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Premier League – Week 3 Results & Table
Two crazy results, one shocking due to the number of goals, stand out: Everton losing at home to Chelsea in a 6-3 rampage including a brace from Diego Costa, and Stoke City stunning Manchester City at the Etihad with a stunning goal from Mame Biram Diouf. Swansea remain perfect after three matches after beating West […]
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Match Highlights – Everton vs Chelsea
It’s only August, but Chelsea beating Everton 6-3 just might be the best match we’ll have all season in the English Premier League, with the visitors starting out strong through Diego Costa and Branislav Ivanovic but letting the home side make it a classic in Goodison Park, especially in the second half as the Toffees kept chasing but never had quite enough to reach the best team in the league right now.
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Match Highlights – Burnley vs Manchester United
For the first time this season, Manchester United didn’t concede a goal. That’s about as good as it gets for Louis van Gaal and his players, including Angel di Maria making his debut, as they come away with a 0-0 draw against Burnley, the newly promoted side winning their first point of the 2014-2015 Premier League campaign.
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Angels Over Athletics – No Doubt Who is the Best Right Now
If there was any doubt about the momentum swing in the AL West, a second straight win for the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland A’s, shutting them out 4-0, proved where this season is going for both teams after another great performance from Jered Weaver and some big hitting from Albert Pujols and Chris Iannetta.
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College Football – Week 1 Predictions
The road to the College Football playoff begins for Florida State in the Cowboys Classic against Oklahoma State, while Alabama also play a neutral venue against West Virginia. Other national title hopefuls like Oregon (playing South Dakota) and Oklahoma (against Louisiana Tech) have set themselves up with easier starts to the 2014 season.
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Yankees Over Blue Jays – Road to Playoff Becomes Easier
While beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 doesn’t erase the lead the New York Yankees need to chase down in order to make the playoffs, it does an excellent job of taking care of a rival that’s right behind them in the AL East, also chasing after that Wild Card spot.
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Ole Miss Over Boise State – Bad Game, Happy Ending
Playing on a “neutral field” in the South didn’t really help Boise State as they enter a new era, probably one with less success than before. The Broncos were routed 35-13 by Ole Miss in the Georgia Dome, despite Bo Wallace not having the most accurate of performances.
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Texas A&M Over South Carolina – Quarterback Transition Goes Smoothly
Out with the old, in with the new. Texas A&M had no problem entering the post-Johnny Manziel era, coming up with one of their biggest wins since joining the SEC, beating #9 ranked South Carolina 52-28 in Columbia, presenting sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill, looking almost flawless on his first start for the Aggies.
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10 Smallest Stadiums in College Football
While College Football is often about size and huge venues, the smallest stadiums in the FBS also deserve some mention, including Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio, the often empty FIU Stadium in Miami, and the spectacle known as the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
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Champions League – All 32 Teams in the Group Stage
Before the group stage draw, it’s good to know the 32 teams that will be playing in the Champions League, with Spain (Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao), Germany (Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, Leverkusen) and England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City) sending four clubs each to the competition.