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Glad the Ronaldo – Ferguson – Mourinho Love fest is Over
Rivalry and what it brings out of people is a huge part of the popularity of sports and especially football, but the Real Madrid clash with Manchester United didn’t fully deliver because of the sudden love and admiration between Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson and Cristiano Ronaldo, taking the edge off of things.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney “Leaving” Not for the First Time
Maybe this time it’s really different, and getting benched a few hours before a very important match in the Champions League will be too much for Wayne Rooney and his ego to swallow, but recent Manchester United history is filled with incidents between Rooney and his manager which eventually only led to more league titles and new contracts.
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Best ACC Players Heading into the 2013 Season
Florida State won the ACC in 2013 and later a BCS bowl, but lost a lot of talent to the NFL draft. Clemson, with Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins, look like the team with the most impressive individual talent, while the Seminoles return imposing linebacker Christian Jones.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Still Not Comfortable
As long as Kobe Bryant is playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard will be viewed as a not-to-serious, underachieving center, who doesn’t care about winning as much as the Lakers biggest star does. Fighting a losing battle against fan and media perception isn’t making this season easier for him.
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Stephen Curry Will be the Greatest Three Point Shooter in NBA History
Stephen Curry is going through a breakout season in almost every individual and team parameter but it’s his shooting accuracy from beyond the arc that’s astonishing, leading the NBA in three point field goals and on pace to record the highest single season percentage for those taking over 500 shots in a season.
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Most 50 Points NBA Games in the Last Decade
It’s been more than four years since the last time Kobe Bryant had a 50-point game, but there’s no one close to him when it comes to the art of scoring in volumes, being the only player with a double digit number of games over the last decade of these kind of scoring performances, followed by LeBron James and Allen Iverson.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Shows his Unstoppable Mode
Before the game, Kobe Bryant talked about smacking Serge Ibaka. It turned out that talking about Ibaka and focusing on Kevin Durant wasn’t really in the focus of things. The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t handle the Oklahoma City Thunder because Russell Westbrook was the next player to make a laughing stock of their perimeter and transition defense.
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Duke Blue Devils – Easy Road to Perfect Season at Home
It wasn’t as easy as some would expect to get the final win at Cameron for Duke, finishing their home stand in the regular season with a perfect record. They won’t be winning the ACC title, going to a surprising team, but probably don’t have to worry about getting that #1 seed for the NCAA tournament.
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Ohio State Buckeyes – Nothing Like Ruining Senior Night for Others
Some athletes, not all of them, will tell you, that beating a conference rival on the road on their senior night is much better than winning at home in front of your own fans. Ohio State had some avenging to do after losing to Indiana earlier in the season, and enjoyed a big game from Aaron Craft as they returned the favor.
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NFL Rumors – St. Louis Rams Interested in Sebastian Vollmer
For the last couple of seasons, the St. Louis Rams have been one of the worst teams in the NFL when it comes to offensive line consistency, although things did improve drastically last season. Still, they have a huge need at Right Tackle, and going for Sebastian Vollmer seems like one of their biggest needs this free agency.