Oh, how times have changed…
So many styles.
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Who knows, maybe this year they’ll get somewhere… CHI CHI CHI LE LE LE!
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The Clippers owner maintains he did nothing wrong.
In the letter, Belcher says his client's actions were not in violation of the NBA constitution and that Sterling's "due process rights" were not upheld.
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Protest outside the Staples Center April 29.
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If the NBA were a federal agency or a state college, Sterling might have a good argument [on his due process rights], as those are public entities that must provide safeguards found under the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions. The problem for Sterling is that the NBA is a private association and is not required to provide due process rights. Sterling, moreover, contractually assented to the NBA's system of justice through various contracts, including his franchise agreement to purchase the Clippers and the joint venture agreement, which indicates the NBA has binding authority over the teams.
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It’s 2014, people.
It may be their first trip to the world’s biggest stage, but don’t expect them to back down.
Head coach Miguel Herrera doesn’t want his players scoring off the field.
Mexico's national team strategy heading into the 2014 World Cup is all about being aggressive: A 5-3-2 formation, swift starts, and… pent-up sexual and gastronomic frustration?
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A move that has some questioning whether the smiles in this epic selfie are feigned.
In 2011, five Mexico players tested positive for a muscle-building drug called clenbuterol, which apparently has been used in Mexico to fatten cattle.
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"Our training center has determined, based on what happened in the past, that red meat shouldn't be eaten," he said, depriving the poor guys of this for the next month.
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You can’t argue with science.
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Team Melli!
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They are raising awareness of Asiatic cheetahs, which are facing extinction. That makes their shirts pretty much the coolest shirts at the world cup.
Which is a source of great pride for the country.
Their biggest victory was likely eliminating the USA in 1998, after a 2-1 win.
There are more than 10 famous Belgians now…
At the time, they were led by Jan Ceulemans.
That includes as recently as Euro 2012.
The highlight of this recent period was a 4-2 win over the consistently strong Netherlands, where they demolished their geographic neighbours with brilliant attacking football.
The former Patriots tight end plead not guilty to two charges of first-degree murder in a Massachusetts court.
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We’ll be praying to the Greek Gods for them.
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Don’t mess with the Fennec Foxes.
In addition to this year, Africa's largest country has appeared in the World Cup in 1982, 1986, and 2010.
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The Algerian's first appearance at the World Cup began with a huge 2-1 upset over the heavily favored and incredibly arrogant West German side, who joked prior to the match that, "we will dedicate our seventh goal to our wives, and the eighth to our dogs."
The Algerians didn't score a single goal during their 2010 trip to South Africa.
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It looks even better in slow motion.
Stephenson's antics in Game 5 may have helped though, with the Pacers winning 93-90 and James contributing just seven points – a playoff career low.
The Heat currently lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 taking place in Miami on Friday.
Becks won’t be playing in Brazil in 2014. But you should be watching anyway.
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The players will have former teammate Christian “Chucho” Benitez in their hearts as they gear up to try to surpass their top 16 finish in 2006.
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This is what #sprots are all about.
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The tech mogul has won the bidding for the team and set a record price for an NBA franchise.
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Nov. 19, 2013.
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LOS ANGELES — Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Ballmer's bid sets a record price for an NBA team and beat out a $1.6 billion bid from a group led by David Geffen, as well as a $1.2 billion bid from an investor group headed up by Tony Ressler and Bruce Karsh.
Ballmer and Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling signed a "binding contract" for the sale Thursday, according to a statement from Sterling's lawyer. The statement describes Sterling as the "sole trustee" of the family trust that owns the team, meaning she would have had the authority to act alone.
Still unclear, however, is what role her estranged husband and team co-owner Donald Sterling will have in the sale. ESPN reported Thursday Donald has been found to be "mentally incapacitated" by experts. If true, that diagnosis would reportedly allow Shelly to move forward with the sale without Donald's consent. However, when asked if Donald's approval is needed, his attorney Max Blecher told BuzzFeed Thursday that "we think it is." Blecher also told BuzzFeed that Sterling has "not consented to any actual or prospective sale."
Neither Blecher nor Shelly's attorneys responded to BuzzFeed's request for comment on the alleged incapacitation.
Shelly met with Ballmer earlier this week and has been moving quickly to sell the team even as the NBA works to oust the family over her husband's racist comments. And looming on the horizon for the Sterlings was a June 3 hearing at which the NBA's Board of Governors planned to vote on terminating the family's ownership of the team.
In the statement from her attorney, Shelly said she is "delighted that we are selling the team to Steve, who will be a terrific owner."
Donald has been unclear about whether or not he would oppose the sale. Earlier this week, a 27-page document indicated he planned to fight the NBA's efforts to oust him.
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Because football.
Ing-Ger-Laaaaaaand, also known as England, are an international association football team that you should definitely support in the forthcoming FIFA World Cup.
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That has to count for something, right?
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