21.   They also prevented the Coyotes from clinching fourth place in the Western Conference.

22.   They did it Monday, beating Philadelphia to clinch first place in the East.

23.   With that word, she clinched first place in a Texas regional spelling bee that gave her a berth here at the national finals.

24.   With the victory, they clinched fifth place in the Western Conference and a likely date with fourth-place St. Louis in the first round of the playoffs.

25.   With two victories and six points, Brazil has clinched first place in Group A.

26.   Young America had already clinched its place in the finals.

27.   Pakistan has already clinched top place in Group B after four wins and likely will collect a fifth win against minnow Bangladesh on Monday.

28.   Phoenix needs one more victory to clinch fourth place in the Western Conference and home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

29.   A good finish will clinch a place on the Ryder Cup team for Sandelin, the Spanish Open champion.

30.   A tie against Nacional will mathematically clinch first place in the group.