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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Manchester United Interested in Signing Thomas Muller
There’s nothing left this season for Manchester United to do but speculate over the identity of their next manager and dream about the players they might be signing in order to pull the team out of the depths it has sunk to this season. Unsettled Bayern Munich players seem to be a prime target, and the best of the bunch is Thomas Muller.
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Brooklyn Nets – Old and More Than a Little Bit Lucky
Sometimes all it takes to have a good game is make one big play when it matters the most. Joe Johnson was the difference maker for the Brooklyn Nets in their 104-103 game 7 win over the Toronto Raptors, sending them to the conference semifinals, but it was Paul Pierce with a block on Kyle Lowry that saved the day and clinched the game as time expired.
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Denny Hamlin Wins Talladega – A Turn for the Better
It’s been a season for missed opportunities for Denny Hamlin in 2014, but a surprising win at Talladega Superspeedway means he should be high enough up the standings to qualify for the Sprint Cup championship chase, giving Joe Gibbs racing their second race winner of the season.
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8 Best Memes of Ryan Giggs & Manchester United Losing to Sunderland
A Manchester United loss at home shouldn’t be a big surprise to anyone, but Ryan Giggs losing his first match as interim manager of the club resulted in plenty of new and old memes resurfacing, pointing the fingers at players and not David Moyes, who was fired for their incompetence.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Needs a Change, James Harden Needs to Change
The season is over way too early for the Houston Rockets who have themselves a head coach in Kevin McHale who really doesn’t know how to make all the moving parts of James Harden, Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard work together, preferring to simply wing it and let his star nearly decimate an entire series on his own than try and teach this team some actual offense and defense that would have gotten them through.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Chelsea Bringing Back Thibaut Courtois
It’s been quite a ride for Thiabut Courtois with Atletico Madrid, and it might end with two historic titles in the next month or so, but if Jose Mourinho has his way, the Belgian goalkeeper will be coming back to Chelsea after three years of being on loan, this time to become the team’s number one goalkeeper, which leaves questions around what Petr Cech will do in the future.
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Mayweather Beats Maidana – A Crack in the Armor
For the first time in a very long while, Floyd Mayweather looked vulnerable. Marcos Maidana was wild an missed quite a lot, but he made the undefeated pound-for-pound king sweat for his belt-unifying more than ever before, and even see one judge call it a draw, which immediately has people calling for a rematch and some even considering the Argentina getting robbed of victory.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 7 Predictions (Mavericks vs Spurs, Nets vs Raptors)
The final two game 7’s we’ll have in the long first round series the NBA Playoffs have blessed us with, starting with the Brooklyn Nets travelling to play the Toronto Raptors, followed by the final Texas showdown of the season as the San Antonio Spurs host the Dallas Mavericks.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Too Big to Handle
Size mattered, as it was forseen before this series began. The Los Angeles Clippers had the advantage in the paint, manifested in a huge fourth quarter from Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, leading their team to a 126-121 win over the Golden State Warriors in game 7, moving on to the conference semifinals.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – MVP Finally Playing Like One
When Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are playing their best basketball, there’s not a lot anyone can do to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Memphis Grizzlies tried, but without their top scorer, a great start to the game and a surprising effort from them in the series couldn’t last in game 7, as the favorites finally took back the lead and the ticket to the next round with a 120-109 win.