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Premier League – Week 7 Results & Table
In a busy Saturday to open the 7th gameweek of the season, Liverpool returned to the top of the table thanks to a convincing win over Crystal Palace. Manchester United are back to their winning ways, coming back from an early goal against Sunderland, while Manchester City looked impressive in another home win, this time […]
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Adnan Januzaj Saves David Moyes & Manchester United
One win doesn’t put Manchester United and David Moyes back in the title race, but the quick rise of Belgian starlet Adnan Januzaj, scoring twice in the 2-1 victory over Sunderland, might be the beginning of the long climb back from depths the club hasn’t been used to being in for a very long time.
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Isiah Thomas & ‘Bad Boys’ Pistons Didn’t Deserve Champions Respect
It’s always easy to forget how great of a player Isiah Thomas was because of his actions as a GM and head coach. He also won’t go down in the hall of fame for sportsmanship if there is such a thing, leading the Detroit Pistons off the court in order to avoid shaking hands with the Chicago Bulls and especially Michael Jordan after being swept in the playoffs.
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Pac – 12: Washington vs Stanford Predictions
The first in a series of games against ranked opponents for Washington, it’s their chance to join the discussion about the best team in the Pac-12, while for Stanford there is the implication of going, or not, to the national championship game, partially determined by the outcome of their matchup with the Huskies.
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Chris Kaman Won’t Be Loving Kobe Bryant After He Plays With Him
Even if Chris Kaman exaggerates when using the words love and hate when he refers to Kobe Bryant, it wouldn’t be surprising to find out he won’t be growing too fond of his new Los Angeles Lakers teammate despite suddenly wearing the same jersey.
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The Derrick Rose Comeback Isn’t Going to be Gradual
No holding back and no waiting. Obviously, there are going to be preseason games for Derrick Rose to tune up his game and get back his feeling back, but the great big title hope for the Chicago Bulls isn’t planning on taking it easy once he’s on the floor for his first official NBA game in 18 months.
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Time for LeBron James to Win Defensive Player of the Year
Winning the defensive player of the year award has nothing to do with statistics and win shares. It’s about hype, and until this time, LeBron James hasn’t been able to generate enough of it to get himself the only individual award he seems to be missing. The plan on how to achieve it? Simply playing excellent defense as a team from the moment this season kicks off, unlike last year.
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Big Ten – Ohio State vs Northwestern Predictions
The Buckeyes move on to their second biggest conference games of the season, as Ohio State arrive in Chicago to play Northwestern, suddenly finding themselves as the last remaining threat to an undefeated season for their rivals, hoping to present themselves as worthy challengers for the Big Ten crown.
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Barely Holding On (Dodgers vs Braves)
Some quality gaps are too hard to bridge, but the Atlanta Braves somehow managed to even up things with the Los Angeles Dodgers, beating the visitors 4-3 in game 2 of their divisional series, getting just about enough from Mike Minor when there were runners in scoring positions and some solid closing from Craig Kimbrel.
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Perfect Pitching Going the Other Way Now (Pirates vs Cardinals)
Turning the tables was the main theme in game 2 of the series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Gerrit Cole having an absolutely dominant performance on the pitching mound while Pedro Alvarez hit a big 2-run homer in order to reverse the roles and give the Pirates a 7-1 win, tying up the series at 1-1.