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Preview of the 2014 BNP Paribas Indian Wells Men’s Tennis Tournament.

2014 BNP Paribas

There’s finally been some turnover and new blood rising at the top of the men’s game, with Aussie Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka now ranked #3 and Grigor Dimitrov rising to #16 behind a QF appearance Down Under and a title in Acapulco, the 2nd career title for the 22 yr old Bulgarian. Even Fed seems revived with a new larger racquet face, beating Murray in Australia to make the semis there and then last week beating Djokovic and Berdych back-to-back to take the title in Dubai, the 78th of his career and first since Halle last year – his only title in 2013. Continue Reading Todd’s Tennis Takes – 2014 BNP Paribas Indian Wells Preview

Russell Wilson true MVP, Seahawks defense among best ever.

Super Bowl XLVIII Recap

While true that Seattle’s defense was the dominant force in the game, because the MVP can only go to one player, Russell Wilson had to be the MVP. His clutch 3rd down conversions in the 1st quarter, 4 out of 6 to keep two FG scoring drives alive, were what made the romp possible. He kept Peyton, desperate for a rhythm, off the field, while tiring out the Denver D and resting the best D in the league, frothing at the mouth to get back in the game and wreak havoc upon one of the best offenses the NFL has ever seen. This makes the Seattle D one of the best defenses of all time, up there with the 1985 Bears and mid to late 1970′s Steelers…and more recently those Ravens teams. Almost every time Peyton completed a pass, 2 or 3 Seahawks were there to make sure no additional yardage was picked up. Denver had just 27 yards rushing on 14 attempts. Peyton completed a Super Bowl record 34 passes, but for just 280 yds, a meager 8.2 yds per completion.
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Breaking down Super Bowl XLVIII and what makes a true Pro Football Hall of Fame player.

NFL HALL OF FAME MIGHT SOON BECOME THE HALL OF SAPPS

Every year the Hall of Fame dilutes its cache, its cultural status by inducting men who may once have been very good, even great for a brief period, into a place supposedly reserved for the best of the best.

Every January, too many players and coaches who have accomplished notable feats in the league or contributed to its continued growth as an institution get a phone call from the selection committee informing them of their status as the newest HOF member—even if, upon further review, their records do not warrant that phone call.
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Speedburner’s picks for the most worthy NBA All-Star reserves.

Speedburner’s All-Star Reserves

Came up with this list yesterday…I decided to do a 10-man bench for each team.

East

STARTERS:

LeBron, Wade, P George, Kyrie, Melo.

BIGs:

No East Bigs were voted in, so let’s start there.
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2013-2014 has already been a crazy college basketball season; will March Madness be even madder?

Pre-March Madness

February is almost here, and that means the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics and, soon after, the beginning of March Madness.

It’s been an odd year in college basketball; of course, that’s one of those phrases that could be stated in regards to almost every season. Perennial favorites the Duke Blue Devils, the Kansas Jayhawks and that Kentucky Wildcats started high but have at times fallen surprisingly flat–not just losing the occasional game here and there as even great college basketball teams do, but at times outright struggling. Kansas started out a shocking 6-3 but has seemingly righted its ship, going 9-1 since. While two of Duke’s four defeats have come against high-ranking opponents, the other two have been against lesser competition, with the Blue Devils at periods looking truly terrible in those games, underachieving for the vast talent at their disposal.
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