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Minnesota Timberwolves – More Than Just the Most Fun Team in the NBA
It’s not quite clear how good the Minnesota Timberwolves will be this season, but adding Andrew Wiggins to this team to go along with Ricky Rubio, rookie Zach LaVine and generally having a creative and very fast group coming together might be the most fun team to watch in the league this season, although playing against the sad tank job of the Philadelphia 76ers isn’t exactly indicative of anything, especially in the preseason.
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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals Thrive Late, Baltiomre Orioles Bullpen Fails
Game 1 of the 2014 ALCS was decided in extra innings, as home runs from Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas helped the Kansas City Royals come away from Camden Yards with the 8-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.
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College Football – Texas vs Oklahoma Predictions
For the second consecutive year, Texas enter the Red River Showdown unranked, and as huge underdogs to Oklahoma, also coming off a loss. Last year it worked out fine for the Longhorns, but there haven’t been too many indications that they’ll be able to repeat that surprising win.
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Blackhawks Over Stars – Shootout to Start the Season Well
The Chicago Blackhawks are a popular pick for Stanley Cup champions this season, like they were last year. The season opener against the Dallas Stars didn’t exactly go smoothly, coming down to a shootout, won by a single goal from Patrick Kane, while Corey Crawford was the main cause their first game didn’t start out with a loss.
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NHL – New York Rangers Don’t Let Stanley Cup Depression Get Them Down
The New York Rangers weren’t swept, but they were severely outplayed in last season’s Stanley Cup series. In their 2014-2015 NHL season opener, it didn’t seem to affect them, with another big game from Rick Nash, which is only natural once he faces the St. Louis Blues.
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Red Wings Over Bruins – Destroying a Perfect Start
There’s plenty of less than subtle aim at revenge matches as the 2014-2015 NHL season opens. One of them is between the Detroit Red Wings, beating the Boston Bruins 2-1 with goals from Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist, coming back from behind after an early mistake.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Thrives When He’s in the Lineup
Every time Jeremy Lin will be in the lineup with the main players for the Los Angeles Lakers, offensively the team will look much better than with Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash dominating the ball handling. As for defense? That’s a team-wide problem, not just a player-specific problem, as shown in the 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Doesn’t Need Dwight Howard in the Preseason
Sometimes it feels as if James Harden would be even better if there was no one he actually needed to share the ball with. Without Dwight Howard, he led the Houston Rockets to a 113-93 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the preseason, having no problem standing out and separating himself from the rest of performers on the court.
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Pittsburgh Penguins – Sindey Crosby & Pascal Dupuis Make Sure it’s a Happy Season Opener
The visiting Anaheim Ducks sure didn’t make it easy for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season opener for both teams, but a great game from Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis made sure that after a turbulent summer with plenty of changes, their 2014-2015 NHL season started out rather smoothly, if you can call a 6-4 come from behind victory smooth.
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Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck Survives the J.J. Watt Experience
A force of nature can’t beat an entire team on his own. It was another great game for J.J. Watt, but less so for the Houston Texans, not doing enough early on to slow down Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts, coming away with a 33-28 victory, their fourth win in a row.