In the 2007 World Series, the Rockies faced the Boston Red Sox, and were swept in four games ; the first game was 13 – 1, the second game was 2 – 1, the third game was 10 – 5, and the fourth and final game was 4 – 3.

The Marlins swept the San Francisco Giants 3 – 0 in the National League Division Series, and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4 – 2 in the National League Championship Series, overcoming the loss of Alex Fernandez to a torn rotator cuff, and Kevin Brown to a virus.

The Padres swept the final three games at then San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium ( the highlight arguably being Steve Garvey's dramatic, game-winning home run off of Lee Smith in Game 4 ) to win the 1984 National League pennant.

Two decades earlier, the Canadian town of Saint-Jean-Vianney, Québec, also constructed on a Leda clay base, had been abandoned after a landslide on May 4, 1971, which swept away 41 homes, killing 31 people.

The 1976 Reds swept the Phillies 3 – 0 in the 1976 National League Championship Series, then swept the Yankees 4 – 0 in the World Series.

* Design Awards: Eight shows have swept the design awards ( original 3 of Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design – joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008 ): Follies ( 1972 ), The Phantom of the Opera ( 1986 ), The Lion King ( 1998 ), The Producers ( 2001 ), The Light in the Piazza ( 2005 ), The Coast of Utopia ( 2007 ), the 2008 revival of South Pacific ( first to sweep the expanded 4 awards for Creative Arts ) and Peter and the Starcatcher ( first straight play to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts ) ( 2012 ).

The Avalanche swept the series 4 – 0.

The Houston Rockets swept Orlando 4 – 0 in the Finals to take the crown.

The combination of Jordan, Scottie Pippen and rebounder Dennis Rodman was too much for the Magic, and Orlando was swept 4 – 0.

The Hawks were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 – 0 in the Conference Semifinals.

The Cavaliers swept this series 4 – 0, and defeated the New Jersey Nets, 4 – 2, in the second round.

The team's first trip to the NBA Finals was a short one, as they were outmatched and outplayed by the very strong San Antonio Spurs, who swept the Cavs 4 – 0.

Despite the Cavaliers ' long layoff between the series they swept the Hawks 4 – 0, again winning each game by at least ten points, becoming the first team in NBA history to win eight straight playoff games by a double-digit margin.

The Pistons ' championship run came to an end in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, as the Pistons were swept by the eventual NBA champion Chicago Bulls, 4 games to 0.

In the playoffs, the Spurs remained hot as they swept the Memphis Grizzlies in 4 straight games.

The Jazz were then eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers for the third year in a row, being swept 4 – 0 ( the first 4 game sweep in Jazz history ).

Los Angeles defeated Houston in the first round of the playoffs, but were swept by San Antonio in the next round with game 4 being the last game ever played at the Great Western Forum.

In the playoffs, they swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, and defeated the Spurs 4 – 1 in the second.

Edmonton swept the series 4 – 0, outscoring Los Angeles 22 – 10.

However, the Oilers unexpected run in the playoffs came to a crashing halt, as the Blackhawks dominated every game and swept the series 4 – 0.

The Canucks were unable to complete their Cinderella run and were swept, losing their next three games by 6 – 4, 3 – 0 and 3 – 1 scores.

Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 – weeks behind schedule – but swept forward until it reached the gates of Moscow.

In 1995, now as Indianapolis, the two both posted borderline 9 – 7 records to tie for second against Buffalo, yet the Colts once again reached the post-season having swept the season series.

* Sweeping – One foot or both feet of an opponent may be swept depending upon their position, balance and strength.

Others of a comparatively traditional rock ' n ' roll bent were also swept up by the movement: The Vibrators, formed as a pub rock – style act in February 1976, soon adopted a punk look and sound.

* Supermarine 510 ( 1948 ) – swept wing Attacker prototype

In the course of this religious upheaval, the German Peasants ' War of 1524 – 1525 swept through the Bavarian, Thuringian and Swabian principalities, including the Black Company of Florian Geier, a knight from Giebelstadt who joined the peasants in the general outrage against the Roman Catholic hierarchy.

Three waves of 6 – 12 metres swept away the whole waterfront.

Evident in Le Docteur Pascal, and again in Fécondité ( which is not part of the Rougon-Macquart series ), is Zola's conviction that as scientific research makes progress step by step and from generation to generation, so by slow degrees but in a similarly steadfast manner the moral progress of the human race will be achieved as the environmental faults of particular societies are swept away, as ( through innéité ) the hereditary failings of particular families are overcome and as on a universal scale – in novels beyond the framework of the Rougon-Macquart series – humanity unites in brotherhood.

The Anglo – Portuguese forces swept northwards in late May and seized Burgos.

The repeated waves of pogroms that swept Eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th century prompted mass Jewish emigration ( more than 2 million Russian Jews emigrated in the period 1881 – 1920 ).

* The Ukrainian language, in common with Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene and Serbian has simplified the Common Slavic tl and dl into l ( for example, mela – she swept ").

However, Albert Victor died six weeks later, in the worldwide influenza pandemic that swept through Britain in the winter of 1891 – 2.

The collector – base junction is reverse-biased, and so little electron injection occurs from the collector to the base, but electrons that diffuse through the base towards the collector are swept into the collector by the electric field in the depletion region of the collector – base junction.

The Magic were in the playoffs for the first time, ranked the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference ; however, the Pacers swept the Magic 3 – 0 in the first round, thus ending the Magic's season.

The Sparks took all three games to eliminate the Monarchs to earn their first berth in the WNBA Finals, in which they swept the Charlotte Sting, 2 – 0, for their first league championship.

In the 1999 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3 – 1, swept the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers 4 – 0, and defeated the Cinderella story New York Knicks 4 – 1 in the Finals.

There, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers 4 – 0, earning Duncan his and San Antonio's fourth ever championship.

The triumvirate of Duncan-Parker-Ginóbili entered the 2012 NBA Playoffs well-rested and healthy, and the Spurs swept the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers 4 – 0 in the first two rounds.

Going down the stretch, the injuries of Stephen Jackson and Tyrus Thomas killed any chances of Charlotte trying to catch the Indiana Pacers, who swept them 0 – 4 in the regular season, for the eighth spot in the east.

The strong play of Brodeur and the Devils ' infamous " trap " method made the series lopsided in favour of New Jersey, who swept the Red Wings 4 games to 0 while holding them to only seven goals in four games.