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Wisconsin Over Baylor – Overwhelming Right From the Start
In what was quite the contrast of styles from even before tip off, Wisconsin were a bit too much in pretty much every way imaginable for Baylor, tearing the matchup zone to shreds through a great game by Frank Kaminsky and once again presenting a defense that seemed like it was a bit too much for a slightly shocked Bears team, losing 69-52.
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Florida Over UCLA – According to Plan
This group that has done so well for Florida this season and in the past isn’t unfamiliar with being in the final eight of College Basketball. The 79-68 win over UCLA? Nothing but routine, mostly thanks to a big shooting night from Michael Frazier. But this time, the expectations from everyone are a lot higher.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Rising, Victor Valdes Destroyed
Don’t call it a comeback. It’s simply Lionel Messi feeling comfortable again with being himself, injury free, the most dangerous footballer on the planet. But with Barcelona putting themselves almost in pole position to win the La Liga title again, the injury of Victor Valdes might ruin this whole newly found hope thing.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Doesn’t Have to Score Every Time
For whatever reason, a comfortable win over a relegated bound team turned into a tense affair late for Liverpool at home in Anfield. Luis Suarez, trying too hard to find the goal instead of simply letting the match come to him might have been the biggest proponent of that potential disastrous ending.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Disappearing When They Need Him the Most
The Madrid media is looking for someone to blame as Real Madrid looked on the golden brick road towards winning a championship, but two matches and three days later finding themselves behind their two rivals. There are many to blame, and even though Cristiano Ronaldo scored in both matches, he shares a big part of it.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Baylor vs Wisconsin, San Diego State vs Arizona)
The West regional semifinals will give us an opening game of Big 12 vs Big Ten as Baylor take on Wisconsin, while later on comes the number one seed in the region, Arizona, playing against San Diego State.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (UCLA vs Florida, Dayton vs Stanford)
After a few days of rest the NCAA Tournament resumes with the Sweet Sixteen stage. In the South region, the semifinals give us two double digit seeds in Dayton and Stanford opening the evening, followed by another Pac-12 team, UCLA, facing the number one team in the country, Florida.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants Drafting a Tight End in the First Round
After a 7-9 season that felt a lot worse, there are plenty of areas the New York Giants would like to improve through the draft and especially with the 12th overall pick. Even though teams don’t pick tight ends that high, there’s a chance that Eric Ebron, the top prospect at that position this season will be the one taken.
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NFL Rumors – Green Bay Packers & Tennessee Titans Interested in Signing Mike McGlynn
At this point of free agency, there aren’t that too many big names left to sign. However, some players might not be stars but still create plenty of buzz, as Mike McGlynn seems to be someone like that, drawing interest from both the Green Bay Packers and the Tennessee Titans.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Never Ending Streak
Slowly and always a bit under the radar, the San Antonio Spurs are amassing the longest winning streak we’ve seen this season after a 108-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets, getting the best we’ve seen out of Tim Duncan in a while, joined by the usual partners in crime Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, serving as assistant in this case.