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Jeremy Lin Returns to a Sadly Familiar Situation For the Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are back to losing and back to playing bad, predictable basketball with little defense, relying on Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum to have a good shooting day instead of making the most of an asset like Jeremy Lin, finding himself in a spot he’s been in a few times before this season.
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Chip Kelly, San Francisco 49ers Success Depends on Dysfunctional Front Office
The San Francisco 49ers hired Chip Kelly possibly hoping he has learned from the mistakes that turned his Philadelphia Eagles stint into a nightmare and eventually a failure, but a lot of his potential success depends on his relationship with Jed York and Trent Baalke instead of his actual decisions regarding what happens on the field.
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MLB Rumors – Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres Interested in Signing Ian Desmond
There aren’t a lot of options for Ian Desmond, who won’t be going back to the Washington Nationals. Where does he end up? Possibly with the San Diego Padres or even the Detroit Tigers, although that might be a bit of a longshot.
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MLB Rumors – Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs & Toronto Blue Jays All Trying to Sign Fernando Rodney
Veteran relief pitcher Fernando Rodney is the perfect example of how one good stint can raise your market value back up despite previous failures. The Chicago Cubs would like to re-sign him, although they’re facing competition from the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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MLB Rumors – Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays Close to Signing Ian Kennedy & Yovani Gallardo
There are still good starting pitchers to be had in this free agency market, with the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays willing to spend money to land these players. The Royals are more interested in Kennedy while the Blue Jays have an eye for Gallardo, but it won’t be too surprising to see teams switching interests.
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MLB Rumors – Baltimore Orioles Trying to Sign Yoenis Cespedes, Moving on From Chris Davis?
One of the more interesting developments in the MLB free agency market has been the Baltimore Orioles making an offer to Yoenis Cespedes, which might mean they’re moving on from Chris Davis, or simply trying to put more pressure on their free agent slugger, who is taking his time with the offer they’ve given him.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls, Jimmy Butler Have Nothing to be Happy About
If a career night from Jimmy Butler is what it takes for the Chicago Bulls to beat the NBA’s worst team in overtime, then a lot of things are wrong in the stuttering Fred Hoiberg project.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Can’t be Great When Kyrie Irving Struggles
A loss to the San Antonio Spurs isn’t the end of the world for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it once again highlighted an important point about LeBron James and his team’s attempt to win an NBA championship: Without Kyrie Irving playing well, it’s going to be difficult for them overcoming the best teams in the NBA.
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The Aaron Ramsey Goals-Celebrity Death Curse Strikes Again
It’s been awhile since the Aaron Ramsey goalscoring curse which is often linked to celebrities dying has been mentioned, but his recent goals for Arsenal and the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman brought it back into relevance.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Overcoming Everything
The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t let the Blake Griffin injury get in the way of building a nice win streak. Turns out that even without DeAndre Jordan, there’s no problem. They beat the Miami Heat 104-90, rolling to their 10th consecutive victory.