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Kevin Durant Can’t Wait to Get His First MVP Award
This is the year Kevin Durant transforms from being a perennial number two into the best. The Oklahoma City Thunder look at the moment like the best team in the NBA, and for the first time after a few frustrating second-place finishes in the voting process, the regular season MVP award seems to be heading his way.
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New York Knicks First Option For Carmelo Anthony But Not the Only One
All the talk from other people about Carmelo Anthony winning an NBA championship has made him think and choose his words carefully. Yes, he wants to stay with the New York Knicks and is even willing to take a salary cut in order to make it work, but he admits it will only happen if he sees a clear plan to win an NBA title.
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Andre Drummond Takes the MVP in a Meaningless Game
There’s something about the Rising Stars Challenge that doesn’t quite work, despite the changes it has gone through over the years. Andre Drummond was the star of the latest edition, leading Team Hill to a 142-136 win over Team Webber.
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Mario Balotelli With the Most Important Goal for AC Milan This Season
The only way up since Clarence Seedorf took over as the manager of AC Milan, but it’s more than just his managerial skills that are going to save the season for this giant club, struggling in the middle of the table up to this point. Mario Balotelli hitting what might be the best goal this season in the Serie A falls under the definition of special.
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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks Interested in Trade for Eric Gordon
The Milwaukee Bucks are the worst team in the NBA this season, and have been clear about their tanking goals from the start. That doesn’t mean they won’t like to add some quality players before the trade deadline, which specifically means Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Pelicans.
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NFL Rumors – Pittsburgh Steelers Interested in Drafting Mike Evans
Two consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs is quite a lot for the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the intention of upgrading their wide receivers crew with a talented draft pick, hoping that Mike Evans is still on the board when their name is up.
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NFL Rumors – San Francisco 49ers Hoping to Re-Sign Anquan Boldin
One of the key additions the San Francisco 49ers made last season was getting Anquan Boldin, but he had only one year left on his deal. Despite his age, he’s still a very productive wide receiver, and the Niners are hoping they can come to an agreement about a new contract for the 33 year old.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants, Cleveland Browns & Miami Dolphins Interested in Signing Toby Gerhart
One of the most important potential roles for the Minnesota Vikings is being the running back to act as cover for Adrian Peterson. Both Toby Gerhart and Matt Asiata are hitting free agency this offseason, but only one of them is likely to be re-signed by the Vikings.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Would be an All-Star With a Different Coach
No one is arguing that Jeremy Lin still has a way to go before he becomes an elite point guard in the NBA, but there’s a very good chance that with a different head coach (Kevin McHale) that doesn’t completely prefer the wrong player to lead his team (James Harden), the Houston Rockets would be with three All-Star players instead of just two.
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Bulls Over Nets – Energy and Defense Beat Dirty Old Players
Some teams aren’t built for prolonged success within a season and can’t wait for the All-Star break to come around, like the Brooklyn Nets. The Chicago Bulls wouldn’t mind to keep things going for another week or two, looking not just like a younger and fresher outfit, but a simply better group of players in their 92-76 win.