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Champions League Winners, Losers and Suspicions
Plenty of drama, disappointments and surprised filled the final group stage night of the 2011-2012 Champions League with a tad of conspiracy in mind. Real Madrid did beat Ajax 3-0 in Amsterdam, but the Dutch had two goals disallowed, wrongfully, while Lyon, who needed to win by four goals came from 0-1 behind to beat a 10-man Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 in a tad suspicious fashion.
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Last Rant About Oklahoma State and Alabama
It’s been a few weeks now that we’ve been complaining about the whole Alabama getting chosen over Oklahoma State thing. It was easy to foresee, as it’s always easy to forsee the BCS making the money choice instead of the right choice, which happens to be the popular choice through the vrious polls conducted around the internet. The Cowboys deserved to play against LSU for the national title, not Alabama.
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Paul and Howard to Lakers as Opposed to the NBA Lockout
Chris Paul and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers? Can it really happen? Hard to imagine, as both teams, the Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Hornets want the same center piece from the Lakers to make the trades happen. Andrew Bynum, as far as we know, can’t be split in to two.
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Rafael Nadal – The Rising Through the Davis Cup
Winning the Davis Cup for the fourth time in your career is a great way to end 2011. For Rafael Nadal, who had a rough year, mixed with sweet and sour, it might be the push he needs to make 2012 great for him, once again.
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Mathieu Valbuena – Marseille Hero
Mathieu Valbuena’s fantastic 90th minute goal gave Marseille a dramatic 3-2 win over Dortmund after trailing early on, with the added bonus of €13 million to go along with knockout stage qualification.
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Didier Drogba is the Big Winner of Champions League Night
Didier Drogba’s two goals might not have been as exciting compared to the finish between Dortmund and Marseille, but his more than impressive form for Chelsea in their 3-0 win over Valenica to qualify into the knockout stage make the veteran Ivorian striker the big winner of the Champions League tonight.
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Amir Khan Not Worried About Peterson and Washington
Amir Khan might be stepping into Lamont Peterson’s backyard, Washington D.C., to defend his WBA and IBF Light-Welterweight title belts, but the British champion, with thoughts of Floyd Mayweather and Timothy Bradley on his mind, isn’t intimidated.
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Bob Arum is All For it
Floyd Mayweather’s side, mostly Golden Boy Promotions, claim that Bob Arum is the one in the way of Mayweather – Pacquiao getting signed. Even in Manny Pacquiao’s camp that’s the general feeling. Arum himself doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about. He wants the fight as well.
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BCS Mess Ups in the Last 10 Years
BCS controversies usually mess it up for teams from non-AQ conferences. Mostly Boise State, TCU and Utah. The rich and powerful just get more chances of remaining such and eliminate threats while the human polls turn into late season popularity contests.