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Joe Paterno’s Death and Achievements Don’t Erase His Disgrace
Joe Paterno passed away this Sunday after a two month battle with lung cancer at the age of 85. Paterno won more games the highest level of College Football than any other coach in history, but his seemingly never ending tenure with Penn State was over in Mid-November after the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal.
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Manchester City vs Tottenham – Mario Balotelli, Villain and Hero
Mario Balotelli shouldn’t have been on the pitch when he got the chance to give Manchester City a goal, and win, that probably knocked Tottenham out of the title race. Howard Webb missed the vicious step on Parker’s head, and the villainous Italian scored the injury time penalty, giving the league leaders a dramatic 3-2 win.
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Nuggets Got the Best of the Trade Deal With Clueless Knicks
Depth isn’t a problem for the Denver Nuggets, but they player their double overtime game against the New York Knicks with only 7 players. According to the usual trend, someone had to have a huge night against the Knicks at the Garden, this time being Danilo Gallinari, scoring a career high 37 points in the 119-114 win.
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On Luck, Manning and Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl Odds
Peyton Manning isn’t retiring, as far as we know, despite whatever Robb Lowe tweets. Andrew Luck still isn’t a Colts player, although unless something very drastic happens, he’ll probably be the first pick in the 2012 NFL draft, to be the future quarterback for the Colts. Whoever does start for Indy at QB next season makes a big different for the odds makers in Vegas.
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No Problems For Roger Federer So Far
Roger Federer doesn’t fall before quarterfinals, and Bernard Tomic wasn’t about to change that tradition. Federer didn’t have many problems after the first set, beating the talented 19 year old Australian in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, advancing to his 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao – The Phone Call
Floyd Mayweather seems to be doing anything possible to save the chance of fighting Manny Pacquiao on May 5. The unheard and unthought of actually happened, as Mayweather placed a call to Pacquiao in order to try and workout stuff between them, although it might not be enough.
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Roberto Soldado Doesn’t Like Cameramen and Laptops
Roberto Soldado scored one of Valencia’s four goals in their 4-1 win over Levante, scoring his 19th goals for the club in all competitions this season. His scoring ability breaking out again wasn’t the most impressive of his feats on Thursday, while his laptop breaking quality was showcased for the first time.
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Kevin Love Breaking Out to Superstar Level
Kevin Love numbers aside, are the Minnesota Timberwolves for real? Depends on what you regard being for real. Championship material? Nope, not really close. But a playoff contender? After nearly a month of NBA action, the Wolves are 7-8, far from their usual position of already thinking about next year. Beating the Red hot Clippers (101-98) in dramatic fashion was another fine example.
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Miami Heat – The 1970’s Look
The Miami Heat weren’t even around in the 1970’s, with the franchise being founded in 1988 and to this day, probably the most successful of the late 80’s expansion teams, which also included the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Is the Bundesliga the Best League in Europe?
The return from the winter break wasn’t kind to league leaders Bayern Munich, losing to a well prepared and efficient Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at the Borussia-Park, bringing Gladbach to only a point behind the Bavarian giants with goals from Marco Reus and a Patrick Hermann brace.