. franchise, now renamed the Washington Wizards. Butler played in a total of 362 NBA games with 33 starts. He owns career averages of 5.2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist. Butler appeared in

neg: Elmer Bowman giving him an on-base percentage of .500. He also scored one run. Bowman died in Los Angeles at the age of 88. Elmer Bowman Elmari Wilhelm Bowman (March 19, 1897 – December 17, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in August 1920. The 23-year-old rookie made two pinch-hitting appearances for the Senators and did not play in the field, so his position is not known. Both of Bowman's appearances took place on the road. His major league debut on August 3, 1920 was against the Cleveland Indians at League Park. His second and last appearance,

neg: Elmer Bowman Elmer Bowman Elmari Wilhelm Bowman (March 19, 1897 – December 17, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in August 1920. The 23-year-old rookie made two pinch-hitting appearances for the Senators and did not play in the field, so his position is not known. Both of Bowman's appearances took place on the road. His major league debut on August 3, 1920 was against the Cleveland Indians at League Park. His second and last appearance, six days later, was against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. Bowman was 0-for-1 with a walk in his two games,

neg: Detroit Caesars Softball City) played in the UPSL and was led by Charles Mitchell. Detroit Softball City finished second in the league to the Milwaukee Schlitz with a record of 36-20 and beat Cleveland 3-2 in the semi-finals of the playoffs (14-7, 6-11, 9-7, 0-11, 17-10). Detroit would lose in the UPSL World Series to Milwaukee 5-1 (9-8, 8-3, 7-10, 13-11, 12-7, 39-6) with the Schlitz led by World Series MVP Dick Laba. Dana Andry of Cleveland was the UPSL MVP and Charles Mitchell of Detroit made the All-UPSL team. That was the last year for professional softball in the US as

neg: Ben Wetzler MLB draft. He did not sign with Cleveland, and instead enrolled at Oregon State University, to play college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. As a junior, Wetzler pitched to a 10–1 win–loss record with a 2.25 ERA, and was named an All-Pac-12 Conference selection. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Wetzler in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft, with the 151st overall selection. Wetzler did not sign, opting to return to Oregon State for his senior year. The Phillies reported Wetlzer and Jason Monda of Washington State University, their sixth round pick who also did not sign,

neg: 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season season in which James had made it to the championship round. It was also James' final season with the Cavaliers, as he opted out of his contract during the subsequent offseason and again left the Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, his second time leaving his hometown team after doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat. With the loss in the Finals for the second consecutive year, the Cavaliers had become the first team since the then-New Jersey Nets, the team led by Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to lose back-to-back Finals. The Cavaliers did not

neg: 2006–07 Utah Jazz season five games, moving on to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998, when they last made the NBA Finals. However, their playoff run ended with a defeat to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in five games. The Spurs would go on to win their fourth NBA Championship after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in that year's NBA Finals. Their Western Finals trip made this the most successful recent Jazz season as of 2018. (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2) (4) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Golden

neg: 2005–06 Detroit Pistons season of the shorts. Ben Wallace won his fourth and final Defensive Player of the Year award and he along with Rasheed Wallace, Richard Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups were selected as reserves for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 4–1) (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Cavaliers. (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (2) Miami Heat Last Playoffs meeting: 2005 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4–3) 2005–06 Detroit Pistons season The 2005–06 Detroit Pistons

neg: 2009–10 KHL season top eight teams from each conference qualified for the play-offs. Division winners were awarded the top two seeds. In each conference quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played and the conference winners play for the Gagarin Cup. Conference quarterfinals were best-of-five series, the remaining rounds best-of-seven series. Overtime periods last 20 minutes or until the sudden death goal. The aggregate income of all players of a team was limited to 620 million rubles (~$20 million USD). Minimum aggregate salary for the players was 200 million rubles (~$6.5 million USD). Each teams was allowed one "franchise player" exception, who did not

neg: Robert Flower never omitted from the senior side when available. Towards the end of the 1986 season, as Flower completed his 14th season without playing in a final, the Melbourne Football Club placed newspaper advertisements requesting donations from the public to enable the club to recruit a high-profile player under the headline "Please give Robbie one last chance to play in a final". Despite raising less money than expected, Melbourne did reach the 1987 finals after a dramatic final round. His final three games were the only time Flower played in the finals. His last game was against Hawthorn in the preliminary

neg: Don Budge goals: his constant lobbing led Budge to play somewhat deeper at the net than he would have otherwise, thereby making it easier for Riggs to hit passing shots for winners; and the constant lobbing helped to wear Budge down by forcing him to run back to the backline time after time. Budge reached two more U.S. Pro finals, losing in 1949 at Forest Hills to Riggs and in 1953 in Cleveland to Pancho Gonzales. In 1954 Budge recorded his last significant victory in a North American tour with [[Pancho Gonzales]], [[Pancho Segura]], and [[Frank Sedgman]] when, in Los Angeles, he

neg: Greg Smith (ice hockey) Greg Smith (ice hockey) Gregory James Smith (born July 18, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. A stay-at-home defenceman who was selected by the California Golden Seals in the 1975 NHL Draft, Smith followed the franchise when it relocated to Cleveland in 1976, and when it folded in 1978 and merged with the Minnesota North Stars, where his rights were protected by the North Stars in the 1978 Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft. He played for Minnesota for three seasons, and his solid defensive play would help guide them to the finals in 1981. Smith was traded to the Detroit

neg: 2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season eliminated them on the final day of the regular season. Conference Finals: (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers In a rematch of last year's thrilling second-round series, the Pistons and the Cavaliers matched up in perhaps one of the closest contested series in NBA history, with the first five games being decided by 6 points or less. The spotlight of the series fell on Cleveland's LeBron James. Despite gaining some momentum in the opening games of the series against the experienced Pistons, key last-second decisions by James led to Cleveland losses in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, by

neg: Ralph Klassen records for a number of years, the California Golden Seals franchise was moved to Cleveland, where they were renamed, and became the "Barons". Most players who had contracts with the Seals moved along with them, including Klassen. In 1976–77, Klassen played for the struggling Cleveland Barons (who had displaced the WHA's Cleveland Crusaders, who moved to Minnesota) and increased his scoring to 14 goals in 80 games. A solid two-way player, he was a consistent contributor to the team; however, it did not help the dismal play of the hapless Barons who won only 47 games in the two seasons

neg: Gerry James in a management role for the 1958–59 NHL season, due to a leg injury suffered in the 1958 CFL season. In the 1959–60 NHL season, immediately after winning the CFL's 1959 Grey Cup, James rejoined the NHL's Maple Leafs as a player for their last 44 games, including a 10-game run into the 1960 Stanley Cup Championship finals. With his on-field and on-ice play between November, 1959, and April, 1960, James became the only player in history to play in the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup finals in the same season. The Maple Leafs did not use James in the