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NCAA Tournament – Tennessee Over Iowa, Cal Poly Over Texas Southern
We’re done with the first four, so the real NCAA Tournament can begin, even if it starts with the second round. The picture of 64 teams was complete as Tennessee beat Iowa in overtime 78-65, while Cal Poly had an excellent shooting performance to overcome Texas Southern, putting them in the bracket despite their losing record.
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Aroldis Chapman Hit With a Line Drive in the Face
We’re still not into the 2014 MLB Season, but we’ve already got one major injury, as Arlodis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds got hit in the face with a line drive by Salvador Perez. Chapman suffered fractures to bones in his nose and left eye and was taken to the hospital for testing and observation.
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Cruz Azul Score the Best Team Goal of the Year
The trend in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals was Mexican teams crushing their MLS rivals. Cruz Azul vs Kansas City was no different, ending in a 5-2 aggregate victory for the Mexican side, including a 5-1 win in the second leg, with a beautiful finishing goal from Christian Gimenez, which was probably the best team play we’ve seen from anyone this season.
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The 8 Teams in the 2014 Champions League Quarterfinals
The final 8 of the Champoins League consists of three teams from Spain (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid), two teams from England (Manchester United and Chelsea), two teams from Germany (Defending champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) and one team from France, Paris Saint-Germain.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Olympiakos, Dortmund vs Zenit
In a match that meant everything to Manchester United, they came through big time, getting a hat trick from Robin van Persie as they beat Olympiakos 3-0 to erase the two goal deficit from the first match and find themselves in the quarterfinals. Dortmund lost 2-1 at home to Zenit, but it was still enough for them to make it into the last eight as well.
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10 Highest Paid Baseball Players Heading into the 2014 MLB Season
Of the top 10 highest paid players in Major League Baseball heading into the 2014 season, three players: Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard and Cliff Lee, come from the Philadelphia Phillies. The Seattle Mariners have two representing them: Felix Hernandez and Robinson Cano, while high paying team like the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers with Zack Greinke have only one player each that makes the cut.
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How Americanization Would Change European Football
It’s a very different outlook on how to run sport leagues – the American and European one, with Europe mostly focusing on football (or soccer), while in the United States and North America in general the major sports league are founded on the same idea of parity (except baseball), salary cap limits and branding, at least in a certain way.
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Wayne Rooney Nutmegs David Moyes in Training
Despite doing really badly compared to expectations, not everything is dark and sad about Manchester United in training, as it seems like Wayne Rooney having a little bit of fun with David Moyes and nutmegging the manager isn’t too out of place, with smiles all around following.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Looking Nice While Stopping the Slide
Win or lose, the Portland Trail Blazers are a fun team to watch, and it’s a good thing to have them back in the playoffs, trying to succeed with the odds stacked against them because their playing style, especially when LaMarcus Aldridge isn’t playing, simply isn’t going to be good enough to make it far in the postseason. At least Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum make it worth watching.
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NFL Rumors – Dallas Cowboys & Seattle Seahawks Interested in Signing Jared Allen
One of the most productive pass rushers in the NFL, Jared Allen seems to be in something of a crossroads in his career, and is finding it very difficult to choose the next team he’ll play for. It seems right now that it’s either going to be the Seattle Seahawks or the Dallas Cowboys that end up signing him, but things might change.