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He came to the A's from the Phillies by way of the Blue Jays as part of the four-team Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee blockbuster this winter.

USA TODAY's annual list of the 100 Names You Need to Know 2010

And the Big Ten thankfully remains the most prominent obstacle in college football's march toward adopting the "plus-one" postseason format—which is essentially a four-team playoff, which would threaten the unique magnitude of the sport's regular season.

The Big Ten Has Seen Better Days Darren Everson 2012

The four-team knockout tournament will take place over two match days, with a final on Saturday to determine the winner and a playoff to decide third place.

Soccer Heats Up Hong Kong 2011

I count 81 four-team groups in World Cup tournaments from 1930 to 2006, of which precisely one pre-1990 group would have had a different ranking with three points for a win (and none as far as I can tell that would have been ranked differently since 1994 had there been only two points for a win):

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It began as a four-team league for women in Cleveland.

Justine Siegal makes baseball history by throwing batting practice 2011

They had to emerge from a four-team quarter-final play-off group and then overcome Bedford in the semi-final last Sunday.

Richard Hill treasures a head start in play-off final against Cornish Pirates 2011

The Nets were close to acquiring Anthony during the preseason, but a four-team deal that included Utah and Charlotte fell through.

Three-Team Deal For Melo 'Advancing' AP 2011

The Nets were close to acquiring Anthony during the preseason, but a four-team deal that included Utah and Charlotte fell through.

Three-Team Deal For Melo 'Advancing' AP 2011

The Big Ten Considers Four-Team Tournament The Big Ten Conference, historically opposed to a college-football playoff, might propose a four-team tournament with semifinal games played on campus, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Court Strips Contador of Tour de France Title Jim Chairusmi 2012

Chelsea's tour of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong – where they will play the local team Kitchee on Wednesday as part of the four-team Premier League Asia Cup tournament that also features Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa – has provided the squad with a prolonged opportunity to work with Villas-Boas and his staff.

Petr Cech hopes André Villas-Boas can stand test of time at Chelsea 2011