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Bayern Munich – New Records Set in the 2012-2013 Bundesliga Season

Posted on 20 May, 2013, by in Featured

Bayern Munich tied or broke 17 Bundesliga records in 2012-2013, making it the most dominant and impressive championship in the history of the league, and one of the more impressive in recent history around Europe when the top leagues are taken into account, never being in danger of losing the first place from the first week of the season. More

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Indiana Pacers, First Team in 30 Years to Reach the Conference Finals Without a Top 8 Draft Pick

Posted on 19 May, 2013, by in Featured

The last time a team has reached the conference finals without a single player selected in the top 8 of the NBA draft were the San Antonio Spurs in 1983, who were led by George Gervin. The Indiana Pacers have now ended the 30 year wait, having only two top-10 players in their active roster in these playoffs, D.J. Augustin and Paul George, telling a little bit about the clever way this team has been built over the last few years. More

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NBA Playoffs – The 4 Teams in the Conference Finals

Posted on 19 May, 2013, by in Featured

Not the most expected of four-team combinations reached the conference finals in the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers in the East; the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies in the West. More

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Alex Ferguson – A Career in Numbers

Posted on 8 May, 2013, by in Featured

For over a decade, we’ve been hearing about Sir Alex Ferguson thinking about stepping down from his eternal hold on the Manchester United managerial seat, not to mention on the “King of English Football” title. After 40 years as a football manager, at the age of 71, bowing down as Premier League champion once again, he decided it’s time to say goodbye to the team, the fans and the game. More

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Miami Heat Follow Game 1 Losses With Sweeps

Posted on 7 May, 2013, by in Featured

During the Big Three era, the Miami Heat have been in nine playoff series, winning eight of them. In only two of them – once against the Chicago Bulls in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, and a second time facing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA finals, they lost the opening game. What happened next? LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh win four games in a row, advancing to the next one (or winning the NBA title) in a sweep. More

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Ajax & Juventus – The Rise of the Old Powers

Posted on 6 May, 2013, by in Featured

The internet loves the 1990′s, and a lot of European football during that decade was about Ajax and Juventus. The last time Ajax won three consecutive league titles, they were the best team in Europe, taken off that throne by Juventus, how haven’t won two consecutive championships, recognized ones, in over a decade. More

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College Football Records That Will Never be Broken

Posted on 5 May, 2013, by in Featured

Every year new records are set and old ones are broken, in any sport, including College Football. But some seem to be so untouchable, they’ll last forever, like Case Keenum throwing for nearly 20,000 yards in his career, or Barry Sanders posting an unreachable number of yards during the 1988 season for Oklahoma State. More

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The NBA Playoffs Sweep – What Does it Mean?

Posted on 5 May, 2013, by in Featured

Beginning the postseason with a 4-0 sweep should indicate that your team is going all the way, and in 2013, it just might be the case with both the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs looking like the strongest teams in each conference, but more often than not, a team that starts out too hot burns out before the ending, rarely fulfilling that early promise and going all the way to win the NBA title. More

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NBA Playoffs – All 8 Teams in the Conference Semifinals

Posted on 5 May, 2013, by in Featured

After three weeks, the 2013 NBA Playoffs field narrows down to eight, as the Conference semifinals begin, giving us two number one seeds (Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder), two number two seeds (New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs), one number three seed (Indiana Pacers), two number five seeds (Chicago Bulls, Memphis Grizzlies) and one number six seed (Golden State Warriors). More

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Four-Time NBA MVP Winners

Posted on 4 May, 2013, by in Featured

It’s not official yet, but the NBA aren’t going to give the 2013 regular season MVP award to anyone else, so LeBron James can now set himself apart from Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (who have won three), joining an elite club including only himself, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. More