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NBA Standings & Scores
An almost full slate of games just before Christmas gave us a dominant performance by the NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers over the falling apart Brooklyn Nets, while the Golden State Warriors won their 7th in a row, leaninng on Kevin Durant to lead them in a tough game against the Detroit Pistons.
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MLB Rumors: Orioles, Rangers, Indians & Where Mike Napoli & Rajai Davis End Up
The Cleveland Indians made the most recent impact signing of the 2016-2017 baseball free agency period, which opens up interesting options for Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis. Napoli is reportedly very close to a Texas Rangers return, while the Baltimore Orioles are showing plenty of interest in Davis.
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NFL Rumors: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles & Playoff Implications
Death, taxes… and the Philadelphia Eagles screwing the New York Giants. These are the certainties in life, even when the Giants are clearly the better team. With the 24-19 win by the Eagles over their division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys clinch the NFC East and home field. The Giants are still almost definitely making the playoffs, but there’s suddenly plenty of doubt regarding their credentials and contender status.
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Jeremy Lin, Brooklyn Nets Doomed by Another 3rd Quarter Collapse
The Brooklyn Nets losing to the Golden State Warriors isn’t a surprise. But how it happened, including blowing a huge lead in the second half, left a bitter taste in everyone’s mouths, as Jeremy Lin was two rebounds short of a triple double, but didn’t end up having the kind of game you remember for […]
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NBA Scores & Standings
The Golden State Warriors keep on winning, this time overcoming a bad first half to beat the Brooklyn Nets. The Los Angeles Clippers impressed without anyone standing out in particular, playing excellent defense in a narrow home win over the San Antonio Spurs. Boston Celtics 109 Indiana Pacers 102: The Celtics grabbed the lead in the […]
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MLB Rumors: Indians, Rangers, Astros & Athletics Closest to Signing Edwin Encarnacion
While it’s taken longer than expected, it seems the free agency period for Edwin Encarnacion is soon to be over. No, he won’t be returning to the Toronto Blue Jays unless something happens in the last minute. The Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Oakland A’s are a lot closer to signing him.
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NBA Rumors: Miami Heat in Full Rebuild Mode; Trading Goran Dragic
The Miami Heat are the perfect example of how one bad offseason can force to do a complete 180. Instead of building a contender, they’re in rebuild/tanking mode, with Goran Dragic on the trading block.
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MLB Rumors: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins & Brian Dozier Trade
The Minnesota Twins keep mulling over whether to trade away Brian Dozier or not, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are on the other end, waiting for them to make up their minds with a bunch of prospects to sweeten the deal.
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MLB Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Jose Quintana Trade & What it Means for Andrew McCutchen
With the Chicago White Sox holding a firesale of every valuable player they have, the top name on the list right now is Jose Quintana. The Pittsburgh Pirates are very interested in the talented pitcher, but trading for him could eventually lead to Andrew McCutchen being traded as well. The New York Mets, even though he doesn’t fit that much, are interested in the centerfielder.
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Jeremy Lin, Brooklyn Nets Deserve Better From Kenny Atkinson
The best thing one can say about the Brooklyn Nets losing another game, this time with plenty of garbage time, is that it helped reveal the team to be a lot more flawed than just missing Jeremy Lin for most of the beginning of the season.