Date Written:July 15th,2016
Since the Warriors might not have as good of a season this year compared to last year, I predict they will win only 65 games. Furthermore, David West and Zaza Pachulia
signed cheaper contracts, just to win a title. Moreover, Kevin Durant had said that he wanted to be with Oklahoma City with his whole life, but he didn't stay, and the
manager of the team stayed there the whole night, and didn't sleep at all to find out Kevin Durant's decision. He also said that everybody wants to play on the good teams
to win a championship, but now Kevin Durant himself is leaving the team he was with his whole life. He must be embarrassed with saying that when LeBron went to the Heat.
Anyway, lets talk about some Cavaliers moves. Matthew Dellevedova is actually a pretty good point guard, and he signed a contract with the Miliwaukee Bucks. Jason Kidd
had said that he could be a starter for them, but he will probably not be a starter, because Kyrie Irving go injured in the NBA Finals last year, so Dellevadova started,
but he had to go to the hospital, because he wasn't used to the amount of minutes played by Kyrie Irving. Also, Ray Allen hasn't picked his destination as to which team
he wants to play on. He has narrowed his choices down to the Warriors and the Cavaliers. I don'twant hin to come to Cleveland, because he is arleady 40 years old, and I
think he would play really bad. Another reason why he would play bad is because he hasn't played in the NBA 2 years, and it might take him some time to get used to the NBA.
It takes rookies 2 years to get used to get used to the NBA, but I think it would take only 1 for Ray Allen, because he has played a lot of games with a lot of experience.
If it is only one season, he would probably miss a lot of shots, but if he decides to play for one more year after this year, then I think he could be one of the best
players in the leauge. He will not stay in the leauge for another year. Now, lets talk about Russell Westbrook. 4 days ago it was said that Russell Westbrook was not going
to be traded, but now it looks like he will be traded. The Boston Celtics are the frontrunners for him. The Boston Celtics have been the forntrunners for mostly every
person, but they have only gotten like one person. The Boston Celtics will get Russell Westbrook by a trade. The trade will consist of Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, and
the Nets 2016-2017 1st round pick. That actually is't that good of a deal, because Russell Westbrook is a really good point guard. The Nets pick in the draft can't even shoot
at all. He shoots below 30% in just the summer leauge. The summer leauge isn't even that difficult. He would be pretty bad in just normal leauge, if he continues to shoot the
way he did in the summer leauge. In the summer leauge, the Raptors would have the best chance of winning, because of Norman Powell. Norman Powell can make 3 point shots,
and he is just a great shooter. If I were the manager of the Thunder, I woudn't take that trade offer with the Celtics. Instead, the Los Angles Lakers have set a trade for
Westbrook, of some of their young superstar players, and some draft picks. I think that would really help the Thunder organization. Also, the Lakers would have a good superstar
that they were longing for after Kobe Bryant.
Date Written:July 14th,2016
We still haven't finished talking about the recent sports news, because their has been a whole lot of news to talk about. We are still on basketball. We were actually
comparing the starting lineups of the Cavs, and the Warriors, if the Cavs get Westbrook and Cousins. Draymond Green is obvously better than Tristan Thompson, but Demarcus
Cousins is better than Zaza Pachulia. A lot better than him. Demarcus Cousins would be better than the Golden State Warriors' old center which was Andrew Bogut, even though
Andrew was exactly 7 foot tall. So, the Cavs would have 3 better players and Golden State would only have 1, but if for some reason someone thinks that Stephen Curry is better,
then the Cavs would still have 3 better players, because I said that it was tied, and the Warriors would only have 2 better players. That would mean that the Cavs are way
better. Also, Stephen Curry played awful in the NBA finals averaging like only 22 points a game, while LeBron had 28, and Kyrie had 27. LeBron blocked Curry a lot of times, and
not just Curry but other people. Also, when the play was dead, Stephen Curry went for a layup, but LeBron came out nowehere and just blocked him. Back to the free agency.
The NBA Summer Leauge is happening right now, and the Orlando Summer Leauge had arleady ended with the Orlando Magic winning it. Right now, the summer leauge is happening
in Las Vegas. The top team right now are the Toronto Raptors, and that is because they have Norman Powell who is a really good player. Right now, the Cavaliers have 2 wins and
2 losses, and that is an okay record. The commissiner of the NBA, Adam Silver, had said that Kevin Durant's move to the Warriors wasn't a good move, and he also said that it
was bad for the NBA. I am guessing he said that because the regular season might be boring, but chemistry between those players would really matter. Also, the Kevin Durant
move made the Warriors lose Andrew Bogut, and Harrison Barnes. Both of those guys went to the Dallas Maverics. Golden State needed a Center, because Andrew Bogut was their only
good center. For that reason they had gotten Zaza Pachulia. I think their bench centers are better than him. The Warriors had lost the last three games without Bogut, and Bogut
actually distracted the defenders, and that gave the Warriors open shots, but without him they couldn't get good shots. Also, Harrison Barnes took some of the shots that were
open, and he usually made those shots, but in the last 3 games he wasn't that open and he missed all those shots. I think that Harrison Barnes is a better shooter than Kevin Durant,
because in the Western Conference Finals he took some wide open shots, and he missed literally every single shot. He went for 10/32 in Game 5, and 11 for 32 in game 6 which is
really bad. I think that would affect the Warriors, and they wouldn't win as much as they did in the last season. Also, a lot of teams have improved a lot this year. The Boston
Celtics are actually looking to trade someone on their team for Russell Westbrook. I think the Celtics could actually be a good team. I would suggest putting Isaiah Thomas at point
guard and Russell Westbrook at shooting guard, becuase he can play at the position of shooting guard. The teams might just want to beat the Warriors badly, so they would play their
best when they play against the Warriors.
Date Written:July 13th,2016
Lets continue to talk about the recent sports news. One of the best basketball players of all time, which is Tim Duncan, had retired and he played his whole career
with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs coach, Greg Popovich had said that he would rather have a dinner with Tim Dncan, rather than god. That must mean that Tim Duncan is
really nice and he also might think that Tim Duncan has done a lot for him. ESPN said that Tim Duncan is the all time leading scorer in Bank Shots, and nobody even knew
that. One thing I don't understand is how they count every single shot that he took. Also, another stat that nobody knew about Tim Duncan, is that when he was off the court,
and was sitting on the bench, then their would be affect in the game. ESPN showed another stat that when he was on the court, the Spurs had gotten 10,000 more points exactly.
Its like he actually knew that he was at 10,000 points. He played like 18-20 seasons in the NBA, which is a lot, and the Spurs actually had the best record with Tim Duncan
this year, and that record would be 67-15. 67 wins and 15 losses. Obviously, the Golden State Wariors had 6 more wins that season, making them have a 73-9 team, and that was
the best record in the whole history of the NBA. Anyway, Tim Duncan did retire, and it was sad for the Spurs, because he was the player that led them to 5 championships.
Now, lets compare the starting lineups between the Cavs and the Warriors, if the Cavs get Westbrook, and Cousins. So, if we compare Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry, I would
think they are bothe equal, because they both are the same type of player, but Kyrie Irving can dribble a bit well, while Stephen Curry can hit 3 point shots a little bit
better than Kyrie Irving, so it all balances out as even. The Cavaliers will probably make Westbrook play like a shooting guard, because a lot of people say that he could
play at shooting guard, and maybe better than he played at point guard. If we compare Westbrook and Klay Thompson, then we will all know that Westbrook would play better.
Klay Thompson can hit 3 point shots, while Westbrook can dunk and make 3 point shots. Now, here come Kevin Durant and LeBron James. LeBron is an amazing all round player
while Kevin Durant can only make shots. LeBron can also hit shots when he really needs to, like to win a game. LeBron can pass, while Kevin can't, Lebron is faster, and
LeBron is an amazing chasedown blocker. He even blocked a guy who was going for a 360 dunk. That proves that LeBron is the best basketball player to ever play. He also won
3 championships, and one was against Kevin Durant. Kevin is yet to still win one, so he went to the Warriors to get a championship. Anyway, back to the comparisons. Right
now Cleveland has 2 better players and is tied with aother one. Onto the Power forward. To get Demarcus Cousins, they need to trade Kevin Love, so Kevin Love won't be their
starting power forward. Tristan Thompson used to play Power forward, but then he swithed to the Center spot. Demarcus Cousins has taken that spot though, so Tristan Thompson
could play power forward again, or they can put in Channing Frye. I would reccomend having Tristan Thompson in, because he is a great rebounder. I would say that Draymond
Green is still better than Tristan Thompson though.
Date Written:July 12th,2016
We didn't finish talking about all the sports news, so lets talk about some more news. We were talking about soccer, so lets continue. A lot of people have been
saying that since Messi lost Copa America, and Ronaldo won the Euro 2016, Ronaldo is better, but Ronaldo isn't as good as Messi, because he couldn't get into the final
3 years in a row like Messi. Ronaldo could not win La Liga like Messi, and that was 2 straight years in a row. Also, Messi has won 5 Ballon D' Ors, while Ronaldo has
only won 3. Speaking of Ballon'D ors, Messi and Ronaldo have won the trophy 8 years in a row, and the closest person who has come to one is Neymar. Neymar actually plays
with Messi at FC Barcelona. He actually considered leaving Barcelona, but he didn't want to but his dad told him to. In the end of all of this Neymar signed a contract
with FC Barcelona. His Brazzilian teammate, Dani Alves used to play for Barcelona, but then joined Juventus in Italy, despite the fact that they had beaten them in the
Champions Leauge the year before. Now, lets tal a llittle bit more about Messi. It was rumoured that Messi might leave Barcelona in 2018. We don't know if that is true
or not. He might leave because a lot of people criticized him for not being able to play in the Barclays Premier Leauge, and he might just want to prove them wrong. If
Messi does go into the Barclays Premier Leauge, then he will probably Chelsea. I don't know why but some people say that he will. Now, soe of the biggest moves in soccer
history happened in this offseason. Zlatan Ibrahimovic left his club of Paris Saint Germain, and joined Manchester United. In Ligue 1, their was only one good team, and
was PSG. That is why they had won the title in their leauge. Not many people could beat them. It was very easy for PSG to finish 1st, but the BPL has really good teams,
and they are pretty hard to beat. In Fifa 16, Ibrahimovic is rated as a 89 overall. Since it is so much harder in the BPL, I think he would play like an 86 overall. That
basically means that Sergio Aguero, and Jamie Vardy are the top strikers in the leauge. Ibrahmovic will be 3rd and Diego Costa will be the 4th best striker in that leauge.
We will see what happens, but I thing that Manchester City could win next season with Aguero. Manchester United also got a great winger and he is Henrikh Mikhataryan. He
is solid righ midfielder. The United strike force would look like Rooney and Ibrahimovic. That is a pretty good team. I think Rooney would play better than Cavani, but
I think that Mikhataryan would not be better than Angel Di Maria. Enough about soccer, but lets now talk about some more about basketball. The Cavaliers didn't sign that
many good people. In fact they signed Chris Andersen, and they let go of 2 people, and one of them was actually a good player. The good player is actually Matheww Dellevadova.
The Cavliers could have actually offered a better deal to him, but LeBron James said that they wouldn't. I think that means that they might sign someone really good. I heard
that they might sign Demarcus Cousins, or Russell Westbrook, or both. If they were to sign Westbrook and Cousins, their starting lineup would look like Kyrie Irving, Russell
Westbrook, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, and Demarcus Cousins. To be continued.
Date Written:July 11th,2016
Let's talk about some recent news in sports. Their have been a lot of ups and downs in sports recently, but I want to start by talking about basketball. In
the free agency, a lot of people moved to different teams. Kevin Durant is one of the best basketball players right now, and he has never wona championship. For
that reason, he moved to one of the best teams in the NBA, which is the Golden State Warriors. That move makes the Golden State Warriors the best team in the NBA,
but I am still sticking to my Cleveland Cavaliers. Another move that I think that is not that surprising, but other people do, is Dwyane Wade going to the Chicago
Bulls. I don't think that is surprising, because he was actually born in Chicago. Although, he did play with Miami his whole career, I think he should go to the
Bulls, and he had said that he always wanted to play with the Bulls. Those were some of the big names free agency, but the best 3 point shooter in NBA history,
Ray Allen is looking for a comeback. He used to play with Miami, and he was in free agency for 2 years, and then this summer he said that he might go to the Warriors,
or the Cavaliers. Even though, I want him to come to Cleveland, but he probably won't because he wants to win a championship. Now, lets talk about the Warriors. The
Warriors might not become what was expected of them. That might happen because they have Stephen Curry, who is a superstar, Klay Thompson, who is a superstar, Kevin
Durant, who is another superstar, and Draymond Green, who is also a superstar. All of those guys might want to beat each and the chemistry between those guys could
be really bad, and they could get mad at each other. That could be good for the Cavs, because Kevin Durant or some other superstars on that team could actually just
hog the ball. So, one of the superstars might miss easy shots, and they might try to force shots, and they could lose to teams that way. Kevin Durant is used to be
a leader on his team, so lets see what happens. Lets now talk about soccer. Their has been a lot of things that has happened in soccer recently. The biggest news is
that Lionel Messi might retire from international soccer. Some articles state that he has arleady retired, but their are like only 2 of them, so I wouldn't trust that
article. Neymar, one of Messi's teammates stated that football wouldn't be football without Messi. Messi had probably said that he was going to quit international
football, because his Argentinian team had lost 3 straight finals. 1 being in the World Cup, and 2 of those losses being ing Copa Americca, and they were both against
Chile. Also, those 2 losses were in penalties. Argentina is not very good at penalties, and last year they lost, and Messi was the only one to score the penalty, but
this year Messi missed the penalty really bad. Not only that, but Messi missed by a lot. He went for the power, and when someone strikes with power, they have a difficult
time to aim. Messi is basically the aiming artist, so one might be thinking how he missed his penalty. The answer is because Messi never wants to put pwer on his shot, and
he does just fine. To be Continued.
Date Written: June 7th, 2016
Sports. There have been many type of sports through out the years, and people have been creative to make them. Sports help people by keeping you in shape.
If you are in shape, then that means that you have a very healthy body. One other way you can keep a healthy and fit body, is to eat vegetables and fruits.
Fruits are really tasty, and so are some vegetables. So, sports is very helpful to your body. Some of the most popular sports, are known as soccer, cricket,
basketball, and football. Soccer can help you by running around a lot, and you can have some and make some cool skills. Soccer is also the most popular sport
on Earth right now. The only reason why it is the most popular sport in this world is because most countries play that sport, while the other sports, except
cricket, is played in one country. Cricket is the 2nd most popular sport in this world. Cricket is a fun sport to play, and I really like it. I actually have
a favourite cricket team and that is Team India! In my opinion India has the best cricket team, cause I am an Indian. The next sport is basketball. Basketball
is pretty popular, but it is only the 2nd most popular country in America, and that is only one country. Some news about basketball right know is the NBA Finals.
The NBA Finals consists of 2 teams. The team from the Eastern Conference is the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they are actually my favourite team in basketball. The
other team which is in the Western Conference is the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors had lost only 9 games in 82 games! That is a pretty good record, and
it is the best record in NBA history. Currently, the series is 3-2 to the Warriors, and if the Cavaliers do not win the game today or the next game, then they
will be eliminated, and I don't want that to happen. They have made it so far, and now if they lose, then they will be sad. A person who wants to bring the
trophy to Cleveland is LeBron James, and he has waited to bring the trophy to Cleveland for the 1st time. One of the best point guards in the whole league, is
Kyrie Irving and he has the best handle and is really creative. One other great thing about Kyrie, is that he is one of the best shooters in the league. The
other day Kyrie Irving actually scored 41 points! That is just amazing, and guess who also got 41 points. LeBron James, of course and he is so good! Those are
such good team-mates and they really believe in each other. The next sport is up, and it is football. From some of my previous articles I had said that I like
New England Patriots. Their stadium is the Gillette Stadium, which is in Foxbourough, Massachusetts. They are a pretty good team as well. One thing I never
understood was that the teams named New York Giants, and the New York Jets, have a stadium that isn't in New York, but New Jersey. Their stadium is also named
the Metlife Stadium. Now back to the patriots. The Patriots are in my opinion, the best team. Well, that was about some sports, and for now this article will
be To be Continued.
Date Written: May 28, 2016
Today I will talk about the New England Patriots and the NFL. The NFL stands for the National Football Leauge. The NFL has 32 teams and it
is divided into 2 parts. The AFC and the NFC. The New England Patriots is my favorite football team and they are a really good team with 5 Super
Bowl wins. The Super Bowl is the final of the NFL, and the team who wins all of its playoff games, goes to the final, of course. The last super bowl
was won by the Denver Broncos, and they are based in Denver, Coloardo. The Denver Broncos are the rival of the New England Patriots, and the Patriots
are located within the Massachusets and Connecticut area. The Broncos, haven't won that many Super Bowls, with 3. The Broncos, also used to have a
great QB, or quarterback, but that quarter back has retired and now is a legend, and yes it is Peyton Manning. The Patriots' top 3 players are Tom
Brady, Julian Edelman, and Rob Gronkowski. Also, Rob Gronkowski is the cover of a game calle Madden 17, which hasn't been released yet, but will be
within the next 8 months, and Madden 16 is a great game. Anyway, the Broncos had faced of the Patriots in the semifinal, and had faced the Carolina
Panthers in the Final, or the Super Bowl. The Broncos won that game against the Panthers, 24-10, and the Panthers won like every single game except
2 games, and they won each game by 25 points or more, which is crazy to think about. The Panthers are in the NFC, and I think the NFC isn't that
great, because the other playoff games that were played against the Broncos, were pretty close, and the game against the Panthers, was won by 14 pts
and the game, when the Broncos had faced the New England Patriots, the score was 18-20 and the deficit of that game was only by 2 pts, only 2 points,
and that's pretty close!
Date Written: May 15th, 2016
Today I will talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers, and FC Barcelona. (which is basically Football Club Barcelona)The Cleveland Cavaliers are a
basketball team that is based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers are also called the Cavs. Anyway, the Cavs are one of the best basketball teams in
the National Basketball Asoociation, or the NBA, and they are my favorite team. Everybody likes the Golden State Warriors,but they only are good,
because of one of the best players, Sthepehen Curry, and most of his shots are lucky. The warriors are known for their 3ptshooting, but the Cavs
recently broke the record for the most 3s ina half and in a full game with 18 at halftime and 25 at the end of the game. Also,another fact about
Cleveland is that their arena is called the Quicken Loans Arena. The top players on the Cleveland Cavaliers are Lebron James and Kyrie Irving. Kyrie
Irving is known for his crossovers. Now, I will talk about FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona is one of the greatest teams in soccer history, as they had
won every single competition last year and almost every single one this year. They didn't win the Champions Leauge, because the Barcelona team had
not been playing good, as they forgot how to play the Barcelona way, because they were at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but thatis no excuse for
the Barcelona players. During the time they had the losing streak, they lost 5 games in aro, one being against their bitter rivals,Real Madrid.
Anyway, when they played the next game they won 8-0, and then the next game 6-0, and then the next game(which was against the 2nd placeteam)2-0,
and the next game, they won 5-0 against a 4th place team, and that was their latest game. Their next game is going to be tomorrow at 11:00 AM and it
is going to decide who is going to be the La Liga champs, bitter Atletico, bitter, Real, or the best and not bitter Barcelona!
Date Written: May 8th, 2016
My name is Ritam Rana and today I will be talking about sports, more specifically, soccer, cricket, football, and basketball.
First, I want to talk about my favorite teams of all these sports, my favorite team in soccer is FC Barcelona or Football Club Barcelona which is
located in Spain and is in the city of Barcelona. The stadium is called Camp Nou, and their starting lineup is Messi, Neymar, Suarez, Rakitic,
Iniesta, Turan, Alba, Alves, Mascherano, Pique,and Bravo. Now, I will talk about cricket, but I dont watch it
as much as the the other sports I mentioned. My favourite cricket team is India. India has a very good cricket team, with Virat Kohli and Mahendra
Singh Dhoni, but I dont know any other cricket players on the Indian national cricket team. I like the Indian cricket team cause they have had many
legends on their team such as, Sourav Ganguly, and Sachin Tendulkar, but I also like the Indian cricket team because I am an Indian myself. Now, I
will talk about football. My favorite team in the NFL is the New England Patriots. They are located within the New England area which is basically
in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Their star players are Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Dion Lewis, Sebastian Volmer, Jamie Collins,
Stephen Gostowski, Donta Hightower, and Malcolm Butler. Now it is time for the last sport that I like, basketball. My favourite team is the Cleveland
Cavaliers which is located in Cleveland, Ohio and they recently just broke the record for the most 3s in a game with 25 3 point shots made in a single
game! Their starting line-up is LeBron James at small forward, Kyrie Irving at poind Guard, JR Smith at shooting guard,(He is really good at making
3s)Kevin Love at power forward, and Tristain Thompson at centre. Well, those are my favourite sports, my favourite teams and players on that team, and
information about those teams.
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