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• n  a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
• n  a fierce or audacious person
• n  large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

• The tigers, visitors will be relieved to hear, are raised in accordance with Buddhist proscriptions on violence.
• They are kept as pets by the thousands, but as a fresh rash of attacks shows, tigers cannot be tamed.

• Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
• LTTE
• Tamil Tigers
• Tigers
• World Tamil Association
• World Tamil Movement
• tiger
• Panthera tigris

News & Articles

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• Tigers are hitters are to blame as well
  One more quick note on the Tigers and their bullpen. After Jose Valverde blew the save in the ninth yesterday and then Phil Coke got the loss in the 10th, the Tigers have now lost four games they led heading into the ninth inning. That is a high total for this early in the season; the average team lost 3.7 such games last year. Heck, even the Braves with arguably the game's best closer in Craig ...
  June 13, 2013 - ESPN Blogs
• Tigers pad lead vs. Tribe
  DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have built a bit of a cushion in the division, taking advantage of their powerful lineup, steady rotation and Cleveland’s slump.
  June 13, 2013 - The Daily Mining Gazette
• Detroit Tigers mascot Paws to celebrate 18th birthday at Orion Township church
  Detroit Tigers mascot Paws is celebrating his 18th birthday and a church in Orion Township is throwing him a surprise birthday party.
  June 13, 2013 - The Oakland Press

Quotes

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• Jim Joyce in MLB.com
  After I heard from the Tigers, who had obviously seen a replay, I asked the guy in the [video] room to cue up the play as soon as we got in,Joyce said, "and I missed it from here to that wall. I had a great angle, and I missed the call."
• Bud Selig in BusinessWeek
  All of Major League Baseball is in mourning upon learning of the loss of a giant of our game,MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said. "This son of Georgia was the voice of the Detroit Tigers and one of the game's iconic announcers to fans across...
• Dave Dombrowski in Boston Globe (registration)
  We look forward to Jim managing the Tigers for a long time,team president Dave Dombrowski said in a statement.