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  • Barcelona vs Juventus – The Two Teams of the Champions League Final

    Barcelona vs Juventus – The Two Teams of the Champions League Final

    Both Juventus and Barcelona will be playing in their eighth Champions League final when they go on the pitch on June 6 at Berlin. It’ll be an attempt at a fifth title for Barca. The Bianconeri have won just twice in their seven visits, sharing the record of five losses in the competition’s final.

  • 10 Most Watched PPV Boxing Fights of All-Time

    10 Most Watched PPV Boxing Fights of All-Time

    The PPV fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather shot straight to the top of the rankings when it comes to PPV buys. In fact, Mayweather has been in five of the top 10. Mike Tyson has featured in four of them. The only bout without the two of them is Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya going at it in 1999.

  • NBA Head Coaches Fired This Season (So Far)

    NBA Head Coaches Fired This Season (So Far)

    With Monty Williams getting surprisingly fired by the New Orleans Pelicans, there are now five head coaches who lost their jobs during this NBA season or once the playoffs began. Williams joins Mike Malone, Jacques Vaughn, Brian Shaw and Scott Brooks.

  • What’s Next for Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao?

    What’s Next for Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao?

    Now that we’re past the Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao fight, what is there left for both boxers to do? Certainly not achieve something. But is there an attractive option out there for them in the near future to be a rebound from the financial and possibly emotional high this anticipated bout provided?

  • San Antonio Spurs – Hoping Tim Duncan Stays & Manu Ginobili Retires

    San Antonio Spurs – Hoping Tim Duncan Stays & Manu Ginobili Retires

    The San Antonio Spurs have failed to defend their NBA title for a fifth time, and are heading into an offseason with most of their players unsigned, mostly waiting to hear the decision made by Tim Duncan, Gregg Popovich and Manu Ginobili regarding their pending retirements.

  • 2015 NFL Draft – All the Teams, All the Picks

    2015 NFL Draft – All the Teams, All the Picks

    The 2015 NFL Draft is over, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicking things off by taking Jameis Winston from Florida State and the Arizona Cardinals making Gerald Christian, a tight end out of Louisville, the final and 256th pick, getting the Mr. Irrelevant nickname.

  • 2015 NFL Draft – First Round Selections & Most Productive Conferences

    2015 NFL Draft – First Round Selections & Most Productive Conferences

    There was nothing surprising about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking Jameis Winston out of Florida State with the first overall pick, followed by another quarterback, Marcus Mariota from Oregon, picked second by the Tennessee Titans. Slightly more surprising were the conference splits, as the ACC and Pac-12 led the way with nine players each taken in the first round. The Washington Huskies were the school with the most selected players in the first round.

  • NBA Free Agency – Qualifying Offers for Restricted Free Agents

    There are nine players who will fall under the “Starters” criteria for restricted free agents this offseason, and some of them, like Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors and Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs, can expect a massive new contract.

  • NBA Playoffs – Does a First Round Sweep Mean Anything?

    NBA Playoffs – Does a First Round Sweep Mean Anything?

    Three teams – Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards have swept through the first round of the 2015 NBA playoffs. The Memphis Grizzlies can still do it to. But does it mean anything about their chances to win an NBA championship? Strictly looking at the numbers, only one team has swept their […]

  • NBA Playoffs – Stephen Curry is the First Round MVP

    NBA Playoffs – Stephen Curry is the First Round MVP

    Even though there are plenty of games left to be played in the first round of the 2015 NBA playoffs, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the MVP at this stage, if there was such an award.