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NFL Rumors – Washington Redskins Interested in Signing Aqib Talib
Despite an excellent season, the New England Patriots didn’t franchise tag Aqib Talib and also haven’t made too much of an effort to give him a long term contract. History tells us they won’t, so free agency is where he’s headed, with the Washington Redskins looking more than willing to sign him on a lucrative deal.
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Lakers Over Thunder – The Problems Arrogance Brings
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder have injuries, there’s no reason for them to look this bad against the Los Angeles Lakers, the worst team in the West. While Kevin Duratn & Russell Westbrook were putting on an offensive horror show, Jodie Meeks made a laughing stokc of a defense that’s supposed to be one of the best in the league.
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Golden State Warriors – Stepehn Curry Focusing On Other Things
We’ve gotten used to Stephen Curry, the scoring and especially three-point shooting machine. However, the current winning streak has shows us how much he’s improved as a point guard and player, while also putting a focus on the Golden State Warriors moving on to a point where their star’s scoring isn’t the thing that determines whether they succeed or not.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can Be Just Like James Harden
The Houston Rockets don’t beat the Portland Trail Blazers without Jeremy Lin making the most of his time off the bench, seemingly understanding that the only way for him to get minutes is to play like James Harden, which means becoming a score-first kind of player, and let someone else worry about trying to make others look better.
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Indiana Pacers – Almost Time to Hit the Panic Button
The only reason the Indiana Pacers are still in the lead of the Eastern Conference happens to be their rivals from Southeast suffering from a similar slump. But after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in what is now their fourth consecutive loss, it’s easy to agree on this being more than just a late season slump.
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Bulls Over Heat – Energy Makes All The Difference
The Miami Heat, in a series, should do away with the Chicago Bulls, just like they have in recent years. But in regular season games, especially in the United Center, quality makes less of a difference and the slump the NBA champions and their MVP LeBron James are in continues after an overtime loss.
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Wichita State Shockers – The Number One Team Nobody Believes In
As impressive as the Wichita State undefeated season and MVC double title are, it’s just hard to feel 100% confident about their seeding as a number one team, even after the Final Four from last season, simply based on the fact that they faced mediocre opposition at best throughout this whole season.
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AS Roma – Great With Francesco Totti, Nothing Special Without Him
At 37 years of age, it’s hard to be surprised whenever Francesco Totti misses a match with an injury. But to see Roma continuing to be almost completely dependant on his influence and skills tells us a lot about how much he meants to the team and most of the city, while also giving us an indication of where Italian football is right now.
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Match Highlights & Table – Week 27 Spanish La Liga
The picture at the top of the table continues to change, with Barcelona slipping to third after their loss at Valladolid, Atletico Madrid moving back up to second thanks to finally winning, this time at Vigo while Real Madrid keep on scoring and winning, opening a three point lead at the top after beating Levante.
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Serie A – Week 27 Results & Table
The most boring championship race in Italy is now slightly more dull with Juventus opening a 14 point lead at the top of the table after beating Fiorentina, while Roma lost against their chasers for second place, Napoli.