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A Night of Surprises
Are the gaps between the top tier and the rest of European football getting smaller, or was this just a fluke kind of evening, with Germany, Spain and Portugal failing to win at home, while Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia and Ukraine gathered some unexpected and complicated losses?
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Brooklyn Nets – Deron Williams Finally Proud of his Team
The Deron Williams – A.J. Price shoving match wasn’t the proudest moment in the Brooklyn Nets beating the Washington Wizards and getting their first (preseason) home win in their new arena, but at least is gave an indication of what their all-star point guard feels about the team.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Southwest Division Team
The San Antonio Spurs are probably the best in the Southwest division, despite the continuing decline of Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, not making our all-division team, while the Memphis Grizzlies are hoping that this is the season they take over and carry that momentum into the playoffs.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish – The Value of a BCS Bowl
Being an independent football program, unlike the rest of their athletics departments, gives Notre Dame a special status in College Football. It usually means quite a difficult schedule to plow through, but it also means a lot more money to keep once your reach a bowl game, especially a BCS bowl game.
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Denver Broncos – MVP Like Second Half for Peyton Manning
The Denver Broncos had a terrible first half, going down 0-24 against the San Diego Chargers. The Second half? Peyton Manning was perfect, the defense embarrassed Philip Rivers, helping complete a 35 point comeback to win 35-24, the fourth biggest regular-season comeback in NFL history.
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Hit of the Week – Brandon Browner on Wes Welker
Big hits rarely come without their share of controversy these days in the NFL, but there was no one complaining about Brandon Browner of the Seattle Seahawks hitting, not tackling, Wes Welker of the New England Patriots.
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World Cup – Qualifying Match Day 4 Predictions
Sometimes, qualifying tournaments bring together two huge teams in the same group, as is the case with Spain hosting France in the big match for group I, while Germany and Sweden (Group C) have a big 1-2 match of their own, overshadowing the rest of the teams with them.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Daniel Sturridge Linked to Liverpool Again
A lot of players seem to be on the verge of leaving Chelsea, and after mentioning Ashley Cole the other day, Daniel Sturridge looks like the next player to be mentioned regarding a potential departure, with Liverpool and Tottenham lining up while Chelsea consider bringing in Falcao in January.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – For the Man who has Everything
At the age of 27, Cristiano Ronaldo is about to become only the third player in the history of the Portugal national football team to reach 100 caps, joining Fernando Couto (110) and Luis Figo (127) in the match against Northern Ireland.