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Russell Westbrook – The Blame for Thunder Needs to Shift Somewhere Else
Someone always has to take the blame, and it seems many have gone back to the Russell Westbrook ‘problem’ the Oklahoma City Thunder, instead of looking at how well the Miami Heat are playing for enough minutes or the mismatches and defensive problems for the Thunder peaking their heads.
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Theo Walcott – How to Find the Best in Him More Often
Sometimes, it all comes together. Theo Walcott has these moments, when you understand what Arsene Wenger saw in him six years ago, when he purchased him from Southampton before his 17th birthday. His 30 minutes on the Kiev pitch, leading England to a 3-2 win over Sweden.
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Serge Ibaka and Shane Battier Deciding the NBA Finals
LeBron James and Kevin Durant trading shots and outscoring each other is all fine and nice, but it seems that Shane Battier of all people is the surprise scoring output for the Miami Heat; The secret ingredient to their Game 2 win, while Serge Ibaka of the Thunder can’t decide if to keep closing the paint or go out and guard the open three point shots.
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Rafael Nadal – No Longer a Wimbledon Favorite?
After the brilliant period Rafael Nadal went through in the clay portion of the 2012 tennis season, which included winning the French Open and beating Novak Djokovic in three consecutive finals, came the fall, to the surprise of many, in an early round on the Halle Grass.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger – Another Big Name on Chelsea’s List?
When a club owner sits down with a player from another club, what does it mean? When Roman Abramovich of Chelsea visits the German Euro camp in the Ukraine and talks with Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich, what does it mean?
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Robin Van Persie – PFA Fans’ Player of the Year as Well
If winning the PFA Players’ and Writers’ awards for the 2011-2012 season weren’t enough, Arsenal striker Robin van Persie completed the PFA trio by also winning the Fans’ vote as well, to further cement the stauts of his incredible season for the gunners.
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Goalkeeper Geoffrey Lembet Boxes With the Goalposts
The huge upset of Egypt losing at home to the Central African Republic 2-3 in the qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations wasn’t the only great thing about the night, as Les Fauves goalkeeper, Geoffrey Lembet stole the show with a moment of insanity and a bit of boxing skills.
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Euro 2012 – Day 9 Predictions (Greece vs Russia, Czech Republic vs Poland)
The final day for Group A brings us two matches at the same time, with Greece hoping to surprise Russia and by that secure a place in the quarterfinals while the co-hosts Poland have to win against the Czech Republic in order to keep their nation’s interest in the tournament alive.
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Euro 2012 – Day 8 Summary (Ukraine vs France, Sweden vs England)
Roy Hodgson got himself some peace and quiet, even some praise, at least for a few days. England needed a late Danny Welbeck goal to beat Sweden 3-2, ending the Swedes chances in Euro 2012 while France were simply too good for the Ukraine in the post-rain match, winning 2-0 and taking the lead in Group D.