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Soccer Tackling – The Strong, The Dirty and Roy Keane

Soccer players don’t always dive and fake it. Sometimes it really really hurts. Sometimes things get broken and can’t be put together again. Here are some of the fiercest and dirtiest tackles seen in recent years on the Premier League’s pitches plus an added bonus from the Champions League and a US – Canada Match.

February 27, 2011
On Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Hurting Elbows

On Kobe Bryant (won) and Carmelo Anthony (lost), on tweaked elbows, on players faking injuries for no reason at all and returning quite quickly to play like nothing happened.

February 26, 2011
NBA Trade Deadline 2011 – All the Deals

Trade deadline is over, with the biggest moves being the Carmelo Anthony + Chauncey Billups arrival in the Big Apple while the Knicks shipped half their team to Colorado and Deron Williams leaving Utah and the Jerry Sloan mess behind him, giving New Jersey an A-Lister. Still, there were plenty of other moves the last few days, including some at the very end, and we’re here to recap for you.

February 25, 2011
Derrick Rose and Bulls too Much for LeBron and Wade

34 Points from Dwyane Wade and a Triple Double from LeBron James weren’t enough for the Miami Heat to come up with a win in Chicago, as Derrick Rose (26 points) led the Bulls to a 93-89 win.

February 25, 2011
Champions League First Legs – Who We Remember the Most From Each Match

Seven player who stood out, for better or for worse in the eight matches of the first legs in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 this week.

February 24, 2011
Champions League – Mario Gomez Scores Last Minute Goal to Give Bayern 1-0 Win Against Inter

Mario Gomez scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of their Champions League clash, earning a huge lead heading into the second leg in Munich.

February 23, 2011
Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets ; Devin Harris and Favors go to Utah

After missing out on Carmelo Anthony, the Nets finally got a trade before the deadline – The Jazz’ All-Star point guard Deron Williams, while Devin Harris and Derrick Favors will make the switch to Utah.

February 23, 2011
Soccer, Winning, Accordion, Passion

There were a lot of happy faces in London last week as Arsenal beat Barcelona in the Champions League, but none stood out more than goalkeeper Tomasz Szczęsny and his slightly over the top reaction.

February 23, 2011
NBA Back in Action – Celtics, Lakers, Heat Roll and Dwyane Wade’s Crazy Circus Shot

The Los Angeles Lakers looked refreshed and motivated after the All-Star break with an easy win over the Hawks, the Boston Celtics handled the Warriors and the Heat easily got by the Kings including an acrobatic shot by Dwyane Wade.

February 23, 2011
Champions League – Late Gomis Equalizer Gives Lyon Chance Against Real Madrid

Real Madrid dropped a 1-0 lead to end their annual visit to the Stade de Gerland against Lyon in a 1-1 draw, as Bafetimbi Gomis equalized for the home side after Karim Benzema opened the scoring against his former club.

February 22, 2011