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Nobody Wants Eric Gordon and Andrea Bargnani
Sometimes, NBA trades don’t get to happen because of salary restrictions and not finding the perfect deal. In the case of Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Hornets, it’s the simple fact that no one around the NBA wants them.
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Portland Trail Blazers – The Worst Bench in the NBA
The only reason the Portland Trail Blazers are still in contention for the final spot in the playoffs, with also that hope slowly fading away, is three names – LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, almost making magic happen without the presence of an actual bench.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Takes Advantage of Emotional Night
Sports, somehow, are always filled with symbolism. So on the night the Los Angeles Lakers remembered Jerry Buss, they also had to play their historic rival, the Boston Celtics, and just so happened to get a very good game out of Dwight Howard, while all the trade talk around him just refuses to die down.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Helps James Harden Get Revenge
Saving career-highs for statement games isn’t a bad idea. James Harden didn’t do it alone, enjoying a big night from his backcourt partner Jeremy Lin, but he finally led the Houston Rockets to a win over his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his former teammates/friends, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Too Good Right Now
It’s true that there was plenty of showtime basketball in the way LeBron James and Dwyane Wade played to lead the Miami Heat to their 8th consecutive victory, including an off the glass alley-oop dunk, but it was mostly about simply being much better than their opponents.
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Kansas Jayhawks – Naadir Tharpe Not as Bad as the Rest
You don’t expect too much scoring in College Basketball games, even with a double overtime. Still, the fact that Naadir Tharpe scored the only field goal for Kansas in the double overtime period, which just happened to be the winner, speaks once again about the quality of offensive basketball we get to see these days.
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NFL Rumors – Dallas Cowboys Trying to Keep Anthony Spencer
It’s not going to be an easy free agency period for the Dallas Cowboys, who are way over the cap limit, which makes keeping Anthony Spencer, one of the best linebackers hitting the free agent market in 2013, very difficult, unless they can restructure their deal with Tony Romo.
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NFL Rumors – Denver Broncos Might Go For Dwight Freeney
After 11 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, Dwight Freeney got the message loud and clear – he isn’t wanted anymore with the team he made the postseason with 9 times, reached two Super Bowls, winning one of them. The Denver Broncos, with a familiar face like Peyton Manning as the kicker, might be a more welcoming destination.
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NFL Rumors – Miami Dolphins Interested in Mike Wallace
With a lot of room to make more than one big move through free agency, the Miami Dolphins have the luxury of targeting the more expensive names in free agency, with Mike Wallace of the Pittsburgh Steelers probably being their number one target.
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College Football Realignment – Big Ten Trying to Swallow the ACC
In 2014, the Big Ten, or B1G as others prefer, is going to be a 14 team conference, wit Maryland (from the ACC) and Rutgers (from the Big East) joining the conference that’s mostly been about the Midwest for so many years, but in its own attempt to become a Super Conference, is leaning South, trying to break up the ACC.