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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Trying to Sign Nicolas Gaitan
Playing with Benfica for a number of years in the Champions League has led Manchester United to be interested in a number of their players, most of all Nicolas Gaitan, who might also be the first to leave the Portuguese club for the Premier League champions in one mega-deal that’s brewing at the moment between the teams.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil & Jose Mourinho Go Out Like Losers
All the questions of uncertainty are back on the table once more, even if the season isn’t completely over. Cristiano Ronaldo went back to his younger, foolish and hot tempered self by trying to kick the head off of Gabi. Jose Mourinho simply continued the awful road he’s been on this season which reeks of opportunism, selfishness and sabotaging. Mesut Ozil, just like in other big matches over the last few seasons, simply wasn’t there when Real Madrid needed him to.
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San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard & Tiago Splitter Shine Instead of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili & Tim Duncan
While the San Antonio Spurs have figured out how to stop Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, getting their big three going all at one has been a bit more difficult in the playoffs. So while Tim Duncan was benched in crunch time and the Tony Parker – Manu Ginobili tandem proved to be on one of their worst days this season, Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter proved there’s plenty of depth behind the old, beaten up names.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Finally Finds a Way To Score on Paul George and Play Some Defense
With their backs to the wall, the New York Knicks didn’t get the finest out of Carmelo Anthony. Not an MVP-like performance, but whatever it was, it was good enough to keep them alive in the conference semifinal series, forcing a game 6, by finally showing up to the fourth quarter with some big shots against Paul George and some big defense on the other end against David West.
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NFL Rumors – San Diego Chargers Will Change Their Defense For Dwight Freeney
Although it’s quite clear that the San Diego Chargers aren’t the only team in the competition to sign Dwight Freeney, they might be the most in-need and enthusiastic about the prospect of adding him thanks to the season-ending injury to Melvin Ingram. How badly do they want Freeney? To the point where head coach Mike McCoy admits to be willing to change and tweak his defense accommodate the veteran defensive end.
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NFL Rumors – Arizona Cardinals or San Diego Chargers Will Sign Max Starks
It’s surprising to find an accomplished left tackle like Max Starks still be without a team at this stage, but it’s partially of his own design. The Pittsburgh Steelers, in the process of getting rid of anyone who isn’t young or cheap, won’t sign him back, which means that either the Arizona Cardinals or the San Diego Chargers will be the teams that get to enjoy his abilities in 2013.
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Juan Mata, The Most Consistent Player in the Premier League
Writers’ opinions are more respected than footballers, especially when their votes aren’t cast midway through the season. Juan Mata didn’t make headlines this season like Robin van Persie, Gareth Bale or even Luis Suarez (for good and bad), but the Chelsea player deserves the award for footballer of the year just as much as the rest of them, and possibly even more.
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Copa Del Rey Final – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Predictions
For the fifth time in history, a Madrid derby will be in the Copa Del Rey Final. It’s hard to believe that Atletico Madrid have the edge in those encounters, winning three out of four finals against Real Madrid, including the last one in 1992. Real Madrid come to the final with the confidence of 14 years of success in the Derbi madrileño, and the hunger to finish the season with at least one minor title to brag about.
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Indiana Pacers Keys to Victory – Paul George Shutting Down Carmelo Anthony, Roy Hibbert Doing the Rest
The New York Knicks have been embarrassingly bad in their postseason series with the Indiana Pacers, letting Roy Hibbert lead the way in the utter and complete domination under the paint, while their only option on offense, Carmelo Anthony, has been been experiencing the closest thing to legal torture under the hands of Paul George, making the NBA’s top scorer look like an average player at best.
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Spurs Formula to Victory – Attacking Stephen Curry and Stopping the Three Point Shots
It seems that as we approach game 6 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs are coming in confident they have the Warriors figured out. Yes, Harrison Barnes has been surprising after an OK rookie season, but comes down to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson making three point shots. Once you take that away, while forcing Curry to be the on-ball defender as much as possible, and it seems that Mark Jackson doesn’t have too many rabbits to pull out of his hat.