Mike Shanahan used the phrase "home-field advantage" in his meeting with the media Monday. ❋ Mike Wise (2011)
When factoring in home-field advantage, Massey-Peabody give the Steelers a tiny edge of 0.38 points. ❋ Unknown (2011)
No. 1 Seeds: With home-and-home matchups in the opening round, the first-place clubs won't enjoy home-field advantage until the conference final, should they advance -- one of the glaring flaws in MLS's postseason system. ❋ Steve Goff (2010)
If anything, the park provided the team a respectable home-field advantage: Despite back-to-back losing seasons in 2009 and 2010, the Mets won 54% of their games at Citi Field over that period. ❋ Brian Costa (2011)
At 45-29, the Rockies posted the best second-half record in the National League, but they missed out on a chance to win the NL West and secure home-field advantage when they lost at Los Angeles on the next-to-last day of the season. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Or will the Kansas City Chiefs protect their home-field and advance to the Divisional round? ❋ Michael Klopman (2011)
The Phillies also clinched the league's best record with their 94th victory, guaranteeing they will have home-field advantage throughout the post-season. ❋ Unknown (2010)
DENVER—He grew up in Michigan and governed in far-away Massachusetts, but coming off his easy win Saturday in Nevada, Mitt Romney enters Colorado's Republican caucuses on Tuesday with the closest thing a politician can get to home-field advantage. ❋ Neil King Jr. (2012)
The Major League All-Star Game is so insufferably dull that baseball actually had to make it count for something the winning league receives home-field advantage for the World Series. ❋ Jeff Pearlman (2011)
The Yankees boast left-handed power and spark through the middle of their lineup, and the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium gives a particular home-field advantage to lefties. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)
For 18 seasons, this team played on the campus of Arizona State University, never establishing a home-field advantage. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As a result, the Rockies go home with the home-field advantage and the series tied. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Who would have ever thought that a team would win a division and have home-field advantage with seven wins? ❋ LaVar Arrington (2011)
Okay, it's a bracingly different matchup than most pundits expected, but the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants will kick off the World Series on Wednesday night, with the Giants holding the home-field advantage thanks to the National League's All-Star Game win. ❋ Cindy Boren (2010)
Team licks its chops at having home-field advantage in the Super Bowl. ❋ Unknown (2011)
We were confident coming in knowing that we had the home-field advantage, and obviously play well there. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Winning in week 16 when you've already locked up home-field advantage in the playoffs isn't. ❋ Grrm (2010)
Note: When factoring how two teams match up, home-field advantage is worth 2.4 points. ❋ Unknown (2011)
To add insult to injury, they won the NFC West, so they also had home-field advantage. ❋ LaVar Arrington (2011)
Commanders in both regions said they expected to see serious fighting in the months ahead, but Mr. Gates said that the surge of U.S. forces had brought "home-field advantage" to U.S. and Afghan forces in areas once dominated by the Taliban. ❋ Nathan Hodge (2011)
