Saturday's results have made it clear that the Big Ten can't play out the string and present its Rose Bowl candidate as usual at season's end.
Walter Smith had already announced he was quitting Ibrox at season's end, while even stopping Rangers' nine-year title run was not enough to keep the nomadic Wim Jansen at Celtic.
Lemaire, who stepped down again at season's end, bridged a necessary transition from the dump-and-chase style of play that MacLean favored to a puck-possession approach that placed a greater accent on the roster's speed and skill.
France's Grange tore ligaments in his right knee in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colorado, last weekend, while Austria's Hosp was airlifted to hospital with a similar injury at the season-opening event at Soelden in October.
Despite an impressive rookie season, Hulkenberg, who took pole at last season's Brazilian Grand Prix, was released by Williams in favour of Pastor Maldonado, whose presence in the team is tied to a multi-year, multi-million-pound sponsorship from the Venezuelan state oil company.
However, he did appear at the season-ending event once, in the doubles at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1988 when it was a separate tournament -- now both formats are run during the same week.
Ledley dropped a hint that he may not be at the Bluebirds next season at the club's 'welcome home' party in Cardiff.
He severed an artery in his foot at Bolton last season and missed the start of this campaign after dislocating a shoulder in a pre-season friendly at Preston.
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He spent time on loan at Otley last season and has started this season on loan at Rotherham Titans in the Championship.
But it was never going to be an easy task against a Rovers team who have been defeated only twice at home this season and, at least until United notably increased the tempo in the closing stages, Sam Allardyce's side looked relatively comfortable.
Oklahoma Kendric Maple will be favored to win at 141 pounds and finish his season at 31-0.
The 31-year-old also beat Azarenka in the U.S. Open final and at the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul.
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Last week at the season-ending press conference, Regier used the words "patience" and "suffering" while discussing the long-term turnaround.
Ferrari earned only one point at this season's opening race in Melbourne, with Raikkonen claiming it despite not finishing.
His highest finish was sixth, which he achieved at his home race in Germany and at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
Having said that, I look back at the season and just don't think the Rhinos have been put to the sword.
"I look at last season when 14 left the club and this time round it's only been four or five, " he said.
The 27-year-old was with the Robins for the seven years, also spending time on loan at last season's League Two champions Brentford.
It was Sharapova's third successive win over Errani, having also got the better of the Italian at the season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
Tykes captain Andrew Gale, at the end of his first season at the helm, hopes his side can learn from the experience.
Armed with the same RB7 car as his all-conquering colleague, Webber's only win of the year was at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
Widdrington was waiting to see what level of non-league football the club will be playing at next season before putting together his squad.
Senna's nephew Bruno will make his debut for the team alongside Venezuela's Pastor Maldonado at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 18.
Anthony entered the league at 19, after just one season at Syracuse University, and there were the predictable reckless episodes, but there's now a new equilibrium.
Raikkonen's pole in Barcelona means it is the first time since 1983 that four different drivers have held pole position at the season's first four races.
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Kers is not mandatory, and some teams have so far reserved judgement on whether they will use it at the season-opening race in Melbourne on 29 March.
It made Webber's stock as a driver fall although he rectified that with a victory at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix and far more assured performances this season.
"I'm very excited because Ronnie was my idol when I first started playing snooker at the age of 10, " said Liu, who lost 5-1 to O'Sullivan at last season's China Open.
While Djokovic is assured of his place in the eight-man London line-up, his compatriot Janko Tipsarevic is still fighting to earn one of the remaining two berths at the season finale.
Third seed Novak Djokovic, the in-form Nikolay Davydenko, 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and last year's semifinalist Fernando Verdasco all progressed as the reputation for surprises at the season-opening grand slam continued to be undermined.
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