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FIBA Eurobasket 2013 Quarterfinal Scenarios and Prediction: Croatia vs. Ukraine

September 18 and 19 should prove to be exciting, as only the strongest teams were able to make it to the knock-out quarterfinals to be played in Ljubljana. At stake in the quarterfinals are slots in the semifinals and tickets to the 2014 FIBA World Cup World Cup in Spain. One team is trying to reprise their FIBA World Cup appearance three years past, while the other is trying to qualify for the first time. As the quarterfinals start on Wednesday, individual matchups and team cohesion start t...
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NCAA Basketball: Ten Mid-Major Teams to Watch Out for in 2013-2014

In college basketball, there are the big schools, and then there are the others. Not everyone can get into the likes of Duke or North Carolina or UCLA, but some of those who don't, make it to the other schools. And man, do they play with a vengeance! Remember Jeremy Lin, Courtney Lee, and Larry Bird? They have one thing in common: all of them went to smaller colleges with proud basketball traditions (in the case of Harvard, though, they're still working on it).Here are some mid-major ...

Forbes' 'Richest 400 Americans' Includes 14 NBA Team Owners (#7-#1)

What do you do when you have a boatload of money and nothing to use it on? Why, spend it on sports, of course! Some people buy season tickets and box seats, while others buy islands and build golf courses.Others, though, buy not just seats or islands, but entire teams. After all, what better way to spend your money than to invest in something that makes even more money (and brings pride to your city of choice)? NBA teams -- the gift that keeps on giving. And sports fans everywhere love them...

Forbes' List of 400 Richest Americans includes 14 NBA Team Owners (#14-#8)

What do you do when you have a boatload of money and nothing to use it on? Why, spend it on sports, of course! Some people buy season tickets and box seats, while others buy islands and build golf courses.Others, though, buy not just seats or islands, but entire teams. After all, what better way to spend your money than to invest in something that makes even more money (and brings pride to your city of choice)? NBA teams -- the gift that keeps on giving. And sports fans everywhere love them...

FIBA Eurobasket 2013 Quarterfinal Scenarios and Prediction: Serbia vs. Spain

September 18 and 19 should prove to be exciting, as only the strongest teams were able to make it to the knock-out quarterfinals to be played in Ljubljana. At the end of the group stages, those who advanced were the ones who won the games that really mattered. Such is the weight of the second round that even those that had good first-round results did not even make to the quarterfinals. Finland had a 4-1 card in Group D play, but dropped two second-round games to finish with an inferior quotient...

Biggest Transfer Fees ever paid in Soccer History

Where in other sports, a player's contract determines his or her worth, soccer is different: players are ranked based on their transfer fees. A transfer fee is a sum paid by the club wanting to acquire a player to the player's old club. In effect, it determines the market value of a player.

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