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What Cleveland Would Look Like With LeBron James And Kevin Love

Update (July 11, 12:30 p.m.): It’s official: LeBron James is going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Perhaps we should collect data on what percentage of NBA rumors on Twitter turn out to be true. But as of late Thursday afternoon, the Internet was abuzz with speculation that LeBron James will return to Cleveland. If it […]

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U.S. vs. Belgium Was the Best Match of the World Cup So Far

I thought it’d be fun to try to devise a way to rank the 62 World Cup matches played through Wednesday for sheer entertainment value. After all, most people in the world entered the tournament without their home country to support. And many people who live in one of the 32 nations with a contender […]

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U.S. vs. Belgium Was the Best Match of the World Cup So Far

I thought it’d be fun to try to devise a way to rank the 62 World Cup matches played through Wednesday for sheer entertainment value. After all, most people in the world entered the tournament without their home country to support. And many people who live in one of the 32 nations with a contender […]

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LeBron James Shouldn’t Stay in Miami Or Go to Cleveland

The conventional wisdom is that LeBron James will remain in Miami or return home to Cleveland. Neither would maximize his chances of winning a championship — but Cleveland, at least, is on an upward trajectory. In Miami, James runs the risk of staying too long with a team in decline. The Heat won 54 games […]

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LeBron James Shouldn’t Stay in Miami Or Go to Cleveland

The conventional wisdom is that LeBron James will remain in Miami or return home to Cleveland. Neither would maximize his chances of winning a championship — but Cleveland, at least, is on an upward trajectory. In Miami, James runs the risk of staying too long with a team in decline. The Heat won 54 games […]

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