USATODAY. com - Tagliabue says small-market Jags 'future safe.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Tagliabue says small-market Jags' future safe] Reference

The small-market Expos this season lost pitcher Jeff Fassero to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yanks answer questions in defense] Reference

A sampling of fans shows resignation to small-market mediocrity.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Old baseball cities seeking victories for their new parks] Reference

He embraced this small-market city, but in a way, he paid for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nothing But Garnett] Reference

So do several small-market teams, but the richer franchises are balking.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - NFL still working to finalize TV rights deals] Reference

Only Buffalo and another small-market team, Cincinnati, voted against it.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Notes: Holdman sticks with 'Skins; Tagliabue heads to Capitol Hill] Reference

Seattle, considered by many to be a small-market city, signed a big-market.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Seattle transforms into a baseball paradise] Reference

Two small-market teams, Carolina and Edmonton, were the last ones standing.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The perils of being a first-time All-Star from a small-market team such as the.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Ramirez reaches Seattle with heavy heart] Reference

Kansas City catcher Mike Sweeney isn't worried about being a small-market team.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big-spending Birds hope to find answers] Reference

QUOTE TO NOTE: It's like a small-market baseball team going into the free-agent market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mountain West Conference] Reference

Last year, Fox's World Series lasted only five games and included small-market Tampa Bay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yankees help give baseball a ratings boost, even against NFL] Reference

There is an expression in small-market TV that there are only three jobs in broadcasting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsmakers] Reference

Comparing the aristocratic, highly paid Red Sox to the small-market Diamondbacks is a joke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maybe Red Sox are just too much for Rockies to handle] Reference

Recently, the Canadian government rejected a tax plan to aid ailing small-market franchises.    From Wordnik.com.  [Many issues have NHL on thin ice] Reference

Selig's strongest attribute is that he loves baseball and he sticks up for small-market teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Selig full-time part-time commissioner] Reference

At the border itself, normally a bustling small-market town, people quite friendly to strangers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2001] Reference

William Giles, the former team president, complained that the Phillies were a "small-market team.".    From Wordnik.com.  [How The Phillies Stay On Top] Reference

Players who stick it out in contract disputes often find themselves banished to small-market Canadian teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Listen, Blue-Nosed Knicks Snobs: Lemme Explain the Jersey Devils] Reference

Glavine on the owners 'call for salary control, such as the NBA cap, to give the small-market teams a chance.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Strike talk, not strikes, getting plenty of attention] Reference

Tagliabue noted that several small-market teams have had sustained success, including Kansas City and Buffalo.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Tagliabue says small-market Jags' future safe] Reference

Forget about small-market teams, middle-market teams, like the Cardinals, they don't have that kind of leeway.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2002] Reference

By missing out on the boom times, small-market papers never grew dependent on the money that has now dried up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors Bet on Small-Market Papers] Reference

There are not enough cities or areas of the country to go around to relocate every struggling small-market team.    From Wordnik.com.  [Selig full-time part-time commissioner] Reference

Plus he carries all the baggage: owner of a small-market team, the face of baseball when they went out in '94 and' 95.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2002] Reference

It's unusual for a player from a small-market team not doing well in the standings to get elected to the All-Star team.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dye recording first All-Star appearance] Reference

ANTONEN: Well, the Twins, you know, are a small-market team that have had their financial problems in the last 10 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2002] Reference

Part of the allure is the prospect of the small-market, unadorned Kings actually overthrowing the high-wattage champions.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - California dreamin' for Western final] Reference

No matter what team is in what division, small-market teams are still hurting financially and rich teams are getting richer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radke learning how to pitch when he needs it] Reference

While it has sold small-market stations in the past year or two, it may be interested in big-market outlets at the right price.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Reality for TV-Station Owners] Reference

But a continuation of the current deal would provide little relief to small-market clubs such as Montreal, Minnesota and Tampa Bay.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Subtle signs say more trouble ahead] Reference

But as small-market Tampa Bay and Calgary showed by reaching this year's Stanley Cup, there's more involved in sports success than money.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Put a lid on pro player salaries] Reference

While there are always multiple factors in play, experts say there's no ignoring the fact that Cleveland is LeBron's small-market kingdom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indians Won't Root For LeBron To Stay] Reference