vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
O Canada
Major League Baseball , Major League Soccer , the National Basketball Association , and the NHL all require venues to perform both the Canadian and American national anthems at games that involve teams from both countries , with the away team 's anthem being performed first , followed by the host country . The NHL 's Buffalo Sabres play both anthems before every home game , regardless of the opponent , in recognition of the team 's significant Canadian fanbase . Major League Baseball teams have played the song at games involving the Toronto Blue Jays and the former Montreal Expos , and National Basketball Association teams do so for games involving the Toronto Raptors , and previously , the Vancouver Grizzlies . Major League Soccer has the anthem performed at matches involving Toronto FC , Montreal Impact , and Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Umpires : Home Plate -- Joe West ( crew chief ) ; First Base -- Angel Hernandez ; Second Base -- Mark Carlson ; Third Base -- Chris Conroy ; Left Field -- Manny Gonzalez ; Right Field -- Mike Estabrook ; Replay Official -- Doug Eddings Weather : 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ) , roof closed . First pitch : 8 : 22pm EDT Time of Game : 3 : 16 Attendance : 37,188
2018 NBA Playoffs
ESPN , TNT , ABC , and NBA TV will broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States . In the first round , regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games , except for games televised on ABC . Throughout the first two rounds , TNT televised games Sunday through Thursday , ESPN televised games Thursday and Friday , and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday , usually in the afternoon . NBA TV has aired select weekday games in the first round . ESPN will be televising the Eastern Conference Finals , while the Western Conference Finals will be televised by TNT . ABC will have exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 16th consecutive year .
2019 AFC Asian Cup
Teams are ranked according to points ( 3 points for a win , 1 point for a draw , 0 points for a loss ) , and if tied on points , the following tiebreaking criteria are applied , in the order given , to determine the rankings :
LeBron James
In February of the 2007 -- 08 season , James was named All - Star Game MVP for the second time behind a 27 - point , 8 - rebound , and 9 - assist performance . On March 21 , he moved past Brad Daugherty as the Cavaliers ' all - time leading scorer in a game against the Raptors , doing so in over 100 less games than Daugherty . His 30 points per game were also the highest in the league , representing his first scoring title . Despite his individual accomplishments , Cleveland 's record fell from the year before to 45 -- 37 . Seeded fourth in the East entering the playoffs , the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards in the first round for the third consecutive season before being eliminated in seven games by the eventual - champion Boston Celtics in the next round . During the decisive seventh game in Boston , James scored 45 points and Paul Pierce scored 41 in a game the Associated Press described as a `` shootout '' . First
2018 NBA All-Star Game
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and James Harden of the Houston Rockets were named to the starting backcourt in the West , earning their fifth and sixth all - star appearances , respectively . In the frontcourt , Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors was named to his ninth career all - star game , along with DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans , their fourth and fifth all - star selections , respectively .
Procedures of the United States Congress
Once a bill is approved by one house , it is sent to the other , which may pass , reject , or amend it . For the bill to become law , both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill . If the second house amends the bill , then the differences between the two versions must be reconciled in a conference committee , an ad hoc committee that includes both senators and representatives . One mechanism Congress uses to work within revenue constraints is called the reconciliation process which is a multiple step way to keep new budgets within the bounds of existing ones . In addition , both Houses use a budget enforcement mechanism informally known as pay - as - you - go or paygo which discourages members from considering acts which increase budget deficits .
Direct free kick
The kicker will concede an indirect free kick to their opponents if they touch the ball again before another player ( of either team ) has touched it . If this second touch is an illegal handling of the ball offence , this takes priority and is penalised ( with a direct free kick or penalty ) accordingly .
Xbox Live
When matchmaking , the system attempts to match individuals based on their estimated skill level . If two individuals are competing head - to - head and have the same estimated skill level with low estimate uncertainty , they should each have roughly a 50 % chance of winning a match . In this way , the system attempts to make every match as competitive as possible .
Major League Baseball transactions
Options are directed by MLB Rule 11 ( C ) . A player has a finite number of option years in which he may be moved between the major and minor leagues an unlimited number of times . If a player is on the 40 - man roster but not on the active major league roster , he is said to be on optional assignment -- his organization may freely move him between the major league club and the minor league club . The rules for this are as follows . ( In all cases , an assignment of a player on a major - league disabled list to the minors while on a rehabilitation assignment does not count as time spent in the minors . ) A common misconception , based on the phrase , `` out of options , '' is that a player may only be moved between the major and minor leagues a restricted number of times .
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
This playoff system was implemented primarily to make the points race more competitive late in the season , and indirectly , to increase television ratings during the NFL season , which starts around the same time as the Chase begins . The Chase also forces teams to perform at their best during all three stages of the season , the first half of the regular season , the second half of the regular season , and the Chase .
Direct free kick
A team may choose to take a `` quick '' free kick , that is , take the kick while opponents are within the 10 - yard ( 9.1 m ) minimum required distance . This is usually done for some strategic reason , such as surprising the defence or taking advantage of their poor positioning . The referee has full discretion on whether to allow a quick free kick , and all other rules on free kicks still apply . However , in taking a quick free kick the kicking team waives their entitlement to retake the kick if an opponent who was within 10 yards intercepts the ball . Football governing bodies may provide further instruction to referees on administering quick free kicks ; for example , the United States Soccer Federation advises that referees should not allow a quick free kick if a card is shown prior to the restart , if a trainer has to enter the field to attend to an injured player , if the kicking team requests enforcement of the 10 - yard rule , or if the referee needs to slow the pace of the match ( e.g. , to talk to a player ) .
2017 World Series
October 25 , 2017 , 5 : 17 pm ( PDT ) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , California , 93 ° F ( 34 ° C ) , clear Team 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 WP : Chris Devenski ( 1 -- 0 ) LP : Brandon McCarthy ( 0 -- 1 ) Home runs : HOU : Marwin González ( 1 ) , José Altuve ( 1 ) , Carlos Correa ( 1 ) , George Springer ( 1 ) LAD : Joc Pederson ( 1 ) , Corey Seager ( 1 ) , Yasiel Puig ( 1 ) , Charlie Culberson ( 1 ) Attendance : 54,293
2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Mookie Betts was named starter in place of Mike Trout due to injury . Justin Upton was named as the roster replacement for Mike Trout due to injury . Chris Devenski was named as the roster replacement for Dallas Keuchel due to injury . Alex Wood was named as the roster replacement for Clayton Kershaw due to Kershaw starting on Sunday . Robinson Canó was named as the roster replacement for Starlin Castro due to injury . Roberto Osuna was named as the roster replacement for Yu Darvish due to Darvish starting on Sunday . Chris Archer was named as the roster replacement for Michael Fulmer due to Fulmer starting on Sunday . Brandon Kintzler was named as the roster replacement for Corey Kluber due to Kluber starting on Sunday .
Major League Baseball transactions
If a player has been on an active major league roster for ten full seasons and on one team for the last five , he may not be traded to another team without his consent ( known as the 10 & 5 rule ) . Additionally , some players negotiate to have no - trade clauses in their contracts that have the same effect .
2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The viewership ratings for the game on FOX were up slightly following the previous year 's all - time low , with a 5.5 national rating , an 11 share , and an estimated 9.28 million viewers .
Stanley Cup
Currently , a player must have played at least half of the regular season games ( usually 41 in current league format ) for the championship team ( provided the player remains with the team when they win the Cup ) or played in at least one game of the Stanley Cup Finals . However , since 1994 teams have been permitted to petition the NHL Commissioner , to be considered on a case - by - case basis , to engrave a player 's name on the cup if the player was unavailable to play due to `` extenuating circumstances '' . For example , the Detroit Red Wings received special permission from the NHL to inscribe the name of Vladimir Konstantinov , whose career ended after a car accident on June 13 , 1997 , on the Stanley Cup after Detroit defended their title in 1998 .
England at the FIFA World Cup
The tournament consists of two parts , the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ) . The qualification phase , which currently take place over the three years preceding the finals , is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals . The current format of the finals involves thirty - two teams competing for the title , at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world , with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 Final .
Free agent
In Europe , the wages of the top players have increased dramatically since the Bosman ruling , although this is partly because of increased television revenues . As in North America , the number of transfers involving a fee are on the decline since clubs can wait for players to finish their contracts and become unrestricted . Also in Major League Baseball the larger and more successful teams often trump the lesser income teams from lack of a salary cap .
2017–18 NBA season
Additionally , they can also assess an offensive foul if an offensive player intentionally lunges into the defender or locks arms to create contact , a rule informally dubbed as the `` Harden rule '' . On September 28 , 2017 , the NBA board of governors approved the changes to the draft lottery system to discourage teams from losing on purpose . Starting with the 2018 -- 19 NBA season , the teams with the three worst records will have equal odds at the # 1 pick . In addition , the revised draft lottery will consist of selecting the top four teams instead of the usual three that occurred for over two decades . The approval for the change was nearly unanimous , with only the Oklahoma City Thunder voting against the change and the Dallas Mavericks abstaining from voting . On October 3 , 2017 , the NBA and NBPA announced the changes to the NBA All - Star Game format . The vote leaders for each conferences will be assigned as team captains and will be able to select players from the rest of the starters and the reserves , regardless of the conference they play in , to form their own teams . The newly formed teams will also play for a charity of choice to help the games remain competitive . This marks the first time , the conferences will not play against each other since the inaugural All - Star game . Selection process will remain the same . On October 17 , 2017 , during the season opener with the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Boston Celtics , Gordon Hayward landed awkwardly on his ankle with his behind after attempting an alley - oop off a pass from Kyrie Irving . He suffered a dislocated ankle and a fractured tibia five minutes into the game in his debut as a Celtic . On October 18 , 2017 , Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin fell to the ground hard after making a layup when playing the Indiana Pacers , causing him to miss the entire season . He suffered a ruptured patellar tendon of his right knee . That same day , in the season opening game for the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns , the Trail Blazers would defeat the Suns 124 -- 76 in what would be the greatest deficit for a season - opening game in league history . On October 25 , 2017 , the Cleveland Cavaliers ' LeBron James , normally a frontcourt player , recorded his 56th career triple - double and 1st career triple - double as starting point guard .
FIFA World Cup
The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two - year period . The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations . Usually , one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental play - offs . For example , the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth - placed team from the Asian zone entered a play - off for a spot in the 2010 World Cup . From the 1938 World Cup onwards , host nations receive automatic qualification to the final tournament . This right was also granted to the defending champions between 1938 and 2002 , but was withdrawn from the 2006 FIFA World Cup onward , requiring the champions to qualify . Brazil , winners in 2002 , were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches .
Basketball
If a player is fouled while attempting a shot and the shot is unsuccessful , the player is awarded a number of free throws equal to the value of the attempted shot . A player fouled while attempting a regular two - point shot thus receives two shots , and a player fouled while attempting a three - point shot receives three shots .
National Football League on television
Networks are more apt to front - load their commercials in the first and third quarters , to prevent an overrun in the second and fourth quarters respectively . However , in the event that at least one early - window game is running long ( after 4 : 25 p.m. ET ) on the doubleheader network , the network will normally hold its commercials for the late window until all audiences have joined the late games , to ensure maximum coverage for its advertisers . In the rare event that the first quarter of a late game ends before all early games on that network have ended , the network may either take a break consisting entirely of network promos / PSAs , or not take a break at all during the between - quarters timeout , and those commercials are rescheduled for later in the game .
Curling
Most decisions about rules are left to the skips , although in official tournaments , decisions may be left to the officials . However , all scoring disputes are handled by the vice skip . No players other than the vice skip from each team should be in the house while score is being determined . In tournament play , the most frequent circumstance in which a decision has to be made by someone other than the vice skip is the failure of the vice skips to agree on which stone is closest to the button . An independent official ( supervisor at Canadian and World championships ) then measures the distances using a specially designed device that pivots at the centre of the button . When no independent officials are available , the vice skips measure the distances .
Curling
A match traditionally begins with players shaking hands with and saying `` good curling '' or `` have a pleasant game '' to each member of the opposing team . It is also traditional in some areas for the winning team to buy the losing team a drink after the game . Even at the highest levels of play , players are expected to call their own fouls .
Major League Baseball Wild Card Game
Part of a series on the Major League Baseball postseason Tie Breakers Tie Breaker Games Wild Card Wild Card Game Division Series ALDS NLDS League Championship Series ALCS ( Winners list ) NLCS ( Winners list ) World Series List of World Series champions Commissioner 's Trophy Teams Appearances Series Streaks Droughts
Stanley Cup
After the Portland Rosebuds , an American - based team , joined the PCHA in 1914 , the trustees issued a statement that the Cup was no longer for the best team in Canada , but now for the best team in the world . Ice hockey in Europe was still in its infancy at this time , so it was without much controversy that winners of the Stanley Cup began styling themselves as the world champions just like in baseball . Two years later , the Rosebuds became the first American team to play in the Stanley Cup Final . In 1917 , the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American team to win the Cup . After that season , the NHA dissolved , and the National Hockey League ( NHL ) took its place .
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Selection Committee then meets the day before each Super Bowl game to elect a new class . To be elected , a finalist must receive at least 80 percent support from the Board , with at least four , but no more than eight , candidates being elected annually . Once a contributor is inducted into the Hall , they can not be banished and remain an inductee forever .
Seventh-inning stretch
Since 2002 , `` God Bless America '' has been performed at all Major League Baseball All - Star Games and playoff games in the United States , often with a celebrity recording artist or a member of the United States Armed Forces ( `` Take Me Out to the Ball Game '' is sometimes done afterwards with a recording of Harry Caray ) , as well as Opening Day , Memorial Day , Independence Day , Labor Day , and September 11 .
Survivor (franchise)
Subsequently , the host will ask the tribe member with the immunity necklace if they want to keep it or transfer it to someone else ; whoever wears it after this possible exchange can not be voted for . The host then asks each castaway to make their vote in the alcove . The castaway is given an opportunity to speak to a camera in a message directed to the person they are voting off and to the viewers before placing the vote in an urn . When all votes are made , the host collects the urn , tallies the votes and starts reading the votes one by one , but beginning from Survivor : Fiji , the host will tell the castaway if any of them has a hidden immunity idol and feels the need to play it , now it will be the time to do so . When enough votes have been read to eliminate one player , all remaining votes are kept secret ( although in almost all cases , it is assumed that any leftover votes are to the eliminated player ) , and that player is asked to bring the host their torch , who then snuffs it out . The player is then told `` the tribe has spoken '' ( or in rare cases , a variation thereof ) and is instructed to leave the Tribal Council area . The remainder of the tribe is then allowed to return to camp with their torches , though in some seasons , if they have not earned or made fire yet , they have been required to douse their torches before leaving ; in All - Stars seasons , any tribe that have not earned or made fire yet have been asked to leave their torches at Tribal Council . The host ends every Tribal Council with `` Grab your torches , head back to camp . Good Night . ''
2017 World Series
This was the first World Series in which home - field advantage was decided by the regular season record of pennant winners . From 1903 to 2002 , home - field advantage alternated between the AL and NL , and from 2003 to 2016 , it was determined by results from that season 's All - Star Game , when it was awarded to the team from the winning league . With 104 regular season wins , the Dodgers earned home - field advantage over the Astros , who had 101 regular season wins . The series was played in a 2 -- 3 -- 2 format , with the Dodgers hosting Games 1 , 2 , 6 , and 7 ; and the Astros hosting Games 3 , 4 , and 5 .
Basketball
If a player is fouled while attempting a shot and the shot is successful , typically the player will be awarded one additional free throw for one point . In combination with a regular shot , this is called a `` three - point play '' or `` four - point play '' ( or more colloquially , an `` and one '' ) because of the basket made at the time of the foul ( 2 or 3 points ) and the additional free throw ( 1 point ) .
Zinedine Zidane
On 6 June 2010 , Zidane took part in the biennial charity event Soccer Aid . He played for the Rest of the World team , managed by former Liverpool and Celtic forward Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luís Figo and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson . He played against former players such as Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer , as well as celebrities such as Hollywood actors Woody Harrelson , Mike Myers , Michael Sheen , chef Gordon Ramsay , actor Damian Lewis and singer Robbie Williams . The match took place at Old Trafford , Manchester and was won by the Rest of the World for the first time , the winning penalty scored by Harrelson after a 2 -- 2 draw .
2018 NBA All-Star Game
Contestants Pos . Player Team Height Weight Spencer Dinwiddie Brooklyn Nets 6 -- 6 200 Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers 7 -- 0 250 F / C Al Horford Boston Celtics 6 -- 10 245 Lauri Markkanen Chicago Bulls 7 -- 0 230 Donovan Mitchell Utah Jazz 6 -- 3 215 Jamal Murray Denver Nuggets 6 -- 4 207 F / C Kristaps Porziņģis New York Knicks 7 -- 3 240 Lou Williams Los Angeles Clippers 6 -- 1 175 Buddy Hield Sacramento Kings 6 -- 4 214 Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 6 -- 11 279
2018 FIFA World Cup
For the draw , the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2017 . Pot 1 contained the hosts Russia ( who were automatically assigned to position A1 ) and the best seven teams , pot 2 contained the next best eight teams , and so on for pots 3 and 4 . This was different from previous draws , when only pot 1 was based on FIFA rankings while the remaining pots were based on geographical considerations . However , teams from the same confederation still were not drawn against each other for the group stage , except that two UEFA teams could be in each group .
2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
In each round a majority of twelve votes was needed . If no bid received 12 votes in a round , the bid with the fewest votes in that round was eliminated , and accordingly each remaining bid should receive no fewer votes in subsequent rounds than in preceding rounds . The actual votes cast were as follows :
2019 AFC Asian Cup
In the knockout stage , extra time and penalty shoot - out are used to decide the winner if necessary . A fourth substitution can be made during extra time .