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NFL – Giants vs Redskins Predictions
This might be something of a rebound year for the NFC East in terms of quality we see from the teams, as the New York Giants, finally piecing the things around Eli Manning together, hope to carry the momentum from their first win of the season into a road game against the Washington Redskins, trying to get comfortable around Kirk Cousins.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the Best Scorer in the World, Lionel Messi the Best Player
Winning the Ballon d’Or last year hasn’t made Cristiano Ronaldo the best footballer in the world. It’s hard to argue with numbers: He is scoring at a scary ratio and is doing it better than anyone else right now. But the best player? That’s Lionel Messi, even without the same number of goals.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Should Trade Rajon Rondo
Behind all the words and confusing comments, the Boston Celtics want to trade Rajon Rondo. Only they’re afraid to admit it because it means conceding that they’re tanking again, and it’ll mean making one of the more touchy and hard-to-handle players in the NBA angry about staying.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets Not Benching Geno Smith Just Yet
At 1-2, this hasn’t been the season start the New York Jets were hoping for. Geno Smith struggling to avoid interceptions has been part of the struggle, but for now, it seems a bit too soon for Rex Ryan to pull the plug on the second-year quarterback and start playing Michael Vick.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Might Play Tristan Thompson as Their Starting Center
Small-ball is becoming a bit more popular in recent seasons among NBA teams, which is why it’s not that surprising to hear the Cleveland Cavaliers are considering starting Tristan Thompson at center in the upcoming season instead of Anderson Varejao, although some of the though process has to do with the Brazilian being injured so easily.
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MLB Playoffs – Pittsburgh Pirates Clinch Spot, St. Louis Cardinals Not Worried
With a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched a spot among the two Wild Card teams in the National League, but also have enough time to try and win the NL Central, beating the St. Louis Cardinals to it. The Cards did lose 4-3 to the Chicago Cubs which makes things very interesting for the season finale, but considering their schedule they shouldn’t be too worried.
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College Football Rumors – Michigan Hoping to Sign Jim Harbaugh
Maybe the biggest rumor right now in College Football and the NFL is also something of a huge fantasy reach: Michigan aren’t going to hold on to Brady Hoke for much longer, and they want Jim Harbaugh to be their next head coach. The problem? He’s currently the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Middlesbrough
Exactly three hours of football, extra time and penalty kicks were needed for Liverpool to beat Middlesbrough in the third round of the League Cup, as a 2-2 draw at the end of 120 minutes was followed by an incredible stretch of penalty kicks, with the home side winning the shootout 14-13 after Albert Adomah missed the 15th and final kick for the visitors from the Championship.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Southampton
The first title of the season Arsenal won’t win will be the League Cup, losing at home 2-1 to Southampton despite taking the lead through Alexis Sanchez, as Dusan Tadic and Nathaniel Clyne turned things around.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Elche
For a second straight match, Real Madrid make a mockery of their opponents, beating Elche 5-1 as Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals (two from the penalty spot) and got some aid from Gareth Bale with another one, making everyone forget about the rough start to the season.