The former Hull half-back was involved in five of the Tigers' seven tries and was a unanimous choice for man of the match.

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Why, exactly, did the Yankees bother wininng seven more games than the Tigers?

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The Crimson Tide also had seven players taken in the draft following its 2010 championship win, and LSU saw seven players selected after the Tigers won in 2008.

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Now in his second year with the Tigers after a seven-year run at Miami, Haith has two NCAA tournament appearances on his resume, none past the second round.

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He re-joined Tigers in the summer after seven seasons with Newcastle Falcons.

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Nix hit a two-out, two-run homer off Verlander's high, hanging changeup and that was enough offense for New York because CC Sabathia pitched seven scoreless innings to help the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0 Sunday.

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On Monday, the Tigers ace threw five shutout innings and struck out seven Minnesota batters to pick up his first career opening-day win, after failing in his previous five attempts.

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Nova allowed an infield single over two scoreless innings and the New York Yankees stopped a seven-game losing streak by beating a Detroit Tigers split squad 10-3 on Saturday.

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