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Cristiano Ronaldo Complaining for Nothing Again
Every once in a while, maybe in some sort of timing related to other events, Cristiano Ronaldo has to let some steam off his chest and let everyone know just how fine thing are with him and Real Madrid. This time, it was about his public persona (what else) and the split in the Real Madrid dressing room.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Best in the West When Rested
No one needed to play more than 28 minutes for the San Antonio Spurs, but even that short amount of time was enough for Tony Parker to score 31 points, continue his MVP like NBA season and for the San Antonio Spurs to prove once again just how good they are when everyone is rested.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Has Them Playing Like NBA Champions
Being the NBA champions and playing like it are two different things, but with LeBron James playing the best basketball of his career, the Miami Heat, winning nine games in a row, are looking not like a team with the best player in the world, but the favorites to repeat if things carry on at this pace.
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NBA Trade Deadline 2013 – All the Deals
A rather dull trade deadline in 2013, with a lot of big names mentioned in potential trades, but eventually the Houston Rockets sending Patrick Patterson to Sacramento for Thomas Robinson (and others) while the Orlando Magic sent J.J. Redick to the Milwaukee Bucks were the biggest moves of the last couple of days.
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Europa League – All 16 Teams in the Knockout Stage
The Europa League moves on to its second knockout stage, or the round of 16 if you will, with four former European Champions still in the mix – Inter, Chelsea, Benfica and Steaua. The English Premier League and the Russian League have the most clubs left in the competition with 3 teams each.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Always Makes Up for Jamie Carragher
The power of Anfield was enough for about 60 minutes to push Liverpool to one of those special European nights, but even the prowess of Luis Suarez from set pieces (two wonderful free kick goals) wasn’t enough to make up for the mistake of Jamie Carragher early on.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Shines Again While Fernando Torres Keep Missing
There’s a good chance that if it was up to Fernando Torres, Chelsea would have been still looking for that equalizing goal. Instead, in a performance filled with chances but a lot of disappointing and bad football from the European champions, it was Eden Hazard, coming off the bench, that became the hero of the day.
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Spurs vs Clippers Predictions
The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers have both had plenty of injury problems recently, but for the first time in quite a while, the two teams meet with both rosters completely healthy.
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Heat vs Bulls Predictions
While the Miami Heat usually struggle against usually struggle against the Chicago Bulls, home or away, the recent form of both teams suggests that it might not be that difficult this time.
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Bayern Munich – History Says They’ll Win the 2013 Champions League
Looking to the past to learn about the future isn’t the worst way to try and cast a prediction, and even if the sample size isn’t that big, putting Bayern Munich on a pedestal and declaring them the favorites to win the Champions League this season isn’t so far fetched, especially because of their win on an English ground.