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Giants Over Jets – Things Getting Clearer
Nothing new came out of the New York Giants beating the New York Jets 35-24. Geno Smith was announced as the team’s starting quarterback, something everyone already knew, while Eli Manning continues to struggle in his new offense, with his team once again rallying back to preseason victory during garbage time with backups on the field.
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Team USA: Final 12-Man Roster Has Been Decided On
Following a 112-86 win over Puerto Rico, Team USA cut Gordon Hayward, Damian Lillard, Kyle Korver and Chandler to make it a 12-man roster that’s heading off to play for the Basketball World Championship in Spain, which means the team will consist of Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Kenneth Faried, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Mason Plumlee, DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo is Still a Dirty Player
There is more than one side to Cristiano Ronaldo. He is an amazing footballer, maybe the best in the world right now, but sometimes he can’t hold his uglier side inside, resulting in behavior that shouldn’t be seen on a football pitch, like him hitting Diego Godin during the Supercopa match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
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Match Highlights – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
One goal after only five minutes was enough for Atletico Madrid, through Mario Mandzukic, to claim their first title of the season with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid and 2-1 in aggregate, winning the Supercopa de España for only the second time.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Makes Them Better But Not Good Enough
We aren’t going to see too many changes in rosters between now and the beginning of the NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers, adding Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer and Julius Randle among others to the returning Kobe Bryant, might look better than they did last season, but it won’t be enough to get them into the playoffs.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Trying to Trade Eric Bledsoe
The closer we get to the start of a new NBA season, the further apart it seems that the Phoenix Suns and Eric Bledsoe seem to be. Although it seems like he in staying the course of signing a qualifying offer, he might be traded before he gets the chance to.
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MLB Rumors – Boston Red Sox & Detroit Tigers Trying to Sign Rusney Castillo
One team, the Detroit Tigers, want Cuban defector Ruseny Castillo as soon as possible, hoping he’ll join them in time to help with their playoff hopes or in the postseason already. For the Boston Red Sox, it’s an attempt to solidify their situation in the outfield, as it’s quite clear nothing good is going to come out of the 2014 season as far as they’re concerned.
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves & Philadelphia 76ers Completing Thaddeus Young Trade
The picture is getting clearer when it comes to the biggest multi-team trade that still hasn’t actually happened in this NBA offseason: The Minnesota Timberwolves will acquire Thaddeus Young from the Philadelphia 76ers and will only give up Alexey Shved, Luc Mbah a Moute and a first round draft pick for the talented power forward.
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Eagles Over Steelers – Plenty of Work Left to be Done
Going by the 31-21 the Philadelphia Eagles got against the Pittsburgh Steelers, their offense, led by Nick Foles, is in a much better position at this stage of the preseason than the one led by Ben Roethlisberger, who only started looking prolific once he faced a backup defense.
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Yankees Over Astros – Stopping the Embarrassment
After losing two consecutive games to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees picked themselves up and put on a solid performance, or maybe it was just Brandn McCarthy doing the pitching, coming up with a 3-0 win, hoping to get some sort of momentum from it in order to somehow make the playoffs.