tiebreakers

Minnesota hosts Nashville on Friday and finishes the regular season Saturday at Columbus, but is currently trailing in tiebreakers with both the Blues and the Predators and will need plenty of help to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year.

USATODAY.com 2008

Three losses have come in tiebreakers and another one was by half a point.

Get lowdown with midseason check-up 2008

The Titans (9-6) knew the Bengals defeated the Cleveland Browns 19-14, giving them the edge in tiebreakers if tied at 10-6 for the AFC's final wild-card berth once the regular season ends.

USATODAY.com 2007

Federer improved to 7-1 in tiebreakers against Roddick, who has won one of 10 sets in their three Wimbledon showdowns.

USATODAY.com - Federer trounces Roddick for third straight Wimbledon title 2005

Roddick improved to 16-5 lifetime in tiebreakers at Wimbledon.

USATODAY.com - Roddick gets rematch with Federer 2005

Rusedski had been 5-0 in tiebreakers this year, but Roddick won the pivotal points against the big-swinging left-hander.

USATODAY.com - Roddick serves elimination notice to Rusedski 2003

After losing the first two sets in tiebreakers, Rusedski had come to life and was on a roll in the third set when he suddenly became his own momentum-buster.

USATODAY.com - Ridiculous rant proves to be Rusedski's own out-ster 2003

Competition is getting so tough we may just have to let our kids call tiebreakers!

Cool Mom Picks 2010

Parents Involved in Community Schools, won the lawsuit it filed in 2000, which challenged the use of a student's race as one of several "tiebreakers" when assigning students to high-demand schools.

The Seattle Times 2009

If too many students listed the same school as their first choice, the district used a series of “tiebreakers” to determine who would gain admission to the oversubscribed school.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010