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Los Angeles Lakers – Pau Gasol & Chris Kaman the Key to it All
Big man harmony might mean the difference for the Los Angeles Lakers between a total disaster of a season and actually being somewhat playoff contenders once again, even with all the doubts about this team. Kobe Bryant still isn’t playing, only watching from the sidelines, but the developing on-floor relationship between Pau Gasol and Chris Kaman is going to do wonders for the Lakers if it works out.
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Red Sox vs Rays – From Worst to First
It’s easy to forget how bad things were for the Boston Red Sox only a year ago, but it doesn’t really matter as they dump the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 win in a 3-1 series, thanks to some fantastic pitching, as their bats went quiet for a second consecutive game.
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A’s vs Tigers – Max Scherzer Pull it Off as a Relief Pitcher
Instead of starting game 5, Max Scherzer came on as a reliever to save the Detroit Tigers from having their season ended by the Oakland A’s, getting out of a jam to help his team pull off the 8-6 win, tying the series at 2-2, sending us to a decider back in Oakland.
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Matthew Stafford Breaking NFL Passing Records
The ongoing debate about Matthew Stafford being a good quarterback or just an average one gets aided by his newly acquired record for most passing yards (14,331) and completions (1239) through the first 50 games of his career, more than any other QB in NFL history.
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Going For it on Fourth Down – Worth the Risk?
It seems like every week the NFL presents a new study case for one of the oldest questions in the book – Should teams go for it on fourth downs, or simply take the safe route with the field goal or punt? A lot depends on what kind of play you run, and obviously your position on the field.
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Alex Smith Has More Rushing Yards Than Colin Kaepernick
The San Francisco 49ers replaced Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick, never looking back to regret it. However, the Kansas City Chiefs are quite happy with the quarterback they’ve acquired, who is surprisingly quite solid on his new job, and even more shockingly, doing a better job at running the ball than Kaepernick, who has been disappointing, to be gentle, so far this season.
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Chip Kelly, Longest Tenured Head Coach in Philadelphia
He maybe only five professional games into his new job, but Chip Kelly is the longest tenured head coach among the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB teams in the city of Philadelphia, making it 266 days so far since becoming the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles without being fired.
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South Carolina & Jadeveon Clowney Have Different Goals
The whole situation created by Jadeveon Clowney not really wanting to play for South Carolina while injured and the bad way it was handled by Steve Spurrier and his coaching staff is just another example of the mss the NCAA finds itself, with more and more voices calling to get players at least some sort of pay for the money they help generate to the schools.
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Eagles vs Bucs – DeSean Jackson Trash Talking Darrelle Revis
The meeting between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should have been with a bit more playoff implications to it, but there’s still plenty to focus on, like DeSean Jackson facing Darrelle Revis, as the wide receiver is warming things up by challenging the popular pick for best cornerback in the game to stop him.
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New Uniforms Won’t Save Pro Bowl
So Nike are giving the Pro Bowl a new look, making players who don’t really want to play an exhibition game at the end of the NFL season look like they’re playing for the Oregon Ducks. A nice touch, but unless there’s one massive revamp of the event, the Pro Bowl will continue to be […]