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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Juventus Trying to Sign Aleksandar Kolarov
Despite already having a started left wing back, Kwadwo Asamoah, Juventus are on the verge of completing the signing of Aleksandar Kolarov from Manchester City, hoping the Serb isn’t the last player from Eastlands they get their hands on this summer.
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2013 Confederations Cup – Italy Survive Japan Thanks to Sebastian Giovinco
Starting with a very defensive lineup, it took Italy nearly an entire half and falling behind 2-0 in order to get a grip of the kind of opponents they were facing in Japan, but eventually, thanks to a lot more efficiency inside the box and one substitution, putting in Sebastian Giovinco, also scoring the winning goal, the Italians won 4-3 in the best match of the tournament so far, clinching a spot in the semifinal.
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Neymar With a Magic Goal & Assist Hides a Boring Match (Brazil vs Mexico)
Once again, Brazil were far from impressive in both their defending and composure on attack, but their big star, Neymar, showed once again the kind of quality he has, with another fantastic volley goal in the 9th minute and a magical assist in the final minute, giving Jo another garbage time goal to sink Mexico out of the Confederations Cup.
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On LeBron James Being Clutch and His Triple Doubles
A triple double is usually taken as an example to measure excellence in basketball, but when so many of them happen during losses, you can’t help but feel it’s another statistic being greatly overrated. LeBron James is a great basketball player, one of the best of all-time, but the triple doubles aren’t the measuring stick we should be using.
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Liverpool FC – Andy Carroll Was Their Worst Player Ever
Less talented players have played for Liverpool football club, but the combination of the price they paid for Andy Carroll and the absolute zero production they got out of him during that time makes him their worst signing in history.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Looking to Draft a Shooter
There were a lot of things that have went wrong for the Chicago Bulls over the last couple of years, derailing their window of opportunity to win an NBA title, mostly due to injuries. But not having a pure, reliable shooter last season was another issue they’d like to attend to in the 2013 NBA draft, considering using their 20th pick on Shabazz Muhammad, Reggie Bullock, Glen Rice Jr. or Tim Hardaway Jr. to fill that spot.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Don’t Have a Chance of Signing Dwight Howard & Chris Paul
While the Atlanta Hawks have the potential to be a very desirable destination for the top free agents, it seems very hard to imagine they’ll end up getting both Dwight Howard and Chris Paul this offseason, even if they are the only team with enough cap-space to sign them both without having to make any kind of adjustments.
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Manu Ginobili Uses LeBron James to Prove He’s a Dirty Player
The Miami Heat are an easy team to hate, but the lack of backlash on Manu Ginobili purposely elbowing LeBron James in the throat is a little bit ridiculous. Because people were actually considering LeBron James flopped on that play, and it’s pretty safe to assume that if either him or Dwyane Wade (who already had his phantom-elbow moment in this postseason) there would be quite an uproar about it.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Interested in Monta Ellis (For the Right Price)
One of the best free agents in 2013 is Monta Ellis, leaving after a season and a bit with the Milwaukee Bucks, catching up quite a lot of interest from quite a few teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, who would love having this kind of offensive power addition, but only if doesn’t cost too much.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Should Agree to Boston Celtics Demands
For now, there’s no deal between the Los Angeles Clippers, moving on to interview head coaches rather than getting Doc Rivers, and the Boston Celtics, who offered Kevin Garnett in the package, but the exchange value of DeAndre Jordan and two first round picks became too much and shot the trade down.