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Premier League – Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Predictions
After two weeks of separation between the disappointing start to the season, the first big acquisition and a return to action for Manchester United, it’s good to have a team like Crystal Palace coming to visit at the Old Trafford to end the (too) long international break.
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Roger Federer, Playing Doubles Because it Means More Money
Playing doubles isn’t something you usually associate with Roger Federer, but the financial incentives and his declining singles career results in the 17-time Grand Slam champion to team up with Chinese player Ze Zhang in the Shanghai Masters.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Might Trade One Of Their Shooting Guards
We’re not going to see any player movement in the NBA at the moment when it comes to trades, but the Boston Celtics have a really unbalanced backcourt, with their point guard options beyond Rajon Rondo very limited at best, which just might mean that someone from the group that includes Courtney Lee, Avery Bradley, Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brook might get traded.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders – Davis Webb Surprisingly Ends Up as the Hero
After a very strong start to his College Football career, Baker Mayfield should have been the one getting all the credit for the perfect start by Texas Tech. A bad performance and a bad ankle gave another freshman quarterback, Davis Webb, his unlikely time in the spotlight.
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New England Patriots – Tom Brady Lucky He Wasn’t the Worst Quarterback on the Field
Facing rookie quarterback on back-to-back games to kick off the 2013 NFL Season, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are somehow at 2-0, mostly thanks to the weakness of their rivals than their own mediocre, at best, ability.
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Real Madrid Can’t Stop Trashing Mesut Ozil For Leaving Them
The way Real Madrid see the world means that anyone that doesn’t want to join them or stay on the team has to be insane. So Mesut Ozil pushed for an exit from Arsenal; and Real Madrid really needed the money to help balance the bank accounts from the Gareth Bale acquisition and other “minor” signings they made. So why is it so necessary for the club to trash him at every opportunity?
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Liverpool FC – Glen Johnson is a Problem & Opportunity All at Once
Despite all of the signings made by Liverpool this summer, they do lack depth at certain position, highlighted by the latest Glen Johnson injury, which will probably force Brendan Rodgers to use someone who isn’t natural to the right back position, or a player like Andre Wisdom who doesn’t provide the skill set the manager wants to see in the position.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata is Better Than Oscar or Whoever Mourinho Benches Him For
For some reason, Juan Mata continues to be the least used member of the creative midfield company Jose Mourinho has at his disposal, despite being the best player for Chelsea ever since he arrived from Spain.
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AC Milan – Mario Balotelli Finally Fulfilling His Promise
Mario Balotelli doesn’t need to be slowly developed and groomed. He always wanted to be right in the thick of things, and to be treated like the most important player on the pitch. Since joining AC Milan, he has gotten his wish, and this season, the first he gets to start in Italy since 2009, might also be the year he joins the ranks of the world’s elite strikers.
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Maxi Rodriguez Nutmegs Jean Rolt Three Times in a Row
Although Gremio beating Nautico 2-0 in the Brasileiro on its own isn’t that worthy of attention, the fact that Maxi Rodriguez, a relatively unknown Uruguayan midfielder, managed to nutmeg defender Jean Rolt three times in a row before being cynically stopped, is.