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Brandon Roy & Gilbert Arenas – Highest Paid Players Without Even Playing
The wonders of the amnesty clause mean an NBA player gets released from his team but still paid in full, only without counting against the cap. Gilbert Arenas ($22.3 million) and Brandon Roy ($17.7 million) didn’t play a single minute of basketball for the teams paying them this season, which didn’t stop them from being two of the highest paid players in the NBA.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Michael Pineda and the Mystery Substance
The funny thing about the mystery substance on the hand of Michael Pineda which did or didn’t help him lead the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win in their series opener against the Boston Red Sox? Only the media is actually making this an issue, while the players on the opposing team didn’t really seem to mind.
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The 4 Teams in the 2014 Europa League Semifinals
The geographical spread of the 2014 Europa League semifinals brings us two teams from the Spanish La Liga (Sevilla, Valencia), one team from Italy (Juventus) and another from Portugal (Benfica). The group that remains consists of two former European champions: Juventus and Benfica, while both Sevilla and Valencia have previously won the Europa League under […]
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Atletico Madrid – Why They Will Win the Champions League
Streaks are broken at some point, but right now there’s one that favors Atletico Madrid to win the Champions League in 2014. They beat Barcelona in the quarterfinals, a team that has either won the title or was knocked out by the eventual champions over the last six seasons.
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The 4 Teams in the 2014 Champions League Semifinals
The 2014 UEFA Champions League semifinals has three teams that have won the competition in the past: Real Madrid (nine times), Bayern Munich (five times) and Chelsea (once). Atletico Madrid have been to the finals once.
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11 Memes About Manchester United & David Moyes Losing to Bayern Munich
The loss to Bayern Munich means more jokes about Manchester United and David Moyes in the form of internet memes are heading your way, mostly concentrating on the manager’s ability to turnaround the club’s fortunes over the course of a season, and the fact that there’s no Champions League football for the club for at least a year.
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NFL Rumors – Detroit Lions Interested in Drafting Sammy Watkins
The last two years haven’t been very successful for the Detroit Lions, who keep looking for ways to improve their offense by adding skill players for their quarterback to utilize. Sammy Watkins coming out of Clemson and maybe the best wide receiver in this draft class is someone they might be willing to trade up for.
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Red Sox Over Rangers – Flipping the Script
There hasn’t been a whole lot of success for David Ortiz when Neal Cotts is pitching to him, but this time Big Papi came out with his hand on top, hitting a three-run homer in the eighth inning to bring back the Boston Red Sox from behind and seal a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
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Tigers Over Dodgers – Blowing Leads Isn’t the End of the World
Despite blowing a lead in the ninth inning the Detroit Tigers were able to come through with a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers thanks to Victor Martinez hitting a 10th inning home run off of Kenley Janses in a series that seems to be about dramatic extra inning endings.