At first, the experts appeared vindicated, as the A's were mired in last place on May 31 with a 19-32 (.373) won-loss record.

It is a come-from-behind victory for Fox, which was mired in fourth place because of a disastrous fall schedule.

By this time, NBC was mired in third place in the ratings.

Despite the change in staff in 2011, the program remained mired in third place, averaging around 2-2.5 million average viewers per week.

The Rangers are mired in fourth place, in a rut they cannot get out of.

He was mired in sixth place, and only the top three jumpers would return a month later to compete in the Summer Games.

Maybe the embarrassment of being mired in last place finally motivated the Yankees to play a superior brand of baseball.

They were mired in fifth place however.

At the halfway point of the richest event in golf, Price, the leading money winner, is mired in 29th place in the 30-man field.

The Nets (15-26), who have won three consecutive Atlantic titles, are mired in last place.