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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Trading For Rajon Rondo Doesn’t Make Them the Best
The Dallas Mavericks aren’t the best team in the West just because Rajon Rondo joined them. They don’t even have the best starting five, at least not when considering what goes on both ends of the floor. But their trade with the Boston Celtics for the All-Star point guard means swinging for the fences in an attempt to win an NBA championship, an attempt that might explode in their faces.
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Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler Keeps Proving He’s an All-Star
With both Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony not playing, the star power was slightly reduced for the game between the New York Knicks, terrible anyway, and the Chicago Bulls, who don’t worry about those things. They have guys like Jimmy Butler to step up and indeed he did, not for the first time this season, carrying his team to a 103-97 win.
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Duke Over UConn – Beating What They Want to Become
Clearly UConn aren’t the same team they were when they won the national championship last season. Duke still struggled against a difficult opponent, led by Tyus Jones while Jahlil Okafor struggled to still finish with an almost double double and walk away with another win, 66-56 to remain undefeated.
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College Football Rumors – Michigan Hiring Jim Harbaugh No Longer Fantasy
What began as an unrealistic dream might turn into reality very soon, as the incredible offer Michigan gave Jim Harbaugh to become their head coach might convince him to leave the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL in order to return and try and rebuild the football program of his alma mater.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Can’t Stop Praising Raheem Sterling
It was a rare moment for Liverpool this season: An easy win, and a happy Brendan Rodgers at the end of the match. Not just for moving ahead in the League Cup (to the Semifinal where they’ll face Chelsea) but especially for Raheem Sterling, now without any hair on his head, proving a lot of people wrong.
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Borussia Dortmund – Jurgen Klopp Setting the Stage For His Deaprture
Either Jurgen Klopp is setting the stage for his departure from Dortmund to the Premier League (Arsenal? Liverpool?) by sucking up to the fans yet again, or he’s simply trying to go around the fact that once again his team failed to win a home match and can’t escape the relegation zone in the Bundesliga.
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10 Highest Paid Coaches in College Football
The top 10 highest paid coaches in college football consist of four in the SEC (Steve Spurrier, Les Miles, Kevin Sumlin, Nick Saban), four in the Big Ten (Kirk Ferentz, James Franklin, Urban Meyer, Mark Dantonio) and two in the Big 12 (Bob Stoops, Charlie Strong).
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Houston Rockets Trying to Trade for Corey Brewer
With their team falling apart due to injuries, the Minnesota Timberwolves are finally inclined to make a trade for Corey Brewer, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets leading the pack in terms of those with the best chance of acquiring him.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Can’t Do This on His Own
It seems like Dwyane Wade is playing his best basketball in years, but when it’s without Chris Bosh or anyone else on the Miami Heat helping him out, it ended with a 105-87 home defeat to the Utah Jazz, led by the hot hand of Gordon Hayward.
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Houston Rockets: James Harden With Another MVP-Like Performance
Another great night from James Harden was almost ruined by his usual defensive lapse. Still the Houston Rockets overcame that defensive mistake to come away with a 115-111 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, increasing the MVP discussion around their star shooting guar