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Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery Really Wants to Win the Ballon d’Or
Knowing that his individual statistics aren’t that impressive when compared to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery is trying to campaign his way to the Ballon d’Or, hoping that combining Bayern Munich’s success over the last year and his aggressive approach to the subject will eventually win over the voters.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Knows Big Wins Mean Nothing
It’s quite rare to see a Jose Mourinho team being heavily defeated, but the Portuguese manager knows that a big win doesn’t necessarily mean anything, and that Tottenham, despite their poor form and a 6-0 loss to Manchester City, are still alive and kicking in the title race, just like his Chelsea.
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Mauricio Molina Suffers From a Headbutt and Punch All at Once
Sometimes bad luck hits you from two directions at once, which was what Mauricio Molina, a Colombian player from FC Seoul must have felt in his encounter with both a punch from an opposing goalkeeper and a headbutt from a defender in a match against Busan IPark.
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Champions League – Week 5 Predictions (Groups E – H)
The return of the Champions League puts the focus on two groups: The group of death, where Arsenal should have no problem at home against Marseille and Dortmund try to get over their league slump against a similarly dropping club like Napoli. In the ‘vintage’ group, Barcelona and Ajax should put on quite an interesting show, while Milan will try to get something out of their tough away trip to Glasgow, facing Celtic.
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Alabama vs Auburn – Nick Saban Doesn’t Beat the Good Tigers Teams
An interesting tidbit heading into the biggest Iron Bowl we’ve had in three years: Alabama haven’t beaten an Auburn team with nine wins or more since 1994, while Nick Saban has failed to do so as a Crimson Tide and LSU coach.
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Miami Heat – Shane Battier Still Waiting For His First Turnover This Season
The Miami Heat don’t usually get the ball too often to Shane Battier. In 293 minutes of 13 games so far, he’s touched it 451 times. Still, even if Battier main use is either hit open shots or grab rebounds and give the ball to LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, it’s quite remarkable he still hasn’t turned the ball over even once.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Want Jimmy Butler, Not Luol Deng
No one is breaking up the package just yet, but another injury to Derrick Rose has the Chicago Bulls thinking out loud about the whoe Luol Deng – Jimmy Butler dynamic, and whether or not to start looking for teams to send Deng via trade to, and somehow get themselves a point guard.
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North Carolina vs Louisville – Maybe Things Aren’t That Bad
Steering clear of the negatives, North Carolina were led by Marcus Paige to one of their biggest nonconference wins in quite some time, beating Louisville 93-84, which should help them get a very big bump in the next Top 25 poll after showing up at 24 last time around.
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Kings vs Lakers – The First Winning Streak of the Season
What usually separates the good and bad teams in the NBA, aside from talent, is consistency. The Los Angeles Lakers once again prove the doubters wrong by beating the Sacramento Kings 100-86, getting to three consecutive wins, led by a suddenly efficient Pau Gasol with a 20-10 night and Xavier Henry, scoring 21 points.
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Jazz vs Thunder – Don’t Even Need Westbrook For This
The Oklahoma City Thunder knew what they were doing giving Russell Westbrook a bit of rest as they hosted the Utah Jazz. Against the worst team in the NBA, without a single starter scoring more than 8 points, Kevin Durant for half a game is more than enough to pick up a 95-73 victory.