But if American television broadcasters had had their way, it would have become a game of four quarters, just like its American cousin on the gridiron.
New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov sat out the first game of a four-game suspension for elbowing Boston's Brad Marchand in the head on Wednesday.
Perry wasn't in uniform for the Ducks on Monday night while he served the third game of a four-game suspension for an illegal hit on Minnesota's Jason Zucker.
And the same patient baseline approach drew another break of serve in game four of the third set, before the match was wrapped up when Youzhny put a forehand long.
But Rodriguez sealed his departure when, after being benched during Game 1 of an eventual four-game sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers, he opted to spend the final innings of a heart-breaking loss having a baseball delivered to the aforementioned Aussie in the hopes of getting her phone number.
With the exception of a poor performance in his only start during Game Four of the National League Championship Series, Lincecum has been absolutely brilliant in his role as a relief pitcher.
It's like Franklin Field in 1961, or the Spectrum with Bobby Clarke's Flyers, or Game Four of the 2009 NLCS at Citizen's Bank Park.
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By comparison, just 15.5 million people watched game four of the 2010 World Series, which was the most watched of the five game series.
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Instead, RG3 was left in the game, the team lacked any flow thereafter, and he was taken out of the game in the four quarter after badly twisting his hurt knee while trying to recover a fumble.
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The 6-foot-11 Salley helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their first ACC championship in 1985, though that team fell a game short of the Final Four.
Part of the problem is that the playoffs consist of four rounds of seven-game series, so the two conference champions have to play a minimum of 16 games.
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Mauresmo failed to win any of four game points at 5-5, as Clijsters, who came from a set behind to been second seed Lindsay Davenport in the quarter-finals, again broke.
Hull refused to give in though and Jamie Devitt drew a good save from Al Habsi before Barmby headed in his second from Devitt's cross with the game entering four minutes of stoppage time.
Ancelotti took charge of the game at Stamford Bridge, four days after the death of his father Giuseppe.
Pittsburgh had lost four of five overall, including the opener of this four-game series Thursday.
Russia took advantage of England's generosity in front of goal to turn the game on its head in the space of four minutes.
The Rangers, who lost three of four, will complete a four-game trip on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
He cited how James played the final five minutes of the Spain game with four fouls.
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Warrington went into the game on the back of a four-match losing run and with several players less than fully fit, among them influential forward Adrian Morley.
Ed says he missed the company of women most during his time away and is looking forward to a game of rugby and meeting his four-month-old nephew, Archie.
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He has not always been successful in doing so, however, and was out of the game for over four months after dislocating an elbow while playing against Sri Lanka in December 2001.
Robinson took it a step further and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award as the Orioles won their first world championship in a four game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The multi-player itself is comprised of several game modes, four gods to which you can give your allegiance in exchange for different starting characters, and a number of upgrades and unlocks to armor, special items, and so forth.
There was life in the rushing game, too: Ahmad Bradshaw returned from a four-game sidelining, courtesy of a broken foot, and he and Jacobs ran almost like the pair the Giants thought they had and have yet to see.
He had his worst game of the postseason Wednesday in New York's 5-3 loss in Game 5, surrendering four goals on 16 shots, providing the first hint of doubt about whether he will meet the measure of the moment for his team.
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Goins was suspended by Dukes coach Matt Brady for the first half of the Dukes' First Four game on Wednesday night against LIU Brooklyn after his arrest over the weekend on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing justice.
Carlesimo, finishing off a four-game sweep of the Magic, who dropped their sixth straight.
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