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LeBron James says World Cup is bigger than NBA Finals

Posted: July 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm   /   The Buzz

Basketball superstar LeBron James landed in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the World Cup final on Sunday, and he said the Maracana showdown is bigger than the NBA Finals. Fresh from announcing his decision to leave the Miami Heat and return to his first team the Cleveland Cavaliers, James touched down in Brazil to watch […]

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Nate Robinson will wear No. 10 with the Nuggets to honor Lionel Messi

Posted: August 2, 2013 at 3:22 pm   /   The Buzz

Throughout Nate Robinson’s career, he has opted for single digits, using Nos. 2, 3, and 4 at his various stops. With his preferred No. 2 retired for Alex English, Robinson has decided to go in a different direction. He will wear No. 10, in honor of one of the best athletes in the world, Lionel Messi.

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Lakers’ Steve Nash to try out for Inter Milan

Posted: July 29, 2013 at 1:11 pm   /   The Buzz

Steve Nash believes Kobe Bryant is ahead of schedule in his recovery from Achilles’ surgery, is hopeful that the Los Angeles Lakers will finally find the chemistry they lacked a year ago and is finding himself fueled by the memories of an injury-filled season. On Tuesday, however, basketball won’t be his sport of choice. The […]

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Lack of Black Football Managers a Problem

Posted: July 23, 2013 at 11:22 am   /   Race

About a quarter of players are black, but just two out of 92 league clubs in England currently employ a non-white manager The number of black managers in English professional football has doubled – to a grand total of two – after it was announced on Thursday that Paul Ince would be taking over at […]

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EPL vs. NBA: Why soccer should fear the NBA

Posted: June 19, 2013 at 4:10 pm   /   The Biz, UrbanStreetSoccer

As the 2013 NBA Finals comes down to a game 7 and the summer touring begins here’s a great piece about the globalization of sports. When the English Premier League announced plans to play a regular-season, competitve match on foreign soil — dubbed the “39th game” – there was almost unified outcry from the many […]

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Beckham in Miami with Lebron

Posted: June 12, 2013 at 8:38 pm   /   The Biz, UrbanStreetSoccer

Beckham has been hanging out in Miami, but not just for fun. Although his illustrious playing career has come to an end, the world ambassador for football/soccer is plotting his next move. While in Miami, he witnessed Lebron and the Heat close out game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, and toured the area to determine where […]

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