Nets Coach Lawrence Frank said his team had something to be proud of in officially clinching a playoff berth.

By the first week of November she officially clinched the LPGA Rookie of the Year award.

By the time Mr. Dole officially clinched his party's nomination late last month, the show had long since lost even the semblance of conflict.

Ted Musgrave officially clinched the champion in this race.

On December 6, Pottsville defeated Chicago, 21-7, to establish the best record in the league and seemed to all but officially clinch the NFL championship.

On March 10, 2004, Bush officially clinched the number of delegates needed to be nominated at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.

"He didn't change my views," Mr. Bush said in an hourlong interview at the governor's mansion here on the day after he all but officially clinched his party's nomination.

John McCain officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination on March 4, 2008, sweeping the primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Looking for Momentum New York officially clinched a playoff berth Friday night when the Washington Bullets lost to the Indiana Pacers.

The Twisters officially clinched a playoff spot with a 15-7 win at home to the Sacramento Knights on September 7, 1997.