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Washington Redskins – Robert Griffin III Needed a bit of Luck
There was nothing luck about the winning drive and the winning touchdown throw by Robert Griffin III to Pierre Garcon in the fourth quarter, but there was plenty of good fortune with the Washington Redskins’ first touchdown of the night, brought on thanks to their quarterback’s fumble.
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Byron Mullens With the Best Dunk of the NBA Season
We’re only about a month into the new NBA season, but it’s never too soon handing out awards that get updated as we go along. This time? Dunk of the season, which as of last night, belongs to Byron Mullens of the Charlotte Bobcats, with a nasty throw down in the face of LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Premier League – How Much is a Goal Worth
With transfer fees going up and up, especially for striker who later on don’t go on to justify the price that was paid for them or the wages they receive, the cost of an actual goal scores by most of them is on a constant rise. Yes, each Fernando Torres or Andy Carroll goal is sometimes more precious than gold.
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Corinthians – Best Football Fans in Brazil
For the second time in the history of the Club World Cup, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista will be taking a part in the competition after winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores. While the chances of winning the competition are always small for a South American team, the Timão gave the players quite a proper send off.
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Arsenal FC – The Delusions of Arsene Wenger
When Arsenal take the pitch this evening in the final Champions League group stage match, the only thing on the line will be the position from which they qualify. Arsene Wenger has 90 minutes to think about his excuses for next weekend, with another Premier League disaster result on the horizon.
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Chelsea FC – The Managers Circus of Roman Abramovich
Once every few years, Roman Abramovich loves to throw his team into a tailspin. A few matches without really getting the required results were enough to get Roberto Di Matteo fired. Rafa Benitez, barely two weeks on his new job, is already at the risk of losing the position of Chelsea manager.
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Javier Hernandez Reduces Crime in Mexico
Some players don’t have to actually do stuff off the field to help the community. Javier Hernandez, aka Chicharito, playing for Manchester United these days and the biggest footballing sensation from Mexico in quite a while, makes things a bit safer in his home country simply by playing football.
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Hottest Players in the NBA Right Now
Entering the second month of the 2012-2013 NBA Season, we take a look at the five players who have been on a roll, along with their teams, over the last few games. Obvious names: Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony couldn’t be ignored, but James Harden enjoying his new life in Houston and even David West with the improving Indiana Pacers have done enough recently to warrant a mention.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Inconsistency & Terrible Defense
Is Dwight Howard not raising his game to the level that’s needed from him? Is Pau Gasol really that bad, or is it just Mike D’Antoni and his system that’s ruining him? Should someone tell Kobe Bryant that the Los Angeles Lakers don’t win when he scores so many points? Is Steve Nash the thing that they’re actually missing?
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony & Home Perfection
While the New York Knicks have began to show some cracks in their armor of perfection, especially with Jason Kidd being unable to play, things are going well at home, for both the team and Carmelo Anthony, improving to 7-0 at the Madison Square Garden this season.