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Match Highlights – Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
The poor form of Liverpool continues, losing a fourth consecutive match despite taking the lead early through Rickie Lambert. That advantage was overturned as Crystal Palace swept the pitch en route to a 3-1 win with goals from Dwight Gayle, Joe Ledley and Mile Jedinak.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Doesn’t Know Why This Keeps Happening to Him
For years the criticism directed at Arsene Wenger suggested he doesn’t spend enough money on elite players. Over the last two seasons he has changed his way, bringing in the likes of Mesut Ozil last year and Alexis Sanchez in 2014. The results haven’t improved. In fact, it’s gotten to be a lot worse.
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UCLA Bruins: Taking USC Out of the Pac-12 Picture
A rivalry that was so one sided for so long has been turned completely around, as UCLA beat USC (38-20) for a third consecutive season, making their path towards winning the Pac-12 South and going on to play for the conference title a little bit easier, getting rid of the Trojans along the way.
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Pacquiao Over Algieri – All That’s Left is Waiting for Mayweather
Except for knocking him out, Manny Pacquiao hurt Chris Algieri in every possible way to score an impressive title-retaining win of his Weltereight belt, once again leaving all of us with the question of when, if ever, will he and Floyd Mayweather step in the ring.
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Roger Federer is Finally a Davis Cup Champion
Despite everything that happened over the last few days, Roger Federer brought his best, sublime tennis to his singles match with Richard Gasquet to come away with the win that wins Switzerland their first Davis Cup title, while Federer himself wins the only title missing from his loaded trophy cabinet.
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Arkansas Over Ole Miss – Wishing the Season Began Now
We got a taste of what Arkansas can do at home all season long, and it seems these last two weeks have been perfect for them to come out and show their strengths, getting a second consecutive shutout against a conference opponent, beating Ole Miss 30-0 and winning their sixth game of the season, making themselves bowl eligible for the first time in three years.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Can do it On His Own
Obviously missing Dwight Howard is a blow to the Houston Rockets, but they still have James Harden, who with all his flaws is one of those players who can win games almost single-handedly , leading his team to a 95-92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks with an impressive one man show in the closing minutes.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Doesn’t Trust His Teammates
Rock Bottom gets lower with each game as the Cleveland Cavaliers, with their trio of superstars in LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, lose to the Toronto Raptors 110-93 at home, making it four consecutive losses and a new low point for a team that was highlighted as the best in the NBA when the season began.
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Florida State Seminoles – Don’t Deserve to be in the Playoff
The Florida State Seminoles remain undefeated after beating Boston College 20-17 thanks to a very late field goal, counting themselves lucky to remain undefeated and not having Jameis Winston thrown out of the game for pushing a referee.
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College Football: Rankings Stay the Same for Playoff-Bound Teams
The one thing to take from the results in week 13 is how bad Florida State looked again, but they remain the only undefeated team among the power five conferences, meriting their place among the top 4 that will make the playoffs, while Alabama, Oregon and Mississippi State had a very easy time navigating through weak opponents.