A win in either of their final two games – and, remember, they host last-place Wyoming on March 4 – gets them the outright title.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2023-02-25/san-diego-state-sdsu-aztecs-basketball-new-mexico-lobos-pit-mountain-west

Charlie Blackmon homered as last-place Colorado earned its second straight win.

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/freeland-gets-1st-win-in-3-months-as-colorado-rockies-beat-chicago-white-sox-11-5/

Davis will miss the second game of the two-game trip against the last-place Rockets, leaving the Lakers (34-35) with Wenyen Gabriel as their only healthy center for the matchup.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/14/anthony-davis-to-sit-out-against-rockets-leaving-lakers-shorthanded/

Despite two (soon to be three?) last-place finishes in four years and despite one putrid deal after another (the Sox are paying Trevor Story $20 million a year to play like Deven Marrero?

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/16/sidelines-red-sox-fans-need-to-face-fact-that-chaim-bloom-just-didnt-get-it-done/

It was the kind of response the Leafs had to have after they lost against the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Source: https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/koshan-matthews-scores-in-return-nylander-records-three-points-as-maple-leafs-crush-blackhawks

Justin Turner and Triston Casas also homered for the Red Sox, who were swept by the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and lost the series opener to Seattle.

Source: https://gorgenewscenter.com/2023/05/16/duran-shakes-off-rough-start-helps-red-sox-beat-mariners-9-4-to-snap-4-game-skid/

Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago (22-36-5) snapped a four-game losing streak.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2023/03/seth-jones-scores-twice-as-blackhawks-beat-senators-5-0/

Playing without the Western Conference lead for the first time in more than a month, the Central Division-leading Stars lost their fourth consecutive game — the last two against last-place teams — and have just two wins in 10 games.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-dallas-stars-20230223-tnshe2wo3jbc7l6anzbuicfjwa-story.html

Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said recently the team plans to go “full throttle” to rectify last-place finishes in three of the last four seasons, and nothing would prove that like going all in for Ohtani.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/11/shohei-ohtani-odds-where-red-sox-land-in-next-team-market/

Texas hosts last-place Oklahoma at home this weekend.

Source: https://www.burntorangenation.com/2023/4/20/23691160/texas-longhorns-20-abilene-christian-wildcats-0

The Chicago Bears appear to be a last-place team once again in 2023.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2023/08/26/twins-vikings-both-appear-to-be-in-lock-step-once-again-in-2023/

The last-place Lumber Kings lost 7-1 to the Bears in Smiths Falls on Friday night.

Source: https://www.recorder.ca/sports/hockey/captain-culhane-scores-shorty-in-ot-brockville-braves-edge-renfrew-wolves

The Red Sox fired Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom on Sept. 14, as the team stumbled toward a third last-place finish in four seasons.

Source: https://deadspin.com/boston-red-sox-chaim-bloom-mlb-betts-sale-fenway-1850839298

The Red Sox lured Bloom away so he could transform them into such a model of consistency that only winning 86 games will be considered a down year (as opposed to two last-place finishes and an unexpected ALCS run in the past three seasons).

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/26/red-sox-opening-day-american-league-east-division-preview/

The relegated Padres misplaced two of three in opposition to the last-place Royals and have dropped 9 of 11 total.

Source: https://basquiatstrings.co.uk/padres-manny-machado-could-go-on-the-injured-list-with-a-broken-hand-bt-news

Those who finished first got the first pick, and so forth until the last-place performers were automatically given the last Legends as partners.

Source: https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/reality-tv/the-challenge-world-championship-cast-who-are-the-teams-of-mvps-and-legends/

Verbeek admits he expected the Ducks to be better, even though their last-place finish means they have the best odds to select Connor Bedard in the upcoming draft.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-hockey/dallas-eakins-wont-return-to-anaheim-ducks-after-4-seasons-6854947

What about those stains on Phillips’ resume, the 206 losses, nine last-place finishes and six postseason appearances over his 24 seasons at the top?

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/12/column-why-kevin-warren-is-exactly-what-the-chicago-bears-need-there-will-be-an-adrenaline-rush-inside-that-building-at-all-times/

With the Yankees’ homestand over, the team has Monday off before beginning a road trip against two last-place teams.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/25/harrison-baders-two-run-double-in-the-8th-leads-yankees-to-series-stealing-victory-over-the-rangers/