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Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with General Manager Neil Smith.
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Despite both forces having similar numbers, the Japanese were easily defeated due to the Ming cannon.
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Despite having invented much of the technology of software, Dijkstra eschewed the use of computers in his own work for many decades.
Despite not having a civil ensign, the EU's Fishery Inspection teams display a blue and yellow pennant.
Despite the efficacy of epilepsy surgery, some patients decide not to undergo surgery owing to fear or the uncertainty of having a brain operation.
Despite popular lore, it seems unlikely that he reached Cape Horn or the eponymous Drake Passage, because his descriptions do not fit the first and his shipmates denied having seen an open sea.
Despite having " lost " its Soviet periphery, Russia has 9 time zones, stretching slightly over half the world's longitude.
Despite having direct access to Hitler, Heydrich's loyalty to Himmler remained firm.
Despite opposing the United States in favour of the Sandanistas on the country's northern border, stern warnings against the US Bay of Pigs invasion, along with repelling Nicaraguan dictator Somoza's invasion after turning to the Organization of American States, and border disputes with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has held firmly to its belief against ever having a military.
Despite having the go-ahead runs on base, Smith was able to escape the inning without any further damage.
Despite having just turned 21, Cronje was made captain of Orange Free State for the 1990-91 season.
Despite this, the office was not legally hereditary, and the heir could not title himself " Emperor " without having been personally elected.
Despite having defeated Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, the city of Hanover became a Prussian provincial capital.
Despite having interest rates down near zero for a long period of time, the Quantitative easing strategy did not succeed in stopping price deflation.
Despite Valenti's two-year marriage to Johnson's personal secretary, the investigation focused on rumors that he was having a gay relationship with a commercial photographer friend.
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Despite this harsh news, Charles still coached the U. S. to a fourth place finish in the games.
Despite having legendary status among Schalke supporters, Stevens ' return to Schalke was met with some scepticism as fans feared that Stevens, who coached Schalke to the 1997 UEFA Cup win with a rigidly defensive system, could ditch Rangnicks system of attacking play in favour of returning to the 1997 defensive antics.
Despite his four premierships as a coach, Matthews never coached a team to the minor premiership.
Despite these limitations, the Mad Dogs, coached by Rodgers, drew fairly well during the early part of the season ( the CFL season runs from July-November so as to conclude its season before most Canadian cities become unbearably cold for players, coaches, officials, and especially spectators ).
Despite not competing in the UFC as a fighter while with the WWF, Shamrock continued to coach his Lion's Den fighters in the UFC and even coached Mark Coleman at UFC 18.
Despite being advised to retire several times by the doctor who worked on his knee, Bavaro managed to secure a contract in 1992 with the Cleveland Browns, who were coached by former Giants assistant coach Bill Belichick.
Despite a second consecutive bowl loss and a 5-loss season, Tressel had coached the Buckeyes to a 26 – 20 upset victory over Michigan, fulfilling the promise he had made 10 months earlier.
Despite the fact that Salgueiros doesn't have a swimming pool, the water polo team, coached by Nuno Mariani, won its 12th national title in a row in 2006.
Despite the failure to qualify, Bwalya coached Zambia at the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Despite finishing bottom the previous season, Dewsbury retained their place in the first division and, in the first season of a new era for the sport, the team, now coached by former player Neil Kelly, finished 9th.
Despite being born in New Zealand and having a father who coached New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup, Fallon chose to represent England at junior level.
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Despite this success, the team lost in the semi-finals to the New York Rangers.
Despite their regular season dominance, the Islanders exited the playoffs with a loss to the New York Rangers in the semifinals, after which original team captain and star Ed Westfall-who had surrendered the captaincy to Clark Gillies the season before-retired.
Despite these high-priced acquisitions the Rangers still finished out of the playoffs.
Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Rangers in five games.
Despite finishing just one point shy of a third straight Atlantic Division title, the Flyers blitzed their way through the first three rounds of the playoffs, dominating Pittsburgh, Buffalo and the Rangers all in five games apiece to win the Eastern Conference championship, and clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1986 – 87.
Despite beginning as favourites to retain the championship, Rangers suffered an unprecedented run of poor results between September and November, a club record run of 10 games without a win.
Despite financial problems preventing new signings and curtailing squad size, the 2009-10 season saw Rangers reach their fifth consecutive domestic final.
Despite this, Tommy remains determined to continue assisting the other Rangers as long as possible.
Despite fierce fighting, there was little chance of success once the Rangers were attacked on the open ground.
Despite these hits, the label was known for country music artists such as Boots Woodall's Radio Wranglers, who also recorded for Capitol Records, and Southern Gospel artists such as the Rangers Quartet and Speer Family.
Despite a promising start to the following season, he found it tiring to travel the 100 + miles from his Berkshire home to the Midlands on an almost daily basis, and in December 1997 moved to Division One rivals Queens Park Rangers.
" Despite the reservations expressed by DelPiano, Epstein traded Kason Gabbard and minor league outfielders David Murphy and Engel Beltré to the Texas Rangers for Gagné on July 31, 2007.
Despite the fame of their deeds, the conduct of the Rangers during this period was questionable.
Despite the age of the agency, and the many contributions they have made to law enforcement over their entire history, Texas Rangers developed most of their reputation during the days of the Old West.
Despite the injury he still managed to earn American League Player of the Month honors in September (. 337, 10 hr, 26 rbi ) and was the Rangers Player of the Month in both August and September.
Despite being located midway between Celtic and Rangers, Queen's Park's long resistance to professionalism has resulted in not having competed in the same division as them for long periods of time, and thus turning to rivals in lower divisions, such as Partick Thistle, Clyde and Albion Rovers.
Despite this setback, Elminster and the Rangers, along with their allies, not only freed High Dale and defeated Manshoon of the Zhentarim, but they also outlasted the Time of Troubles, and Elminster regained his magic.
Despite the relatively low attendance at Ibrox, Rangers had the highest average home attendances in the Premier Division in both 1983 – 84 and 1984 – 85.
On 22 August 1998, Bellamy scored Norwich's 5000th league goal in competitive football, scoring the second ( a penalty ) in the Canaries 4 – 2 win over Queens Park Rangers Despite this personal high, he missed two months of that season through injury after a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Kevin Muscat, but still managed to have a successful season, amassing 17 goals in 38 appearances.
Despite the high ratings and almost successful as the Power Rangers franchise, the series was cancelled because all the fight footage was used up.
Despite investment in the team with players such as Tore Andre Flo for a record £ 12 million, Rangers failed to win any trophies, as Celtic under new manager Martin O ’ Neill won the domestic treble.
Despite this, Pršo's agent stated early in 2007 that he would like to continue playing for Rangers if his fitness allowed it, only to announce in February 2007 that his retirement was potentially imminent.
Despite these efforts, the Rangers failed to secure peace on the frontier.
Despite interest from Rangers, Petit joined Arsenal in June 1997 £ 2. 5m, where he was reunited with his former Monaco manager, Arsène Wenger.
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