Sunday's loss to their mid-table opponents leaves them seventh in the table, five points behind nearest rivals Stuttgart, who hold the last European berth with just two games remaining.
South Africa pushed Dale Steyn two places up the order from his customary number 10 berth, and he responded solidly as Kallis reached his century by driving a wide full-toss from Kevin Pietersen to the extra-cover fence.
Two other issues arise with independence: scheduling and no automatic BCS berth.
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It was the Islanders' fourth win in five games and kept them tied with the New York Rangers in the fight for the eighth and last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference with 37 points, just two points behind the seventh-place Devils.
Oxford United and Kettering, two of the other teams vying with Wrexham for a play-off berth, also have the play Saunders' side.
Through Sunday, they were just two points out of the Eastern Conference's eighth and final playoff berth, and about 13% of all NHL games have been decided by shootout since the league instituted it in 2005.
The Cards outlasted the Atlanta Braves on the last day of the season and are now facing the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. Who would have thought two teams from the traditionally weak NL Central would be vying for a World Series berth?
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Meares' sister Kerrie had been favourite to take Australia's berth in the race but complications arising from a fall she had in Russia two years ago meant she had to have surgery which ruled her out of the Athens Games.
Dravid looked the most assured in making 41 before flicking a catch to Tendulkar at mid-wicket and Sanjay Bangar did his chances of an opener's berth in the fothcoming series against New Zealand no harm by batting for almost two and a half hours for 29.
Then, with a berth in the Final Four at stake against Marquette, which eliminated Syracuse in the NCAA tournament two years ago and beat the Orange 74-71 during the season, Syracuse won 55-39.
With the clock ticking down, Bordeaux had their best two chances - but a combination of poor finishing and superb goalkeeping cost them their chance of a last-four berth.
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