The Browns finished 8 – 4 in 1952, but lost that year's championship game 17-7 after a muffed punt, several Lions defensive stands and a 67-yard touchdown run by Doak Walker scuttled their chances.

It was Graham's last game ; the win capped a 10-year run in which he led his team to the league championship every year, winning four in the AAFC and three in the NFL.

In the eleventh inning, Edgar Rentería drove in the winning run giving the Marlins their first championship.

Since, they have played in three additional World Series, including a dramatic run in that ended in a Game Seven loss to the Oakland Athletics, a second championship in against the Boston Red Sox that was cited in the Curse of the Bambino, and a Subway Series against their cross-town rivals the New York Yankees in the 2000 World Series which they lost in five games.

In British oval racing, the term Production car racing has been used as an alternative for hot rods, as run in the West Country during the late 1960s to the mid 1970s, and a Production car world championship race was held twice in the 1970s, won by Spence Morgan in 1974 and Ralph Sanders in 1975, both driving Ford Anglias.

The Giants began their championship postseason run by easily eliminating the Chicago Bears, 31 – 3.

* Speed – National level endurance car championship run by MotorsportVision Racing.

A " Level Two " championship, referred generically as the V8 Supercar Development Series, and presently by the commercial identity of Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, was originally intended for privateers who formerly raced in the Level One series but have been left behind by increasing pace of the professional teams, however, some " Level One " teams run secondary teams in the Dunlop series to " blood " new drivers or as a secondary income stream for drivers without a team of their own.

In 2010, the Paints won their first Prospect League championship against the Danville Dans on an 11th inning walk off home run by Ian Nelson.

His first major league pitch ( July 3, 2006 ) was hit for a home run by Atlanta Braves left fielder Ryan Langerhans ; Kinney finished the 2006 season winning a championship ring with the Cardinals as 2006 World Series Champions.

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.

After three failed attempts at a championship run and two consecutive seasons of first round-heartbreak against the determined Knicks, the Heat looked forward to the 1999-2000 season.

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.

The Rams have been in the top in the 2-AA class but have not made a playoff run since 2000, when they made it to the championship game.

However, a check of Milan's championship run schedule in the ' 53 -' 54 season does not list Oolitic as an opponent.

Most recent successes athletically have included a 2010 baseball district and conference championship and a 2011 girls ' basketball run to the state quarterfinals.

In the final championship game of the three-year run, the undefeated Bears beat the 1980s best Class A team, the Thomas Terrierettes, 65-42.

Valenzuela was a Dodgers mainstay throughout the 1980s, winning 21 games in 1986 and pitching a no-hitter in 1990, though he was injured during the 1988 championship run.

Ocasio, during his championship run, was able to buy a house in Trujillo Alto, where he maintained a large farm.

In early 2008, the two series were unified to create a single open wheel championship after a 12-year split being run under Indy Racing League / IMS control ( now IZOD INDYCAR SERIES ).

During the Athletics ' championship run, Grove led the way as the league's top pitcher, posting records of 20-6, 28-5 and 31-4.

Owen recorded many personal feats during the season and helped Liverpool challenge for the league championship but ultimately a run of bad form in February saw the club bowing out of the title race.

Gilmour was injured during the 1981 championship run, but in the 1981 – 82 season, he returned and led the Royals in scoring with 46 goals and 119 total points.

* The actual organization, founded as the Academic Competition Foundation in 1991, which changed its name to the Academic Competition Federation in 1997 and presently continues to run a national championship for collegiate quizbowl as well as other tournaments.

The first few years of the championship saw March establishing a superiority over Ralt and Lola — there was little to choose between the chassis, but more Marches were sold and ended up in better hands.

To mention a few of the memorable milestones on the road to the scudetto: a decisive win against Juventus ( 2 – 0 ), with a goal scored by Elkjær after having lost a boot in a tackle just outside the box, set the stage early in the championship ; an away win over Udinese ( 5 – 3 ) ended any speculation that the team was losing energy at the midway point ; three straight wins ( including a hard fought 1 – 0 victory against a strong AS Roma side ) served notice that the team had kept its polish and focus intact during their rival's final surge ; and a 1 – 1 draw in Bergamo against Atalanta secured the title with a game in hand.

The Wild-card winning Florida Marlins ended the Giants ' season with a 3 – 0 sweep in the first round of the playoffs, as the Marlins marched on their way to their first World Series championship.

However, they ended up winning their first 6 regular season games en route to an 11-5 record, the AFC West championship and the # 2 AFC playoff seed.

The strike prematurely ended what could have been the Rangers ' first division championship when commissioner Bud Selig canceled the remainder of the season and the playoffs.

He reportedly ended the 1919 championship game by kicking a wind-assisted 95-yard punt from his team's own 5-yard line, effectively putting the game out of reach.

Though the Islanders ' bid for a record-tying fifth championship was ended, Game Five was noted for rookie Pat LaFontaine's emergence, as he scored two third period goals in 38 seconds to cut the Oilers ' lead to 4 – 2.

This ended the Big 12's divisional format, as the NCAA only allows football championship games in conferences with at least twelve teams.

Fernandes escaped as the winner of the bet, as Lotus Racing ended 10th in the championship, while Virgin Racing ended 12th and last.

The winning streak ended during the ISSMA state championship on November 1, 2008 when they placed second.

The streak started at the start of the 2004 season and ended in the state championship game in 2005.

1989 ended a period of 21 years without title when the club won the state championship over Flamengo.

In his first national television exposure, Saad Muhammad ended up winning by a knockout in round 12, obtaining the regional championship.

Before the season ended, however, the Maroons were suspended by NFL commissioner Joseph Carr, thus denying them the championship title.

Despite the championship, the season ended on a sad note for the Rock franchise, as Les Bartley died of cancer at the age of 51 the day after the championship game.

Gooden ended his career as a mop-up reliever for a championship team.

His season was a successful one, and he ended up winning three races ( at Lanier, Hickory, and Martinsville speedways respectively ), but lost the Busch championship to Joe Nemechek by three points.

Harford remained on the club's coaching staff and was crucial in Millwall's Division Two championship that season which ended a five-year exile from the upper tier of the English league.

On a 2 – 2 count, Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run off Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams ( against whom he was 0 – 4 career ) to win the World Series, only the second time a Series has ended with a home run ( the other being in 1960, when Bill Mazeroski did it for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the New York Yankees ), and the only time the home run has been hit by a player whose team was trailing in the bottom of the 9th inning in a potential championship clinching game.

On May 13, 2007, the NWA announced that it had ended this deal, revoked official World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championship statuses from the current ( TNA-based ) holders, and announced tournaments for both newly-vacated titles.

An accident in testing at Monza ended his championship hopes.