After a mildly irregular season in 2001 — the biggest achievement was a Libertadores Cup semifinal against Boca Juniors — the club faced its worst year ever in 2002 and was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, which it won in the following year, returning to the First Division in 2004.

After that second triumph, Puerto Rico scored remarkable positions in both the semifinal and final rounds of this competition.

After defeating World No. 2 Wozniacki in a three-set match, she fell to compatriot Kim Clijsters in a semifinal battle, 2 – 6, 7 – 6 ( 3 ), 6 – 7 ( 6 ).

After Novotná got rid of Sabatini, she then set her sights on a semifinal clash against Navartilova, who had won each of their previous five matches.

After defeating Venus Williams in a close quarterfinal, Novotná avenged the previous year's loss by ousting Hingis in a semifinal and veteran Nathalie Tauziat in the final.

After the war football was more popular than ever, and Fredrikstad set another attendance record against Sarpsborg in the semifinal of the 1945 Norwegian Cup.

After losing to Manchester United in the semifinal of the 2007 – 08 UEFA Champions League, Rijkaard was asked whether he would quit at the end of the season seeing as though he had not won anything for two successive seasons.

After Monte Carlo, Coria wins generally became fewer and further between, although he did manage a semifinal in Amersfoort in July 2006.

After two days of rain, Zvonareva returned on Monday, winning her semifinal against Victoria Azarenka, who retired when trailing, 7 – 6 ( 6 ), 1 – 0.

After a great semifinal performance, the Stormers went down badly in the final 25 – 17 to the Bulls at the historic Orlando Stadium in a game that the Stormers never looked like winning.

After six years of break, Dinamo plays a new continental semifinal this time against Anderlecht Bruxelles, losing twice with 1-0.

After Ioan Andone came to the team, Dinamo played a spectacular semifinal with Astra Ploiesti.

After performing the song during the first semifinal in Scandinavium, Gothenburg, they finished in the top 2 of a Melodifestivalen semifinal for the first time, thus qualifying directly for the final.

After getting past the group stage and quarterfinals, the Uzbek team lost what it might have been their first Asian Cup final when Australia thrashed the team 0 – 6 their semifinal game.

After losing their semifinal to Canada 3 – 2, the United States lost by the same score to Finland in the bronze medal game.

After losing their semifinal game to Russia, the United States lost the bronze medal to Sweden by a 4 – 2 score.

After finishing 44-25-1 in the 1962-63 regular season, the Seals eliminated Los Angeles in three games in the first round of the playoffs, then outlasted the Buckaroos in seven rugged semifinal contests, taking the seventh and final game 3-1 at Portland.

After Memphis, Shaughnessy struggled with back injuries for the duration of the spring, not reaching another semifinal until June at a grass tournament in's-Hertogenbosch.

After a semifinal spot in Valencia, Söderling traveled to Paris to compete at the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters.

After a first round exit in Luxembourg following the U. S. Open, Golovin reached her first final since the Japan Open Tennis Championships in 2005 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart by defeating Elena Likhovtseva in the first round, Iveta Benešová in the second, Michaëlla Krajicek in the quarterfinal, and 5th seed Patty Schnyder in the semifinal.

After beating Romania in the first round and Switzerland in quarterfinals, the Czech played a semifinal against Germany.

After being on and off the team for three seasons, he played his first major innings against Delhi in the 1979 semifinal.

After not being seen for several weeks, Roode returned on September 9 at No Surrender, costing James Storm his Bound for Glory Series semifinal match against Bully Ray.

After all, when one has asked whatever became of old Joe and Charlie when one has inquired who it was Sue Brown married and where it is they now live when questions are asked and answered about families and children, and old professors when the game and its probable outcome has been exhausted that does it.

After playing a splendid first nine holes in 34 -- two strokes under par -- on this fifth and final day of the tournament ( Sunday's fourth round had been washed out by a violent rainstorm when it was only half completed ), Player's game rapidly fell to pieces.

After the game, Phil was taking off his sweatshirt in the dressing room when Mike Deegan came in.

After winning the opening game of the season on March 31 on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, the Diamondbacks found themselves with the best record in Major League Baseball, 20 – 8, by the start of May.

After the ceremony, the Diamondbacks won the game against the San Diego Padres 6 – 5 after a walk-off home run by Chris Young, who also led the game off with a home run in the Bottom of the First Inning.

Blue Lightning, a game with After Burner-like graphics, was especially notable and featured in TV advertising for the console.

After the Crawford game, normal use of the doubling cube resumes.

After the Second World War, factories were retrofitted to produce Bakelite using a more efficient extrusion process which increased production and enabled the uses of Bakelite to extend into other genres: jewelry boxes, desk sets, clocks, radios, game pieces like chessmen, poker chips, billiard balls and Mah Jong sets.

After trying it out in training camp, Brown used the helmet to call in plays during a September 15 pre-season game against the Lions with Ratterman behind center.

After learning of their association with the team's success, the band decided to visit the school and play for the homecoming game.

After the Maris trade, Lane acquired 25-year old Norm Cash from the White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and then traded him to Detroit before he ever played a game for the Indians ; Cash went on to hit over 350 home runs for the Tigers.

After defeating the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, Cleveland went on to face the Florida Marlins in the World Series which featured the coldest game in World Series history.

After a brief July slump, the Indians caught fire in August, and cut a 15. 5 game deficit in the Central Division down to 1. 5 games.

After the bench-clearing fight the Cubs won the second game, and the sweep put the Cubs at 68 – 45.

After being beaten in Game 3 7 – 1, the Cubs lost Game 4 when Smith, with the game tied 5 – 5, allowed a game-winning home run to Garvey in the bottom of the ninth inning.

After a down-to-the-wire Wild Card chase with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago and San Francisco ended the regular season tied, and thus squared off in a one game playoff at Wrigley Field in which third baseman Gary Gaetti hit the eventual game winning homer.

After losing an extra-inning game in Game 1, the Cubs rallied and took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Wild Card Florida Marlins in the NLCS.

After this second round, if there is still no winner, during the regular season the game ends as a tie.

After the game, Lindsay skated around the Olympia ice with the Cup, beginning a tradition that continues today.

After the game, New England coach Bill Belichick said, " I think Doug deserves it ," and Flutie said, " I just thanked him for the opportunity.

After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, " it was like playing people from outer space ".

After it was used against a major school on a national stage in this game, the forward pass rapidly gained popularity.

After the game, the NL League Office declared the umpires erred in using Instant Replay.