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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Shines in Battle of Tanking
Despite being a team in the midst of an abysmal tanking era, the Philadelphia 76ers are a good unit defensively, which makes the performance given by Jeremy Lin in a rare Los Angeles Lakers win (101-87) even more impressive.
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Novak Djokovic Stretching the Distance From Everyone Else
There’s very little argument about the fact that Novak Djokovic is the best tennis player in the world. His win over Roger Federer to claim the Indian Wells Masters title for a fourth time in his career just made the gulf between him and the rest of the field even greater.
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San Antonio Spurs – Still the Masters
The meeting between mentor and disciple, Gregg Popovich and Mike Budenholzer, ended in a massive knockout in favor of the San Antonio Spurs, manhandling the Atlanta Hawks on the road 114-95.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Hasn’t Given Up on Another MVP
While everyone is talking about James Harden, Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook for MVP, LeBron James is just as worthy of the award this season, and if he doesn’t end up winning it for a fifth time it’ll have more to do with voters fatigue than actually being inferior in ability.
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NFL Rumors – Carolina Panthers & Miami Dolphins Interested in Signing Greg Jennings
It’s unlikely Greg Jennings is going to get his wish of playing once more for the Green Bay Packers. Surely, there are other jobs for him in the NFL, right? Maybe the Carolina Panthers? Or even the Miami Dolphins?
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NCAA Tournament – Kansas & Virginia Make it a Bad Day for Number Two Teams
While two Number one seeds, Duke and Wisconsin, kept the chains moving and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, two number two seeds said goodbye to the tournament rather early, as Wichita State upset in-state rivals Kansas and Michigan State, for a second straight year, stood in the way of Virginia.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Real Madrid
In what might be the match that wins them the championship, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 with goals from Jeremy Mathieu and Luis Suarez to claim the first Clasico of 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo played poorly but still scored a first half equalizer.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Manchester United
Two heroes to the Manchester United 2-1 victory at Anfield against Liverpool; Juan Mata with a brace that might secure a place in the Champions League, and Steven Gerrard stomping on Ander Herrera, getting sent off after only 44 seconds.
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Kevin Durant Shutting Down Gives Russell Westbrook Extra Motivation
It’s as if someone decided to put every possible hurdle in front of the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. From championship contenders, to a team that might not make the playoffs. Russell Westbrook is doing some wonderful things (alongside some awful ones), but all of them without Kevin Durant, who won’t play again this season.
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Steve Nash Retires With Two MVPs but No Title or NBA Finals
It’s funny to hear about Steve Nash retiring because he’s been irrelevant in terms of actually playing basketball for almost two seasons. He simply tried very hard to fight reality, time, age and his own broken down body, as the last chapter of his NBA career was as forgettable as his beginning.