(baseball) Initialism of American League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
(soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
(sports, chiefly Canada, US) A new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team.
(sports, soccer) The first of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs.
(American football) A trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, named in honor of Vince Lombardi.
(soccer) A biennial European football tournament pitting similarly-ranked teams against each other, serving as qualification for the European Championship
(baseball) Initialism of National League Championship Series. It is a best of seven game series played to determine the champion of the National League and win the NL pennant.
(baseball) Initialism of National League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
(American football) The five college football conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) that traditionally contain the strongest programs, and whose champions are guaranteed berths in one of the six bowl games associated with the College Football Playoff.
(competitive fighting) an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other fighter.
(soccer, colloquial) The day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.
(American football) The championship game of the NFL played in early February played between two teams, one each in the American Football Conference and National Football Conference.
Alternative form of Super Bowl [(American football) The championship game of the NFL played in early February played between two teams, one each in the American Football Conference and National Football Conference.]
(sports) A group of many college sports teams, usually 14 or more, that are in one group for purposes of having large television deals and highly publicized championships.
Alternative letter-case form of world cup, usually used as part of a proper noun, e.g. the Beer Pong World Cup or World Cup of Freckle Counting. [An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.]
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