It's the ninth inning and the all-star game is tied. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference
After the all-star break, I started coming up slowly. From Wordnik.com. [League Statesman] Reference
Still, I have noticed this odd thing about all-star games. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: When Reality Trumps Fantasy] Reference
Never has such an all-star cast seemed like a no-star cast. From Wordnik.com. [A New Woody--Lost In The Fog] Reference
Truth is we're probably stuck with the all-star games we've got. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference
So there it is again, the Clinton conundrum: flawed man, all-star pol. From Wordnik.com. [Bill's Social Security Schmooze] Reference
Four years later, in 1974, they got married during the NBA all-star break. From Wordnik.com. [The Importance Of Ernestine] Reference
To use two all-star clichés, at the end of the day, it's not rocket science. From Wordnik.com. [Nice Choice Of Words] Reference
Next week Clemens will likely be the starting AL pitcher in the all-star game. From Wordnik.com. [The Rocket's Red Glare] Reference
"Without George in Seattle, I wouldn't have made the all-star team," says Kemp. From Wordnik.com. [A Man-Child Who Can Coach] Reference
After the game, he was headed to Hawaii to start in the NFL's all-star Pro Bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Way, Way Out Of Bounds] Reference
Perhaps the all-star bonus to the winning league is just a silly, patchwork notion. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: More Meaningless Play] Reference
But kidney disease has limited the former all-star to 88 games the past three seasons. From Wordnik.com. [Sports: Scouting The Nba] Reference
Teeuwissen: The Joffrey's always been an ensemble company -- a no-star, all-star company. From Wordnik.com. [Truly American Dance] Reference
They sue their Little League coaches for not putting their children on the all-star team. From Wordnik.com. [Civil Wars] Reference
Baseball was, of course, the one all-star contest that was steeped in meaningful tradition. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference
And he was a humanitarian, conceiving the all-star benefit with his 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. From Wordnik.com. [What Lives They Led] Reference
And the day-to-day lineup is a true all-star team, or at least a flashback all-star team to the '90s. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Beantown Salute to A-Rod] Reference
Garnett's life changed in the summer of 1994 when he left Mauldin, S.C., for an all-star basketball camp. From Wordnik.com. [He's Just Old Enough To Drive The Lane] Reference
The Nationals had made only three errors since the all-star break, but Sunday they made up for lost time. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Nationals lose to Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3] Reference
An all-star media team recruited by Teeter on Madison Avenue was having trouble producing anything airworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
In the all-star game, he struck out a record five in a row, including Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa back-to-back. From Wordnik.com. [The Hits Stop Here] Reference
The music industry responded with a singular act of solidarity: an all-star benefit album called "Sweet Relief". From Wordnik.com. [The Kindness Of Strangers] Reference
By game's end, Rodríguez had extended his hitting slump since the all-star break to 2 for 31, both hits singles. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Nationals lose to Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3] Reference
Still, it too tried its hand at transforming its all-star celebration into a novelty act -- and with tragic results. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference
Desmond Tutu, who holds the title "Chair of the Elders," recently led an all-star team of statesmen to visit Darfur. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hipster Statesman] Reference
The thriving NFL needs the all-star boost less than any other league and it comes postseason as a kind of afterthought. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference
That is reflected in the fact that, in a career now spanning two decades, Palmeiro has been an all-star just four times. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Raising Hall of Fame Standards] Reference
At one point, he denounced the scheduling of two exhibition games between the Baltimore Orioles and a Cuban all-star team. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Man For Latam?] Reference
But the talent gulf has never been greater, as evidenced by recent all-star games and the back-to-back World Series sweeps. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball’s Good News] Reference
As the NBA held its annual all-star game festivities last weekend in Washington, D.C., it had precious little to celebrate. From Wordnik.com. [The Nba's No-Shows] Reference
After signing Kevin, Minnesota could no longer afford veteran, all-star forward Tom Gugliotta, who departed as a free agent. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing But Garnett] Reference
A three time all-star with the Caps, Hatcher played 17 seasons in the NHL and also suited up for the Stars, Pens, Rangers and 'Canes. From Wordnik.com. [Ilya Kovalchuk (non) update and some Capitals news] Reference
THEY DIDN'T HAVE the big names or the NHL all-star reputations, but a homemade poster in Nagano's Big Hat arena got it exactly right: U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Dreams And Nightmares] Reference
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