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The Unheralded Usefulness Of Thaddeus Young

The Minnesota Timberwolves finalized an agreement Saturday to ship All-Star power forward Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA Draft. This was no surprise, given stories this month about a verbal agreement between the clubs, but the details of the transaction are much clearer now — […]

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The Unheralded Usefulness Of Thaddeus Young

The Minnesota Timberwolves finalized an agreement Saturday to ship All-Star power forward Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA Draft. This was no surprise, given stories this month about a verbal agreement between the clubs, but the details of the transaction are much clearer now — […]

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2014 NFL Preview: The Once-Proud NFC East

Editor’s Note: FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight NFL previews, one division at a time, to highlight the numbers that may influence each team’s season. America’s favorite weekly soap opera is about to begin; get prepped. Philadelphia Eagles Expected wins (Using implied power ratings from Las Vegas point spreads): 8.5 Playoff probability: 42 percent […]

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2014 NFL Preview: The Once-Proud NFC East

Editor’s Note: FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight NFL previews, one division at a time, to highlight the numbers that may influence each team’s season. America’s favorite weekly soap opera is about to begin; get prepped. Philadelphia Eagles Expected wins (Using implied power ratings from Las Vegas point spreads): 8.5 Playoff probability: 42 percent […]

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Stop Paying Attention To Johnny Manziel (And All Preseason QB Battles)

During this NFL preseason, the media spotlight has shined brightest on the quarterback competition in Cleveland between incumbent Brian Hoyer and rookie Johnny Manziel. Although Browns coach Mike Pettine officially named Hoyer his starter Wednesday (a decision coming, not coincidentally, after Manziel made an obscene gesture toward the Washington Redskins’ bench during the Browns’ 24-23 […]

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