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NBA Rumors: Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves & San Antonio Spurs Interested in Derrick Rose
With most of the big names off the board, Derrick Rose news have been becoming more and more prominent in the cycle, including interest he’s been getting from the Milwaukee Bucks, but also from the Minnesota Timberwolves and even the San Antonio Spurs.
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10 Best Xennials in the NBA
People love defining things. Turns out the era between Generation X and the Millennials, something around 1977 to 1983, is now coined Xennials according to some professor in Australia, with the numbers to back him up. All the while I thought that’s Generation Y, but who cares? What’s important is it gave us an excuse to comb through the older generation of NBA players, and pick out the 10 best Xennials still doing their thing in the league.
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Free Agency, Day 1 – Oh What a Night!
The first day of free agency continued the trend the days before it set: Big trades instead of big free agent moves, mega re-signings, and the East continues to get weaker. Paul George leaving to Oklahoma City, Jeff Teague joining Minnesota, while Ricky Rubio joins the Jazz and both Stephen Curry (unsurprisingly) and Blake Griffin (quite surprisingly) staying put.
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NBA Rumors: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat & Utah Jazz Trying to Sign Gordon Hayward
One of the two biggest free agents possibly switching teams this offseason is Gordon Hayward. The Utah Jazz are obviously making a push to re-sign him and keep their project heading in the right direction. But the temptation from the East Coast, as both the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat attempt to lure him away, is difficult to ignore.
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Ranking the FIFA World Cup Nations Since 1998
The Russia 2018 World Cup will be the 6th tournament in the 32-team era, while FIFA are planning on expanding the tournament in 2026. Meanwhile, a year before Russia host the tournament, we rank the performances of the world’s football nations since 1998 based on their finish. Unlike our pre-2010 World Cup rankings, we didn’t hand out points for making the group stage.
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15 Most Watched PPV UFC Events of All-Time
With UFC 213 coming up, it’s a good opportunity to check out the most successful UFC events to date according to PPV numbers. Conor McGregor and Brock Lesnar stand a head above the rest of the fighters with their ability to draw in paying crowds: McGregor was a main event fighter in four of the events in the top 15; Lesnar appears in four as well.
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Houston Rockets Rumors: First Chris Paul, Then Take Paul George or Carmelo Anthony
The Houston Rockets trading for Chris Paul seems to be only the beginning. If rumors suggesting an attempt to make some sort of big 3 happen, then the Rockets will pursue some sort of deal that lands them Paul George or Carmelo Anthony.
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NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Might Finally be Able to Rule the City Again
Since Chris Paul became a Los Angeles Clipper in 2011, the Los Angeles Lakers have failed to finish above their city rivals, something that rarely happened during the Clippers stay in L.A. up to that point. And with Paul leaving the Clippers to the Houston Rockets while the Lakers seem to be trending upwards, it won’t be much of a surprise to see the old order restored in the city of Angels.
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NBA Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers Trying to Catch the Golden State Warriors With the Wrong Approach
There are a number of ways to approach the art of team building in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers, trying to make the most of the “LeBron James championship window”, aren’t doing things the methodical, patient way, as they try to find a recipe that will give them an edge over the Golden State Warriors.
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NBA Rumors: Dallas Mavericks Need Dirk Nowitzki to Help Them Out
At this point, the Dallas Mavericks seem to be operating with two things in mind: Trying to become a legitimate playoff team in the West again, and giving Dirk Nowitzki the kind of retirement years he deserves.