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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Loves the Big Games
This is turning out to be quite an impressive stretch for the Orlando Magic, taking down the two conference leaders in the span of three days: First the Oklahoma City Thunder with a buzzer beating dunk and then the Indiana Pacers, as Victor Oladipo brings his team back from way behind to win the game backed by an impressive fourth quarter from the rookie.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs & Charlotte Bobcats Interested in Trade for Evan Turner
Of all the players the Philadelphia 76ers are trying to trade, Evan Turner is picking up the most interest, as the San Antonio Spurs and the Charlotte Bobcats seem to be the two teams more serious than anyone with giving up what the Sixers want for the player: A first round pick, and maybe more.
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Bulls vs Lakers – Ugly Basketball Always Beats Terrible Defense
It’s not always pretty watching the Chicago Bulls go about their business this season, but there’s an undeniable level of efficiency to their system and especially defense, coming out looking better than usual when it’s a soft and depleted opponent like the Los Angeles Lakers facing them.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Shows Off to Carmelo Anthony
While the Oklahoma City Thunder did a great job in containing Carmelo Anthony and ruining the game for the New York Knicks, Kevin Durant provided the spark on offense with another tremendous, MVP-like game from him, almost ending in a triple double.
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Michael Sam Announces He’s Gay, But What About the Draft?
There have always been gay NFL and College Football players, only they didn’t come out while being active. Michael Sam, coming out of Missouri and being a highly regarded draft prospect changes all that with his announcement, which is interesting to look at not just from the social perspective of it when it comes to breaking down walls, but also how will it affect his draft stock.
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Texas Tech Fan Jeff Orr Called Marcus Smart a Piece of Crap, But Does it Matter?
The mystery is solved: Jeff Orr didn’t use a racial slur against Marcus Smart, he “only” called him a piece of crap, which initiated the shove and reaction from the Oklahoma State player, which will now serve a three-game suspension.
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Adidas Doesn’t Want Players Who Practice Scientology
The few people who do practice Scientology treat it as a religion, but it is considered a cult in many parts of the world, including Germany, which is why Adidas, a German sports clothing manufacturer, will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with the teachings and ideas of Ron L. Hubbard.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Breaks Records Every Time he Touches the Ball
Not the grandest of displays from Barcelona, but it doesn’t matter when you have someone like Lionel Messi on the team, who didn’t just help turn the match around and win it for his team, but also set a new record for goals for just one club in Spanish football, reaching 334 career goals for Barca, surpassing Telmo Zarra.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie & Juan Mata Deserve a Better Manager
Who knows how many crosses Manchester United would have ended up with if the referee wouldn’t have blown his whistle? Setting new records aside, another disappointing result shows once more that David Moyes just isn’t the manager to get something special out of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs & Indianapolis Colts Interested in Signing Erin Henderson
The Minnesota Vikings released linebacker Erin Henderson in order to save some money on their salary cap and his arrests for drunk driving over the last few months. Still, he’s a good enough and young enough player to find more work in the NFL, with the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs & Indianapolis Colts already showing some interest in the player.