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According to press releases from both teams, the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche have swung a trade, with the Predators acquiring winger Cody McLeod in exchange for centre prospect Felix Girard. The Avalanche are also retaining $533,000 of McLeod's contract according to reports. McLeod, 32, has spent his entire career with the Colorado Avalanche since he broke into the league during the 2007-2008 season. McLeod was undrafted and earned an entry-level contract after one year in the…

wins, multiple MVP Awards, and three NBA Titles. They aren’t the Greatest choice, but they are the most efficient basketball team of all time When you combine that with the emergence of Kawhi Leonard, the coaching prowess of Gregg Popovich, and the competition in the Western Conference, the Warriors will have an incredibly tough time getting past the dynasty that is San Antonio basketball. (aliano Christopher) The golden state warriors struggle against the spurs and others in the western…

During DECA Dunkz one of the largest unforeseen challenges we faced will definitely be finding the right date of the event. We didn't realize that setting a date could be such a struggle, especially since the basketball season is in full swing occupying the gym for practices during and after school. Furthermore there are a handful of different clubs that use the gym as well, which made getting a reasonable date that most students will be able to attend lots of extra effort and event planning.…

AUSTIN, Texas--West Virginia University's basketball team is coming off a blowout win over the top-ranked Baylor Bears on Tuesday. Now the 10th-ranked Mountaineers travel to Texas to battle the Longhorns at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. WVU (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) has used its smothering pressure defense to wear down opponents all season. From the opening tip to the final buzzer, they are constantly in opponents' face. The Mountaineers forced Baylor to turn the ball over a season-high 29 times.…

Jay Cutler is a very famous body builder. He was born August 3,1973. He grew up in Massachusetts and lived there for quite some time. He has 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He was the youngest sibling. He received a college degree in Criminal Justice. Now that he is focussed on his body building he has moved to Las Vegas to live on with his wife, Kerry. He has always been involved in sports growing up. He didn’t get into body building until he was 18 years old. He started out just wanting to look…

to Greensboro, North Carolina this summer to compete in Seventh Grade Nationals with my Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball team. I always enjoy tournaments when we stay at a hotel for the weekend because I have a strong relationship with my teammates. However, this trip was something special. For almost a week, I had the opportunity to bond with my teammates, play basketball, relax, and explore Greensboro. In addition, I met some of relatives, who live in North Carolina, for the first…

NBA, the National Basketball Association, has become a worldwide craze nowadays. Those star players in NBA have a big impact on today’s youth. Among those star players, LeBron James, who plays for Cleveland Cavaliers, is praised as one of the greatest players in the world. Nevertheless, LeBron James’ personality has been questioned. Some of LeBron James behaviors have shown that he is a narcissistic person and have actually created a bad image among some reporters and people in Cleveland. His…

The New York Islanders came into last night’s game four at Barclays Center in Brooklyn with a couple of demons still chasing the proud but recently maligned franchise. Leading the best of seven first round series against the gritty Atlantic division champion Florida Panthers, two games to one, Jack Capuano’s squad was looking to win consecutive playoff games for the first time since 2002. Capuano, who has made all the right moves in the last three weeks or so leading up to this point, did his…

Rubber Band Stem My Stem project for the month of March is a rubber band theme one. We had to make an art piece or an engineering piece. I chose to make an art piece. What I did was to make one side of a basketball court. A person doing a “slam dunk” on the hoop and the ball is a rubber band one. The main purpose of the art piece is to show that you can make an art project with things in your house. The court is a box of shoes, the hoop is a part of a water bottle, the ball is a rubber band…

American Football and basketball are two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. For an individual who is torn between selecting which of the two sports he should play, it can be very helpful to know the characteristics of the two sports and compare these qualities in order to select the one that interests a particular person the most. American Football and basketball have similarities and differences many people do not recognize. Both sports are highly popular and…