• "Sometimes it's better to win the third-place game than lose the final." - Jurgen Klinsmann https://www.yahoo.com/news/tim-howard-start-goal-us-copa-3rd-place-013707281.html?nhp=1 38 comments 26/6/2016 soccer
• Post Match Threads: Thailand 0-1 India [King's Cup 2019 third-place match] https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/by6mq3/post_match_threads_thailand_01_india_kings_cup/ 9 comments 8/6/2019 soccer
• UEFAEURO on Twitter: "Turkey qualify for #EURO2016 as best third-placed team if they beat Iceland and Kazakhstan overcome Latvia" https://twitter.com/uefaeuro/status/653851593985667072 63 comments 13/10/2015 soccer
• England's Unwin denied bronze despite third place https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62356017 67 comments 30/7/2022 sports
• McLaren in a five-way fight for third place in 2021 - Seidl https://www.racefans.net/2021/03/19/mclaren-in-a-five-way-fight-for-third-place-in-2021-seidl/ 67 comments 19/3/2021 formula1
• Damage limitation at McLaren: The fight for the third place in the World Championship - AMuS https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/mclaren-schadensbegrenzung-gp-spanien-dreikampf-racing-point-ferrari/ 9 comments 21/8/2020 formula1
• With todays Loss of RB Leipzig and Leverkusens draw, dortmund finish the Hinrunde in third place. https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/tabelle/2017-2018/ 40 comments 17/12/2017 soccer
• London climbs two places to become world's third best city in which to conduct business http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/07/10/london-climbs-two-places-become-worlds-third-best-city-conduct/ 5 comments 10/7/2017 europe
• After an 18-inning loss, the Chicago Cubs are in third place in the NL Central. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/69werh/after_an_18inning_loss_the_chicago_cubs_are_in/ 16 comments 8/5/2017 baseball
• Team YOLO WINS, THIRD Place in 13th annual CME Group Trading Challenge http://cmegroup.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3717&pagetemplate=article 71 comments 9/3/2016 wallstreetbets
• Chandigarh has the top Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of any Indian city, and the third highest per capita income (down from from 1st place in 2009.) http://www.thepolisblog.org/2013/02/planning-karma-in-chandigarh.html 17 comments 23/6/2013 india
• How highly do you rate the entire career of the FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD places of the World Drivers' Championship from year 2000 to 2019 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q4ggkmlv4vgyymteqoqcn2tzqj3hwcaybg4hvkq0bdu/edit 55 comments 1/4/2020 formula1
• Mark Canha scores off Laureano's double, is placed back at third following review https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/b6682322-513b-4ad9-b74b-00909fb4bb7a.mp4 53 comments 24/7/2019 baseball
• The US slipped to third place in a ranking of most competitive economies https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/singapore-topples-us-to-become-worlds-most-competitive-economy-imd.html 22 comments 30/5/2019 politics
• Qt... GTK... is there a place for a third major player? https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/4vldsq/qt_gtk_is_there_a_place_for_a_third_major_player/ 219 comments 1/8/2016 linux
• Coinbase regains # 1 position on Apple’s App Store as Crypto.com jumps to third place https://codelist.biz/2021/10/30/coinbase-regains-1-position-on-apples-app-store-as-crypto-com-jumps-to-third-place/ 28 comments 30/10/2021 cryptocurrency
• Third China-owned senior care facility in British Columbia placed under government management amid concerns over health, safety of residents https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-troubles-deepen-for-bc-care-home-operator-retirement-concepts/ 6 comments 14/12/2019 worldnews
• Golden Dawn, Greece's far-right anti-immigrant political party, placed third in Greece's national elections and will be sending about 17 members to the 300-member Parliament. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/far-right-golden-dawn-take-third-place-in-greek-elections-20150126-0007.html 15 comments 26/1/2015 worldnews
• Blackberry versus Microsoft: the desperate struggle for third place: Although there’s little glory in bronze, BlackBerry and Microsoft are battling for third position in the smartphone market http://mybroadband.co.za/news/columns/78204-blackberry-versus-microsoft-the-desperate-struggle-for-third-place.html 4 comments 25/5/2013 technology
• Ron Paul surging in South Carolina. Now placed at third with 20 percent http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/mitt-romney-leads-newt-gingrich-and-ron-paul-south-carolina 32 comments 13/1/2012 politics
• Stephen Miller used to eat glue, his third-grade teacher said. The school placed her on leave. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/12/stephen-miller-used-eat-glue-his-third-grade-teacher-said-school-placed-her-leave/ 58 comments 12/10/2018 politics
• TIL that from 1961 to 1970, the NFL had the functional equivalent of a third-place playoff game called the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, or simply the Playoff Bowl. The Lions won the first three Playoff Bowls, more than any other team. http://www.mmbolding.com/bsr/the_playoff_bowl.htm 50 comments 10/7/2014 nfl
• Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko has completed more passes in the final third than any Spurs player with an impressive 93.75% accuracy. That places him above the likes of Thiago Alcantara and Axel Witsel across Europe’s top five leagues. https://twitter.com/RickSpur/status/1181494600223076352 84 comments 8/10/2019 soccer
• [Shea] The Giants made four errors, lost their sixth straight game, fell 9 ½ games back in the wild-card standings and dropped into a third-place tie with, of all teams, the Diamondbacks, both 61-67. https://twitter.com/JohnSheaHey/status/1564846204453670912?s=20&t=hPAMMxdZG123MNVY19_izA 70 comments 31/8/2022 baseball
• Post-Match Thread: Switzerland 0-0 England (5-[6] on pens.) [UEFA Nations League, Third-Place Playoff] https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/bylkmj/postmatch_thread_switzerland_00_england_56_on/ 421 comments 9/6/2019 soccer
• Parents of second & third place girls file complaint against winner claiming she’s transgender. She's cisgender, but that didn't stop parents from saying she "doesn’t look feminine enough" and starting a state investigation. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/parents-second-third-place-girls-file-complaint-winner-claiming-shes-transgender/ 982 comments 18/8/2022 politics
• [Euro 2020] Third-placed teams (3 out of 4) have a higher rate of qualifying for the quarter finals than first-placed teams (3 out of 6) in the group stages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020#Ranking_of_third-placed_teams 2 comments 30/6/2021 soccer
• China, Russia and Saudi Arabia oppose Canada's UN Security Council bid - The vote will take place in June, and two-thirds support (128 countries) is needed https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/01/26/news/china-russia-oppose-canadas-un-security-council-bid 25 comments 27/1/2020 worldnews
• Trent Alexander-Arnold to be given start against Switzerland in Nations League third-place play-off after Kyle Walker's poor display https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7117495/trent-alexander-arnold-given-golden-chance-against-switzerland.html 277 comments 8/6/2019 soccer
• (Discussion) With the FA Cup third round taking place this weekend, do you think your team will take it seriously or just throw the cup away by making 11 changes. https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/7nhaeu/discussion_with_the_fa_cup_third_round_taking/ 24 comments 1/1/2018 soccer
• Official Spanish Forecasts: Podemos loses 7% and falls to third place with Ciutadans on its heels. PP first, PSOE close second. http://www.abc.es/espana/20150507/abci-barometro-elecciones-201505071118.html 162 comments 7/5/2015 europe
• Ron Paul jumped two full points on intrade today to reach 6.0% to get the Republican nomination, by far a new high for him. Guess that means Iowa musta been a success, eh?McCain is at 6.2%, which means that if Paul goes up a little tomorrow and/or McCain goes down, Paul will be in third place among declared Republicans. http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/014691.html 5 comments 14/8/2007 politics
• [OT] TIL: The 1966 Indy 500 ended in confusion as official winner Graham Hill was "surprised" to win and second placed Jim Clark's team thought they were a lap ahead of their official tally. There was a third possible winner who was first to complete 500 miles but had lost a lap in an early red flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_indianapolis_500#controversy 7 comments 25/8/2020 formula1
• [Brandt] For those still doubting Frank Gore's HOF credentials (are there any of you left?), with 46 rushing yards on Sunday, he will surpass Barry Sanders and move into third place on NFL’s all-time list: Emmitt Smith 18,335, Walter Payton 16,726, Barry Sanders 15,269, Frank Gore 15,224 https://twitter.com/gil_brandt/status/1197924434654294016?s=21 56 comments 22/11/2019 nfl
• EU falls to third place in electric car race - "China is racing ahead and even Trump’s America has now overtaken Europe thanks to the Tesla-fueled EV sales boom." https://industryeurope.com/eu-falls-to-third-place-in-electric-car-race/ 74 comments 11/3/2019 europe
• Podemos Now Leading Force In Spanish Politics As Popular Party Slumps To Third Place, Says Poll https://www.thespainreport.com/12196/poll-podemos-now-leading-force-spanish-politics-governing-popular-party-slumps-third-place/ 6 comments 2/11/2014 europe
• [Russo] Jared Spurgeon has been placed on injured reserve. Just a brutal first half of the season for Wild captain. Third stint out of the lineup; has only played 16 times. Daemon Hunt recalled. Wild without Kaprizov, Gustavsson, Zuccarello, Brodin, Spurgeon, Foligno, Lettieri https://twitter.com/russohockey/status/1742690480406614121 5 comments 3/1/2024 hockey
• r/baseball Players of the Week - Week 23 and August: Nationals' Stephen Strasburg throws 8.0 scoreless with 14 strikeouts and no walks, Reds' Aristides "The Punisher" Aquino crushes 14 homers to solidify his place in the record books, and Astros' Justin Verlander throws his THIRD no-hitter! https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/cz43da/rbaseball_players_of_the_week_week_23_and_august/ 52 comments 3/9/2019 baseball
• Cambridge slips to lowest-ever place in world university table - Brexit and the financial squeeze affecting universities appear to be taking a toll on Britain’s universities, with many seeing their rankings in international league tables tumbling for the third year in a row. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jun/19/cambridge-slips-to-lowest-ever-place-in-world-university-table 4 comments 19/6/2019 worldnews
• The DFB and the national team players have agreed on bonuses for the 2018 World Cup in Russia - Players will receive: €75,000 for reaching quarter finals, €125,000 for semis, €150,000 for third-place and €200,000 for reaching the final. If they win the World Cup, each player would receive €350,000 https://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/performance-related-bonuses-re-established-179598/?no_cache=1&chash=cd396ca32976928b9d5d91632562439f 30 comments 13/12/2017 soccer