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London 2012 – Gold Medal Winners on Day 15 of the Olympics
Day 15 of the 2012 Olympic games ended on the track, fittingly, with Usain Bolt and the Jamaican 4×100 relay team, beating the United States and setting a new world record with 36.84. The American’s did take gold in the 4×400 relay while Mo Farah completed a double of his own, becoming the 7th man to win the 5000 and 10,000 meters races.
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Oribe Peralta Surprisingly Shines in Olympic Football Gold Medal Match (Mexico vs Brazil)
This was supposed to be it for Brazil, but no matter how talented their teams over the years tend to be, the gold medal is always a bit out of reach. This time it was Mexico and two goals from veteran striker Oribe Peralta that were too much for the favorites, losing yet again in another Olympic football tournament final, this time 2-1.
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2012 Italian Supercup Goes to the Champions (Juventus vs Napoli)
Juventus’ off the field problems involving Antonio Conte recieving a 10 month ban didn’t affect the Italian champions in the first match of the 2012-2013 season, beating Napoli 4-2 in the Supercoppa Italiana, winning the title for the first time since 2005 and starting 2012 on a very promising note.
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Los Angeles Lakers – With or Without Dwight Howard, Way over the Salary Cap
Financially, just looking at the numbers of the salary cap and the near future, bringing over Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic isn’t exactly a fantastic deal. He’ll be costing the Los Angeles Lakers $19.5 million next season, which of course translates into much more when it comes to taxes, and we haven’t even begun talking about further into the future.
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Tottenham Looking for Goalkeeprs – Julio Cesar? Hugo Lloris?
Trying to keep Luka Modric isn’t all the Tottenham are doing this summer. Chasing goalkeepers, feeling that reliable yet not too extraordinary Brad Friedel, already 41, is also part of the off-season. Hugo Lloris seems unreachable and too expensive, but Julio Cesar isn’t.
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Dwight Howard Beginning His Lakers Career by Impersonating Kobe Bryant
The biggest saga of the 2012 NBA summer is over, as Dwight Howard found himself being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers, poor him. So what is Howard’s first contribution to his new team and city? Giving a pretty good impression of his new team’s biggest star, Kobe Bryant.
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Manchester City – Not the Favorites to win the Premier League?
According to Roberto Mancini, the Premier League champions aren’t going to repeat, placing Manchester City as the third or fourth on the list of favorites heading into the 2012-2013 season. Low confidence? Probably not. More like trying to his board into allowing him to spend a bit more money.
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Joe Allen – A very Expensive Gamble for Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers
At first look, this Joe Allen transfer is bound to fail. A young central midfielder, just like Jordan Henderson was last season, just a bit cheaper. Still, £15 million isn’t cheap, especially during these times, not matter how rich the owners are. But maybe Brendan Rodgers knows what he’s doing.
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London 2012 – Gold Medal Winners on Day 14 of the Olympics
Maybe the finest performance of the Athletics competitions in London, as the United States women’s team (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter) won the first American gold medal in this event since 1996, setting a new world record and leaving the Jamaican fearsome foursome more than half a second behind.
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Usain Bolt – Greater Athlete than Carl Lewis
Athletes envy. It’s a shameful thing. Usain Bolt is putting all the sprinters in the world, past & present, to shame. So what do they do? Well, in Carl Lewis’ case, it’s throwing baseless allegations at stimulant use by not only Bolt but by the entire Jamaican track & field program.