Giggs had two close shots at major championship qualification - one of which was the Euro 2004 play-off defeat to Russia.
Ferrari desperately tried to close down the world championship leader in the dying minutes but, though they were fast through the first two sectors, they could not match the McLaren man's pace.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel and get back in the Formula One title race.
The Colombian driver is switching to McLaren in 2005 and Brawn said it could create divisions at Williams if the 2004 championship was a close race.
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In the end, though, it mattered little as Hearts' challenge fizzled out and Celtic edged close to Rangers in the championship race as Walter Smith's men drew 1-1 at Motherwell.
He ran Rossi a close second in the 2009 championship, and will enter the new season with high hopes of keeping up the pressure on his Yamaha team-mate and bitter rival - despite his pre-season problems.
After the game, though, the hard-driving coach said the exchange was something that happens all the time including with 2000 national championship teammates and close friends Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson without cameras rolling.
And to add to Alabama's legacy, none of the championship games were really close.
West Brom were camped in the Bluebirds half as Chris Brunt and Bednar again went close before counter-attacking Cardiff - the Championship's second highest-scorers - completed a battling smash-and-grab win amid the late drama.
"I knew I was close, " said Fulton, who hit eight Championship centuries with a highest of 208 in that 2001 season.
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Triche, James Southerland and backup center Baye Moussa Keita all had 13 points for Syracuse, trying to close out its Big East tenure with one more championship before bolting for the ACC next season.
Saints came close to going bust after they were relegated from the Championship in May, and will begin their League One campaign on minus 10 points.
Davies lies in fourth place in the World Supersport Championship riders' table and will be looking to close the gap on those above him in the next race at Silverstone on Sunday, 1 August.
Group rivals Poland and Ukraine, who co-hosted the 2012 European Championship, also won, beating San Marino and Moldova respectively, to close the gap on the Group H leaders.
Buffalo came close twice, in 2005 and '09, when the team lost the conference tournament championship.
But with 10 minutes remaining Lee Grant failed to collect a cross from Chris Cohen and Blackstock showed quick reactions to stab the ball home from close range to ensure Forest remain only one point behind the second-placed Baggies in the Championship table.
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