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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers Struggling to Convince Fans of Their Vision
The Philadelphia 76ers think their fans are going to wait on endlessly while they continue with their experimental rebuilding and tanking techniques, but turns out that it’s getting more and more difficult selling their MO to people when there’s no clear line of progress being demonstrated.
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NBA Rumors – Charlotte Hornets Taking Their Time With Frank Kaminsky
When the Charlotte Hornets drafted Frank Kaminsky as the ninth overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, one of the reasons was him being one of the more NBA-ready players in the draft class. A few months later, and he’s playing nine minutes per game.
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MLB Rumors – Boston Red Sox Interested in Signing Chris Young
All of a sudden, in his 10th season, Chris Young had a surprising season for the New York Yankees with some of the best hitting numbers of his career, making him lucrative free agency material, including for the Boston Red Sox.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Can’t Afford to Fire Another Head Coach
The Sacramento Kings haven’t made the playoffs in nearly a decade. High expectations to start the last couple of seasons resulted in a very early reality check of where they stand, but once again firing their head coach (George Karl this time) seems counterproductive, even if things don’t look great now.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott Ruining D’Angelo Russell
A bad rookie season doesn’t predict a bad NBA career, but it’s interesting to see a head coach almost purposely sabotage a player’s starting career, as the Los Angeles Lakers, through their brilliant head coach Byron Scott seem to be putting hurdles in front of D’Angelo Russell instead of helping him develop as their point guard for the foreseeable future.
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BA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant Show Washington Wizards They Don’t Care About Them
The Oklahoma City Thunder did beat the Washington Wizards 125-101 as if to show Kevin Durant what he’d be missing if he leaves, but an injury to the one-time MVP might make this blowout victory less than worth it.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Not Running Into Any Difficulties
The way the Cleveland Cavaliers have been coasting to the franchise’s best start in almost 30 years is incredible considering how the same team struggled so badly in the early goings last year. LeBron James is getting plenty of help from Kevin Love and Mo Williams, making the whole Kyrie Irving & Iman Shumpert injury seem miniscule at this point.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Teaches His Head Coach a Lesson
The Charlotte Hornets went back to their winning ways against one of the best defenses in the league, as Jeremy Lin made the most of the opportunity and was the best player on the team in a 104-95 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, playing without Andrew Wiggins and Ricky Rubio.
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NFL Rumors – Seattle Seahawks Set up to Shake Off the Terrible Start
Getting players back from injury and having a much healthier Marshawn Lynch should make it easier for the Seattle Seahawks to put their disappointing start of the season behind and head off towards what they’ve done the last two seasons: Win their division.
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NFL Rumors – New Orleans Saints Heading Into a Very Murky Future
The New Orleans Saints in the Sean Payton era have been one of the most successful teams in the NFL, making the playoffs five times and winning one Super Bowl. The aging of Drew Brees and the ongoing ownership battle between owner Tom Benson and his daughter, Renee Benson, could lead to some drastic changes and a certain fall from grace, which might have already begun.