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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Trying to Trade Kevin Martin & Nikola Pekovic
Some might call it tanking, others rebuilding. The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t be competing to make the playoffs next season, instead relying on young players while trying to offload of the expensive ones, which means looking for someone to trade Kevin Martin and Nikola Pekovic to.
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Angels Over Red Sox – Big Hitting Works in the Long Run
It’s been more than three years since Albert Pujols hit a walk off home run, but his big swing in the 19th inning gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox, coming after over six and a half fours of baseball at Angel Stadium, with Mike Trout hitting a home […]
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Dortmund
A fantastic performance is worth mentioning, even if it’s only the preseason, as Liverpool beat a lacking Dortmund side 4-0 in Anfield. Philippe Coutinho was close to perfection with a goal and assist, helped out by Dejan Lovren scoring his first goal for the club, Daniel Sturridge with the opener and another from Jordan Henderson.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Ray Allen Almost a Done Deal
Maybe there is still some indecision going on in the mind of Ray Allen about whether or not he wants to still play in the NBA, but he’s getting closer to making his final decision, which will probably be staying on for another season and joining the Cleveland Cavaliers, next to a few familiar faces.
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Giants Over Steelers – Staying Away From the Passing Game
For now there doesn’t seem to be anyone in a hurry to see too much from their quarterbacks, as the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-16 without using Eli Manning more than the bare minimum, and the same can be said for Ben Roethilsberger on the losing side.
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Indians Over Yankees – Making History While Losing
A lot of this season is about Derek Jeter, not the New York Yankees. While the retiring legend moved himself up to 6th on the all-time hit list with career number 3431, blowing past Honus Wagner, his team lost 3-0 to the Cleveland Indians, pushing them further back in the race for a playoff spot through the division title or a wild card spot.
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Lions Over Browns – More Hype Than Substance Right Now
The debut of Johnny Manziel for the Cleveland Browns turned their game against the Detroit Lionsinto one of the most hyped up NFL preseason games ever, but it wasn’t just the 13-12 that was anti-climactic, but also the performance from the rookie quarterback, along with Brian Hoyer and Matthew Stafford who also didn’t impress.
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Tony Stewart Runs Over & Kills Kevin Ward in Sprint Cup Racing Tragedy
Tragedy struck on the race track of a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, as NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, a 3-time champion, hit and killed Kevin Ward Jr. who stepped out of his car in order to confront him for a collision in the previous lap.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Has Himself to Think About Too
Contract years are a different kind of breed in the NBA scenario. Players often focus on padding up their own stats in order to get a fat juicy contract when they become free agents before reverting back to their “real” selves. Jeremy Lin is in that kind of situation this season with the Los Angeles Lakers and even though it’s slightly against his nature, he has to start playing for himself as well as the team.
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Vikings Over Raiders – Debuts Don’t go so Smoothly
Fans of the Minnesota Vikings wanted to see Teddy Bridgewater make his debut in any kind of NFL game but weren’t left impressed with the rookie; a bit more with the 10-6 win over the Oakland Raiders, who have made their own changes to the quarterback position, although they didn’t get much from another newcomer, Matt Schaub.