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NFL Rumors – Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants & Miami Dolphins Interested in D.J. Fluker
In a draft that’s all about offensive tackles, especially on the left side of the line, Alabama right tackle D.J. Fluker feels a little bit alone in his specified position, but that doesn’t mean there’s any less interest in him, with the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins all thinking about spending their first round pick on him.
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NFL Rumors – St. Louis Rams Want to Draft Tavon Austin
After losing two of their top three receivers from last season, it doesn’t seem like the St. Louis Rams did enough in free agency to replace them, which means they’ll be looking for a way to improve the situation through the draft (in which they have two first-round picks) by getting Tavon Austin coming out of West Virginia.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants Serious About Julian Edelman
While the New England Patriots haven’t exactly filled their wide receiver corps with excellent free agents, it looks like they aren’t fighting very hard to keep Julian Edelman on the team, leaving the slot receiver and punt returner a chance to continue and test the market, with the New York Giants being the next team to bring him in for a visit.
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NFL Rumors – Arizona Cardinals Interested in Matt Barkley
Despite adding two quarterbacks this off-season, the Arizona Cardinals aren’t done yet in loading up on the position, setting up a private workout session with former USC QB Matt Barkley, giving us the indication they’re planning on some fierce competition for the role during training camp.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Makes a Positive Headline For Once
No talk about his misses, looking depressed and being an overall huge failure. Fernando Torres came through with flying colors for Chelsea in their Europa League quarterfinal match, scoring twice and proved yet again that all that’s really been missing from his game has been confidence, that seems to grow and shrink in a matter of minutes, all based on the success of his latest action.
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NBA Playoffs – Eastern Conference Race
In the Eastern conference, unlike the Superior West, there are fewer questioned to be answered regarding the final playoff picture in the 2012-2013 NBA season. The Miami Heat won’t lose the number one spot, probably ending up with the best record in the league. The questions remaining are about positional battles – Celtics & Bucks, […]
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Dwight Howard Has Missed More Free Throws This Season Than Steve Nash Has In His Entire 17 Year Career
It’s hard to say if this stats is a praise to the free throw shooting accuracy of Steve Nash, or a jab at the ability of Dwight Howard to convert his trips to the line, as the Los Angeles Lakers center has already missed more shots from the line this season than Nash has during his entire NBA career, spanning nearly 17 seasons.
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Best NBA Players in the Clutch This Season
While LeBron James may not score more than some others in clutch situations, the fact that the Miami Heat are by far the best team in the NBA on both offense and defense, outscoring opponents by 32 points per 100 possessions in the final minutes of close games, more than double the pace-adjusted margin of the second-ranked team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a positive margin of 13.8 points per 100 possessions in clutch situations.
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Los Angeles Clippers – DeAndre Jordan Looks Like a Superstar for Once
When you give someone as athletic and big like DeAndre Jordan so many open looks next to the rim, there’s no reason he shouldn’t finish with a double double, despite his limited offensive and general basketball abilities, helping the Los Angeles Clippers, setting a new franchise record for wins in a regular season, reaching that magical 50 number for the first time ever.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes Chandler Parsons & James Harden Look Great
Maybe Kevin McHale has been paying attention, because the return of James Harden to the Houston Rockets backcourt didn’t hurt the dominance of Jeremy Lin, which made both the returning star and Chandler Parsons look quite fresh despite missing a few games and with the need to shake off a little rust.