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  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – Atlanta Hawks Trades & Other Rumors

    The first big moves of the 2012 NBA free agency periods weren’t signings but big trades pulled off by the Atlanta Hawks, shipping All-Star guard Joe Johnson for no less than 7 players, to the New Jersey Nets, meanwhile sending Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris. Like the Nets, they’ve got Dwight Howard on their minds.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing Joao Moutinho

    After impressing for most of the tournament, Joao Moutinho’s finale in Euro 2012 was missing in the penalty shootout against Spain. The FC Porto midfielder shouldn’t be too down as it turns out, with Manchester United and Alex Ferguson reported to be chasing the 25 year old.

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Restricted Free Agents

    The 2012 NBA free agency period is into its first day, with Steve Nash getting a lucrative offer from the Toronto Raptors while Dwight Howard wants to move to Brooklyn. In the restricted free agent zone, Jeremy Lin stands out as the biggest name (not necessarily the best player), while Roy Hibbert and Eric Gordon stand above the rest as the best players on the board.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal and Tottenham After Alan Dzagoev

    Every time there’s a bit tournament, some rising star from a ‘lesser’ football nation will get a lot of interest from big clubs. Alan Dzagoev of CSKA Moscow and Russia, scoring three goals during the group stage, is drawing heavy interest from both Arsenal and Tottenham, among other clubs. Spurs, in the meanwhile, are on the verge of signing Gylfi Sigurdsson, also chased by Liverpool.

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Unrestricted Free Agents

    Now that the NBA draft is over, it’s time for free agency. One of the biggest names, Kevin Garnett, is already on the verge of re-signing with the Boston Celtics. There’s still plenty of talent left in the unrestricted section, with Deron Williams choosing between the Nets or the Mavs while Steve Nash is the most coveted free agent of them all.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Barcelona and Juventus After Mats Hummels

    Forget about Hummels struggling to mark Mario Balotelli during Italy’s 2-1 win over Germany in the Euro 2012 semifinal. Mats Hummels has proved over the last couple of seasons playing for Dortmund that he’s one of the best central defenders in Europe, gaining the attention of Juventus and Barcelona this summer.

  • Kaka – From Real Madrid to PSG or Somewhere Else?

    Three seasons into his Real Madrid tenure, the rumors around Kaka’s future with the club keep pointing towards a direction that tells us he might not be staying with the club next season, as it seems his stature with the clubs keeps slipping down the ladder under Jose Mourinho.

  • 2012 NBA Draft Day Trades

    After all the talk of the Houston Rockets moving on up to get top 10 picks for Dwight Howard; After everyone wanted the Charlotte Bobcats’ number 2 pick; After the Boston Celtics wanted to reunite the Rivers family and the Lakers were shopping Paul Gasol, the 2012 NBA Draft didn’t have any real blockbuster kind of draft day trades, only some tweaking here and there.

  • Carmelo Anthony Wants What LeBron, Wade and Bosh Have – An NBA Title

    Carmelo Anthony is now the only one of the famous 2003 Draft Class, at least from its premier members, without a ring. All the others in the top 5 of that draft, (LeBron James, Darko Milicic, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) have a championship ring. If the pressure for Anthony in New York wasn’t enough, now there’s this.

  • Juan Manuel Vargas Next on the Liverpool Rumor Mill

    After a rough year with Fiorentina, finishign 13th in the Serie A and not scoring a single goal, Juan Manuel Vargas might be looking to move on, with Liverpool, another underachieving club with a bit more in mind, as a highly possible potential destination.