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Reactions to Jason Collins Being the First Openly Gay Player in the NBA
The Brooklyn Nets signed Jason Collins on a 10-day contract to help them handle their big-man crisis, and by playing have made him the first openly gay player in America’s four major sports, although the sensation of it was mostly used last year when he announced it.
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Rafael Nadal Headlining the International Premier Tennis League
In a world with players who feel they need to be paid more for the exhausting schedule they’re involved in, a project like the International Premier Tennis League was bound to pop up sooner or later, and Rafael Nadal will be the premier name of this new competition, which will probably involve Andy Murray on the men’s side, while Victoria Azarenka is also going to be part of it.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Insulting His Strikers
There was no intention on Jose Mourinho’s part for his comments on Chelsea’s striker issues and specifically a joke about Samuel Eto’o to be “on the record” but he was taped nonetheless by Canal Plus, leaving the manager quite furious about a private conversation turning into public, leaving him in an uncomfortable spot with some of his players.
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Manchester United – The Champions of Diving
Not that it surprises anyone, but so far this season Manchester United players have been cautioned with a yellow card more than anyone else in the Premier League for simulation, making them the expected champions of diving at this stage of the season.
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Premier League vs La Liga – How TV Money is Spread
There isn’t complete parity in the Premier League, but it’s clear to see why there’s no chance in hell someone will make that mistake about the Spanish La Liga, which continues to be a two (and maybe three sometimes) league most of the time because of the way TV money is distributed among the teams.
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Rogelio Chavez of Cruz Azul With the Most Wonderful Goal of the Year
Not all goals are the work of perfect planning and thought. Sometimes it’s simply kicking the ball as hard as you can and hope for the best, which worked out perfect for Rogelio Chavez at the ending of the match of his team, Cruz Azul, against Queretaro in the Liga MX Clausara, scoring probably the best goal we’ve seen this year.
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Champions League – Olympiakos vs Manchester United
It’s been a weird year of constant disappointment for Manchester United on the local scene (by their own standards) but surprising success in the Champions League, which takes them undefeated into the knockout stage and a night in Pireus against Olympiakos, who are just shy of perfection this season in Greece.
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Champions League – Zenit vs Dortmund Predictions
On normal circumstances, these encounter and trying to predict its outcome would have been a no brainer. However, Dortmund are struggling to handle the injuries and playing in two competitions this season, while Zenit are always hard to judge when playing outside the Russian league, although they’re doing very well domestically.
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Trail Blazers Over Timberwolves – Time to Start Clicking Again
It’s been a rough second half of the season for the Portland Trail Blazers but it seems a bit of rest has done them a world of good, finding quite a lot of energy to come back from a big deficit against the Minnesota Timberwolves, picking up a second consecutive win, getting big nights from Damian Lillard and Thomas Robinson.
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Clippers Over Thunder – Russell Westbrook Keeps Ruining it For Others
Before Russell Westbrook came back from his injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team in the NBA. Now he’s playing again, and the Western Conference leaders have suddenly lost two home games in a row, this time 125-117 to the Los Angeles Clippers.