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  • But the past three seasons have been an exercise in staying on the court after knee surgeries and the well-documented gun incident that was part of a season that included a Saunders-issued one-game suspension of forward Andray Blatche and a roster purge that sent mainstays Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and Antawn Jamison to contending teams before the trade deadline.

    Flip Saunders addresses media scrutiny of Gilbert Arenas Gene Wang 2010

  • Mr. Stoudemire now has 10 on the season, six short of a one-game suspension.

    Coming Up Big Against the Best Kevin Clark 2011

  • Michael Boley was signed to solidify the weakside post, but he recently had hip surgery and incurred a one-game suspension from the league.

    This time, Giants lament 'bitter, bad, disgusting' lost chance 2009

  • The past week and change had been a giddy blur for the Tigers: a loss to Harvard in Cambridge, a must-win-and-did against Penn, a staggering buzzer-beating victory over Harvard in a one-game playoff at, of all places, Yale.

    Nearly a Cinderella Story Jason Gay 2011

  • Jim Leyland doesn't think there will be a carryover after the Detroit Tigers had a huge lead in the American League Central and then lost a one-game playoff to the Minnesota Twins.

    Org. report: Tigers have plenty of pieces, but still holes to fill 2010

  • Which makes Thursday's contest against the Philadelphia Union the must-win of must-wins—without their top scorer and captain, Thierry Henry, who is serving a one-game suspension for a red card last weekend.

    Red Bulls Shocked to Be in Dire Spot Joshua Robinson 2011

  • Not all are Pro-Bowlers—but many of the ones on this list who seem like one-game flukes were actually players derailed by injuries.

    Few Remember McKnight's Tremendous Week 17 2011

  • The Knicks were also without 3-point specialist forward Shawne Williams, who was serving a one-game suspension for a confrontation with Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams on Friday.

    Mozgov Kevin Clark 2011

  • WHAT WENT WRONG: Had Princeton just managed a split with Cornell, it would have earned a one-game playoff at the end of the season for the title and the accompanying NCAA bid.

    Princeton - Team Notes 2010

  • Ortiz and his teammates came out grim and determined, and they went home winners in the second game, as Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer in the 14th inning to send Boston to the 7-4 win and maintain Boston's slim, one-game wild-card lead.

    Unable to Close, Yanks Split With Sox Daniel Barbarisi 2011

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