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Luis Suarez and Liverpool Flourishing When It Doesn’t Matter
Hat-tricks usually pack more of a punch, unfairly at times. They also create expectations, sometimes unfairly as well. Luis Suarez met no post or crossbar to deny him his brilliance, leading Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Norwich. Suarez also scored on of the best goals this season with a brilliant 45 yard chip over John Ruddy.
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Graham Alexander Shows How to Retire Like a Legend
Graham Alexander couldn’t have ended his 22 year career in English football any better. Coming on for a cameo appearance in the 83rd minute, Alexander scored a free kick, his specialty, at stoppage time, jumping into the stands to celebrate with the Preston North End fans.
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9 Fighters Getting Knocked the F&*^ Out
Knockouts don’t happen that often in boxing, at least not in the big fights, with the best fighters in the world. Guys don’t like getting knocked out in front of huge PPV audiences, so they just put up their gloves and wait for the storm to blow over, collecting their pay checks and take the loss. That’s what makes it even more special when it does happen.
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Dark Side of the Moon – The NBA No One Wanted to See This Season
The New Jersey Nets are leaving to Brooklyn, and it doesn’t look like a lot of people are too sad. The NBA’s popularity didn’t take such a hit, maybe not at all, as many expected after the lockout delayed the opening of the 2011-2012 season by almost two months.
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Charlotte Bobcats, Worst Team With the Worst Owner?
The Charlotte Bobcats, owned by Michael Jordan, didn’t just have a bad season like almost every other team has once in a year. They had the worst season in NBA history, going 7-59; a win percentage of 10.6% compared to the previous mark of 9-73 (10.97%) the Philadelphia 76ers set during the 1972-1973 season.
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All the Picks From the 2012 NFL Draft First Round
No real surprises at the top of the 2012 NFL Draft, as both Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were sealed weeks ago with the Colts and Redskins. Lower? Got interesting, as two more quarterbacks were picked in the first round while Cleveland and Dallas made some interesting moves by trading up to get Richardson and Claiborne.
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Atletico vs Bilbao – The ‘Other’ Spanish Final
Athletic Bilbao made the UEFA Cup final only once, 35 years ago, when Basque football was close to its glory days. Atletico Madrid, despite the little sister routine, have two European titles, winning the Europa League only two years ago. The two teams battling for European qualification in the La Liga as well will face each other on May 9 in Bucharest.
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Painting Yao Ming With a Basketball
Yao Ming, for a almost an entire decade, was the most popular basketball player in the world. How do you measure popularity? All-Star voting is quite a good measuring stick. Being Chinese helped him get ahead in the global voting, placing him first in the NBA almost each season. Jeremy Lin will also enjoy that same ‘advantage’ come next season.