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Georgia Bulldogs – Todd Gurley Gets Himself Stupidly Suspended
From being the leading Heisman candidate and THE most important piece on offense for Georgia this season, Todd Gurley finds himself suspended for an alleged violation of NCAA rules, which in this case happens to be signing memorabilia and getting paid for it.
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Oklahoma Thunder – Kevin Durant the Only One Looking Good on Preseason Debut
The most memorable thing from the preseason game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets? Timofey Mozgov blocking Kevin Durant in a slightly humiliating way, and the Nuggets winning 114-101.
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Sharks Over Kings – Ruining the Banner Celebration
It started out with raising the banner for the Los Angeles Kings and ended with the San Jose Sharks beating them 4-0 with two great goals by Tommy Wingles, and awful performance for goalieJonathan Quick and generally a terrible way to start the new season for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Not Off to a Great Preseason
Following Carmelo Anthony through the summer gives us a glimpse of someone trying to be optimistic although there aren’t a lot of reasons to be. The New York Knick looked bad adjusting to the triangle offense in a 106-86 loss to the Boston Celtics, as Jared Sullinger had an excellent game while Marcus Smart looked much improved compared to his preseason debut, almost like someone who can take over eventually for Rajon Rondo.
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NHL – Boston Bruins Came to Win, Philadelphia Flyers to Fight & Lose
A big game from Tuukka Rask at goal and a late winner from Chris Kelly pulled the Boston Bruins through a chippy season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers, coming away with a 2-1 victory.
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NHL Season Opener – Montreal Canadiens Lucky to Beat the Toronto Maple Leafs
For the Montreal Canadiens, the new season is about trying to get back where they stopped last year and advance a bit. For the Toronto Maple Leafs it’s just about showing any kind of progress. The 4-3 win by Habs thanks to a lucky bounce at the very end of the game was somewhat symbolic to the current state of the rivalry between the two teams.
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NFL – Colts vs Texans Predictions
The Houston Texans enter their first divisional game of the season with a chance to knock the Indianapolis Colts off their perch on top of the AFC South, but in order to beat a team that’s dominated them in recent years with Andrew Luck, it’s going to take more than just Arian Foster having a big day on the ground.
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Warriors Over Clippers – Disappointing That There Were No Fights
When two teams that hate each other clash, even in a preseason game, you expect the bad blood to mean something. Instead, the Golden State Warriors (won 112-94) and the Los Angeles Clippers focused on purely basketball things, which might mean that they’re saving the nastier, and sometimes better stuff, for later, when it actually means something.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Andrew Wiggins Shows There’s Plenty to be Excited About
The number one draft pick in 2014 wasn’t on the winning side of his NBA preseason debut, but Andrew Wiggins did everything expected of him and more playing his first game for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they lost to the Indiana Pacers. Who knows, maybe his abilities will be able to hide the fact that Ricky Rubio still looks awful when it comes to scoring.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Doesn’t Change One Bit
The focal point of the preseason opener for both the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets was Chandler Parsons playing quite well against his former team, but the best player on the floor was James Harden, who doesn’t seem like a changed player for good and bad despite a summer of improved responsibility with the national team.