Once again, the Toronto Blue Jays did just enough to lose a close game.
For the Baltimore Ravens last night, they turned a record deficit into a close game.
Louis in a close game, but again Griffin delivered numbers: 206 yards passing, one touchdown, 82 yards rushing.
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The Bulldogs, who seem to win every close game at this time of year, couldn't get a good last look.
Our idea was, if we got into a close game, we were going to do what we needed to do win.
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"We showed we deserve to be in the quarter-finals, but it was a close game and both teams had their chances, " said Altintop.
The Spurs will most likely argue that this was an extremely close game, in which the Miami Heat only won by 5 points.
Mr. LEITCH: I think it comes down to what anyone really roots for from any Super Bowl, which is just a mercifully close game.
Duke broke open what had been a close game by outscoring Cornell (14-6) 7-1 in the third quarter to wipe out a 5-2 deficit.
The Samoan winger is wary of a Harlequins backlash after the Londoners' injury-time defeat in that final in February, and expects another close game.
As far as he's concerned a close game might as well be a tie -- the toss of a coin could predict the winner.
"It was a close game and then really, you look at it, two minutes of the whole game killed us, " the Sabres' Thomas Vanek said.
Graeme McDowell edged a close game with Padraig Harrington, Jim Furyk defeated Ryan Moore while 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson and 2012 U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson moved into round two.
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Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond Felton scored 14 as the Knicks turned a close game into a blowout over the final 15 minutes.
Going into halftime, I felt our team was where it needed to be, a close game, taking their best shot in terms of their full-court pressure, figuring out how to handle it more successfully.
Last year's Giants-Patriots clash had everything working for it--two major markets, an undefeated team (New England) playing for a place in history and a close game to hold viewers curious to see whether the Giants could pull off the upset (they did).
Fans noticed: after the Chicago-New England matchup in 1986 became the first Super Bowl to draw 90 million viewers, the game failed to draw that many again until 1996, thanks to a close game between two iconic franchises, the Steelers and Cowboys.
"The pressure is on us again because I thought we would close the game out, " Muralitharan said.
Imagine there are two outs, bases loaded, in a close playoff game.
The Heat had led 88-68 in the last minute of the third quarter, but Newcastle forced overtime at 96-96 with a 15-3 run to close the game.
As Harlequins began to close the game out, Jamie Thackray was held up over the try-line, before Matt Gafa collected Horne's kick in goal despite intense pressure from the onrushing Richard Whiting to seal the win.
He made both free throws then added a layup to close out the game.
Northampton piled on the pressure in the final 10 minutes but Bristol were able to close out the game.
Somehow they found the energy to keep the game close, and Tlusty once again worked his third period magic.
The Broncos kept the game close, but they weren't able to overcome the damage wrought by giving up three fumbles.
So the Bulls know never to expect anything to come easily, certainly not a close-out game on their opponent's home floor.
It kept the game close and the Pirates used a late 8-2 spurt to get to within 36-34 at the half.
He mixed in a slider and changeup he threw with authority and precision, helping the Yankees close within a game of first-place Boston in the AL East.
The plan for Greece wasn't complicated or surprising: Sit back and try to withstand the attacks, keep the game close and hope to catch the German defense dozing.
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